Daily Archives: December 15, 2007

Dec 15

Christmas Dinner and Budget

At first I was going to do my best to have a “frugal Christmas dinner” then the requests started pouring in for lots of yummy Christmas dishes, so I’m setting a budget, and still making sure that everybody has their favorites. My budget is $70.00, and that is to feed 7 adults, one picky toddler, and the little one gets delicious Baby Food. Here is what I’m serving for Christmas dinner, and the amount that I am budgeting for each dish:

Main Course:

  • Turkey $15.00
  • Ham $10.00

Sides:

  • Corn $1.00
  • Stuffing $1.00
  • Mashed Potatoes (10 lbs) $5.00
  • Crescent Rolls $3.00
  • Homemade Chicken and Noodles $10.00

Cheese and Veggie Tray:

  • Celery $2.00
  • Baby Carrots $2.00
  • Black Olives $1.00
  • Easy Cheese (one of Thade’s faves) $2.00
  • Baby Bel Cheese $3.00
  • Camembert Cheese (one of my faves) $4.00
  • Triscuits $2.00
  • Townhouse Crackers $2.00

Pantry Needs:

  • Garlic Salt $1.00
  • Poultry Seasoning $1.00
  • Chicken Broth (2 large containers) $4.00
  • Margarine $1.00

I’ll also be serving Sweet Tea (already in my pantry) for beverages. My Mother-in-law, and Sister-in-law are in charge of bringing the desserts, and my Mom is bringing the Green Bean Casserole.

I’ll be trying to save as much as I can by shopping sales, and using my coupons. Check back to see the grand total of Christmas dinner.

What family favorites are you serving for Christmas dinner?  Do you go all out, or try and keep things simple?

Dec 15

Snowed In

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Well the snow is still falling, and so far it looks like 1-2 inches. Not too bad, but enough to keep me off the roads. I don’t know what it is about the Wintry cold weather that makes me want to bake yummy goodies, and then hibernate.

Since we are snowed in I’ll be stocking the freezer with Banana Muffins and maybe some Oatmeal Muffins too. Thade has almost finished all of the No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies, so another batch of cookies might just make it on to my baking list for today 😉

How is your weather today? Are you snowed in as well?

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Dec 15

We Have Snow :)

We got the boys out early this evening to look at Christmas lights, and it looks like we made home just before the snow arrived. The Christmas lights were beautiful, and the snow looks awfully pretty too. I Just hope that we don’t get too much snow, they are now calling for 5-10 inches.

We did get out to the store for extra supplies, but I didn’t get the Christmas pictures picked up. So I’m still behind on getting the Christmas cards out. Oh well maybe Monday I’ll finally get them, don’t tell the Grandmas, or else I’ll be in trouble 😉