Once a week we get together with some friends to fellowship and share dinner. One family is in charge of the main course, and everyone else bring side dishes. We rotate locations and cooking responsibilities, so it's never a burden but a fun time for everyone. We call it friender...Friends and dinner...I'm not sure who came up with that name, but it's pretty brilliant, in my opinion.
When we first started friender, the meals were pretty fancy. Some of the main courses were salmon, sushi, and even steaks...but then, we all realized it was getting expensive to "fellowship", even if each family was only in charge of the main meal once in a while. Since all our friends are frugal like us, we agreed to bring it down a notch. I tell you, we have gotten pretty good at coming up with affordable but still delicious meals...
The other week, for example, I made lasagna. A BUTT LOAD OF LASAGNA (by the way, that's a really gross idiom, if you think about it) for $10...Alright, The total cost was actually $12.54...Still, I fed 7 people for less than $2 dollars a person!! There was plenty of lasagna for everyone, and I don't mean to brag, but it was pretty delicious too!!
Here is some of the other main courses we've had: Chili, breakfast for dinner, spaghetti with meatballs, fajitas, chicken salad sandwiches...but my favorite friender ever was the FISH FRY. Why? Because one of the guys actually caught all the fish himself...so the whole dinner was basically free!
Getting together with our friends weekly has been a blessing. We have gotten to know each other better. We have shared lots of food, laughter, and even concerns over the years, but overall it has been lovely.
DO YOU HAVE FRIENDS YOU CAN COUNT ON?
We all have different beliefs and different lifestyles, but we do have one thing in common...we feel loved when we feel that we belong.
So, smile at a stranger, call your grandma, and invite a friend over for dinner...It will only cost you $2 dollars!!
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