Whew…it’s finally here! I know you’ve been asking for this for a.long.time...and it’s ready for you just in time for the new year! Can I share this golden piece of insight and wisdom as you think about what you're eating and feeding yourself in 2016??? A few years back, I made an appearance on The View. While backstage in the dressing rooms, I had the pleasure of meeting a … [Read more...]
New Meal Plan Available: 20 Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Meals for $150
Need help with meal planning this holiday season? Let me take care of it for you...so you can focus on more important things like getting the best deals on gifts for your family and friends, or making homemade treats for your neighbors and kiddos' teachers! Let me introduce you to the all-new "breakfast, lunch and dinner meal plan" that will save your meals this busy holiday … [Read more...]
Organics Meal Plan! 10 Organic Meals for $100, Using Organic Ingredients from Costco
Are you a home chef trying to feed your family organic meals...without burning a hole in your wallet? What if I gave you a tool to make 10 Freezer-Friendly Organic Dinners (4 servings each!) for $102...that you can have in the freezer in less than 1 hour, hands on time? Let me introduce you to my new organics meal plan… Hey hi my fellow home chef who is trying to … [Read more...]
20 Freezer to Slow Cooker Meals for $160 – 3rd Edition is Here, Just in Time for Busy Back-to-School Season
Have you ever wished you could make enough dinners to last a month in less than 2 hours, and then let dinner cook itself in the slow cooker while you go about your busy day? Let me introduce you to the newest meal plan in the series… With the busy back to school season upon us, I’m here to equip you with a game plan for the dinner hour as you head into these … [Read more...]
12 Summer Freezer Friendly Meals for $70 – Meal Plan Using Ingredients from Aldi
Looking for a simple dinner solution to get through the rest of the summer? Here is a brand new set of freezer-friendly meals using ingredients from Aldi! Put together 12 meals in about an hour, and it'll cost less than $70. The heat is upon us and the last thing you want to be doing is heating up the kitchen everyday. The less time I have to spend thinking about and … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Using the Flipp App
Alright my grocery savings loving friend, you are going to flip over this new app!!! (See what I did there!) Flipp reached out to me and asked if I'd be willing to use their app and build a meal plan for our family as part of their #FoodFlippChallenge. So I started fiddling with it and.... Back flip, back flip, back flip is how I feel about this new sales circular app, … [Read more...]
20 Meatless School Lunch Ideas
It’s almost ready, I promise! The first ever Vegetarian Meal Plan here on $5 Dinners will be available in just a couple days. While we finish dotting all the i’s and crossing all the t’s, we thought we’d share this amazing list of 20 Meatless (School) Lunch Ideas with you. Wait Erin, who is ‘we’? I mentioned this the other day...that I’ve teamed up with Aviva Goldfarb … [Read more...]
Paid Chores vs. Non-Paid Chores
Teaching Tyler how to be the "Dish Fish" We recently implemented a new chore system for the boys...and there is no money attached to these chores. I know that's a hotly debated topic, and while I'd love to hear your thoughts...I'd also love to have a productive conversation about chores! First off, our boys do have certain chores that they earn a small payment for … [Read more...]
New 6-Week Paleo Meal Plan Available from The $5 Meal Plan
Whew...it's finally here! Thank you so much for your patience. I know you've been asking for this for what feels like forever and it's done. Finished. And ready to be saved to your computer! The Paleo and Whole30 eating plans have taken the world by storm and I'm delighted to say that it is totally possible to 'do them' on a budget. I've pulled together some phenomenal and … [Read more...]
Free Kid-Friendly Meal Plan from $5 Meal Plan!
Morning friend! I'm still yawning and trying to get my act together for the day. I'm still recovering from yesterday's adventures with the boys in the field of bluebonnets taking photos, followed by a really late and long T-ball game! (This is my Charlie giving me a 'look' yesterday!) Anyhoo...Wednesdays are usually pretty productive for me...as I have a solid work block … [Read more...]