Well, maybe this is the year to try a small and thrifty recipe from Kroger's The New Ground Beef Cookbook (Mettja C. Roate, 1965, though mine is from the 1966 sixth printing) for your holiday table.
If you love sweet potatoes but not the formality of a big holiday dinner, consider Yamburgers your new holiday go-to!
Replace the turkey with burger patties floating in pineapple life preserver rings on a festive sea of mashed sweet potatoes studded with dried fruit. There's an affordable holiday party.
If you are looking forward to Christmas already and love ginger, then Onions and Hamburger, Milan Style, might be more for you.
Just imagine the family's surprise when dinner consists of onion shells stuffed with hamburger mixed with ginger snaps and Parmesan cheese! While you might think about how much money you saved, the family is far more likely to remember the food than if it was another year with a boring-ass turkey, so this is a win-win!
If the ginger snaps don't seem like they're quite enough of a Christmas preview, you can go full-bore fruitcake with the main dish.
A meatloaf with a swirl of raisins and apricots may or may not be more popular than a fruitcake, but again, it will make for a memorable holiday.
Added bonus: These recipes are so sweet that you might be able to get away with saving additional money by skipping one or more of the usual desserts! And you can throw any leftover fruit and/or ginger snaps on the dessert table! It's a win-win-win! (To make it a quadruple-win, hope that your festive ground meat centerpiece of choice is enough to get you out of cooking duties next year.)
With recipes like these, you won't have to worry about gaining weight during the holidays.
ReplyDeleteThat will save even more money! No buying special dietary supplements/ weight loss foods later.
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