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    How to Roast Hatch Chiles

    August 25, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 12 Comments

    how to roast hatch chile peppers

    My trip to the grocery store last week almost brought me to tears. An old friend caught my eye as I entered the store. The beautiful, glossy green pepper I look forward to every year was back. I knew that my weekend would revolve around roasting and enjoying these deliciously warm, smoky, and mildly hot Hatch chiles. If you’re new to Hatch green chile peppers then let me … [Read more...]

    How to Choose & Cut a Cantaloupe

    August 6, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

    How to cut cantaloupe so the kids can easily eat it, plus how to choose the perfect cantaloupe while shopping! Because I've been asked a number of times in the past few weeks, and recently showed a friend who was having dinner with us, I thought I'd share how I cut a cantaloupe to serve to the kids. Two of the kids have a 'skin issue'...meaning that they don't like the skin … [Read more...]

    How to Halve a Peach

    March 7, 2014 by Jenn K Leave a Comment

    Learn How to Halve a Peach Run the knife around the peach...starting at the top by the stem... ...running all the way back to where you started the cut. Gently twist... And pull the two halves apart. Scoop out the seed with a spoon. … [Read more...]

    Everything You Need to Know about Papayas

    December 20, 2011 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

    Lechoza. Lechosa. That's the spanish word for papaya. Pronounced "Le-cho-za." Short e, short 0 sounds. I'd never had a lechoza/papaya until I lived in the Dominican Republic. And there, I had the three trees growing in my front yard. I'll tell you what...there's nothing better than eating fruit that you watched grow and get to pick at the peak ripeness. But even still, … [Read more...]

    How to Seed and Dice a Cucumber

    August 10, 2011 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    I like cucumbers. I like their crisp. Their crunch.  Sometimes I like the seeds...say, for sliced cucumbers on top of a salad. Other times, I don't like the seeds. For those times when the seeds have got to go, this is what it looks like! Cut off the ends. Slice in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, run it down the middle, scooping out the seeds. Slice the … [Read more...]

    How to Cut a Kiwi

    June 2, 2011 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 13 Comments

    If you've never tried a kiwi, you are missing out! They have this delicious sweet tangy zing to them, and I love tossing them into fruit salads for the extra flavor! And they do well in smoothies too...love this uber healthy Green Smoothie! If you haven't tried one because you don't know how to cut it, or what to do with it, don't worry...know one will ever know! I'll … [Read more...]

    How to Shred Cabbage – Kitchen Shortcut

    March 16, 2011 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 61 Comments

    how to shred cabbage

    Holy Cabbage!!!! So the lovely L shared this photograph of a cabbage that  her husband found at the market (seriously, this thing needs to be in some contest!) sitting with her daughter in the high chair. Rather, on the high chair. Her face is priceless. And holy schmoly cabbage! How to Shred a Cabbage Remove the outer leaves, and any leaves that are … [Read more...]

    How to Chop an Onion Without Crying

    March 1, 2011 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 37 Comments

    how to cut an onion without crying

    So this has happened to every last one of us.  At least once I imagine! After just one slice into one of "those" onions, and we beeline it out of the kitchen hoping to keep the tears at bay. But alas, it's too late! That pesky onion juice has done it again and the waterworks are a-flowin'. With just one slice. How in THE world am I supposed to finish chopping that … [Read more...]

    How to Cut a Green Pepper {Video}

    July 23, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 13 Comments

    how to cut green peppers

    Or perhaps the wrong way to cut a green pepper?!? I am a total green pepper cutting rebel and do my own thing when it comes to dicing, slicing and cutting green peppers. I am not, however, a rebel without a cause. I definitely cut with a cause.  In this case, freezing all these green peppers!  In the end, I wound up with the following meal size portions: 6 … [Read more...]

    Angel Hair with Julienned Zucchini

    July 17, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 22 Comments

    So I am just having the WORST luck with the veggies in the garden this year. I thought for sure (just like I did with the radishes and the yellow squash) that the zucchini would be in by now...but NO...it's taking its sweet precious time getting going! And I just noticed yesterday that the "powdery mildew" is starting to form on some of the smaller leaves too. :( But...it … [Read more...]

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