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$5 Dinners | Budget Recipes, Meal Plans, Freezer Meals

Budget Recipes, Meal Plans, Freezer Meals and Cooking Tutorials for the Busy Home Chef

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Gingered Pear and Blueberry Cobbler

January 14, 2011 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 11 Comments

First up in this year's Dessert of the Month... Gingered Pear and Blueberry Cobbler! I've made a number of cobblers and crisps in my day. I thought I'd stick to a baking concept that I was familiar with and experiment with flavors. I've never made one, or tried one, with these 3 flavor combinations. I bought 4 pears at the store last week, not really intending to use them … [Read more...]

Order NOW – The $5 Dinner Mom Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook

November 29, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 11 Comments

One. I love helping you spend less money and less time on your grocery shopping and your meal prep. Two. I love creating new recipes, tweaking old favorite recipes, and sharing them with you. Three. I love encouraging and empowering you to be creative and resourceful with what's on sale each week at the grocery store. Take all these things that I love to do and roll … [Read more...]

Chorizo Black Bean Soup

October 8, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 16 Comments

So as I start this one out, I'm going to preface it with...this is not going to be a $5 Dinner.  Why not?! Let's just say that the pound of chorizo sausage alone cost almost $5.  It's an all natural, homemade chorizo sausage that I got earlier this summer at the farmer's market.  It's been waiting in the freezer...for this recipe! Here's the deal. Here's … [Read more...]

Pretzel-wiches and Pretzel Pops

October 6, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 14 Comments

We  love these Pretzel-wiches that are shown above.  They are made from waffle pretzels, peanut butter and other goodies, like sliced bananas, mini chocolate chips and chopped nuts. I love these because they've got a little protein, a little energy, and a little sweetness!  Perfect combination...that everyone loves! When the children get home from school, one of two … [Read more...]

Baby Tyler

November 16, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 73 Comments

We proudly welcome Tyler Chase November 16th 6:42 AM 7 pounds 11 ounces 21 1/4 inches It was a FAST and not-so-easy labor and delivery.  But we are all healthy and recovering well.  If you are interested, you can read the full birth story here. … [Read more...]

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