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Banana Stuffed French Toast

December 2, 2008 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 18 Comments

banana stuffed french toast

  So I'm doing a little research today. I wanted to see how the really "dry" GF bread would do as "stuffed french toast"...This recipe is gluten free, casien free, and soy free. (I have added in parenthesis the options using milk and wheat bread.) We'll see how the boys like it for breakfast tomorrow! This works beautifully with dried out GF bread. Banana … [Read more...]

Blueberry French Toast Bake

September 20, 2008 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 12 Comments

The bread became very soft after soaking all night! I don't like to waste ANY food! I do whatever I can to use food to it's best and fullest! We had part of a French loaf for the other day that had grown quite hard. I thought I'd try to make a French toast bake, even though it wasn't soft! It was great! Although we did not eat this for dinner today, it would make a … [Read more...]

Homemade Buns

September 12, 2008 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 29 Comments

Homemade Buns | 5DollarDinners.com

Since the boys are allergic to dairy, I find it easier to make my own buns. Since drastic and mandatory diet changes take a little bit of time to implement, there are still a few things that I am working on changing! I have now figured out the best way for me to do this (I welcome any suggestions...as I have not had time to search the blogosphere high and low yet!). Today I … [Read more...]

Zucchini Pineapple Bread

September 7, 2008 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 16 Comments

Looking for a new quick bread! I normally make banana bread because I already have "brown" bananas and don't ever remember to get zucchini. BUT, since zucchini is super cheap right now (and my farmer's market has a new "half priced" section for the produce that is ripe or overripe!!!) I decided to take advantage and make a little zucchini mix for the freezer! I used 4 zucchinis … [Read more...]

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