We all know that entertaining during the holidays can get rather expensive. As a family of 6, we are always trying to save money wherever we can but we still want to be able to provide our friends and family with great food, drinks and fun when visiting over the holidays. This year when planning for our holiday festivities, we turned to ALDI Supermarket to supply us with all that we needed.
A lot of people are not aware of the wide selection of foods and wines that ALDI Supermarket has to offer or of the great prices they sell for.
For under $50, we were able to provide our guests with a meal consisting of chicken parmigiana, spaghetti, and garlic bread, in addition to appetizers consisting of an assortment of crackers, baked brie cheese, feta cheese dip. Not only did we serve all of this food, we also picked up a couple bottles of wine and dessert as well.
Yes.
All that for under $50.
One of the biggest expenses when entertaining can often times become what you are serving your guests to drink. ALDI Supermarket offers wine that tastes great, has a wide selection and is available at an affordable cost. We served the Landshut Riesling and Winking Owl Chardonnay. I was pleasantly surprised with just how good both wines were in addition to our delicious food.
With one holiday now behind us and another fast approaching at the end of this week, we are looking forward to making another trip to ALDI Supermarket to pick up a few items to entertain the family for our New Year’s Eve celebration.
What do you do to curb costs when entertaining for the holidays?
Disclosure: I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of ALDI and received a gift certificate to facilitate my review.
With the Holiday season approaching rather quickly, I know there are a lot of people out there making delicious holiday treats, hosting cooking exchanges and preparing for the holiday. Since we don’t have a lot of extra time right now to prepare holiday treats and sweets while we are preparing for the arrival of our latest bundle of joy, we decided to participate in a Chex Party Mix-change instead.
We spent a large portion of last evening making yummy Chex snacks to share with our friends and family during the holidays.
First we started with a simple Chex Mix with the ingredients as follows:
With several Chex Party Mix recipes that can be made in just 15 minutes and Sam’s Club stores providing you with everything needed to host a fabulous party, there’s no excuse to not call on family and friends for a celebration.
The great news is we are giving one lucky reader of The Megalomaniac Mommy a chance to have their own Chex Party Mix-change thanks to the folks at Sam’s Club, Chex Party Mix, General Mills and MyBlogSpark. The lucky winner will receive one $25 Sam’s Club gift card and one box of Chex cereal.
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You can host your own Chex Party Mix-change too! Feel free to download the invites, tips and ideas and packaging plans below and your party is sure to be a success.
