Ziploc Perfect Portions: Nothing Goes to Waste and a Giveaway

by Guest Contributor March 30, 2012 84 comments
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As a child I have no memory of eating leftovers. Isn’t that odd? Certainly my mother cooked dinner every night, but I have no recollection of her serving the same meal two nights in a [...]

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Bring Dinner Back To the Table With Lawry’s Pre-Measured Seasonings

by Guest Contributor December 30, 2011 476 comments

Being a busy mom, I often have to have an impressive bag of tricks to help juggle daily activities and delicious meals to serve my family. My kids and husband respond to great taste, and [...]
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Six Tips to Fabulous Eating On the Cheap!

by ChristieO May 24, 2011 2 comments

Recently there was an article posted on Oprah.com about “How to Eat Fabulously on $40 a Week,” and since I just returned from a four day trip to find my freezer just busted, I figured I would try [...]
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A Meal for Fall

by NikkiG October 23, 2009 8 comments

Nikki Gardner is our new Food Editor here at 5 Minutes for Mom. Nikki is a freelance writer and photographer capturing the simple things in life: art, food, and story. She blogs at art and [...]
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Olive Oil and Balsamic Dijon Salad Dressing

by Janice August 17, 2009 12 comments

I am crazy about salad. Seriously. I can live on salads. Today, I am sharing my Summer Salad over at A Southern Fairytale. (I was going to post it here for you all — but [...]
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It’s 2:00 AM and I have an intense urge to make pasta sauce…

by Janice April 2, 2009 6 comments

I’m a little hopped up on caffeine and sugar from a few too many Ice Teas… and as I work on updating our Olive Garden interactive page, I am having a tough time controlling the [...]
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29 Live TV & Radio Interviews and a Tweet Up!

by Janice March 25, 2009 11 comments

An Early Start The day started at 3 a.m. Eastern time. So that means, for my Pacific time zone body, I got up for one of the most exciting — and busy — days of [...]
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I’m going to Orlando to bring you closer to Italy.

by Janice March 16, 2009 12 comments

If you follow my twitter profile @5minutesformom, you know that I am planning a tweet up in Orlando on Friday night, March 20th. (hashtag #orlando) But the question has remained, “WHY Orlando?” It is very [...]
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Tackle it Tuesday #140: Meals Made Simple with Toni

by JenaW January 27, 2009 15 comments

This week, we have guest tackler Toni from The Happy Housewife. Remember, you too can be a guest tackler at 5M4M. Just email us at tackleittuesday at gmail dot com. My name is Toni but [...]
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Win a My Family Meal Planner

by Erica November 29, 2008 608 comments

Sometimes it can be tough to find the energy to cook dinner after a long day of working and entertaining the kids. With good intentions, I tried making a menu and planning out my meals, [...]
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