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VIDEO: How to Cook Breakfast Overnight

November 29, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Learn How to Cook Breakfast Overnight and Wake Up and Smell the Slow Cooker! In this week’s episode, I’m sharing a how to cook an egg casserole in the slow cooker overnight, as well as cooking Steel Cut Oatmeal overnight in the Instant Pot. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Cook … [Read more...]

Same Day Game Day Dip

September 17, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

If you are in need of a quick game day appetizer that will be ready by the end of the first quarter, look now further than the Same Day Game Day Dip from Pound of Ground! I have been obsessing over the GENIUS that is Pound of Ground and their Ground Beef Crumbles®!  These are a MUST HAVE STAPLE IN YOUR FREEZER!  Here's why... The ground beef will be cooked … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Make Perfect Blueberry Muffins

August 9, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Learn How to Make the Most Perfect Blueberry Muffins Ever! This is an important baking hack that can be used for different types of batter, but it’s essential when baking blueberry muffins. Also, this streusel is to die for! New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Make Perfect Blueberry … [Read more...]

Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie

August 4, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

This Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie is so scrumptious and oh-s0-easy to make! Oh help me now. It’s really not good how easy this is. And it’s really not good how simple the cleaniup is. This is really just not good. In fact, it’s so not good…that I couldn’t not keep it from you. Alright. Enough with the negatives. This is me being facetious. But … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Make Homemade Biscuits

August 2, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Sweeten Up Your Next Batch of Homemade Biscuits with This Special Ingredient! In this episode, we are making drop biscuits and cut biscuits and a sweet butter compound to slather all over these hot biscuits. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Make Drop & Cut Homemade … [Read more...]

Cinnamon Roll French Toast with “Cream Cheese Syrup”

July 6, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

All the yummy of a cinnamon roll, cooked in a fraction of the time. Use the swirl breads as your French Toast, then finish with a cream cheese drizzle! Around here, I've been on a bit of a cinnamon roll kick lately.  I absolutely adore the sweet cinnamony bread flavor...but tbh, I don't love how long and laborious it is to make a homemade cinnamon … [Read more...]

Cinnamon Roll Blondies

June 21, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Blondies plus white chocolate chips, cinnamon chips, and a powdered sugar glaze make for the most delightful dessert! We loved this Cinnamon Roll Banana Bread so much that I thought a blondies version was in order. The banana bread makes for a great snack or even breakfast, while these blondies are definitely sweeter and best for dessert! Enjoy!   Cinnamon … [Read more...]

Cinnamon Roll Banana Bread

April 17, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Get all the cinnamon roll-y flavors in this quick and easy banana bread with cream cheese glaze! Hear me out... I love a delicious homemade batch of soft, gooey, cinnamon-y cinnamon rolls.  But they can take hours to make. And I love to make them...for the right occasion.  I got to thinking...how could I make a faster and easier version of cinnamon … [Read more...]

Muffin Tin Brookies

April 3, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

You'll have "BROOKIES" for days with these muffin tin cookie-brownies, also known as BROOKIES!  Every now and again I pop into Trader Joe's to pick up some goodies for myself or the boys. (If you have not tried their Caramelized Onion Cheddar Cheese...RUN AND GET IT.)  They have "brookies" that are just delightful and I have to resist the urge to pick up a box, … [Read more...]

Texas Avocado Toast

March 4, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Texas Avocado Toast is a quick and crunchy way to start the day! A thin and crispy tostada, mashed avocado, a perfectly fried egg, and a delightful drizzle of sauce! This is the perfect way to use that ripe avocado on your counter ;-) Also, a great way to make the trendy avocado toast "less carby" and gluten-free!!!  And have fun with the hot sauce too - I … [Read more...]

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