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Save on Groceries in 2025

Cracker Toffee “Christmas Crack” + 8 Flavor Combos!

November 28, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Christmas Crack is the Ultimate Holiday Treat! This recipe for Christmas Crack is delightful for a few reasons. It's easy to make, has simple ingredients, can be made with a variety of flavor combinations, and makes for a really sweet homemade gift! Also, good luck having just 1 piece! ;)  In addition to this "core" recipe, I've got some other options and … [Read more...]

Spring Dessert Cups for Easter

March 13, 2023 by Lauren Drawdy Leave a Comment

spring dessert cups

These Spring Dessert Cups are the perfect treat for Easter celebrations!   How to Make Spring Dessert Cups for Easter: Set out all of your dessert cups on a baking sheet.     Preparing the layers: For each layer you will use: 1- 3-oz gelatin package, ¾ cup boiling water, ⅓ cup of yogurt and ¼ cup milk. Using 5 medium bowls (one for each color) … [Read more...]

Practical & Budget-Friendly Holiday Gifts

November 4, 2022 by Lauren Drawdy Leave a Comment

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Cookies & Fudge Inspired by the Most Popular Starbucks Drinks

September 6, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Your Favorite Starbucks Drinks as Sweet Treats: Get the 7 Cookie + 1 Fudge Recipe Here! Within a minute of discovering the "espresso morsels" on the grocery store shelf, I had these 7 cookie recipes float to the forefront of my mind.  So what did I do?!  Grab a bunch of bags...go back for more butter, flour and sugar...and started plotting which to try … [Read more...]

The “Let’s Fight Inflation” Weekly Meal Plan

March 1, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

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This Budget Friendly Weekly Meal Plan Will Help You Fight the Rising Grocery Prices & Inflation As the prices at the grocery store continue to rise, we want to help!  I have a simple 3 step approach to help you fight the inflation and keep your grocery spending in check.  Step 1 - Write a meal plan with budget friendly recipes (See below - we do this part … [Read more...]

Peppermint Mocha Cookies – Starbucks Drink Cookie Series

August 16, 2021 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Peppermint Mocha Cookies are the Ultimate Flavor Combination for the Perfect Holiday Treat!  Peppermint and chocolate are just made for each other. These two delightful flavors are mixed in beloved and well known holiday treats, ice creams, coffee drinks. We can now add these incredible cookies to the peppermint-mocha club. Grab the ingredients and get to … [Read more...]

Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix (Regular & Dairy-Free!)

November 23, 2020 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Perfectly simple and delicious Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix! This homemade mix is perfect for any hot cocoa lover, because there is a regular AND dairy free version. It makes a precious gift for your loved ones, neighbors, and besties too! Mix it - Store it - Gift it! :)   Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix A regular and dairy-free version of hot cocoa mix … [Read more...]

Glazed Lemon Bread

August 12, 2020 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

glazed lemon bread

It's creamy... it's sweet... it's zesty. It's Glazed Lemon Bread!  Oh boy. This Glazed Lemon Bread is SO GOOD. The lemon flavor just makes it taste so fresh and exciting. It also has the perfect amount of sweet, which is when it's sweet but not too sweet. Also, let's face it. The glaze delicately drizzled over the top takes it up a notch. It looks … [Read more...]

7 Ways to Go Green in 2020

January 28, 2020 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Make Greener Cleaning Part of Your New Year Goals!! The new year is the perfect time to step back for a minute and consider important changes to make in your life, your habits, and your routines.  I have spent a considerable amount of time these past few weeks thinking about what I want to do differently in 2020.  And green cleaning is the top of the … [Read more...]

Hot Cocoa Mug Gifts

December 12, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

You wanna know why I adore this gift. 4 reasons. It's oh so easy to make - no crafting skills required! *high five from a non-crafty gal!* The jar doubles as a mug. I love drinking from mason jars and mugs! It's perfect for making several batches so that you can gift to friends, neighbors, and teachers! 'Tis the season for all the hot cocoa and is great to have … [Read more...]

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