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    Preparing Your Home for Holiday Guests: Free PDF Checklist for You!

    November 7, 2019 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    A Checklist of Important Tasks to Complete as You Prepare Your Home for Holiday Guests Wanna know the secret to a stress-free holiday visit with family and friends?! If you know me well, this probably won't surprise you. If we aren't pals yet, then I want you to learn this. The secret to many things in life is being "one step ahead." Meaning, you need to be thinking … [Read more...]

    Hashbrown Egg Casserole

    December 18, 2017 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    I love holiday mornings! I love the laziness, I love the laughter and I love the fun. Whether it's Thanksgiving, or Christmas, or Easter, or whatever other holiday, I love to serve a late breakfast/brunch with a delicious egg casserole. I love these specifically because they can be made the day before and they get better with "age." And they are an easy option for holiday … [Read more...]

    Instant Pot Christmas Roast

    December 1, 2017 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

    Remember that Tomato Chutney recipe from the other day?! Here it is again...this time, spooned onto sliced beef roast from the Instant Pot. And it's so ridiculously fantastic! The chutney really dresses up the sliced beef and brings with it all the magical holiday flavors. It's worth making a batch and then adding to jars and keeping around to add to all.the.things. Like … [Read more...]

    Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

    November 20, 2017 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Call me lazy, or call me smart. However you look at it, these instant pot mashed potatoes might just save your Thanksgiving!?! Well, maybe not save it...but it will help get one side dish OFF the stovetop and keep from heating up the kitchen more than it already will be. Also, these cook beautifully and make for delicious bowl of mashed taters - skin and … [Read more...]

    Homemade Orange Cranberry Sauce

    November 15, 2017 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

    Forget the canned stuff! It's so simple and easy to make homemade cranberry sauce. It just takes a few minutes and is really easy to "flavor-fy," like I did with the orange flavors in this recipe! Enjoy! Homemade Orange Cranberry Sauce 12 oz. bag fresh cranberries1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup orange juice1/2 cup orange marmalade1 cup mandarin orange … [Read more...]

    Sausage Apple Cornbread Stuffing

    November 8, 2017 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

    Our Thanksgiving recipe parade continues here on the blog! We started with Instant Pot Herbed Turkey Breast, then the Caramelized Onion Gravy, and now the stuffing... When it comes to stuffing, I'm a fan of the sweet and savory combo. There is so much sage and rosemary and thyme and other great flavors on the Thanksgiving plate, and adding a touch of sweet helps balance … [Read more...]

    Caramelized Onion Gravy for Your Turkey!

    November 6, 2017 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Caramelized onions might be my favorite thing to cook. I always hesitate to use the word favorite when I'm talking about food or cooking. But I think I can use it here. Because caramelized onions are amazing. They taste amazing, they smell amazing while they simmer on the stovetop, and they will level up the turkey (and mashed potatoes) on your Thanksgiving table. I've … [Read more...]

    No Bake Patriotic Pretzel Peanut Stacks

    May 22, 2017 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Hello gorgeous! This just makes me happy...the red, the white, the blue. The feelings of gratitude and the thoughts of hope that these colors spark. This fun Memorial Day & July 4th Day snack will be a hit at your party, BBQ or with the kids!   It calls for all the fun colored candy melts, as well as star sprinkles (if you want to go all out!) They … [Read more...]

    MAKE-AHEAD: The Perfect Christmas Morning Sandwich

    December 14, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    I adore Christmas morning. I adore the sounds of glee from the boys, as they open their gifts and search their stockings. I adore the time we get to spend all cozy in the living room with our family. I adore sitting on the couch with my coffee in hand, just watching the magical fun of Christmas morning. While I love cooking and making holiday food, I think I love … [Read more...]

    Maple-Iced Apple Pie Bars

    December 8, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

      Please pardon the i-phone picts.  These babies were the hit of our family's Thanksgiving dinner! We were attending the meal with extended family and I decided that I needed more than a pie plate for the larger crowd. So, I ended up making apple pie bars...and then added a maple-tinted icing to the top, just before serving! (Want to take these to the … [Read more...]

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