Group dinner

Before: not pictured -Garlic bread & dessert

After: not pictured - Dave

One of the things we have enjoyed most from the food stamp challenge has been the opportunity to spend more time with people in the comfort of homes! We've been able to have several people to our apartment, and also enjoyed eating at other people's houses. It's nice to not feel so rushed as you often do in a restaurant and to have the chance to just relax and spend time together. 

One of the most creative dinners we did was with a few of Mary's coworkers. They'd heard about the food stamp challenge and thought it would be fun to try a dinner as a group. There were 6 of us, so we were each allowed to spend $3 each bringing our portions of the dinner. We had spaghetti, garlic bread, green beans, sparkling juice, and dessert for under $18 for all of us! I think we were all surprised by how tasty and delicious the food was on such a limited budget. We were all STUFFED afterwards and really just had a nice time visiting and catching up. All of that for less than what one of us would have paid at a restaurant- wow!