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Best $5 Dinners Recipes from 2012

December 28, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 5 Comments

Alright y'all. These are in no particular order. Just some of everyone's favorites from this past year... Enjoy! 10. Burrito Cups 9. Caramelized Onion Grilled Cheese 8. Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal (with GF version) 7. Chicken and Spinach Enchiladas 6. BBQ Chicken Topped Potatoes 5. Cheeseburger n Fries Kebabs 4. Mashed … [Read more...]

Split Pea and Asparagus Soup with Parmesan-Garlic Toast

December 26, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 9 Comments

Warm and cozy. Deliciously filling. A savory winter soup, pureed to perfection... So this meal went down two ways at our dinner table...One way for my bowl, and another for Steve's bowl. Steve wanted the dip his Parmesan-Garlic Toast in the soup, almost scooping it out. I, on the other hand, preferred eating the soup with a crouton-version of the toast (see photo … [Read more...]

Pecan Streusel Stuffed Egg Nog French Toast Bake

December 17, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 4 Comments

pecan streusel stuffed egg nog french toast

Christmas Morning Casseroles. So many options, so many choices. Tradition vs. something new. (I just added a few casserole ideas to my "Holiday Food" board on Pinterest.) Here's one for this year. Or next, if you've already got this year's figured out. (If you're into trying new ones!) It's a basic stuffed french toast bake. That I hopped up with pecan streusel, … [Read more...]

BBQ Meatball Sliders

October 29, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 13 Comments

  So this is my first "set" of meatballs since moving to Texas. And I thought making BBQ style ones would only be appropriate...seeing as how there is a BBQ joint on every second corner around here. (At least it seems that way!) I had some dinner rolls I'd picked up "on special" and some meat in the freezer. These sliders would be perfect alongside my Spicy … [Read more...]

Homemade Break ‘n Bake Cookies

October 19, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 5 Comments

Two cookie dough posts in one week. You'd think I was pregnant and craving cookies or something. (Oh wait.) Actually, I really should have included this in Monday's How to Freeze Cookie Dough article, but we'll let this one stand on its own. I love gifting people with homemade cookie dough. And this is a simple and easy way to do it! Scoop into groups of … [Read more...]

How to Freeze Cookie Dough

October 15, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 6 Comments

Do you know the reason why you should freeze cookie dough?! Here I explain why you should freeze cookie dough and how to properly freeze cookie dough!   I've shared a few of my tips for how to freeze cookie dough in the past, and I wanted to revisit it again as we move into the holiday baking season. I'm planning on doing a couple of "dough makes" in November, as … [Read more...]

Spiderweb Cupcakes

October 11, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 3 Comments

Spiderweb Cupcakes from 5DollarDinners.com

My quadruplets' birthday is this week and somehow they always end up with a Halloween themed birthday party since they were born in October. I've made a ton of Halloween themed treats over the years, but so far these spiderweb cupcakes have been their favorite. I made three dozen of these to take to their school for snack time yesterday and all of the kids went crazy for the … [Read more...]

Caramelized Onion Grilled Cheese

September 14, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 11 Comments

While it's difficult to say what my favorite soup is...because I love soup. All kinds of soups. But at the top of the list is French Onion Soup. With a thick-ole slice of bread and topped with Swiss cheese. Nom. I didn't realize this would happen when I was making this sandwich, but turns out...it tastes just like French Onion Soup. Just less drippy :) I don't eat a lot … [Read more...]

One Dish Dinners Cookbook – On Shelves Nationwide!

September 4, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 28 Comments

Well. It's happened. It's now on bookshelves nationwide! The One Dish Dinners cookbook is for every busy home chef, moms and dads alike, who are struggling to come up with creative dinner ideas that won't cost an arm and a leg, AND that won't leave a ginormous mess in the sink! With this cookbook, you'll have more variety on the dinner table, meals that please your … [Read more...]

Cheeseburger & Fries Kebabs

May 28, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

I'm in love with these. In a lotta love with these. Really. They are so so so easy to put together, make very little mess and there was not a clean plate at the table. As we approach the September release of my third cookbook (gah!!!), I'll be sharing more recipes over on OneDishDinners.com this summer...starting with these! ($5 Dinner Challenge link up will return … [Read more...]

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