Simple New Year's menu. What dishes to prepare for the New Year's table

As everyone already knows, the coming 2019 will be held under the sign of the Yellow Earth Pig. And therefore, according to the already established tradition, we began to take this fact into account when preparing for the solemn day.

We are trying to find out better what to expect from the coming period. We read horoscopes, trying to figure out how the Symbol of the next 365 days can affect our lives. And of course, we first of all prepare for the holiday, taking into account what the Master of the Year loves! To appease him, and so that he can help make the next part of our lives successful in all respects!

And for this we select the appropriate festive outfit for ourselves. We buy necessary and beautiful gifts for friends and relatives, and of course we set a beautiful festive table.

And there is not a single housewife or owner who would not ask himself the question “What to cook for the holiday table?” After all, this question is by no means rhetorical. On December 30 and 31, we will all put on aprons and settle down in our kitchen for a long time. After all, you need to have time to prepare appetizers, salads, main courses, and desserts.

And in order not to forget anything, and not to prepare anything unnecessary, you need to make a menu in advance. It will help you plan what you need to buy. Purchase items that can be stored for a long time in advance, and buy perishable foods the day before.

When creating a menu for the Year of the Yellow Pig, you need to take into account some features. Let's look at the wishes for the holiday menu.

• Firstly, Pig is an omnivore, which means we will prepare dishes that are completely different and tasty.
• secondly, Boar is not against different types of meat, and he will be happy with beef, lamb, chicken, fish and seafood. Do not forget that we do not serve pork in any form this evening.
• Thirdly, the image of the Master of the Year in the design of dishes will be very useful.
• fourthly, the bright, colorful design of the dishes will please Piggy. Who would refuse when such a holiday is organized in his honor?
• fifthly, dishes should be homemade, tasty and prepared with love. It is always more pleasant to deal with a calm domestic Boar than with a hungry, angry boar.
• Sixth, do not abuse strong drinks. Otherwise, you might accidentally fall asleep at the table, burying your face in the salad. And then everyone will not compare you with the Pig in the best way!!!

However, you can spend the outgoing year with dignity. To say thank you to the owner of the passed part of life is to thank the Yellow Dog for all the good things that she has done for us. Therefore, you can carry it out by making a small salad with her image.

Here are the main wishes for the menu. If you manage to follow them, it will be just great! The Boar and the Pig will not ignore this. They will understand that we show this respect and honor to them.

Well, it’s good for us too. We also want our holiday table to be beautiful and tasty, “at home”, set. Therefore, in this our desires coincide with him!

Let us offer you options for dishes from which you can create an excellent menu for your table without much hassle or long searches.

The menu, as it should be, includes appetizers and salads (and pay attention to the link that will take you to the most beloved and most in demand - there are a lot of them there!).

The main courses are presented with recipes for delicious and beautifully executed meat, fish, and duck.

I also paid a lot of attention to desserts and drinks. After all, we are preparing for a real big holiday. Therefore, we need to think about everything!

For the holiday table, we usually prepare several different types of appetizers, set out meat, fish and vegetable plates, prepare two or three salads, one main hot dish and dessert, it can be a cake, mousse, jelly, soufflé. Pies are often baked, dumplings are molded and boiled. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails and spirits are also served.

Of course, all the dishes cannot be covered in one article, but let’s look at at least some of them, the most delicious and beautiful.

Profiteroles with cream cheese and salmon

We will need:

• creamy curd cheese - 300 gr
• cream 35% -50 ml
• lightly salted salmon - 300 g
• red caviar - for decoration
• dill - bunch
• salt, pepper - to taste

Preparation:

1. Profiteroles can be baked in advance, or you can purchase ready-made ones.

2. Creamy curd cheese can be used from Hohland or Almette brands. Beat cheese with cottage cheese. Add chopped dill, leave a little for decoration, salt and pepper to taste. Beat until smooth.

3. Cut off the tops of the profiteroles. Using a pastry bag, fill them with the mixture.

4. Thinly slice the salmon (salmon can also be used) and roll into a rose shape.

5. Garnish the appetizer with red fish, red caviar and herbs.

The result is a beautiful, tasty and quick snack that your guests will certainly enjoy.

The same snack can be prepared using tartlets. And instead of red fish, they can be decorated with boiled shrimp.

Shells with red and black caviar

We will need:

• black caviar - 0.5 cans
• red caviar - 0.5 cans
• large shells - 100-150 g
• cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs - for decoration

Caviar is always welcome on any holiday table. And therefore it is advisable to have it in some dishes. And here is one of the options. But instead of the usual laying it out on a piece of loaf, you can improvise a little and serve the caviar in this form.

Since everything is clear here without words, we will not describe the entire process. Well, everyone understands that the shells need to be boiled first and then cooled.

Julienne with meat and mushrooms

Well, what would a winter holiday be without julienne. The classic version involves preparing it with chicken fillet, but we can also cook it with meat.

We will need:

• boiled meat - 500-700 gr.
• fresh champignons - 250 gr. (or other mushrooms)
  
• onions - 2-3 pcs.
• hard cheese - 150-200 gr.
• butter - 2 tbsp. l.
• vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. spoon

You can choose any of the recipes to suit your taste. Both of them are tasty and beautiful, so both of them can be easily cooked. The recipes are proven and they will not let you down.

