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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

    Back to School Freezer Meal Challenge Erin Chase

    How-To & Cooking Tutorials

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    Cooking Tutorials

    Have you ever seen what seemed like a great deal on produce, but didn’t take advantage of it because you didn’t know what to make with it, or how to chop it up? Buying seasonal is a great way to spend less on groceries…and the cooking tutorials below will help you know what to make and how to cut up that produce you’re just not sure about. And they’ll also help you save all kinds of time in the kitchen too!

    Chopping, Slicing, Dicing and More


    Angel Hair with Julienned Zucchini (Includes How to Julienne)

    Eggplant Penne Pasta with How to Prepare Eggplant

    How to “Process” a Large Zucchini

    How to Choose & Cut a Cantaloupe

    How to Choose & Cut Papayas

    How to Choose and Cut a Mango
    how to choose and cut avocado
    How to Choose and Cut an Avocado
    how to cut an onion without crying
    How to Chop an Onion Without Crying – Kitchen Trick
    how to cut green peppers
    How to Cut a Green Pepper

    How to Cut a Kiwi

    How to Halve a Peach
    how to roast hatch chile peppers
    How to Roast & Freeze Hatch Chiles

    How to Seed and Dice a Cucumber
    how to select and cut a pineapple
    How to Select and Cut a Pineapple
    how to shred cabbage
    How to Shred Cabbage – Kitchen Shortcut
    how to cut and use pomegranates
    Pomegranates (Including How to Cut & Use)
    how to cut and cook rhubarb
    Strawberry Rhubarb Mania

     

     

    Freezing


    Apple Pie Filling for the Freezer

    Freezing Meatloaf

    Freezing Pizza Dough

    How to Cut and Freeze a Large Butternut Squash

    How to Freeze Cookie Dough

    How to Freeze Fresh Herbs

    How to Freeze Green Beans

    How to Freeze Raspberries

    How to Freeze Strawberries

    How to Freeze Whole Corn on the Cob

    How to Make Homemade Freezer Jam
    how to roast hatch chile peppers
    How to Roast & Freeze Hatch Chiles

    How to Stockpile and Freeze Blueberries

    Taco Meat

     

     

    Time and Money Saving Techniques


    3 Easy Ways to Save on Cleaning Supplies

    Batch Grilling Burgers

    Batch Grilling Chicken Breasts

    Cleaning Your Stained Cutting Boards – Kitchen Shortcut

    Homemade Baked Beans

    How to Keep an Avocado from Browning – Kitchen Tip

    How to Make Cilantro Pesto

    How to Roast Acorn Squash

    How to Speed Up Grilling Time

    Lunchbox Prep Sessions

    Quick Thawing – Kitchen Shortcut

    Reviving Dry Carrots and Dehyrdated Celery – Kitchen Shortcut

    Storing Yeast in Your Freezer

    Ways to Use Homemade Pesto Sauce

    What to Buy When at the Grocery Store

    Why Stock Up on Raspberries

    Why to Use a Silicone Baking Mat

     

    Homemade Spice Mixes


    Homemade Apple Pie Spice

    Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup

    Homemade Garlic Ranch Dressing (Dairy Free)

    Homemade Jerk Seasoning and Jerk Chicken Recipe

    Homemade Pesto from the Garden

    Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice

    Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix

    Homemade Sloppy Joe Mix

    How to Make Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce

    Italian Salad + Homemade Balsamic Salad Dressing

     

     

    Cooking Techniques and Tutorials


    5 Tips for How to Make Homemade Bread

    6 Ingredient Substitutions for Healthier Cooking

    7 Tips for Making the Perfect Pumpkin Pie

    Chocolate Chip Banana Bread + How to Cut Baking Time in Half!

    Five Ways to Cook Butternut Squash

    Grilled Garlic Bread

    Grilled Roasted Potato Salad + How to Make Foil Packet Potatoes

    Homemade Granola (No Added Sugar)

    How to Bake Brown Rice in the Oven

    How to Bake Butternut Squash

    How to Blanche Vegetables

    How to Cook & Freeze Dried Beans

    How to Cook a Sweet Potato

    How to Cook a Whole Chicken

    How to Cook a Whole Chicken in the Slow Cooker

    How to Cook Asparagus

    How to Cook Bacon in the Oven

    How to Cook Turkey Bacon

    How to Double a Recipe

    How to Grill Corn on the Cob

    How to Grill Potatoes on Skewers

    How to Halve a Recipe

    How to Make an Egg Tortilla

    How to Make Baked Eggs

    How to Make Gluten Free Flour Blend

    How to Make Homemade Naan

    How to Make Homemade Pie Crusts

    How to Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs

    How to Make Perfectly Shaped Muffins

    How to Make Rice Milk

    How to Make Tex Mex Restaurant Style Rice

    How to Pan Roast Brussels Sprouts

    How to Pan Roast Radishes

    How to Roast Asparagus

    How to Roast Pumpkin and Squash Seeds

    How to Roast Whole Garlic

    How to Saute (and Roast) Asparagus

    How to Saute Summer Squash

    How to Season Ground Beef

    How to Season Hamburger Patties

    How to Triple a Recipe

    Measurement Equivalents

    Meatballs – 5 Ways

    Mexican Bean Tostadas + How to Make Tostadas

    Pasta – To Rinse or Not to Rinse?!

    Quiche Biscuit Cups

    Refried Beans in the Slow Cooker

    Shredded Salsa Verde Chicken + How to Shred Chicken in a Stand Mixer

    Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes

    Spicy Mexican Omelets + How to Make an Omelet

    What to Do with Split Chicken Breasts

    When to Add Rice & Pasta to the Slow Cooker

    You can also find step by step photo instructions on many of the recipes in the recipe index. Enjoy!

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    Comments

    1. sophie says

      August 30, 2011 at 2:07 pm

      These are all great tutorials! I really appreciate it as someone who is new to cooking.

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    2. lisa v says

      September 30, 2011 at 11:07 am

      I love this section of how to chop and dice and freeze things. This is so helpful. I really do like your website.

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    3. Vanessa says

      October 28, 2011 at 8:39 pm

      A how to make onion soup mix would be a good one to add..I always see that in recipes and I can never find it in the market.

      Reply
    4. olivia jones says

      November 17, 2011 at 12:20 am

      uummmm, homemade…

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    5. Cindi says

      August 16, 2014 at 12:01 pm

      How would you prepare potatoes to freeze. Do you partially cook them and then freeze them. Any good tips and techniques?

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    6. Denny Dillavou says

      April 19, 2016 at 3:26 pm

      All this help and not one word about pressure cooking whitch I consider far superior to any other method. What’s up with that?

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      • Jenn K says

        April 19, 2016 at 6:15 pm

        She’s got several pressure cooker recipes. Start here: https://www.5dollardinners.com/pressure-cooker-all-purpose-pork-recipe/

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