Comments on: Old Fashioneds and a Roast: A Dinner Party for $13 Per Person http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/old-fashioneds-and-a-roast-a-dinner-party-for-13-per-person/ Everything About Money You Were Too Polite To Ask Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Thomas Tao@facebook http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/old-fashioneds-and-a-roast-a-dinner-party-for-13-per-person/#comment-36393 David Thomas Tao@facebook Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:54:35 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23739#comment-36393 @BananaPeel Had very few, but a great thing about a one-pot meal is that it's easy to store leftovers, especially if you use something like PanSavers (which also makes cleanup a breeze). @BananaPeel Had very few, but a great thing about a one-pot meal is that it’s easy to store leftovers, especially if you use something like PanSavers (which also makes cleanup a breeze).

]]> By: BananaPeel http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/old-fashioneds-and-a-roast-a-dinner-party-for-13-per-person/#comment-36378 BananaPeel Sun, 24 Feb 2013 03:47:08 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23739#comment-36378 Ohh, this sounds lovely! Nice work. Did you have a ton of leftovers? My dream is to throw a dinner party/holiday dinner with no leftovers. Ohh, this sounds lovely! Nice work. Did you have a ton of leftovers? My dream is to throw a dinner party/holiday dinner with no leftovers.

]]> By: Michelle http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/old-fashioneds-and-a-roast-a-dinner-party-for-13-per-person/#comment-36267 Michelle Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:22:20 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23739#comment-36267 @selenana @iequalme Yes okay bread semantics, but what I meant was: panko > "white sandwich bread" turned into crumbs, which is what the recipe suggests. Also every other kind of storebought breadcrumb I've tried have been sucky compared to super crispy, fluffy Japanese grocery panko. @selenana @iequalme Yes okay bread semantics, but what I meant was: panko > “white sandwich bread” turned into crumbs, which is what the recipe suggests. Also every other kind of storebought breadcrumb I’ve tried have been sucky compared to super crispy, fluffy Japanese grocery panko.

]]> By: selenana http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/old-fashioneds-and-a-roast-a-dinner-party-for-13-per-person/#comment-36173 selenana Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:31:15 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23739#comment-36173 @iequalme yeah... Panko literally means "small bread." Just sayin'. Breadcrumbs prepared differently than other breadcrumbs. @iequalme yeah… Panko literally means “small bread.” Just sayin’.

Breadcrumbs prepared differently than other breadcrumbs.

]]> By: iequalme http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/old-fashioneds-and-a-roast-a-dinner-party-for-13-per-person/#comment-36171 iequalme Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:22:34 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23739#comment-36171 @selenana Yes and no. Panko is breadcrumbs but prepared differently and gives a different end result. They're drier and crispier so when you fry things, oil doesn't attach to the crumbs. @selenana Yes and no. Panko is breadcrumbs but prepared differently and gives a different end result. They’re drier and crispier so when you fry things, oil doesn’t attach to the crumbs.

]]> By: selenana http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/old-fashioneds-and-a-roast-a-dinner-party-for-13-per-person/#comment-36158 selenana Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:44:59 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23739#comment-36158 @Michelle Sounds good! Panko is bread crumbs though. Pan means bread! Yummm mac and cheese 4eva. Might have to make it this weekend. @Michelle Sounds good! Panko is bread crumbs though. Pan means bread!

Yummm mac and cheese 4eva. Might have to make it this weekend.

]]> By: Michelle http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/old-fashioneds-and-a-roast-a-dinner-party-for-13-per-person/#comment-36152 Michelle Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:38:23 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23739#comment-36152 <a href="http://www.cookingforengineers.com/recipe/230/Macaroni-and-Cheese-Bake">This mac and cheese receipe</a> is awesome, and with panko instead of for bread crumbs, fancier cheeses substituted, and shredded kale/mushrooms/broccoli and bacon added it can still feed eight people easily for under $50. This mac and cheese receipe is awesome, and with panko instead of for bread crumbs, fancier cheeses substituted, and shredded kale/mushrooms/broccoli and bacon added it can still feed eight people easily for under $50.

]]> By: hellonheels http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/old-fashioneds-and-a-roast-a-dinner-party-for-13-per-person/#comment-36148 hellonheels Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:17:14 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23739#comment-36148 My cheap dinner party strategy has historically been Italian. A meat ragu offers the same set-it-and-forget appeal of a roast, but stew meat or ground meat are a fraction of the price of even the cheapest roast, and cooking a couple of boxes of pasta just before dinner is not exactly tough on a host. Plus you can make a vegetarian baked pasta dish days (or even weeks, if you freeze it) before and just throw it in the oven before your guests arrive. I'm pretty sure that, using this strategy, I once threw a holiday open house for 20 for roughly the same amount as you spent, including a full appetizer spread and three pies for dessert. My cheap dinner party strategy has historically been Italian. A meat ragu offers the same set-it-and-forget appeal of a roast, but stew meat or ground meat are a fraction of the price of even the cheapest roast, and cooking a couple of boxes of pasta just before dinner is not exactly tough on a host. Plus you can make a vegetarian baked pasta dish days (or even weeks, if you freeze it) before and just throw it in the oven before your guests arrive. I’m pretty sure that, using this strategy, I once threw a holiday open house for 20 for roughly the same amount as you spent, including a full appetizer spread and three pies for dessert.

]]> By: RosemaryF http://thebillfold.com/2013/02/old-fashioneds-and-a-roast-a-dinner-party-for-13-per-person/#comment-36144 RosemaryF Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:43:06 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=23739#comment-36144 I find it entertaining that you provided for the gluten free and lactose intolerant, but nothing for the vegetarians. (Not a vegetarian, but you need some green on that menu!) I find it entertaining that you provided for the gluten free and lactose intolerant, but nothing for the vegetarians. (Not a vegetarian, but you need some green on that menu!)

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