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Christmas Entertaining on a Budget- a Bread Tasting Party

With the economy getting tighter by the day, we are all trying to find ways of going on with our lives on a shoestring budget. We would like to be able to entertain in style and with class, without it looking cheap and gawdy.

We are willing to give up the extras, but, get real, this is Christmas time. The time of year for family and friends, for entertaining and enjoying each others' company. The price of food has gone up so much that it is hard to be able to have a group of people over for a sit down dinner without mortgaging the house.

What about having all of your family and friends over in one day or evening and keeping it within your budget?

Make several different types of bread, such as cranberry, pumpkin, banana, zucchini, monkey bread (for the kids), garlic, Russian black bread and rye bread. You can make as many as your budget allows and you can always freeze what is leftover for later use.

Add some complimentary spreads on the table such as, butter, honey butter, garlic butter, cream cheese, salsa, or tuna or salmon spreads.

For the complimentary drinks you can have coffee with a few different flavored creamers, a choice of flavored teas or try hot chocolate for a change of pace.

There are many packaged breads that you can choose from or go on the Internet and look for the recipes that are fast and easy to do.

Whatever you choose, will be fun and exciting for both you and your guests. The best part is, you won't empty your pocketbook!

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