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    Roasted Butternut Squash with Maple Pecan Topping

    October 23, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 11 Comments

    Roasted Butternut Squash with Maple Pecan Topping OK. So we all know that the squash in my garden were a big fat fail this year. I've come to grips with the situation, in large part because of the fabulous prices at the farmer's market for squash this fall.  (You might remember Gigantor Squash.) Well, I picked up a smaller squash from the farmer's market on Thursday (more … [Read more...]

    Eggplant Parmesan Recipe

    October 16, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 4 Comments

    Eggplants.  The purple gems of the garden. Also known as a tasty treat for pesky chipmunks.  I saw 3 eggplants fruit in my garden in the last month and a half or so. And every one of them ended up as a meal for my little critter friends. Enemies, really. It helps knowing that they didn't get to enjoy the eggplants like we get to enjoy eggplants.  They have to eat them … [Read more...]

    How to Freeze Fresh Herbs

    July 31, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 12 Comments

    Learn How to Freeze Fresh Herbs and add a few New Recipes for Fresh Herbs to your Meal Plan! This week...FRESH HERBS! More specifically, how to freeze fresh herbs! Fresh herbs.  I love cooking with fresh herbs. And I love the fact that I can cook with fresh frozen herbs that I grew in my own garden in the dead of winter. Once or twice throughout the … [Read more...]

    Linguini with Bacon and Swiss Chard

    July 3, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 6 Comments

    Until recently, I'd never consumed Swiss chard.  What a shame! It was really quite tasty and it will definitely be growing in my garden next year!! I picked up some Swiss Chard at the farmer's market for $3 for a huge bunch. While I could have just used the Romaine or Bibb I have in my garden, I wanted to "expand my horizons" and try a new "green." So Swiss Chard it … [Read more...]

    Summer Squash Quesadillas

    June 19, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 20 Comments

    ***These would make a great appetizer for your July 4th BBQ!*** Just sayin'. (Okay, just had to get that out of the way.) So for the second time, I've had to pick up the veggies from the market to make my meal for Grow. Eat. $ave. I remember looking through last year's garden posts, and by this time in June 2009 my squash plants were producing a new squash every … [Read more...]

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