Inexpensive how to set the table

Your task is to prepare not too complex, but interesting and original dishes from inexpensive ingredients. Actively use the vegetables and seasonings, choosing meat products, prefer chicken, instead of expensive exotic alcohol prepare unusual and tasty cocktails.

The basis of the snack tableand can be canapés. They are very elegant and will adorn even the most modest serving. It can be prepared from simple and inexpensive products. Two or three options would be sufficient. Arrange snacks on a flat dish or large plate and garnish them with greens and lettuce. Next place a bowl of mayonnaise mixed with curry powder or spicy mustard.

On long skewers thread chicken, cubes of cheese and lettuce. Clear top with small tomatoes, scrape the middle out and fill the skins with a mixture of cottage cheese and green Basil. The carcass of the squid cut into rings, mix the batter with flour, salt and water, dip the rings in batter and fry in hot oil. The squid serve wedges of lemon or lime.

Decorate the table and the salad an unusual flavor. Prepare the vinaigrette in the style of fusion with the addition of fresh celery and chanterelles. Boil beets, potatoes and carrots, cool them, cut into smaller cubes of equal size. In the same way chop the celery stalks, cleaned of tough fibers. Finely chop salted chanterelles. Put all the ingredients in a deep bowl, add the olive oil, salt and lemon juice. Sprinkle the salad with freshly ground black pepper.

As a hot cook the chicken in the curry sauce. Fillet cut into cubes and roll them in the flour mixture, curry powder and paprika. Preheat a deep frying pan vegetable oil and sauté chicken until cooked. In a separate pan fry the mushrooms and bell pepper, cut into rings. Squeeze the juice from oranges, add a little more paprika. Put the vegetable mixture to the chicken, simmer 5 minutes and pour orange juice. Add salt and simmer until cooked and a thick sauce. On garnish serve boiled pasta – Penne or fusilli.

Don't forget about the dessert. Treat guests hot chocolate cupcakes. In a saucepan melt two bars of dark chocolate without additives and butter. In a separate bowl mash the eggs and sugar until it is completely dissolved. Pour the mixture into chocolate, add 4 tablespoons flour and mix thoroughly. Pour the mixture in silicon molds, filling them halfway. Bake until a crust appears on the surface. Inside the finished cupcakes should be stored in liquid chocolate. Serve 1-2 pieces per serving, accompanied by vanilla ice cream.

Expensive alcohol, replace the homemade cocktails. Mix orange juice or a coke with vodka in arbitrary proportions, decorate the cups with a straw and a slice of orange or lime. Enjoyed great success and sangria. In a large pot pour two bottles dry tablewine ovogo, add the sugar and gently heat the mixture on the stove until it is completely dissolved. Pour vodka or brandy, add chopped fruit – apples, oranges, bananas or peaches. Dilute the mixture with mineral sparkling water or sprite, stir well and refrigerate. Before serving, add in the pan the ice cubes.