First there was a potluck dinner, with a hoagie sandwich bar theme. We had a signup sheet go around at church for sandwich toppings, salads, chips and desserts. The RS provided the deli meat, bread, mayo and mustard.
I picked up the deli meat (3 lbs turkey, 3 lbs ham, 2 lbs roast beef) and assembled 2 large trays that looked like this. I also included crab salad that was left over from my sisters wedding.
I bought what I thought was enough deli meat for 30 people. We had about 26 people come to the event and there was plenty of food left over.
I picked up hoagie sandwich rolls from Winco and split them in half before the event. I picked up some smaller whole wheat rolls too. I stored them in the freezer and then let them thaw in the fridge.
Mayo, mustard, meat
olives (2 cans, sliced)
pepperoncinis(1 jar, sliced)
pickled jalapenos (jar, sliced)
pepperjack cheese (1 block, thinly sliced)
cheddar cheese (1 block, thinly sliced)
tomoatoes (7 medium, sliced)
sliced avacados (6, halved, sliced)
onions (2 large onion, thinly sliced, we could have done with less)
Lettuce (1 large bag, shredded)
Pickles (1 large jar, sliced)
I brought some spinach artichoke dip that was left over from my sisters wedding. Here's the recipe.
Lastly, I brought a chocolate peanut butter eclair cake that turned out to be a big hit. Here's the recipe. I used chocolate pudding instead of vanilla when I made it.
1.) Budgeting
2.) Meal Planning
3) Couponing
There was also a spiritual message on having a frugal attitude.
All of the messages were wonderful. Oh I forgot to mention, that before the event we reached out to the sisters to find out if they knew of any local deals around town. We also invited them to share a crock pot or 5 ingredient or less recipe if they wanted. Those handouts were distributed at the event.
The dinner turned out so great. We did do a little extra work confirming that people who were bringing sandwich toppings would be there, that way all the main sandwich topping, like pickles would be available.
