Dinner Club Revelations
Tonight was my turn to host the monthly Girls’ Dinner Club.
I served:
Italian Tomato & Cheese Bread
Spinach Salad with Warm Balsamic Walnut Dressing
Ricotta Manicotti with Tomato Sauce
Tiramisu
Like last time, my total cost was around $35 (well, $55 if you count the $20 bottle of amaretto I needed two tablespoons of).
And while I’ve always felt the amount of money I spend on hosting the dinner parties is more than I can afford, I now realize it’s an even larger problem for my friends.
In the course of two hours, I found out that one friend has $19K in credit card debt in addition to her growing mountain of medical school loans, and the other has $30K in credit card debt and two cars that are in danger of being repossessed. The second friend is probably filing for bankruptcy in January.
But what shocked me most is that they both are fairly nonchalant about their situations. Like that it comes with the territory when you want to become a doctor, or is completely beyond your control when you’re fighting to collect disability payments. And I sympathize. And almost understand.
But believe me, if I had that much credit card debt and it was my turn to host the dinner party, I’d be serving this.
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here’s a tip. Instead of buying the whole bottle of liquers and liquor for recipes, check the liquor store for airplane size bottles. Just the right amount for cooking and only $1-3 depending on the liquor.
sounds like a delicious menu!
Good idea!