Giveaway: The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook (Now Closed)

January 10, 2010 · 290 comments

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My dear blogging friend, Erin Chase of 5dollardinners.com, recently celebrated the launch of her very first cookbook, The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook.

I first met Erin last spring at her $5 Dinner Workshop. We have since crossed passed at other blogging events, and I am looking forward to seeing her again at the upcoming Blissdom conference next month. Both of us will have our baby boys in tow!

I received a special advance copy of the book last month, and have enjoyed trying several recipes on my family, including banana bread made with applesauce.

This is not your ordinary cookbook! All of Erin’s recipes are healthy and affordable. She makes all her sauce from scratch! The cookbook also features a slew of frugal tips for shopping and stretching your grocery budget.

I have 3 copies of The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook to give away to 3 lucky readers!

For a chance to win:

1. Leave a comment below: What is your favorite budget meal? Feel free to leave a link to your blog or recipe to share!

If you are reading via email or in a reader, please click through to the post to enter.

For Bonus Entries (leave a separate comment for each):

2. If you are a subscriber or follower (thank you!), leave a comment. You may subscribe for free updates via RSS or email and leave a comment telling me you have done so.

3. For a third entry, share this giveaway on Facebook or Twitter.

This contest will close on Thursday, January 14th at 11pm CST. The winner will be selected by random.org and contacted via email. Contest open to US residents only.

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1 Rebecca January 11, 2010 at 11:33 pm: My favorite frugal meal is goulash, which just consists of ground beef or turkey or deer meat, browned with onions, drain. Boil macaroni noodles, drain, add tomato sauce, about 2 cans, just get it tomato-ey or I add a quart of my own homegrown, canned tomatoes instead, then add the meat, salt and pepper to taste. We have green beans (canned from the garden) and we just eat buttered bread with it too. Cheap, easy and everyone loves it. The leftover are really good too!
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3 cortney January 11, 2010 at 11:38 pm: I like to cook whole chickens in the crockpot and shred them for later use. Then I can also make chicken broth from the bones.
4 cortney January 11, 2010 at 11:38 pm: I am a subscriber.
5 Kim Warren January 12, 2010 at 12:20 am: A quick, easy and frugal meal my kids love is Kraft blue box mac and cheese, cooked according to directions with frozen peas added to pasta cooking water during last few minutes. Drain and follow directions on box. Add in 1 can white tuna, drained. Easy Cheesy Tuna Pea Casserole!
6 Beverly January 12, 2010 at 12:32 am: My favorite meal is clean out the fridge salad. I love to have boiled eggs, left over chichen bites, cheese, toasted nuts, green beans, maybe some pickles beets on a premade salad blend from the store.
7 denise January 12, 2010 at 12:44 am: Lately, chili has been my favorite budget meal.

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8 denise January 12, 2010 at 12:46 am: I subscribe via reader.

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9 denise January 12, 2010 at 12:48 am: I tweeted.

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10 Jennefer January 12, 2010 at 12:53 am: My favorite easy meal is unstuffed cabbage rolls and porcupine balls. Both are wonderful and filling and great for these cold nights we’ve been having! Recipe.com have a version that similar to mine. I love your blog~! God Bless you!
11 Julie January 12, 2010 at 12:56 am: My favorite budget meal is macaroni and cheese with hot dogs cut up in it. Definitely not the healthiest meal in the world but yummy and cheap! My dad would make scrambled eggs with cut up hot dogs in it too, also yummy and cheap.
12 Julie January 12, 2010 at 12:56 am: I subscribe via google reader.
13 Jennefer January 12, 2010 at 12:57 am: I am a subscriber via e-mail!
14 Yulia January 12, 2010 at 2:16 am: I am a subscriber through email
15 Yulia January 12, 2010 at 2:16 am: I like to make broccoli cheddar soup for a frugal meal
16 Julie F. January 12, 2010 at 2:50 am: I am a subscriber!
17 Julie F. January 12, 2010 at 2:53 am: Lentil or pea soup. I put whatever veggies I have on hand and cook it up. Usually we have leftovers so I freeze those in individual containers for lunches.
18 Grace Cross January 12, 2010 at 3:40 am: My favorite budget meal is homemade chicken nuggets and french fries.
19 Wendy Cameron January 12, 2010 at 3:52 am: My kids love good old pb&j sandwiches. I prefer grilled cheese myself.
20 Wendy Cameron January 12, 2010 at 3:52 am: I subscribe via e-mail.
21 Melanie January 12, 2010 at 4:56 am: I subscribe
22 Melanie January 12, 2010 at 4:56 am: spaghetti is one of our favorite budget meals
23 Janeen January 12, 2010 at 5:26 am: Soup is usually my cheap go to. Very filling, few ingredients!
.-= Janeen´s last blog ..Pantry Cooking: Italian Potato Fritatta =-.
24 Amanda Larson January 11, 2010 at 11:44 pm: My favorite bargain meal is my Garden Wedding Soup. It is great in the summer when everything is fresh, or in the winter with veggies frozen from the garden. http://copingwithfrugality.blogspot.com/2009/08/garden-wedding-soup.html
.-= Amanda Larson´s last blog ..Menu Plan Monday =-.
25 cwaltz January 12, 2010 at 7:24 am: My family likes chili and spaghetti.

