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3 Ideas for Inexpensive &Friendly Dishes for Neighbors Day.

3 Ideas for Inexpensive &Friendly Dishes for Neighbors Day.

June 1 will be the Fête des Voisins, otherwise known as "Immeubles en Party". It is a French Festival, which was born in 1999 in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, and which aims to bring together the neighbors of a neighborhood in a friendly way.

The purpose of this evening is to meet, get to know each other, share a good time and feel like you belong to a street, a neighborhood, all together. This evening is all about getting together to eat together . Everyone is responsible for a dish , a drink , the setting of the table, the decoration, the music...

This year you offered to bring some dishes . And you know that there will be at least twenty guests, or even more if the whole neighborhood comes together in the same Party . Do not panic ! There are simple recipes , cheap , and which will wow your neighbors !

Tip n°1:dips, cakes and pastries as an aperitif

Do you remember this tip from Sandrine on cheap aperitifs? If you are in charge of the appetizer, you can take inspiration from this simple and inexpensive recipe.

Also think about savory cakes , as well as puff pastry . These have the advantage of being able to be prepared in advance, and frozen. We have already given you on this site several recipes for cakes and puff pastry very appetizing and inexpensive.

Tip n°2:muffins

You will amaze your new friends with savory muffins and sweet , from the beginning to the end of the meal! The recipe is very simple , and it is a dish which will absolutely not ruin you. Sweets or salted , the basic recipe is the same (here for 4 people):

- Mix 300gr of flour , 100 g of sugar for sweet muffins only, 1/2 sachet of yeast and 2 pinches of salt

- In another bowl, make another mixture with 2 eggs and 25 cl of milk , 60 gr of melted butter and if you wish a tsp of walnut oil (optional)

- Pour mixture 2 into mixture 1, and mix very little (you have to keep lumps)

- Garnish to your taste:bacon and various cheeses, olives, tomatoes for the salted , and for sweets pears, apples, chocolate...

- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes at 180°

Tip 3:salads

You can make them the day before and season them at the last moment:the rice salads or pasta it's very practical, and it doesn't cost much if you want it, because you can put whatever you want in it. We have already given you several recipes as well.

You already have several simple and inexpensive ideas for making dishes that will have a guaranteed effect ! And if you have other ideas, give them to us in the comments!