Curd and cheese spread “Snowman”

How can December and January do without your favorite winter characters? Therefore, we are preparing a delicious “Snowman” snack. This option will not leave either adults or children indifferent!

We will need:

• cottage cheese - 150 gr
• processed cheese - 1 piece
• boiled eggs - 3 pcs
• butter - 50 g (2.5 tablespoons)
• mayonnaise - 2 teaspoons
• walnuts - 1 tbsp. spoon
• French fries, black bread, dry biscuits and bell pepper - for decoration
• garlic - 1 piece
• dill - for decoration
• salt - to taste

Preparation:

1. Boil eggs and cool. Separate the whites from the yolks.

2. Grate the yolks and one third of the processed cheese chilled in the freezer on a fine grater. Grind the nuts using a mixer. Add mayonnaise and mix.

3. Wet your hands in water and form balls from the yolk mixture.

4. Grind the cottage cheese and remaining cheese through a sieve, add chopped garlic and butter. Add salt to taste and stir.

5. Cover the yolks with curd mixture and form a snowman.

6. Grate the whites on a fine grater. You can additionally stick them around the snowman, or you can put them on a plate, making improvised snow out of it.

7. Cut out hats from black bread. From vegetables - eyes and mouth. Fry the French fries and make handles. Decorate. Place cookies on a circle.

You can also decorate a snowman using boiled carrots. A bucket hat can be cut out of it, just like a nose. You can make twig handles from dill.

How to beautifully decorate meat, fish and vegetable plates

The next topic is the design of meat, fish and vegetable plates. Of course, every housewife has experience in decorating such plates. But you can pick up some ideas from others.

Here's an example of how you can decorate a fish plate.

How do you like meat plates?!

A vegetable plate will also come in handy. With it, the table always becomes especially bright and festive, as well as creating a festive mood.

Okay, we did it. Let's move on to salads.

But you can’t just bake the fish. Many people like to cook fried fish for the holiday table.

Fish in batter “Delicious”

This fish can be served both hot and cold. And believe me, despite the abundance of dishes and snacks, such a fish will simply fly apart in one or two minutes.

We will need:

• fish (any) - 1 kg
• lemon - 1 pc.
• salt, pepper - to taste
• vegetable oil - for frying

For the test:

• light beer - 1 glass
• egg - 1 pc.
• sour cream - 1 tbsp. spoon

Preparation:

1. Separate the fish from the bones or use ready-made fish fillets. Sprinkle it with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Leave to marinate for 30 minutes.

2. Prepare the dough. Mix beer, egg, sour cream. Slowly add flour, mixing the contents. The dough should be quite thick and should not drip when you dip the fish in it.

3. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the fish in batter.

It’s not for nothing that the dish has its name. The fish really turns out delicious. And it’s not difficult to prepare!

This recipe is a beer batter, but it is made with separately beaten whites and yolks. There is also a video on how to prepare it.

Well, a lot of recipes have already been written, it’s time to move on to desserts. Over the course of the year, we collected various desserts on the blog pages, cooked according to them, and ate them with great pleasure. Let's repeat some of them, especially since they are world famous and loved.

Fruit and berry jelly cake without baking “Winter Snowdrift”

A delicious cake that, despite the abundance of delicious food on a magical winter night, will not go unnoticed.

Berries and fruits can be used according to the season, whatever you want!

We will need:

• banana - 1 piece
• kiwi – 1 piece
• peaches – 2 pcs.
• apricots – 5-6 pcs.
• strawberries – 0.5 tbsp
• raspberries – 0.5 tbsp
• sour cream – 0.5 l
• gelatin – 3 tbsp. spoons (30 g)
• sugar – 1 glass
• biscuit -250-300 gr

Preparing such a cake cannot be called difficult. It is prepared with great pleasure, as well as eaten. This is why you want to make this cake again and again.

The only difficulty is that you have to wait the whole night for it to harden. And when he stands in the refrigerator and teases with his appearance, it is simply impossible to bear! I really want to try it as soon as possible. The difficulty of preparing such a cake before the holiday may lie in the fact that it may simply not last until the magical winter night. Especially in those families who have already prepared it.

The cake is delicious and light at the same time. White and just perfect for a winter holiday. That is why it received such a name - “Winter Snowdrift”. We put a big fat check mark next to this recipe. And those who want to check this box, go to the page with the recipe, that’s what it’s called

Dessert Eton Mess with berries and cream

We will need (for 6 servings):

• cream (33%) - 750 ml.
• raspberries or strawberries - 300-400 gr
• soufflé (or meringue) 200 gr
• mint for decoration
• red currants - for decoration

This dessert will take the most worthy place on your holiday table!

Dessert “Sweet Christmas tree”

We will need:

• butter - 250 gr
• powdered sugar - 500 gr
• milk - 5-8 tbsp. spoons
• vanilla - on the tip of a knife
• salt - a pinch
• green food coloring

For cupcakes (22-24 pieces):

• flour - 3 cups
• water - 2 glasses
• sugar - 1.5-2 cups
• cocoa - 6 tbsp. spoons
• vegetable oil -3-4 tbsp. spoons
• vinegar - 1.5-2 tbsp. spoons
• soda -2 teaspoons
• salt - 1 teaspoon
• vanilla sugar - 2 teaspoons

Filling, decoration:

• strawberry
• packaging of M&Mdens dragees

Preparation:

1. Remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance so that it becomes soft. Beat it with a mixer into a thick white mass. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, food coloring and beat everything until smooth.

