Comments on: Eating Out Frugally: Have A Picnic http://almostfrugal.com/2008/07/28/eating-out-frugally-have-a-picnic/ Learning about frugality Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:32:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shevyhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/07/28/eating-out-frugally-have-a-picnic/#comment-890 Shevy Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:18:06 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=657#comment-890 Cold BBQ chicken, homemade potato salad, and maybe a caesar salad. Shevy's last blog post..<a href="http://shevysmisclife.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-5-year-olds-mail.html" rel="nofollow">My 5 Year Old's Mail</a> Cold BBQ chicken, homemade potato salad, and maybe a caesar salad.

Shevy's last blog post..My 5 Year Old's Mail

]]> By: Eponinehttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/07/28/eating-out-frugally-have-a-picnic/#comment-889 Eponine Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:21:45 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=657#comment-889 I ate out(side) just the other day. My mom and I were going to a big park in West Virginia (my mom lives in Pennsylvania) which we like to visit. Instead of eating in the lodge's restaurant, we packed sandwiches, iced tea, and cookies and ate on a bench under a tree in the herb garden. It was nice to sit outside and enjoy the summer breezes, and way cheaper than a restaurant! I ate out(side) just the other day. My mom and I were going to a big park in West Virginia (my mom lives in Pennsylvania) which we like to visit. Instead of eating in the lodge's restaurant, we packed sandwiches, iced tea, and cookies and ate on a bench under a tree in the herb garden. It was nice to sit outside and enjoy the summer breezes, and way cheaper than a restaurant!

]]> By: Rachelhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/07/28/eating-out-frugally-have-a-picnic/#comment-882 Rachel Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:52:58 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=657#comment-882 This is what we did recently for date night in place of going out to eat during our no-spend month. I was surprised at how easy and quick it was to get some food together. We took grapes, blueberries, cheese, some coffee in a thermos, and even some coffee mugs. It was really fun. Rachel's last blog post..<a href="http://smallnotebook.org/2008/07/27/resisting-the-desire-to-acquire/" rel="nofollow">Resisting the Desire to Acquire</a> This is what we did recently for date night in place of going out to eat during our no-spend month. I was surprised at how easy and quick it was to get some food together. We took grapes, blueberries, cheese, some coffee in a thermos, and even some coffee mugs. It was really fun.

Rachel’s last blog post..Resisting the Desire to Acquire

]]> By: Meeganhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/07/28/eating-out-frugally-have-a-picnic/#comment-881 Meegan Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:14:36 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=657#comment-881 Call my family crazy, but we like to have a taco picnic on the floor in the living room. I just spread out a sheet or picnic blanket and what I would normally put out to make tacos on the dinner table, I spread out on the blanket, maybe using plastic instead of crockery. This is a fairly regular Sunday night thing for us and we seem to sit around chatting for longer (and polishing off all the left over salads!). Call my family crazy, but we like to have a taco picnic on the floor in the living room. I just spread out a sheet or picnic blanket and what I would normally put out to make tacos on the dinner table, I spread out on the blanket, maybe using plastic instead of crockery. This is a fairly regular Sunday night thing for us and we seem to sit around chatting for longer (and polishing off all the left over salads!).

]]> By: Kellyhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/07/28/eating-out-frugally-have-a-picnic/#comment-877 Kelly Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:36:32 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=657#comment-877 I like the snack supper idea! We don't have a coffee table, but I bet they would have a blast eating while sitting on the living room rug. I like the snack supper idea! We don’t have a coffee table, but I bet they would have a blast eating while sitting on the living room rug.

]]> By: 1hottiredmamahttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/07/28/eating-out-frugally-have-a-picnic/#comment-876 1hottiredmama Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:29:37 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=657#comment-876 We do this fairly often. My kids call it "snack supper." I slice salami (their favorite) and cheese. We have apples and strawberries or other in-season fruit. I make a ranch cream cheese dip and put out crackers. I serve it all on the coffee table in our living room and we sit around on the floor snacking. My kids now beg for a snack supper. We do this fairly often. My kids call it “snack supper.” I slice salami (their favorite) and cheese. We have apples and strawberries or other in-season fruit. I make a ranch cream cheese dip and put out crackers. I serve it all on the coffee table in our living room and we sit around on the floor snacking. My kids now beg for a snack supper.

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