Didn’t get any stimulus money? Check out An Evening with Erin Chase, when the author will discuss and sign her book The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook. You may have seen Chase on The Rachael Ray Show or heard her on Oprah Sirius Radio. The founder of 5dollardinners.com, Chase began developing her cost-cutting recipes after challenging herself to feed her family of four for $5 or less per meal. It wasn’t exactly easy for the San Antonio-born, now Dayton-dwelling mom, but it wasn’t impossible either. (Here’s a hint: Chase is an avid believer in using coupons, and she hunts down sales.) Chase not only found a way to cook healthy, satisfying meals on the cheap, she also figured out how to do it without spending hours at the stove. Low-cost, healthy and time-saving? No wonder 5dollardinners.com has become one of the fastest-growing sites on the Web. Today’s reading is part of the Houston Public Library’s An Evening with… series. Next up is Meg Tilly with her graphic release Gemma. See Chase at 6 p.m. 500 Mc-Kinney. For information, call 832-393-1313 or visit www.houstonlibrary.org. Free.
Mon., Feb. 15, 2010
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