Lifetime Moms

Along with our Steals & Deals Holiday Gift Guide, I have another fabulous money-saving item to recommend.

Most cookbooks give you recipes. But what if each of those recipes cost $5 or less? And they were healthy? My fellow frugal blogger, Erin Chase, aka "The $5 Dinner Mom" has compiled her favorite recipes into a brand new, one-of-a-kind cookbook. 

From her site:

Do you wish you were a savvy supermarket shopper who knows how to cut your weekly food budget, banish fast food from the dinner table and serve your family meals that are delicious and good for them?  Well, Erin Chase, “The $5 Dinner Mom”, is here to help. Erin became a supermarket savvy mom, challenged herself to create dinners for her family of four that cost no more than $5 and is here to share her fool-proof method with you in her first cookbook that contains over 200 recipes that cost $5 or less to make.  First, Erin will show you how to size up the best supermarket deals, clip coupons that will really save you money and create a weekly dinner menu plan. Then, in each recipe she shows you just how much she paid for each item and challenges you to do the same.

Here are a few of her favorites:

- North Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches - $4.90
- Curried Pumpkin Soup - $4.41
- Apple Dijon Pork Roast - $4.30
- Orange Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry - $4.94
- Creamy Lemon Dill Catfish - $4.95
- Bacon-Wrapped Apple Chicken - $4.96
- Country Ribs with Oven Fries - $4.77

I have made several of Erin's recipes for my family and they are always a hit! "The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook" would make a wonderful gift for those wanting to slash their grocery budget.  I have pre-ordered my copy from Amazon.com and you can, too for only $10.11!

Officially releasing on December 22nd, you can pre-order a copy here. To receive it by December 24th, select One-Day Shipping at checkout. I can't wait to get my hands on one!