2. Add milk, first 5 tablespoons, beat, and gradually add more to achieve the desired cream consistency. Beat the finished mixture for 5 - 7 minutes.

3. For the muffins, mix flour, sugar, cocoa, soda, salt and vanilla sugar. Sift through a sieve, preferably twice.

4. Pour in vinegar and stir with a fork. Then butter, and mix again with a fork. No need to beat!

5. Pour in water and continue whisking with a fork until smooth. Do not beat!

6. Place the dough in molds and bake for 30 minutes at 180 degrees.

7. Now let's start decorating. Grease the cake with cream and place the berry in the center so that it stands stable.

8. Place the cream in a pastry bag fitted with the smallest star tip.

9. Starting from the bottom, we form spruce branches from the cream. To do this, you need to place the end of the nozzle against the berry and squeeze out the cream about 1 cm. After you stop pressing, remove your hand. And we do the same for the next branch.

We arrange the branches in a checkerboard pattern in relation to the bottom row.

10. Decorate Christmas trees with jelly beans and star-cookies.

This dessert is enjoyed by both adults and children. It is very tasty and, without a doubt, festive! Prepare it and please yourself and your loved ones.

Well, the last topic is drinks! What would a holiday be without them!

Cocktail “Homemade Baileys”

We will need:

• egg yolks - 5 pieces
• sugar - 1 glass
• condensed milk without sugar - 1 can
• vodka – 200 ml
• instant coffee - 1 tbsp. spoon

Preparation:

1. To prepare a cocktail you only need fresh eggs. Wash them with soap and dry them with a paper towel. Separate the yolks from the whites.

2. Grind the yolks with sugar. Toss with condensed milk.

3. Dilute instant coffee in vodka.

4. Combine the two mixtures into one using a mixer. Pour into a bottle. Homemade Baileys is ready! You can't tell it from the real thing! And it is made only from natural ingredients!

Cocktail “Royal Delight”

We will need:

• blackcurrant liqueur – 10 ml
• dry champagne - 100 ml

In the absence of blackcurrant liqueur, it can be replaced with any other berry liqueur.

Preparation:

Pour liqueur into a champagne glass. Then pour champagne. Decorate the rim of the glass with strawberries or a slice of orange. You can add ice cubes.

Cocktail “Azure Blues”

We will need:

• white rum - 1 part
• orange juice - 2 parts
• pineapple juice - 2 parts
• juice of half a lime
• fresh mint
• crushed ice

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients using a shaker. Pour into a tall glass, add crushed ice, garnish with mint leaves.

We all had adult cocktails. But you also need to prepare a delicious children's cocktail. And I have one in mind.

Children's cocktail "Morozko"

We will need:

• ice cream of three different varieties
• cream
• mineral water
• sugar
• lemon juice

Preparation:

1. Dip the edge of the glass in lemon juice. Dip it in sugar so that the edge of the glass becomes slightly “snowy.”

2. Carefully place 1 full tablespoon of different ice cream into a glass. You can use vanilla, strawberry, pineapple, pistachio. The main thing is that each of them has its own taste.

3. Pour cream up to half a glass. Mix gently with a spoon.

4. Add mineral water, but so that the glass is only 3/4 full. A foam should form.

Children love this cocktail very much. So be prepared for them to ask for more!

As you can see, there were quite a lot of ideas for the holiday menu! But a lot is not a little! It's always good to have a choice. And in today's material you can choose a recipe for every taste. There are appetizers, salads, main courses, desserts, and even cocktails.

All recipes have been tested and should not let you down! All I can do is wish you a good mood!

Happy New Year! And let your holiday table be the best!

According to the eastern calendar, the year of the Red Rooster is coming. The element that will dominate throughout the year is fire. To attract health, love and prosperity into your home, you need to appease the Rooster. It is believed that the patron of the coming year has a cocky character, but also respects traditions. In preparing the New Year's table, everything is taken into account, down to the smallest detail. The menu for the New Year in 2017 is also compiled taking into account the preferences of the symbol of the year.

Preferences for the mascot of the year - the Rooster

The main colors that should be present in the decor of the festive table in the year of the Rooster are red and gold. For Chinese culture, these colors are traditional, so it is believed that in 2017 it is necessary to adhere to other traditions. In our country, it is customary for the table to be filled with treats during the holiday.

Traditionally, the menu consists of the following categories:

• cold snacks;
• hot main courses;
• beverages.

Table decor in red colors

There are also certain restrictions in creating a menu for the New Year's table in 2017. Firstly, the Rooster will not like it if chicken or dishes made from it are served. Secondly, you need to avoid using chicken eggs, which can also offend the proud bird. You can replace traditional eggs in salads with quail eggs. Instead of chicken, it is better to serve pork, beef, fish or seafood.

The symbol of the coming year does not tolerate intricate and overly refined dishes. He enjoys simple home-cooked food without the use of hot spices or unnatural additives. In general, it’s not difficult to please a bird if you have the desire. And he, according to Eastern beliefs, will not remain in debt and will patronize the owners of the house in the new year.

There can only be such a cockerel on the table

An ordinary salad turns into a festive one in tartlets

New Year's snacks for appetite

The first category of dishes that are sure to be present on any New Year's table menu is snacks. It is here that the hostess can show her imagination in the design of dishes. Everyone is already tired of ordinary sandwiches with sausage and sprats. But the unusual canapés will please both the guests and the Cockerel.

