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...]
Erin’s “What I Like Right Now” List
Things I'm Crushing On (And Using All the Time) This Month August 2023 Faves … [Read more...]
VIRAL: Beef Ravioli Bake
I think Ravioli Bakes might be my new favorite dinner. I don't know why...they just seem so easy. Well, they are easy. The ravioli doesn't take any pre-cooking. You just add it into the dish, pour the sauce (in this case a beefy-spaghetti sauce) over the top, then pile on as much cheese as your waistline can handle. ;) Then, bake. And you end up with this. Now, there … [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...]
Guacamole with Street Corn
If I started keeping track, I imagine I eat an avocado or guacamole at least 5 times a week. Sometimes I get guacamole at my fave tex-mex restaurant, sometimes I make my own, sometimes I get it on top of a Chipotle salad, sometimes I just scoop it right out of the skin with a little lemon juice and salt. I'm always looking to mix things up and keep the guacamole "fresh" and … [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...]
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...]
Mocha Brownies
Before you say it, yes...brownies were dessert of the month in April...just a few short weeks ago. But Caramel Cashew Brownies and these Mocha Brownies are different. Very, very different. I know. I know. This is really an indication that I have a brownie problem. Please. Send help. Brownies anonymous, anyone?! So I served these to a group of ladies last week...and … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Freezer Friendly Snacks for School or After School
The Best Grab & Go Snacks from the Freezer! These Pizza Pinwheels and the Yogurt Blueberry Bites are the perfect make-ahead snacks for the freezer. I’ll break down the process for making and freezing both in this episode. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: Freezer Friendly … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Make Ahead Lunches for Work & School
All About the VIRAL Mason Jar Salads and Freezer PB&Js! Grab your salad from the fridge for your work lunch, and a homemade PNJ for the freezer for lunchboxes. I’ve got all the tips and tricks in this episode. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: Make Ahead Lunches for School & … [Read more...]
Same Day Game Day Dip
If you are in need of a quick game day appetizer that will be ready by the end of the first quarter, look now further than the Same Day Game Day Dip from Pound of Ground! I have been obsessing over the GENIUS that is Pound of Ground and their Ground Beef Crumbles®! These are a MUST HAVE STAPLE IN YOUR FREEZER! Here's why... The ground beef will be cooked … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Freezer Friendly Breakfast Ideas
These Freezer Friendly Breakfast Options Offer Convenience to Your Busy Mornings! These grab & go freezer friendly breakfast ideas will help smooth out your wrinkly and chaotic mornings. Having prepared sandwiches, tacos and tiny quiches that can quickly be reheated will help you shine brighter as you start your day. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please … [Read more...]
VIDEO: The MyFreezEasy Method & Freezer Friendly Dinners
How the MyFreezEasy Method Will Save You Loads on Groceries! Learn how the MyFreezEasy Method will revolutionize your cooking cadence and your grocery budget! Tap here to try MyFreezEasy FOR FREE! New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How the MyFreezEasy Method Saves You … [Read more...]
VIDEO: How to Make Sweet & Savory Skillet Cornbread
Learn Why Skillet Cornbread is the Ultimate Side Dish! Baking cornbread in a cast iron skillet is simply the best because of the way the cast iron conducts heat and makes the perfect consistency. In this episode, I’m showing you how to make a sweet and savory version of skillet cornbread. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to … [Read more...]
VIDEO: How to Bake Loaf Banana Bread
Learn How to Bake Loaf Banana Bread! Learn the keys to making the perfect banana bread “base” - in different kinds of pans. Plus, adding a topping or glaze might just transform your loaf into the most perfect banana bread ever. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Make Loaf Banana … [Read more...]
VIDEO: How to Make Perfect Blueberry Muffins
Learn How to Make the Most Perfect Blueberry Muffins Ever! This is an important baking hack that can be used for different types of batter, but it’s essential when baking blueberry muffins. Also, this streusel is to die for! New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Make Perfect Blueberry … [Read more...]
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
This Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie is so scrumptious and oh-s0-easy to make! Oh help me now. It’s really not good how easy this is. And it’s really not good how simple the cleaniup is. This is really just not good. In fact, it’s so not good…that I couldn’t not keep it from you. Alright. Enough with the negatives. This is me being facetious. But … [Read more...]