This giveaway is now CLOSED. The winner is Karen Hiebert – #32. Thank you to all who entered!
So it’s no surprise that my favorite word is EASY. But when you find something that combines EASY with my other fave word- AFFORDABLE…. well… BINGO!!! Putting dinner on the table for $5, and doing it easily, is Erin Chase‘s specialty.
With 3 kids and another on the way, this busy mom REALLY knows how to feed a family well on a very tight budget.
“Back in late summer 2008, I began couponing. Really couponing. It started paying off immediately! I love to cook and I love the challenge of coming up with a meal that costs under $5. A few weeks before I started the blog, I’d shared with my husband that “this meal was only $3.85, or tonight’s dinner cost about $5.” One night as I was cleaning up the dishes from dinner I thought of the phrase “$5 Dinners”. The rest is history!”
Erin says that she buys EVERYTHING on sale, and most non-produce/meat items with a coupon. And anyone who doesn’t believe this or questions the prices she posts is welcome to come and audit her grocery receipts 
So who better than to write a series of cookbooks to help us prepare family dinners that are not only delicious, but also budget friendly and… wait for it… EASY. 
Erin just sent me a copy of her newest book, The $5 Dinner Mom One-Dish Dinners Cookbook to review. I’ve been a long-time fan of her money saving recipes, and have shared many of her fab lunchbox inspiration posts with you via Facebook and Twitter.
I love this book!!!
This is her latest treasure trove - delicious suppertime solutions that will feed your family on budget, quickly and easily. And what could be simpler than a dinner you prepare all in one pot, baking dish or skillet?
There are over 150 fantastic recipes including
- Bowtie Pasta with Bacon, Corn and Parmesan
- Santa Fe Chicken and Rice Casserole
- Skillet Taco Pie
- Pork Chop and Apple Stuffing Bake
- Sausage and Black Bean Soup
- Skillet Lasagna Florentine
I’m keeping my copy (her Red Quinoa with Avocado, Black Beans and Corn was a hit at our table last night!) but I love this book so much, I purchased another one to offer up as a giveaway to one of my lucky readers!
Enter and win Erin’s Cookbook
Here’s how you can win your copy of Erin’s The $5 Dinner Mom One-Dish Dinners Cookbook:
- Leave a separate comment below for each thing you do.
- Each comment counts as one entry.
- 4 entries TOTAL possible.
- Please do not enter more than once, for each of the below.
- (Mandatory) Leave a comment completing this sentence: Budget- friendly meals are important to me because ____________.
- TWEET the message: #Giveaway! WIN the $5 Dinner Mom One-Dish Dinners #Cookbook http://bit.ly/RnxYaJ @easylunchboxes @5dollardinners
- SHARE this post on your Facebook Wall by clicking HERE.
- LIKE the $5 Dollar Dinner mom on Facebook
Don’t forget, you must leave a separate comment below for each thing you do. (Only comments below count as entries. Facebook comments are lovely but they won’t count for an entry.)
Giveaway ends at midnight PST, Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The winner will be chosen by random.org, notified by email, and will have 48 hours to respond. This contest is open to US and Canada residents ONLY.
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there’s no point in spending more than is necessary!
I liked $5 dinners on FB too!
Budget-friendly meals are important to me because it keeps me on track with my spending so i can save more in the rainy-day fund. thanks for the giveaway!!!
Budget friendly meals are important as we are a one income household and every cent counts in every department.
i shared the giveaway on FB!!!
i liked $5 dinners on FB!!!
groceries are expensive!
Shared on FB.
Budget- friendly meals are important to me because I cook for 1 – myself!
I tweeted! @blairmw07
#4 I liked the $5 dinner mom on facebook!
Budget friendly meals are important to me because saving money and having home cooked meals just make sense.
I have previously liked $5 dinners on Facebook!
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Budget friendly meals are important to me because we are not rich!
