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Super Quick Dinners for Nights When Everyone Has Activities and Practices

August 15, 2022 by Lauren Drawdy Leave a Comment

super quick dinners for busy nights

A great list of super quick dinners that you can have on the table in less time it would take to sit in the drive thru lane!  With the hustle and frenzy of back to school season and starting up the activities, practices and events, the calendar looks quite frightful.  It seems that we have something pressing every night of the week, despite my best efforts to keep … [Read more...]

How to Layer Ingredients for the Perfect Mason Jar Salad

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

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VIDEO: How to Make the Perfect Mason Jar Salads … [Read more...]

Summer Spaghetti

August 9, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

A lightened up, very refreshing summer spaghetti that is so scrumptious - both warm and chilled! This summer spaghetti is just ridiculously delightful and I can't wait for you to make it. It starts with cooking thin spaghetti noodles. Then I want you to start making the tomato-basil "sauce" right away...as the cook time of the pasta and the tomatoes are about the … [Read more...]

Breakfast Nachos

August 8, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Move on over avocado toast - there's a new kid at the breakfast table. Add a little guacamole as a garnish to these and you have a south of the border type of avocado toast! If you're cooking bacon and eggs for breakfast, you might as well just go ahead and make these "breakfast nachos." All you need is some tortilla chips, shredded cheese, and toppings (salsa, sour cream, … [Read more...]

Back to School Savings: How to Prep 6 Slow Cooker Freezer Meals for $40

August 7, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Tap here to join Erin's Back to School Freezer Meals Challenge … [Read more...]

Rhubarb Raspberry Cream Cake

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

This "magical" cake bakes itself "upside down" as the batter and creamy custard trade places in the baking dish - hope you enjoy this Raspberry Rhubarb Cream Cake! blurb Every summer I end up exploring with all kinds of rhubarb recipes because my mom adores rhubarb anything.  These Rhubarb Dream Bars are a hit.  So is this super easy Rhubarb Dump … [Read more...]

Freezer Casseroles That You Can’t Wait to Eat

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

freezer casseroles

Comfort food at it's best, in the easiest way possible - is what freezer casseroles are all about! The mush is a myth. We don't do trays of mush around here. I'm just not going to share mushy freezer casseroles with you.  I'm going to share freezer friendly casseroles that you and your family will love.  And while I cannot help that your picky eater … [Read more...]

BTS HQ: Everything You Need for Back to School 2022

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

It's the $5 Dinners Back to School HQ with Everything You Need to Survive Back to School 2022 With the school year fast approaching again, it's a flurry of school supply shopping, shoe shopping, digging backpacks and lunchboxes out of the closet, and more. This year, I'm focused on re-using what we have and not spending a penny more than we need to (hello inflation + … [Read more...]

Freeze These Bulk Ingredients from the Warehouse Store: Save Money on Groceries

July 25, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Save Money on Groceries when you Freeze Bulk Ingredients That You Buy at Warehouse Stores Going into the warehouse store is a situation.  It's a situation with the giant grocery cart (or multiple carts...or the giant flatbed cart).  It's a situation with yourself as you decide whether or not you neeeeeeeed that one thing.  It's a situation trying to … [Read more...]

The Best Fluffy Homemade Pancakes

July 25, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

This not-so-secret ingredient will help make your homemade pancakes fluffier!! You'll see science in action in this pancake batter! Let's gooooo bubbles!!!  The buttermilk in this homemade pancake batter will "aerate" the batter with extra bubbles that will make your pancakes fluffier as they cook.  Add buttermilk to your next shopping list and then make these … [Read more...]

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