Cheap Fun

This summer is going to be all about pinching pennies around here. Last Saturday, Chris and Danielle came over to share in some cheap entertainment--board games and dinner that consisted only of things we grew/made/already had on-hand.

First, the board games. We cracked open a new one--Puerto Rico. It took about an hour and a half to read the directions (including a few stern "Leigh"s from Chris because my mind easily wanders) and it sounded ridiculously complicated. However, once we got the hang of things, it's an awesome game. Others to check out include Carcassonne (I love this one), Ticket to Ride, and Settlers of Catan.

For dinner, we did a small salad bar.

I have tons of lettuce and radishes in the garden...














Danielle made homemade salad dressings...
(creamy Italian, poppyseed, and Greek)














(eggs from farmers market, bacon from the Kellmann--my parents'--farm)




Nom nom nom. I also made some biscuits from some TJ's baking mix, Herbs de Provence, and shredded cheese. Easy, delicious, and cost no extra money.