The Ultimate 2010 Party Menu - For Only $20

Here's your menu for the Ultimate 2010 Party – where $20 feeds 10 people!

Party Snack Mix

• Fruit and Nut mix = $1.00
• Banana Chips = $1.00
• Mix these two together for Party Snack Mix! Total = $2.00
• Platter with Apples, Cheese log, and Alessi Sesame Breadstick
• Breadsticks = $1.29
• Apples - $1.00/lb.
• Kaukauna Cheese Log - $2.50
• Platter Total = $4.79

Savory Ham and Turkey Roll Ups

• 3/4 lb. thinly sliced Virginia ham and turkey from deli $3.66
• Block of cream cheese $ .99
• Add chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts) to taste to cream cheese; spread onto sliced meat and roll up
• Garnish with any pickled item on hand in fridge, such as olives or Giardinara Mix
• Roll Ups Total = $4.65

Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods (or leave them plain)

• Bag of Pretzel rods = $1.00
• Any leftover baking morsels, such as chocolate, white chocolate, peanut butter – simply melt them in a tall measuring cup and dip the pretzels in. Get the kids to help with this one!
• Chocolate Pretzel Total = $1.00
• Also pick up a $1.00 bag of cookies (I like Pirouline)

Shortbread Cookies

• Flour, butter, brown sugar…already in well-stocked pantry
• Find this easy recipe on www.kitchenkimberley.com

Veggie platter

• 1 lb. Carrots = $.88
• Bunch of Celery (use half) = $.78
• 1 pint Grape tomatoes = $2.48
• 16 oz. Hiland dip = $1.19

Veggie Platter Total = $5.33

Total food cost $18.77 plus tax = $20.37