Canapés are convenient for any table

Potato canapés with salmon

Ingredients:

• medium-sized potatoes (for baking) – 1 kg;
• butter (melted) – 100 g;
• flour – 100 g;
• soda – 0.5 tsp;
• cream cheese (Philadelphia, mascarpone) – 280 g;
• salmon – 200 g;
• cream – 100 ml;
• lemon (its juice and zest) – 1 pc.;
• capers for decoration – 50 g.

Beautiful and neat canapés with salmon will surprise guests

1. Prepare the base for the canapes. This recipe uses baked potato pillows instead of bread. Potatoes should be washed and dried. Bake until soft on the inside and crispy on the outside.
2. Peel and mash the cooled potatoes. Then add fat, flour and soda. Roll out the resulting potato dough and transfer to a baking sheet. Ideally, the thickness of the dough is no more than 1 cm.
3. Brush the potatoes with melted butter and place in the oven a second time for 45 minutes. The resulting potato cake should be cooled.
4. In the meantime, you can start filling. Beat the cream cheese until the mixture becomes shiny. Then add cold cream and lemon juice. For added spice, you can use ground pepper.
5. Coat the cooled potatoes with the resulting creamy mixture. Cut the dish into even portion squares. Place a piece of smoked salmon on each square. Garnish each serving with dill leaves, lemon zest and chopped capers.

Cream cheese should be well whipped

King penguins made from olives

Ingredients:

• large pitted olives – 18 pcs.;
• small pitted olives – 18 pcs.;
• carrots – 1 pc.;
• cream cheese – 1 pack. (250 g).

Cute penguins for table decoration

1. First you need to prepare large olives. This will be the body of the penguins. Make a longitudinal cut on each olive. Place 1 spoon of cream cheese inside each olive.
2. Cut the carrots into slices 3-4 mm thick. Cut out a quarter circle from the circles - this will be the penguin's beak. The remaining part is the paws.
3. Place all 18 carrot legs on a serving plate. Place a large olive with the filling on top, hole side down. Place the olive so that the cut with the cheese is in front - this is the penguin's tummy. Place a small olive with the hole on top of a large one. Insert a carrot beak into it. To make the structure stable and the snack convenient to pick up with your hands, each figure must be placed on a skewer.

Penguin parts before assembly

New Year's salads are not only Olivier

Olivier and herring under a fur coat are perhaps the main symbols of the New Year. But it’s difficult to call these salads original and healthy. Housewives are trying to get away from stereotypes and come up with an unusual menu for the New Year. The highlight of the holiday table is salads.

These Christmas trees will decorate the table

Salad “Oriental Tale” with persimmon

Ingredients:

• dried cranberries - 1 tbsp.;
• dry wine – 0.5 tbsp.;
• Brussels sprouts – 300 g;
• Iceberg salad – 300 g;
• persimmon – 2 pcs.;
• pumpkin seeds – 0.5 tbsp.;
• pomegranate seeds - 0.5 tbsp.
• for refueling:
• linseed oil – 100 ml;
• Dijon mustard – 1.5 tbsp. l.;
• weak vinegar (apple, wine) – 2 tbsp. l.;
• salt pepper.

The salad looks very appetizing

1. Mix cranberries with wine and place over moderate heat. Simmer until almost all the liquid has evaporated.
2. In a large bowl, mix shredded cabbage and lettuce, diced persimmons and cooled cranberries. Add pomegranate seeds and pumpkin seeds. Leave a little for decoration.
3. Then prepare the dressing. The dressing should sit for about half an hour so that all the spices reveal their aromas.
4. Season the salad, mix and decorate by sprinkling seeds on top.

I use pomegranate seeds and grains in preparing the salad, you will definitely please the hero of the occasion - the New Year's Rooster

Even without mayonnaise you can prepare a New Year's dish

Italian salad with prosciutto

Ingredients:

• prosciutto – 150 g;
• salami – 150 g;
• Romaine or Iceberg lettuce - 1 head;
• olives (mixture of black and green) – 0.5 tbsp.;
• hot or salad pepper, marinated - 0.5 tbsp.;

For the Italian dressing:

• olive oil – 2.5 tbsp;
• garlic clove - 1 pc.;
• weak vinegar (apple, wine, balsamic) - 1.5 tbsp. l.;

Light and fresh Italian salad will decorate any table

1. To prepare Italian dressing, press the garlic through a special press or chop it with a knife, and then mix with the rest of the ingredients.
2. Cut the salami into small cubes. Finely chop the lettuce leaves into strips. To add sophistication to the salad, prosciutto can be rolled into rolls.
3. Prepare the pepper. If you can’t find pickled peppers, you can use fresh ones by first frying them in a frying pan. Cut the finished pepper into large slices or leave in halves if it is small.
4. Mix all ingredients and season salad with dressing.

New Year's salad is ready

Hot dishes - how to replace chicken

Deliciously prepared hot dishes set the tone for the entire feast. To please all guests without exception, it is advisable to offer several types of hot food. It is better to include fish or beef as the main dishes on the New Year's table menu. The main thing is not to serve chicken or chicken.

