BUDGET ENTERTAINING taining can take a big bite out of your in- come. Gone are the days, for most of us, when we could invite 100 or so of our closest friends and treat them to an open bar and buffet. More and more parties are BYOL and pot luck. N: MATTER how well you budget, enter- The.secret of a successful Start laying in supplies pot luck party is planning by each time you shop during the hostess. If you phone all the month. Prepare § and the guests and say, ‘‘bring growlies,’” you’re apt to be faced with three chocolate cakes, a spinach salad and ten loaves of garlic bread. We have a three-table (12 peSple) bridge club that meets six times a_ year, through the winter months. Each September, I get the job of re-organizing it, starting with a pot luck dinner. For starters, | make a list of the food we’ll need: an ap- petizer, 3 casseroles (one each of beef, pork, chicken, fish, etc.), one big salad, 1% doz. rolls or two large loaves of garlic bread, dessert and coffee. . As hostess, I provide an appetizer, the rolls and the coffee. One gal hates cooking so she its automatically assigned the dessert which she purchases at her favorite bakers. Another specializes in exotic salads so her con- tribution is also automatic. The casseroles are easy to assign - the first person called makes a choice, the second person chooses that will compliment. that choice and the third per rounds out the menu with something very different. It’s easier to travel with a cold casserole than a hot one. If all three are fully cooked but need re-heating, they can all go in my oven at the same temp. and for the same length of time, giving us time to enjoy drinks and ap- petizers before dinner. freeze some of your main dishes and your dessert well in advance. Besides equaliz- ing your budget you'll have less to do on the day of the party. budget beaters by Barbara McCreadie something aes The&most successful party dishes_are often relatively in- expensive - watch for chicken wings when they go on ‘‘special.’’? Try baking them in Teriyaki sauce - I've given you my recipe a few months back but just in case: 4 cup soy sauce, “% cup oil, 2 tablespoons each sugar and vinegar plus a whole lot of garlic powder. These can be ADVANCE baked weeks ahead and PLANNING frozen. Almost everyone has a if you’re planning a party favorite chili recipe. 1 and intend to do all the food haven’t, simply because | preparation yourself, it’s a good idea to start planning a month or so in advance. If you must budget the whole party from one week’s grocery money you'll go broke! loathe the stuff! The only dried beans I like are garban- zos but I do have a recipe for a Barbecued Mixed Bean Casserole that my family and guests rave about. | make it on nights when | won’l be home to eat it. First, prepare the sauce: Y% cup butter “% cup minced onions 1 teaspoon garlic powder 2 teaspoons brown sugar | teaspoon dried mustard Ye cup catsup 2 tablespoons vinegar Saute the onions in butter until golden. Add everything else and stir until the sauce bubbles. Add: 2 tins kidney beans, drained 1 tin green lima beans, drained 1 large tin Boston baked beans and juice w For parties, 1 double the recipe and use my bean crock. You can serve it right away, as soon as the beans are hot but if you make it in the morning, refrigerate and reheat the flavor is better. This is a great accompani- ment to ham ‘and potato salad. If you want to pare your party budget to bare bones, look to Eastern Europe for ideas. | love Cabbage Rolls - if you’re somewhat broke, in- crease the rice and decrease the meat in the filling. No- one will notice! Unless you want the rolls jarge enough to choke a ‘horse, choose two small to edium cabbages. Cut out the core with a sharp knife and drop the cabbages into a big. pot of boiling water for a few minutes. Haul them out and carefully remove - the softened outer leaves. If the inside ones are too firm, drop them back in the water until you can work with them. The outer leaves may have a thick centre ridge - pare it down. Mix together a pound of very lean ground beef with a cup of cooked rice, | egg, “% CHECK TIRE PRESSURE cup grated onion, “% cup cof- fee cream and any seasonings you like. I use mixed Italian herbs and plenty of S & P. 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