Try This: The $30, 30 Minute, 3 Course Dinner Party

Ah, the dreaded dinner party. Not that we don’t love our friends (really! we do!) or food (a foregone conclusion). But anyone who has ever invited a bevy of 20- and 30- something’s in for a meal knows that (a) there’s never enough booze, and (b) you’re guaranteed to far eclipse whatever you think you’ll spend, both in dollars and minutes. But time is money, and as a Broke Girl, you need to save as much of both as possible. Enter the 30, 30 & 3. $30, 30 minutes, 3 courses (and one cocktail) for a fail-safe dinner party. Our compliments to the chef. (That’s you.)

Let's kick it off with the cocktail...

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