Any meat will do except chicken

Chinese Baked Spicy Fish

Ingredients:

• fresh, not frozen fish (cod, tilapia, pike perch) – 1 pc.;
• mushrooms (you can use shiitake, honey mushrooms or oyster mushrooms) – 200 g;
• vegetables (onions, shallots, chili peppers) – 1 pc.;
• spices (cumin, cumin, red and black pepper) – 1 tsp each;
• garlic – 2 teeth;
• ginger - 1 tsp;
• greens – 0.5 bunch.

The fish looks very festive

1. Gut and remove scales from the fish, rinse and dry. Make several shallow transverse cuts along the sides. Rub the fish inside and in the cuts with salt.
2. Prepare vegetables and herbs. Finely chop the onion, pepper, garlic, and grate the ginger. Wash the mushrooms, chop finely and dry.
3. Pour a few tablespoons of vegetable oil into a heated frying pan. Fry vegetables and mushrooms. When you feel the aroma of fried mushrooms, add spices to the frying.
4. Place the fish and the resulting hot frying sauce on a baking sheet. Leave for an hour so that the fish is saturated with the juice of the vegetables and the smell of spices. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 30 minutes.
5. Transfer the finished dish to a plate and sprinkle with herbs.

Cover the fish with vegetables

Festive beef with vegetables in a rustic style

Ingredients:

• boneless beef – 1 kg;
• broccoli – 1 large head;
• small potatoes – 0.5 kg;
• garlic – 1 head;
• balsamic vinegar – 2 tbsp;
• vegetable oil – 100 ml;
• salt pepper.

Juicy and fried meat with vegetables

1. Place the beef in a zip-top plastic bag, add half the olive oil, vinegar and 4 cloves of garlic. Season with salt and pepper, then leave to marinate in a tightly sealed bag for 15 minutes to 1 hour.
2. Meanwhile, do the vegetables. Wash the potatoes thoroughly and cut them into halves. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Place the potatoes prepared for baking on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 20 minutes.
3. After 20 minutes, add broccoli to the potatoes. First you need to disassemble it into inflorescences, combine them in a bowl with the remaining olive oil, garlic and spices.
4. Place the marinated meat on the grill on top of the vegetables. This will allow the vegetables to cook in the beef's juices and fat while the steaks cook on the grill. Roast the meat until the internal temperature is about 125 degrees, according to a food thermometer. On average it takes 20-25 minutes.
5. The finished beef can be served directly on a baking sheet, or you can transfer it to a beautiful dish. Before cutting the meat into 0.5 cm slices, you need to let it cool for about 20 minutes.

The meat turns out very tasty on the grill

Desserts for the festive table on New Year's Eve

The final part of the meal is dessert. To make the symbol of the year, the Rooster, like sweets, use seeds, grains and other foods that birds like. You will definitely be inspired by these two simple and delicious desserts for the New Year's menu 2017, taking into account the Rooster's taste preferences.

Golden Lily baskets filled with pumpkin

Ingredients:

• puff paste – 1 pack;
• pumpkin puree – 1 tbsp;
• brown sugar – 0.5 tbsp;
• butter – 100 g;
• quail eggs – 3 pcs.;
• vanillin;
• dried cranberries - 0.5 tbsp.;
• pumpkin seeds – 0.5 tbsp;
• salt.

Appetizing baskets with sweet filling

1. Roll out the dough very thin - up to 3 mm. Cut out 10 even circles with a diameter of 25 cm. Line baking pans with dough.
2. Prepare the filling. To do this, mix pumpkin puree, sugar, butter, salt, eggs, vanilla and cranberries in one container. Roast pumpkin seeds in a dry frying pan and add to the rest of the ingredients. Distribute the resulting mixture among the baskets.
3. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees with convection turned on for about 20 minutes. Garnish with remaining seeds and cranberries.

Almond Banana Cinnamon Muffins

Ingredients:

• flour – 1.5 tbsp;
• baking powder - 1 pack;
• allspice, cinnamon, salt - 0.5 tsp each;
• quail eggs – 6 pcs.;
• overripe banana – 2 pcs.;
• almond milk – 0.25 tbsp;
• butter – 100 g.

For the streusel:

• butter – 3 tbsp;
• oatmeal or corn - 1 tbsp. l.;
• almonds cut into petals - 3 tbsp;
• granulated sugar – 2 tbsp;
• flour – 2 tbsp;
• ground cinnamon – 0.5 tbsp.

Banana muffins with sweet streusel

1. Preheat the oven. You need to bake at 180 degrees. Grease 12 muffin tins with butter.
2. Prepare the streusel. Mix all the above ingredients and knead the mixture with your hands.
3. Mix dry ingredients in a container: flour, baking powder, sugar, spices. Mix eggs, banana, almond milk and vanilla in another bowl with a whisk. Sift dry ingredients into egg mixture.
4. Fill the molds halfway with the resulting dough. Gently spoon streusel on top with a teaspoon. Bake for at least 15 minutes at 180 degrees.

The muffins are airy and very flavorful.

New Year's alcoholic drinks

The signature drink on every menu for the New Year is champagne, but in the Year of the Rooster, the cocktail plays the main role. This is because the word “cocktail” translates as “rooster’s tail,” which perfectly matches the theme of the New Year’s party. You can prepare a wide variety of cocktails, the main thing is a bright decoration.

New Year's gin and tonic

Ingredients:

• gin – 30 ml;
• tonic – 100 ml;
• frozen cranberries (you can try the version with currants) – 15 pcs.;
• fresh rosemary - 1 sprig.

