The New Whis-Kid Student Guidebook is NOW AVAILABLE! I want to turn your kid into a WHIS-KID in the kitchen. Get it - see what I did there. We are going to WHISK UP CONFIDENCE and CREATIVITY in the kitchen! My boys and I have loved teaching your kids how to cook in the School Cancellation Kids Cooking Lessons. I wanted to make things a little more … [Read more...]
The Best Homemade Recipes
Have some extra time on your hands? Trying to use up some pantry ingredients? You are going to adore these homemade recipes! … [Read more...]
7 Hacks for Baking the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
Learn important tips for making the perfect chocolate chip cookies at home Want to know why bakery and delivery cookies are always so perfect?! The dough has had time to hang out in the mixing bowl or storage dish, letting the ingredients mingle and meld and mix together. It's true, the butter and flour, and eggs and leavening, need time to mix together. It's a chemistry … [Read more...]
ROUNDUP: 13 Best Baked Oatmeal Recipes
When Oatmeal and Cake Gets Together and Has a Baby...You End Up With the Best Baked Oatmeal!!! That's right - it's like an oatmeal cake. And you MUST TRY IT!!! It's a hearty, filling, and delicious baked oatmeal that will fill up even the hungriest of bellies. Here on $5 Dinners, we believe in making every meal of the day affordable and simple. And Baked … [Read more...]
Encouragement and Inspiration for Intentional Living – Introducing the Erin Chase Show
Join Erin on her new show where she inspires an intentional, well-balanced life Intention. It's one of my favorite words. It's become a part of my mental, emotional, and spiritual framework. It's a concept that is interwoven across all areas of my life. And it's one of the guiding principles in my personal and professional success. I'm beyond ecstatic to … [Read more...]
QUARAN-Beans and Rice – Recipes & Tips for Eating More at Home
As we find ourselves staying home and getting creative with the items we have on hand to pull dinner together, this list of rice and bean pantry recipes and tips are a stellar resource to save! I present to you... QUARAN-Beans and Rice!!! Even though the recipes we share on this site are mostly on a $5 per meal budget, there are times in the month that you … [Read more...]
How to Prepare for Potential Quarantine: A Practical Guide to Stocking Up
Summary You can be prepared without being a "prepper" Do not panic and run out and buy all of this today Only purchase things you will actually use during a 6-8 week period Slowly add these extra items to your upcoming shopping trips, rather than buy everything at once and blow your budget A Practical Guide for Stocking Up on Food and Household Items, in … [Read more...]
5-Layer Queso Dip
A Scrumptious 5-Layer Queso Dip...with creamy white or yellow queso as the base and a pile of delicious toppings! Here in San Antonio, it's often said that you judge and choose a local TexMex joint or taqueria by their salsa. Well....... I say you need to judge it by their salsa AND their queso dip. Because queso is life. (Seriously, I grew up dipping rolled … [Read more...]
Love Your Pet Day & Art of Green
I have a deep love for our sweet Cody, but I can't say I have a deep love for the deep cleaning that having a pet often requires! And speaking of the love...and my dog...and your pets... Thursday, February 20 is National Love Your Pet Day. Even though we all know they are really the kings and queens of the household EVERY day! ;) Treats and long walks are great ways … [Read more...]
Art of Green wins 2020 “Product of the Year” Award
Wahooooooo! I've been sharing with you that Art of Green is AMAZING, and I was right! ;) Art of Green was just named 2020 Product of the Year Winner in the Green Cleaning category. Recap video from the Awards Dinner and Party in Times Square, New York City - below is the official news! A new line of eco-friendly Art of Green® Multipurpose Cleaners has been named … [Read more...]