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Royal Review: The $5 Dinner Mom One-Dish Dinners Cookbook

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

January 3, 2013 By Cherie Lowe

From the very beginning of our debt slaying journey, I used $5 Dollar Dinners as a resource for recipes and meal planning.  I figured if someone else could make dinner for $5 every night, I could rise to the challenge as well.  Lady Erin Chase’s recipes were nutritious, nomable, and inspired me to make the most of what we had in the fridge, freezer, and pantry before I went to the store to buy quick fix items.

Lady Erin’s newest release The $5 Dinner Mom One-Dish Dinners Cookbook pulls together some fantastic meals at a low cost and approach for ease that will have you a happy & frugal chef in 2013.  Many of the recipes are perfect for this time of year, warm and yummy but still healthy.  Some of my favorites include:

  • Mango Chicken Curry
  • Skillet Black Bean Lasagna
  • Homemade Taco Seasoning
  • One-Bowl Mocha Brownies
  • Cheeseburger Potpie

Now that your mouth is watering, I wanted to be sure not to forget to mention that the book is not entirely comprised of recipes.  There are also Money & Time Saving Strategies, tips for One-Dish Dinner Cookware, and the mechanics of One-Dish Dinners.  Best of all, my frugal heart LOVES how each dish has a price breakdown per ingredient.

What’s that you say?  Your family has food allergies?  So does Lady Erin’s.  She even has a companion site that will be of great assistance to you: Food Allergies on a Budget.  You can save money and face an allergy head on at the same time.

Lady Erin has two other great cookbooks, too:

  • The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook: 200 Recipes for Quick, Delicious, and Nourishing Meals That Are Easy on the Budget and a Snap to Prepare$10.94
  • The $5 Dinner Mom Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook: 200 Recipes for Quick, Delicious, and Nourishing Meals That Are Easy on the Budget and a Snap to Prepare$6
Tomorrow on Queen of Free, I’m excited to bring you a Royal Give Away for The $5 Dinner Mom One-Dish Dinners Cookbook!  Stay tuned to see how you could win this useful resource.

I received The $5 Dinner Mom One-Dish Dinners Cookbook for this review, as well as one to give away.  I was not compensated for this post.   This post was not edited or reviewed by  anyone else as you can tell by my grammar and crazy random thoughts.  I always give you my honest opinions in any Royal Review or Give Away post, that’s a Royal Guarantee!

*This post contains an affiliate link.  That means while you score a great deal on Amazon, you also help our family build up our emergency fund and eventually  pay off our mortgage.  And for this we classify you as Royally Swell.

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My book is now available: Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After. You can also check out The Debt Free Devotional: 30 Days of Encouragement From the Bible For Those Paying Off Debt on Kindle.

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  • Margaret FeinbergMargaret FeinbergAuthor of Fight Back With Joy

    "Cherie Lowe is a gifted writer, researcher, and thinker who lives what she teaches. Her inspirational story reminds all of us that we don’t have to fall prey the debt dragon. Living debt free is possible if you follow Lowe’s sound and practical wisdom."

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    "When it comes to saving money and paying off debt, Cherie not only talks the talk, but truly walks the walk! Sharing easy-to-implement ideas along with a dose of tough love, Cherie leads with the perfect combination of empathy and authority. If you are struggling to pay off debt, you won't find a better cheerleader."

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