Are you following me over on Instagram? I have a fun community over there where I share a lot of Reels demonstrating cooking hacks and cooking tips. Which insta are you following? I thought it would be fun to share what photos, reels, and videos are trending on our Instagram profiles once a month! These are your current favorites. Are you following all of our accounts? … [Read more...]
Deck the Freezer Party – Recipes & RSVP HERE!!
Holiday To-Do List Already Starting to Stress You Out?! What if you could prep SIX 5-Ingredient freezer meals in 30 minutes...before the holiday chaos begins?!? I'm Erin Chase and I'm here to show you how... Join me the week of NOVEMBER 1st for a few days of tips and tricks that will help you breeze through this meal prep! Each day throughout the Deck … [Read more...]
Erin’s Recipes from Big Bad Budget Battle
Get the Recipes Erin Cooked on Food Network's Big Bad Budget Battle WELCOME to my Big Bad Budget Battle Besties! I'm so glad you're here and I can't wait to connect with you and further help you on your journey to spending less money on groceries and cooking well on a budget. I am beyond tickled by the concept of the show, the opportunity to compete on the show, and … [Read more...]
RE-DESIGNED for YOU: The “20 Meals for $150” Plans
Save TIME, MONEY, and MORE with these amazing 20 Meals for $150 Plans! ELATED. ECSTATIC. STOKED. That describes how I'm feeling this week, as I re-share this amazing grocery saving and sanity saving resource with you! Many moons ago, I decided to make some updates to the "20 meals for $150" plans. I started creating them in 2013, and it was just time for a … [Read more...]
CHALLENGE: 5-Ingredient Freezer Meal Plan
How to prepare SIX meals in LESS THAN 30 MINUTES with this 5-Ingredient Meal Plan! I don't know about you, but it makes my heart happy when a recipe only needs a handful of ingredients. And when they are "normal" ingredients, too! You know what I'm talking about. Ingredients you often have in your kitchen, and are commonly found at a typical grocery store. So I made a … [Read more...]
The Best Ever Make-Ahead Freezer Meals Cookbooks!
If you love getting ahead with dinner prep, and you love cookbooks, these Make-Ahead Freezer Meal Cookbooks are the books for YOU! The Freezer Meal Stereotype Often times when people think of freezer meals, they think of mushy casseroles. Or slow-cooker-only recipes. Or bland, tasteless, freezer burned meals. It is also the assumption that these bland, mushy … [Read more...]
Best Grocery Savings Mobile Apps
Check out the Best Grocery Savings Mobile Apps! These are also Erin's favorites. (She might be a bit biased about the first one!) MyFreezEasy With MyFreezEasy, it really is as easy as 1-2-3. Get organized, choose your recipes, use the shopping list provided, and then follow the instructions to get your make ahead freezer meals into your freezer! You'll save on groceries … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Pie French Toast
Oh my heavens - divine, divine, divine. This Pumpkin Pie French Toast recipe is a MUST TRY in the fall and winter months! I so wish I'd doubled this recipe for Pumpkin Pie French Toast while I was first making it. Tripled, or quadrupled even! These are so scrumptious...perfect for the fall season. It's really simple...you just add some pumpkin puree and spices to … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Treats
Valentine's Day Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Treats Level up your Valentine's Day dessert with these chocolate dipped treats! I am always trying to come up with little ways to mix up old favorites, and this recipe is exactly that! If you haven't had chocolate dipped rice krispies yet, you need to try it! How to Make Chocolate Dipped Heart Rice … [Read more...]
Non-Eggy Breakfasts, Because Holy Egg Prices!
A list of non-egg based breakfasts, because whoa egg prices! If you haven't heard about or noticed the recent egg price inflation, it's affecting just about every corner of the US. Apparently we are having a supply issue because of an avian flu outbreak in the fall. Given this, we should see prices ease off as the supply rebalances. But in the meantime, I'll be making … [Read more...]
14 Clever & Practical Gadgets I Use Weekly in My Kitchen
Pesto Chicken Sandwiches
Lovely colors and even lovelier flavors in this easy sandwich for dinner idea! How to Make Pesto Chicken Sandwiches Below is a photo tutorial of how to make these Pesto Chicken Sandwiches! Cut the chicken into thin cutlets. Season and saute in olive oil until cooked through. Gather your ingredients and prep to assemble the … [Read more...]
$5 Dinners x Top Google Searched Recipes in 2022
Find The $5 Dinners Budget Friendly Versions of the Top Google Searched Recipes in 2022 Below is a list of the budget friendly $5 Dinners recipes that best align with the overall top searched google recipes in 2022 - get these added to your an upcoming meal plan in 2023! #1 Sugo Sugo means sauce in Italian. And there is some debate over whether or not this is a … [Read more...]
Top 10 Recipes from 2022
Check out the Top 10 Recipes from 2022 from $5 Dinners and MyFreezEasy! Top 10 Recipes of 2022 from $5 Dinners Top 10 Recipes of 2022 from MyFreezEasy … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas from the Chases
Every week for the past few weeks, "take family Christmas photo" has been on my to-do list. And each week, it kept getting bumped to the next week. There's still time. You're not sending Christmas cards by mail, so....you really have until 12/23 to get this done. That was the story that played in my mind...as I worked on other holiday tasks, like...find white … [Read more...]
12 Days of Budget Comfort Foods
These Budget Comfort Foods are simple, frugal, and cozy! … [Read more...]
15 Scrumptious Ways to Transform Thanksgiving Leftovers
Transform your Thanksgiving Leftovers with these easy ideas! Say goodbye to boring leftovers, and stop worrying about wasting food. These recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers are game changers and the whole family will love them! It's pretty much tradition to enjoy a break from the kitchen after Thanksgiving due to the large amount of leftovers that can be thrown at … [Read more...]