Budget- friendly meals are important to me because I recently went part-time at work and we are trying every way we can to cut costs and pay off credit cards.
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I just shared the link on my FB page.
Vera is the cool author of..A Break Through? Maybe.
And I already have the $5 Dinners FB page liked!
Vera is the cool author of..A Break Through? Maybe.
Budgeting meals is becoming more and more important as the price of groceries keeps going up and up. I try and keep our meals under $10.00, but $5.00 would be so much better on our budget. I have been scouring cookbooks to come up with money saving and time saving recipes. My newest cookbook is Holly Clegg’s “trim&TERRIFIC KITCHEN 101: Secrets to Cooking Confidence.” This a how to book on cooking, which includes tools, tips and recipes for anyone who wants to learn how to improve their cooking Website: http://www.hollyclegg.com
Because we are a one-income family
liked $5 dollar on fb
Budget- friendly meals are important to me because food prices are going up!
I Tweeted this!
https://twitter.com/MiaZagora/status/264235761895895040
I shared this on Facebook!
I already “like” the $5 Dinner Mom on Facebook!
Budget- friendly meals are important to me because sitting down to dinner together every night is our #1 priority.
I tweeted:
https://twitter.com/MoneywiseMoms/status/264355434788421633
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Budget- friendly meals are important to me because I love to save money to do other fun things.
b/c if you save on your food you can use it for other necessities.
https://twitter.com/chobitsai1/status/264409161478049792
TWEETED!
Shared on FB!
I like $5 Dinner on FB
Budget- friendly meals are important to me because I don’t want to spend more money then I have too and because if I can save some money here then there is more left for holidays and fun stuff.
liked on FB
Liked $5 dollar dinner on FB
Because it helps me stretch out our budget even more therefore more foods on the table.
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Tweeted.
Marie is the cool author of..Day 2: Thank You for Fridays
Shared on facebook.
Marie is the cool author of..Day 2: Thank You for Fridays
Liked $5 dollar dinner on FB
Marie is the cool author of..Day 2: Thank You for Fridays
Budget- friendly meals are important to me because there are more important things to spend money on.
These include family, shelter, charities and more.
Budget- friendly meals are important to me because who doesn’t want to same some money?!?!?
tweeted!
Shared on Facebook!
Christine is the cool author of..Strawberry Banana Muffins
and Liked! Thanks!
Budget- friendly meals are important to me because I have 6 mouths to feed. Money does not grow on trees, but I need to feed my family healthy meals, not something from a box.
I tweeted it!
https://twitter.com/Bento_Minion/status/265208396733620224
Rose C is the cool author of..Stuffed Manicotti and Chicken
I shared it on FB
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…I don’t make enough $$ to not have budget friendly meals. Thanks for offering the giveaway!
I “like” $5 Dinners on Facebook.
…because I like to spend my extra money on bento gear!
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Twittered: https://twitter.com/BitingMyHand/status/265229866197217280
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Budget- friendly meals are important to me because my husband is in grad school and we have less to live on now than we did when he was working with overtime.
Budget- friendly meals are important to me because we live paycheck to paycheck and some weeks it really comes down to groceries or bills.
karen is the cool author of..Jake & Finn from Adventure Time!
Budget- friendly meals are important to me because my husband spent a year out of work, and I’ve been a SAHM for years now (while I have job skills – no one wants to hire me full-time in this economy) While my husband is now back at work, we’re pinching pennies trying to rebuild our savings that was drained near completely over his year of unemployment. $5 dinners helps so much to keep the grocery bill down!
Shared on my Facebook
liked the facebook page
Budget- friendly meals are important to me because I LOVE saving money and I HAVE to feed my family LOL.
here is my tweet url twitter name katie_zoo
#Giveaway! WIN the $5 Dinner Mom One-Dish Dinners #Cookbook http://bit.ly/RnxYaJ @easylunchboxes @5dollardinners
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I “like’ the $5 Dinner Mom on FB
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