So with seasonal workers getting laid off and Christmas straining some people more than others I thought about asking for ideas.
My thoughts are simple ingredients done well
Let’s say family Christmas for 12 people what is the thriftiest dinner you can plan to host?
I found turkey on sale $0.80/lbsish so I got $10 bird. So lots of meat to go around.
I have flour in my pantry so homemade gravy comes from stock if I add a bit extra water to the roast. As well homemade buns Mere cents.
We have squash $1/ea. 1 acorn 1 butternut so $2
Store had a sale on 10 lb bags of beets, onions, potatoes. $2.50/bag.
So roast beets and onions and baked potatoes since I can fit everything in one oven. Half of each bag is $3.50.
Coleslaw for salad cabbage $1.50/head
Pie pumpkins same price as squash $1/ea.
Apples a basket $3
Skip buying pie she’ll make pumpkin cookies and an apple crisp I have a bit of oatmeal etc in pantry.
So I feed 12 people easily for around $21. That’s about $1.75/person.
Ps we don’t usually do a soup starter but if I did it’d be a turkey soup or French onion to hold cost fairly close. Less than $2/person.
So tell me what you could do to give people help and classy ideas on a tight budget.
My thoughts are simple ingredients done well
Let’s say family Christmas for 12 people what is the thriftiest dinner you can plan to host?
I found turkey on sale $0.80/lbsish so I got $10 bird. So lots of meat to go around.
I have flour in my pantry so homemade gravy comes from stock if I add a bit extra water to the roast. As well homemade buns Mere cents.
We have squash $1/ea. 1 acorn 1 butternut so $2
Store had a sale on 10 lb bags of beets, onions, potatoes. $2.50/bag.
So roast beets and onions and baked potatoes since I can fit everything in one oven. Half of each bag is $3.50.
Coleslaw for salad cabbage $1.50/head
Pie pumpkins same price as squash $1/ea.
Apples a basket $3
Skip buying pie she’ll make pumpkin cookies and an apple crisp I have a bit of oatmeal etc in pantry.
So I feed 12 people easily for around $21. That’s about $1.75/person.
Ps we don’t usually do a soup starter but if I did it’d be a turkey soup or French onion to hold cost fairly close. Less than $2/person.
So tell me what you could do to give people help and classy ideas on a tight budget.