1. Making this cocktail couldn't be easier. All you need to do is take 5 cranberries and defrost them. Mash the berries and squeeze out the juice.
2. Mix gin and tonic in a tall glass. Add defrosted cranberries to color the drink pink.
3. Garnish the top of the drink with the remaining frozen berries. The final touch is a sprig of rosemary for decoration.

Apple bourbon with tonic and peach

Ingredients:

• peaches – 2 pcs.;
• apple bourbon – 50 ml;
• tonic – 100 ml;
• crushed ice;
• rosemary or mint for garnish.

A cold cocktail is a great drink for a party.

1. Cut the peaches into thin slices. You need to cut with a sharp knife so that the peaches retain their juiciness and look neat. If you don't have good fresh peaches, you can use canned ones, but the taste will change a little.
2. Place peaches and crushed ice in a tall thin glass.
3. Pour in bourbon and tonic. This will cool the alcohol and give it a peachy flavor.
4. Decorate with a green sprig.

Fruit cocktails for children

What to serve on the New Year's table to surprise guests and please the symbol of 2017 - the Rooster, is up to you to decide. The proposed menu for the New Year 2017 is just one of the options. Whatever you prepare, may the Fiery Red Rooster be favorable to you this year and grant you the fulfillment of all your desires.

Are you completely confused about what to cook for the New Year of the Pig? Don't like making meal lists? No time left to select suitable recipes among millions of offers on the Internet? Don't despair, your New Year's menu is already ready. All that remains is to choose the appropriate option from those proposed, depending on the composition, age of the company and the location of the New Year's Eve.

New Year has always been considered a family holiday. And many try to adhere to the tradition of celebrating the birth of the New Year with the chimes in the family circle.

But even if no friends are expected to come to the festive table, the hostess of the house tries to prepare as many delicious dishes as possible so that there is enough for both the family and possible guests. In addition, many people prefer not to cook for a couple of days after the New Year, finishing off New Year's snacks and salads.

To create a New Year's menu, you can get together with the whole family and write down everyone's ideas. And for those who are looking for a ready-made menu, we have prepared the perfect 8-course option.

Beef stew with carrots, onions and prunes will appeal to both adults and children. If you simmer such a dish for about an hour over medium heat, the meat will be saturated with the aromas of vegetables and dried fruits and will acquire an incredible aroma.

Potato halves stuffed with pieces of tomatoes and ham turn into magical boats after baking in the oven.

All that remains is to sprinkle with cheese and you can serve it to the New Year's family table.

In the original, the Caprice appetizer is prepared in the form of a salad.

But we suggest changing traditions a little and stringing mozzarella balls, olives and cherry tomatoes onto skewers.

If you can’t find fresh basil in winter, replace it with parsley sprigs.

We suggest filling the finished tartlets with double filling. After greasing the molds with softened butter, fill them halfway with mushrooms, fried with onions and mixed with chopped boiled eggs.

The second layer of filling is a delicate chicken liver pate with carrots, onions and butter.

Prepare a classic Olivier salad with sausage or chicken breast.

And if you wish, you can prepare a traditional New Year's salad with unusual ingredients.

Recipes for variations of Olivier salad can be found in the article.

Mix strips of boiled veal tongue with slices of fried onions and carrots. All that remains is to add pickles and a little mayonnaise.

Sprinkle green onions on top of the salad. Men's New Year's salad is ready.

Another childhood memory is the delicious Napoleon layer cake.

Of course, you will have to tinker with it, but this is the only complex dish on the menu that requires preliminary preparation.

A traditional birthday cake recipe can be found in the section.

By adding lemons, honey and mint to boiled water, you can get lemonade without a drop of preservatives and harmful chemicals.

A refreshing aromatic drink will ideally complement the New Year's table and will appeal to all family members.

Festive menu for the New Year 2019 of the Pig for two

When it comes to a menu for two, a romantic dinner immediately comes to mind.

But not only couples in love can celebrate the New Year together, for whom New Year’s Eve is a fairy tale that unites hearts.

Couples who have lived together for more than one year, and girlfriends who have decided to step away from the whole world and devote New Year's Eve to watching programs and quiet conversation, raise their glasses to the chiming clock.

Elderly people who are forced to celebrate the holiday alone also gather around the same table.

We offer a unique menu that is suitable for a romantic dinner or for celebrating the New Year with a friend or soulmate.

A quick and tasty dish that is ideal for New Year's celebrations.

Take lean portions of meat and bake in the oven with spices. Be sure to place a pineapple slice on each piece and sprinkle grated cheese on top.

Tender rice with a mushroom aroma perfectly complements the meat. The side dish is prepared immediately before serving.

Mushrooms can be used both wild and ordinary champignons.

A light appetizer of torn lettuce leaves, which ideally complements grainy salted cottage cheese and king prawns. If desired, you can add cherry tomatoes to the appetizer.

A snack in which you can use ready-made meat products or prepared yourself.

Make chicken pasta, pork boiled pork, lard loaded with spices, and boil beef tongue.

Thanks to just one dish, a woman can show herself as a skilled housewife.

There is no desire or time to tinker with handmade delights; lay out store-bought sausages and ham.

Buy ready-made snack tartlets or bake your own from puff pastry. Fill the molds with red caviar and garnish with parsley sprigs.

The dessert, which alternates layers of chocolate and strawberry-sour cream, is ideal for a romantic dinner or for treating a friend.

