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    Bruschetta Pasta Salad

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

    All the Delicious Italian Flavors of Your Favorite Appetizer in this 5-Ingredient Bruschetta Pasta Salad Take all the lovely and delightful flavors of the bread based Bruschetta appetizer and serve as a scrumptious pasta salad. All you need is small shell pasta, tomatoes, basil, Parmesan cheese and some balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Toss it all together and … [Read more...]

    Best Summer Salad Recipes

    June 28, 2022 by Lauren Drawdy Leave a Comment

    summer pasta salad

    The best summer salad recipes are cool, fresh, and easy to make! These are great for a family dinner or a potluck! Eating your summer salad in the sun or shade is super scrumptious, don't be silly sally! Savor the summer salad under a sunshade while sipping a shasta and singing songs. PARDON ME, and my alliterative moment there!  No matter how you say it, and … [Read more...]

    Tuna Pasta Salad

    June 3, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 3 Comments

    The Best Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe Ever! There's something about pasta salads that make me think of my grandma. And this Tuna Pasta Salad is the BEST! Every summer growing up, my family and I would "escape the TX heat" and spend a few weeks at my grandma's lake cabin deep in the woods of northern MN. Gorgeous country. Beautiful lake. Cozy cabin where my extended family … [Read more...]

    Greek Pasta Salad with Homemade Dressing

    June 2, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    I adore the Mediterranean flavors...so much so, that a visit to the Mediterranean is on my "someday travel bucket list." This simple, tasty and fresh pasta salad is loaded with flavor and completed with a homemade Greek vinaigrette dressing. If you've never made your own vinaigrette dressing, might I suggest you start with this one! Also, double up on this and then you'll … [Read more...]

    Grammy’s Summer Tuna Pasta Salad

    May 31, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    I think I could eat my weight in this pasta salad. We make it by the giant bowlful every summer and enjoy it for brunch, lunch, snack and dinner. It's delicious, filling, and stretches a long way! TIP: It takes much better the day after you make it! :) Here's what you need to make it... 1 pound cooked pasta. Halved cherry or grape tomatoes. 2 cans of … [Read more...]

    What’s Trending on Instagram

    May 28, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

    I thought it would be fun to share what photos and videos are trending on our Instagram profiles once a month! These are your current favorites.  Are you following all of our accounts? Check out my personal account, I Am Erin Chase, $5 Dinners, Instant Pot Dinners, FreezEasy, and WhisKidCooks IG Accounts. We would LOVE to feature your Instagram post when you make one … [Read more...]

    Amish Cinnamon Bread

    May 16, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    This Amish Cinnamon Bread is a no-knead "quick bread" that everyone will love! Amish Cinnamon Bread is a sweet, quick bread that doesn't require any kneading, and can be made with a few common ingredients you already have in your pantry! It makes for the perfect breakfast, snack or dessert. What is Amish Cinnamon Bread?  Amish Cinnamon Bread is no-knead bread that … [Read more...]

    Patriotic Star Brownies

    May 15, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Jazz up your next patriotic holiday get together with these simple, decorated star 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 sprinkles and mini 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 … [Read more...]

    Patriotic Snack Mix

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

    Patriotic Snack Mix Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

    I promise if you make a bowl of this red-white-and-blue deliciousness for your July 4th celebration...it will be gone before the end of the day. (Maybe faster, if you're feeding a large crowd!) What you'll love about this Patriotic Snack Mix is not only how flavorful and how the sweet and salty play off of each other, but also how budget friendly it is to put together! Just … [Read more...]

    No-Bake Patriotic Pretzel Peanut Stacks

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

    Hello gorgeous! This just makes me happy...the red, the white, the blue. The feelings of gratitude and the thoughts of hope that these colors spark. This fun Memorial Day & July 4th Day snack will be a hit at your party, BBQ or with the kids! It calls for all the fun colored candy melts, as well as star sprinkles (if you want to go all out!) They are … [Read more...]

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