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26 Lora January 12, 2010 at 5:11 am: My favorite budget meal is breakfast-for-dinner! You can’t beat pancakes and scrambled eggs or even quiche!
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27 Lora January 12, 2010 at 5:11 am: I subscribe via google reader.
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28 Amy January 12, 2010 at 11:56 am: breakfast for dinner is a good budget meal for our family!
29 stephanie January 12, 2010 at 12:15 pm: Our favorite budget meal is crepes. We fill them with all sorts of fruits, jams, etc & the kids have a ball!
30 Tamara January 12, 2010 at 12:27 pm: Favorite budget meal: throw a pork shoulder roast in the crock pot and add a jar of salsa verde. Cook on high 6 hours. Serve on warm tortillas.
31 katey January 12, 2010 at 12:46 pm: I love make breakfast . it cheap to buy for breakfast.. pancake, gravy sausage, olemet , french toast, and casserole.
32 katey January 12, 2010 at 12:48 pm: http://twitter.com/sunnymommie
33 eunice b January 12, 2010 at 2:05 pm: we like baked spaghetti!
34 eunice b January 12, 2010 at 2:05 pm: i subscribe in google reader
35 eunice b January 12, 2010 at 2:06 pm: i tweeted this super good giveaway! thanks!!! http://twitter.com/tigergal01/status/7669719601
36 Amanda January 12, 2010 at 2:15 pm: My favorite budget meal is Cheddar Chowder Soup… delicious, but cheap!
37 Robin January 12, 2010 at 2:46 pm: My favorite budget meal is pizza…homemade of course. We have a large garden in the summer so I even make my own sauce. Yummy!
38 jay January 12, 2010 at 2:47 pm: Chicken enchiladas!
39 Marie January 12, 2010 at 2:48 pm: I love to make a bbq lentil casserole. Filling, not dry, and loved by my preschoolers!
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41 MISTY ANDERSON January 12, 2010 at 3:22 pm: I subscribe through email YAY!!!
42 MISTY ANDERSON January 12, 2010 at 3:24 pm: EVERY Sunday we have Spaghetti Sunday. This meal we feed our family of 6 for less than $2 unless we add French Bread then we still all eat for less than $5!
43 Lisa January 12, 2010 at 3:36 pm: I love to cook things in the crockpot. I love to throw pork chops or chicken in there with a bottle of barbecue sauce. So easy!
44 Lindsay January 12, 2010 at 3:44 pm: My family’s favorite budget meal is hamburger patties in cream of mushroom soup gravy with a can of mushrooms…served with mashed potatoes and half a bag of frozen broccoli. Its an under $10 meal that is full course.
45 Pam T. January 12, 2010 at 4:11 pm: I am an email subscriber!
46 tamara January 12, 2010 at 4:31 pm: my favorite frugal meal is pancakes and sausage.
47 Molly B January 12, 2010 at 4:59 pm: I make breakfast for dinner! Pancakes eggs it is one of my favorite
48 Carryssa January 12, 2010 at 5:14 pm: Our favorite frugal meal would have to be spaghetti-easy and cheap!
49 kelly ringle January 12, 2010 at 5:21 pm: My favorite budget meal is pasta. You can’t go wrong with it & you can create a bit of variety too.
50 Rebecca January 12, 2010 at 5:40 pm: We love plain old spaghetti around here! We make our own sauce with tomato sauce and a quarter pound of meat and it id delicious!