In winter, you can safely use frozen strawberries for cooking.

The sweet snack will sparkle with new colors if the apples are stuffed with cottage cheese, raisins and nuts.

When serving, add ice cream slices and top with vanilla sauce.

Make an invigorating drink with red wine and citrus fruits. Don't forget to add a little sugar and mint leaves to the cocktail.

If desired, you can add pieces of apples and cinnamon sticks to the sangria.

To make a non-alcoholic version, replace the wine with grape juice.

Menu for the New Year of the Pig for a company of 8-10 people

Feeding a large company is a responsible and difficult task.

The menu will have to include at least 8 standard dishes from the family version, doubling their volume. Or expand the menu and prepare several options for hot dishes, appetizers and salads.

It will be difficult for one housewife to cope with the preparation of such a banquet. Therefore, you will have to involve your relatives and friends for help.

Or, as an option, distribute the dishes from the list among all participants, and prepare only hot dishes for the holiday hosts.

Pork ham baked in the oven is a hearty and tasty dish.

First, we stuff the meat with garlic, coat it with mustard and spices, and send it to the oven in foil or a baking sleeve.

The meat can be served with pieces of potato, which will become an additional side dish.

The second hot dish can be chicken, which we will also bake in the oven.

The highlight of this dish is its unusual method of preparation.

Place the bird on a layer of salt sprinkled on a leaf. Don't worry - the chicken will take as much salt as it needs, and the meat will be tender and juicy.

Choose potatoes of the same size, wash them well and cut them into pieces. After drying the pieces on a towel, sprinkle them generously with rosemary and, after sprinkling with vegetable oil, put them in the oven.

At the end of cooking, do not forget to salt the dish.

Leave the potatoes in the broiler until golden brown.

Classic jellied meat

Such a cold appetizer will always be relevant. In addition, meat frozen in broth is a hearty, tasty appetizer for strong alcoholic drinks.

You can serve the jellied meat with horseradish sauce or mustard dressing.

There are many options for stuffing half boiled eggs.

We offer several options this year.

Stuff eggs with pieces of sausage, corn and garnish with slices of fresh cucumber. Or chicken liver pate with boiled yolk.

Grated processed cheese with garlic and yolk is also a great recipe. Go ahead and make herring mass with beets.

Lavash roll and cod liver

Lavash rolls look original and festive. It's also a delicious snack.

Spread salted grainy cottage cheese and mashed cod liver onto a sheet of lavash, and place torn lettuce leaves on top. All that remains is to roll the pita bread and cut into portions.

Meat, vegetable and cheese slices

For the New Year's table, where a large company will gather, it is better to prepare several options for cutting.

Guests will be able to create their own snack sandwiches from pieces of sausage, ham, tongue, various cheeses, and vegetables.

In fact, this salad is a variation of the classic Olivier. Only instead of the usual boiled sausage we will use smoked chicken meat.

Boil the squid for no more than a minute and cool quickly in cold water. Cut the carcasses into strips and add chopped eggs and canned corn. Z

Season the salad with homemade mayonnaise and garnish with fresh cucumber and parsley.

Classic Mimosa will sparkle with new colors and taste if you replace ordinary canned food with pieces of noble salmon.

The fish can be lightly salted or baked in the oven. Find more Mimosa salad recipes.

A birthday cake for a large company should be delicious and easy to prepare.

The ideal option would be the Smetannik cake.

Using a minimum of ingredients and preparation time, you can create a real confectionery masterpiece.

If you are planning walks in the fresh air or setting off fireworks, sledding on New Year's Eve, tea with spices will become an indispensable drink. It can be prepared with milk, cinnamon, vanilla, cardamom, cloves.

You can take this drink with you in a thermos on a walk or give your guests tea when they come home.

When choosing the right menu, listen to your desires. You should not strictly adhere to all recommendations and advice, or cook strictly according to the proposed menu and recipes. New Year is a holiday of fairy tales, homely, touching and family. Therefore, feel free to prepare according to the list, which takes into account the wishes of each guest. And even if the dishes do not complement each other, everyone will find on the table what they really wanted.

A cheerful and noisy holiday, New Year is that fabulous time of magic and miracles when you want to surprise, delight and make everyone around you happy! And the New Year also means a luxurious festive table - an integral part of the New Year and Christmas holidays.

Every housewife, wife, mother and grandmother tries their best these days to please their loved ones in a special way and prepare a truly festive menu. A well-set New Year's table is the key to a successful holiday!

The year of the Fire Rooster is coming, an eastern sign that loves everything bright and extraordinary. That is why New Year's dishes for 2017 must be carefully thought out, beautiful and, last but not least, delicious. Our website will help you create that very New Year's menu, the dishes of which will make your guests eat every last crumb.

Meat dish "Beef Wellington"

Required ingredients:

• Beef tenderloin – 750 g;
• Ham – 7 slices;
• Fresh mushrooms (champignons) – 400 g;
• Puff pastry – 500 g;
• Egg yolk – 2 pcs.;
• English mustard – 2 tbsp. spoons;
• Flour – 10 g;
• Sea salt – 2 pinches;
• Olive oil – 2 tbsp. spoons;
• Freshly ground pepper – 5 g.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Mushrooms should be washed, dried and poured into a food processor, where they should be ground to a puree. The resulting mass should be placed in a frying pan heated over a fire and excess water should be evaporated from the mushrooms by frying them over high heat, stirring constantly, for about ten minutes. Next, place the mushrooms on a plate and set aside for now.

