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

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85 Freezer Friendly & Make-Ahead Breakfast & Snacks for $140 – Reclaim Your Frantic Weekday Mornings!

March 9, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 44 Comments

It's Time to Take Control of Your Weekday Mornings and Get "One Step Ahead" of Yourself with These Freezer Friendly Make-Ahead Goodies...All Included In This New Meal Plan!   This new meal plan & recipe set is going to help you reclaim and transform your frantic and hectic mornings. I am thrilled to get to share this with you, and be a part of this transformation … [Read more...]

Homemade Blueberry Syrup

March 6, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

While it's definitely easiest to just drizzle a little maple syrup over pancakes or waffles in the morning, sometimes it's nice to jazz up your hot cakes with a fresh fruit syrup. {Pancakes with Peach Syrup - bookmark/pin this for when peaches are back in season!} A fresh blueberry syrup is simple to pull together and will transform your next batch of pancakes. Here's … [Read more...]

The Importance of Being “One Step Ahead”

March 5, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 5 Comments

The plan is ready for you! 85 Freezer Friendly, Make-Ahead Breakfasts & Snacks for $140!!! Get it now! I've got a free treat for you to download from our Freebie Center...5 Grab 'N Go Breakfast Recipes! Kaboom...can you feel your mornings getting easier yet? … [Read more...]

Spinach Pineapple Avocado Smoothie

March 4, 2015 by Jenn K 3 Comments

Spinach Pineapple Avocado Smoothie | 5DollarDinners.com

I adore green smoothies. I make them often and have recently started to include ripe, soft avocados to them when I have one on hand and they make them so, so, so creamy and smooth. Like, give a new definition to smoothie, smooth. Also, the good fat in the avocado keeps me full all morning long! Give these green goodies a whirl (pun intended) and enjoy this amazing … [Read more...]

Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal

March 2, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

I think we should call this one 'break-ssert' because it's part breakfast, part dessert. I've been dying to share this for a few weeks...I let the $5 Meal Plan members have a sneak peek. And here it finally is! This baked oatmeal is crazy-ridiculously delicious. It's more of a dessert really. Or a weekend breakfast...perhaps a breakfast before a morning of basketball games … [Read more...]

Chunky Cucumber Salsa

February 25, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Chunky Cucumber Salsa | 5DollarDinners.com

With half of the country basically buried in snow, I thought I'd share a bright and tasty dip with you this week. Spring is coming...it really is! I know that's hard for my northern friends to believe that, but it really will come! This fantastic clean eating, paleo/whole30 friendly recipe for chunky cucumber salsa will bring a burst of flavor and freshness to your taste … [Read more...]

4-Ingredient Shredded Hawaiian Chicken Sandwiches

February 23, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Slow Cooker. 4-Ingredients. 5 minutes prep. I think we might just start eating these every day, forever. Because "easy-easy-easy." Couple notes: I don't count the salt and pepper in the ingredients. Or the sides/buns. So don't send me hate email. ;)  There are 3 or 4 ingredients that go into the slow cooker to cook. And that's it. So simple. You … [Read more...]

Pear & Blue Cheese Salad

February 20, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Did.Someone.Say.Bacon. Bacon Vinaigrette. Yes, yes I did say that. And if you haven't ever made a warm bacon vinaigrette and poured it over a salad that is packed full of other powerful and complementary flavors, you are missing out on an important thing in life. Warm bacon vinaigrette over a spinach salad should definitely be on your food bucket list. And you should … [Read more...]

VIDEO: Price Comparison of New Gluten Free Instant Oatmeal Packets vs. DIY Packets

February 19, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Gluten Free Instant Oatmeal Packets: Store Bought vs Homemade | 5DollarDinners.com

{Subscribe to my YouTube Channel!} So here is the first in a series of 'grocery hacks' or price comparisons for buying a convenience product vs. making it yourself. I'm totally not surprised at who won this 'price comparison' and 'grocery hack' competition. I'm just surprised at by how much they won! And by how it didn't take that long to pull the DIY packets together! I … [Read more...]

Simple Salmon Sandwich

February 18, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

We might need to declare this 'lunch recipes' week...although any of the recipes could be served for a simple supper on a busy weeknight, they'd also make for a delicious lunch. In fact, I'm skipping a salad for lunch today and having sliders instead. I'll be back to salads tomorrow, and sharing a crazy delicious new salad with you on Friday! I don't share too many seafood … [Read more...]

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