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    Top 13 Recipes from 2013 & Happy New Year!

    December 31, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    {Photo by Karinna Rachelle Photography} Good evening friends...It's a quiet evening at our house...2 of the boys are already asleep...the other 2 are watching "Tooth Fairy 2" (because it's the 'funniest movie ever because he farts out sprinkle dust'...SIGH!)...and our new boy dog is sleeping at my feet. {Anyone have a daughter or girl dog I could borrow?!? I'm drowning in … [Read more...]

    72 Reasons Why I’ve Been MIA Lately

    June 25, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 93 Comments

    Behind the scenes peak. So this is my June 2012 photos folder for the blog in Photoshop. The only food I've taken photos of in all of June were these Chicken Pineapple Kebabs. And I'll confess that Steve assembled them and cooked them. And I just took the photos. So why haven't I been cooking? There's really only one reason that a food blogger (who really really really … [Read more...]

    Chicken, Pineapple, Pepper Kebabs

    June 4, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 3 Comments

    This weekend I was really craving some teriyaki kebabs...I knew I had the canned pineapple (new coupon out for Dole...save and use with $1 sale for $.50 cans!), the chicken and we had a few peppers in the fridge that we didn't use last week. So I thought teriyaki kebabs would be perfect. I figured I had some teriyaki sauce on hand...because I usually keep some, "just in … [Read more...]

    Cilantro Lime Chicken Enchiladas – $5 Dinner Challenge

    May 21, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 9 Comments

    Chicken Guacamole Enchiladas. Cilantro Lime Chicken Avocado Enchiladas. Cilantro Lime Chicken Guacamole Enchiladas. CLCG Enchies. For short. I really don't care what we call these, because it doesn't really matter. What matters is that they are packed with flavor. And they are the perfect summer enchilada. Sales for avocados have started, you can pinch cilantro … [Read more...]

    Slow Cooker Goulash – $5 Dinner Challenge

    May 14, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 5 Comments

    Slow Cooker Goulash

    Last week I decided to tack onto my batch cooking plan...doubling up on browning some ground beef. I ended up doing spaghetti for dinner one night and saved the other half of the beef I ground. I thought I'd use it later this week or next week...but ended up making this goulash over the weekend. I had all the other ingredients on hand...and it was perfect for a chilly, dreary … [Read more...]

    Burrito Cups

    May 7, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 18 Comments

    We've all seen (or had) the 7 layer dip cups to serve at parties. But what about dinner in a cup. Specifically, burrito dinner in a cup. Sure burritos, require tortillas...but what if you can't eat tortillas. We have a kid who is currently off gluten (and a number of other foods) because of some chronic respiratory issues that are not being resolved with medication. Being … [Read more...]

    $5 Dinner Challenge – The “No Recipe, I’m Outta Town This Week” Edition

    April 16, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Hey y'all! No recipe from me this week...or any other day this week. I'm out of town (again!) this week and decided to step back, lighten up my workload and enjoy my time in LA. Yes, I will be working some of the time...but will still plenty of time for fun too! We've still got some other ideas, recipes and guest posts...so it will seem business as usual. Hope y'all have … [Read more...]

    Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas – $5 Dinner Challenge

    April 9, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 41 Comments

    Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas | 5DollarDinners.com

    If you only read the title and you don't read one, you might be missing your new favorite enchilada recipe! You know what you might be thinking... Erin, seriously...sweet potatoes in enchiladas. I can see the look on your face. Because I saw it on my friend Christan's face when I was telling her about these scrumptious enchiladas. She stopped by to drop something off that … [Read more...]

    Thai Chicken Pizza

    March 26, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 10 Comments

    Evening y'all! I had all kinds of grand intentions of getting this recipe posted on Friday...but that just didn't happen! After getting home from the Atlanta Savings Nation class (which was AMAZING folks!...you have got to go to one if it comes to your area!), I took the boys down to Cincinnati to the Lego Kidsfest on Friday night. Let's just say that they were in little boy … [Read more...]

    Balsamic & Brown Sugar Pork Chops – $5 Dinner Challenge

    March 12, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 21 Comments

    Remember this Slow Cooker Brown Sugar and Balsamic Pork Roast from Slow Cooker week? I've been dying to try it. I'm a huge balsamic fan and was intrigued by the pork, brown sugar, balsamic flavor combination. (See: Balsamic Chicken with Caramelized Onions, Chicken Wraps with Balsam-melized Red Onions, Slow Cooker Beef Roast with Balsamic Onions) I recently bought a … [Read more...]

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    I’m Erin Chase…

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    $5 Dinner Mom.

    I have a little problem. I cannot make a meal that costs more than $5. It’s unnatural, but my pocketbook thanks me.

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