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Party Time: Cheap Food Ideas

Posted by admin on 12:36 pm in Apartment Life, Food, Partying

If you’ve decided to provide food at your party, you’re one of the brave few.

While providing food often ensures that more people will come—I know of no college student who would turn down free food—it also increases the cost of the party and can create more stress and work for you. However, there are a few tips and ideas that can help you throw a party with food that won’t cost too much or cause too much distress.

A Little Goes a Long Way

If you want to foot the bill yourself, look for items that feed a crowd. For example, pasta is relatively inexpensive and two boxes of pasta can easily and cheaply turn into two pounds of delicious pasta salad. Here’s a recipe for a pasta salad that feeds 50.

Share the Responsibility

Get your guests involved! You’re already providing the place to party and probably more, so get your guests to bring some food items. To avoid people bringing too much of the same thing, make a sign-up sheet. You can create a virtual sign-up sheet at MySignUp.com.

Think Big

Smaller portions often go farther and last longer, but buying things that are “mini,” pre-made or pre-cut costs you more money. Instead of buying the little sausages, buy regular ones and cut them yourself. Instead of buying potato salad, buy potatoes and make it yourself.

Look for Sales

If you know you’re having a party at least two or three weeks in advance, start looking out for sales at your local grocery store and stock up on supplies. BOGO sales come in handy when you plan on feeding a lot of people.

Want some recipe ideas? Visit these party food websites.