Save EVEN MORE Money on Groceries by Cooking Dried Beans I have 2 boys that could live off of baked beans. They would eat them at every meal, if I served them. As we continue to pinch our grocery dollars, I've started cooking more things from scratch...muffins, pancake and waffle mixes, and of course, large batches of dried beans. These BBQ Beans are inspired by the … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Queso Chicken Tacos
This Slow Cooker Chicken + Uber Popular Dip Is a Match Made in Dinner Heaven I love this Spinach Artichoke Chicken so much. I made it again recently and thought...what other "dips" could I do with chicken in the slow cooker. Queso........DUHHHHHHHHH! I adore queso. It's mandatory lunch choice when we have team meetings. And it gets demolished … [Read more...]
Why & How to TRACK YOUR FOOD SPENDING!
Now more than ever you need to be closely tracking the $$ you spend on food. On this week's Erin Chase Show, Erin breaks down the reasons we don't track our daily food spending, why you need to start tracking right now (hello, inflation), along with 3 ways to better track your food dollars. Today, the March 2022 CPI numbers were released and there is now a 8.5% year over … [Read more...]
Drop Sugar Cookies with Homemade Strawberry Frosting
"Drop" sugar cookies, baked to perfection, and then topped with a smooth, creamy and flavorful homemade strawberry frosting. Stop what you are doing right now and go get some butter and eggs out of the fridge. Then get this cookie dough made and back into the fridge to chill. I know it can be hard to wait for dough and cookies to chill...but with these, patience … [Read more...]
5-Ingredient Freezer Meals Mania!
Save Money on Groceries with Erin's 5-Ingredient Freezer Meals Resources! If you've been hanging out in the $5 Dinners corner of the internet for longer than five minutes, you've probably figured out that we are all about three things: helping you save money on groceries, helping you get more efficient in the kitchen with freezer meals, and helping you learn how to cook … [Read more...]
RE-DESIGNED for YOU: The “20 Meals for $150” Plans
Save TIME, MONEY, and MORE with these amazing 20 Meals for $150 Plans! ELATED. ECSTATIC. STOKED. That describes how I'm feeling this week, as I re-share this amazing grocery saving and sanity saving resource with you! Many moons ago, I decided to make some updates to the "20 meals for $150" plans. I started creating them in 2013, and it was just time for a … [Read more...]
The “Let’s Fight Inflation” Weekly Meal Plan
This Budget Friendly Weekly Meal Plan Will Help You Fight the Rising Grocery Prices & Inflation As the prices at the grocery store continue to rise, we want to help! I have a simple 3 step approach to help you fight the inflation and keep your grocery spending in check. Step 1 - Write a meal plan with budget friendly recipes (See below - we do this part … [Read more...]
Caprese Grilled Cheese
The gorgeous flavors of Caprese Salad, in grilled cheese form! I love a good Caprese salad - the fresh and light tomato, basil, mozzarella combination is one for the food world records (if that was a thing.) I decided to make a grilled cheese version with shredded mozzarella, thinly sliced Roma tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, and some pesto slathered on the insides of … [Read more...]
Ground Beef & Ramen Stir-fry
Work expensive ingredients with inexpensive ingredients - make something like this Ground Beef & Ramen Stirfry For years, I have preached pairing 'expensive' ingredients with less expensive ones. Thanks to recent inflation (2021-2022), the beef prices have sky-rocketed and I know find myself making meals like this one. Ramen is cheaper than pasta...about the same … [Read more...]
Chicken Nugget Slider Bake
Grab and goooooo... Except don't go too fast. These are a great dinner for "grab n go" nights...those nights when you're family is moving in 3 different directions. You could also drop the warm slider bake on the table and let everyone grab a few sliders for their plates. Whatever kind of evening you've got going on, this yummy Chicken Nugget Slider Bake … [Read more...]