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    Patriotic Flag Brownies

    May 14, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Level up your next patriotic holiday get together with these simple, decorated flag-shaped brownies! Love me some brownies and I really love making them all festive and such - this time with some frosting and red-white-blue M&Ms!  You don't have to be a super cake decorator to pull this off either... And if you'd like to make homemade brownies instead of a … [Read more...]

    Instant Pot BBQ Beans

    April 19, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

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    Save EVEN MORE Money on Groceries by Cooking Dried Beans I have 2 boys that could live off of baked beans. They would eat them at every meal, if I served them. As we continue to pinch our grocery dollars, I've started cooking more things from scratch...muffins, pancake and waffle mixes, and of course, large batches of dried beans. These BBQ Beans are inspired by the … [Read more...]

    Slow Cooker Queso Chicken Tacos

    April 14, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    This Slow Cooker Chicken + Uber Popular Dip Is a Match Made in Dinner Heaven I love this Spinach Artichoke Chicken so much. I made it again recently and thought...what other "dips" could I do with chicken in the slow cooker. Queso........DUHHHHHHHHH!  I adore queso.  It's mandatory lunch choice when we have team meetings.  And it gets demolished … [Read more...]

    Why & How to TRACK YOUR FOOD SPENDING!

    April 12, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Now more than ever you need to be closely tracking the $$ you spend on food. On this week's Erin Chase Show, Erin breaks down the reasons we don't track our daily food spending, why you need to start tracking right now (hello, inflation), along with 3 ways to better track your food dollars. Today, the March 2022 CPI numbers were released and there is now a 8.5% year over … [Read more...]

    Drop Sugar Cookies with Homemade Strawberry Frosting

    April 11, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    "Drop" sugar cookies, baked to perfection, and then topped with a smooth, creamy and flavorful homemade strawberry frosting. Stop what you are doing right now and go get some butter and eggs out of the fridge. Then get this cookie dough made and back into the fridge to chill. I know it can be hard to wait for dough and cookies to chill...but with these, patience … [Read more...]

    5-Ingredient Freezer Meals Mania!

    April 4, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Save Money on Groceries with Erin's 5-Ingredient Freezer Meals Resources!  If you've been hanging out in the $5 Dinners corner of the internet for longer than five minutes, you've probably figured out that we are all about three things: helping you save money on groceries, helping you get more efficient in the kitchen with freezer meals, and helping you learn how to cook … [Read more...]

    RE-DESIGNED for YOU: The “20 Meals for $150” Plans

    March 29, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    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 “Let’s Fight Inflation” Weekly Meal Plan

    March 1, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

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    This Budget Friendly Weekly Meal Plan Will Help You Fight the Rising Grocery Prices & Inflation As the prices at the grocery store continue to rise, we want to help!  I have a simple 3 step approach to help you fight the inflation and keep your grocery spending in check.  Step 1 - Write a meal plan with budget friendly recipes (See below - we do this part … [Read more...]

    Caprese Grilled Cheese

    February 21, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    The gorgeous flavors of Caprese Salad, in grilled cheese form! I love a good Caprese salad - the fresh and light tomato, basil, mozzarella combination is one for the food world records (if that was a thing.)  I decided to make a grilled cheese version with shredded mozzarella, thinly sliced Roma tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, and some pesto slathered on the insides of … [Read more...]

    St. Patrick’s Day Charcuterie Board

    February 19, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Let the green food fun begin! Loving all these green colored foods, shaped like a Shamrock - making for the perfect St. Patrick's Day Charcuterie Board! Let's have a little fun with all the green foods we can find! And you can go the extra mile by giving your board a LUCKY SHAMROCK shape!!! Another fun St. Patrick's Day board would be a "rainbow shaped" board!  A … [Read more...]

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