Step 2. Meanwhile, heat a little olive oil in a frying pan and fry the beef seasoned with pepper and salt on each side for 30 seconds. After this, the meat must be removed from the heat and, after allowing it to cool a little, coat with mustard.

Step 3. Place slices of ham overlapping on a piece of cling film laid out on the table, brush with mushroom mixture, and place a piece of meat coated with mustard on top, in the center.

Step 4. The cling film with the ham should be wrapped tightly around the beef, making a roll, which should be put in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.

Step 5. Sprinkle the surface of the table with flour and roll out the dough into a rectangle no more than 3-4 mm thick.

Step 6. You need to remove the film from the roll and place it in the very middle of the puff pastry rectangle. Brush the remaining dough around the roll with egg yolk and wrap the roll in the dough. Excess dough must be trimmed, then place the dough roll on a baking sheet, seam side down, brush with egg yolk and place in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.

Step 7 The oven must be preheated to 200 degrees, remove the roll from the refrigerator, make small cuts on it, making sure to brush them with egg yolk, and place the roll in the oven. After 20 minutes, the temperature should be reduced to 180 degrees and continue baking for another 15 minutes.

Step 8 After the allotted time has passed, the meat must be taken out of the oven and allowed to “rest” for about 10-15 minutes. After this, the dish can be cut into portions and served.

Fish dish “Pollack fillet in the oven”

Required ingredients:

• Pollock fillet – 500 g;
• Lemon – ½ piece;
• Sour cream – ½ cup;
• Natural yogurt – ½ cup;
• Butter;
• Salt pepper;
• Dill.

Cooking process:

Step 1. The fish should be washed, dried, seasoned with salt and pepper, and then marinated in the juice of half a lemon for 30 minutes.

Step 2. Grease a baking dish with butter and lay out the marinated fillet. You can put a few pieces of butter on top of the fish, this will make the pollock even more tender. Bake fish fillets for about 20 minutes at 200 degrees.

Step 3. While the fish reaches the desired condition, mix sour cream and natural yogurt in a bowl, not forgetting to add finely chopped dill. After mixing everything until smooth, pour this sauce over the already cooked fish, and then return the dish to the oven for about 15 minutes.

Salad “Pomegranate Bracelet” for the New Year’s table

Required ingredients:

• Pomegranate – 1 pc.;
• Smoked chicken – 300 g;
• Chicken eggs – 4 pcs.;
• Potatoes – 3 pcs.;
• Carrots – 2 pcs.;
• Onions – 1 pc.;
• Walnuts – 100 g;
• Apples – 2 pcs.;
• Garlic – 2 cloves;
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. spoons;
• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp. spoon;
• Mayonnaise – 50-70 g.

Cooking process:

Step 1. The eggs must be hard-boiled, peeled and grated.

Step 2. Potatoes need to be boiled in their skins, peeled and grated.

Step 3. Apples and raw carrots should be grated. The grated apple mass must be sprinkled with lemon juice to prevent the apples from turning black.

Step 4. The onion should be cut into small cubes and then fried in oil in a frying pan.

Step 5. Walnuts need to be ground in a blender or passed through a meat grinder.

Step 6. Smoked chicken meat should be separated from the bones and cut into medium-sized slices.

Step 7 Now you can start “assembling” the salad in layers. You need to lay out layers around the glass:

1. smoked chicken (make a mesh of mayonnaise on top);
2. fried onion;
3. eggs (make a mayonnaise mesh);
4. carrots (mayonnaise mesh);
5. garlic;
6. walnuts (mesh of mayonnaise).

Step 8 To complete the preparation of the “Pomegranate Bracelet,” our surface should be covered with pomegranate seeds.

New Year's salad "Chamomile" with pink salmon

Required ingredients:

• Pink salmon – 300 g;
• Chicken eggs – 3 pcs.;
• Cucumbers – 2 pcs.;
• Rice – ½ cup;
• Carrots – 3 pcs.;
• Iceberg salad - 100 g;
• Onions – 3 pcs.;
• Dill – ½ bunch;
• Vegetable oil
• Vegetable oil – 10 ml;
• Salt.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Rice should be cooked in salted water until tender and then cooled.

Step 2. Eggs need to be hard-boiled, cooled and shelled.

Step 3. Pink salmon should be placed in a saucepan, pour boiling water over it and add carrots cut into medium-thick slices, as well as one small onion, cut into slices. The fish in the broth must be salted, seasoned with pepper, brought to a boil and boiled after boiling for 5 minutes.

Step 4. Remove the skin from the cooled pink salmon and mash the fillet with a fork, after removing all the bones from the fish.

Step 5. The two remaining carrots need to be peeled and grated on a coarse grater. Then the carrots should be lightly fried in a frying pan with the addition of a small amount of vegetable oil.

Step 6. Cucumbers should be cut into thin strips, and lettuce leaves should be torn into small pieces with your hands.

Step 7 The remaining onions should be peeled, then chopped and mixed with a tablespoon of mayonnaise.

Step 8 Boiled and already cooled rice should also be mixed with a tablespoon of mayonnaise.

Step 9 You can start assembling in layers:

1. lettuce leaves;
2. fish;
3. carrots (lightly grease the layer with mayonnaise);
4. cucumbers

Step 10 Finally, you need to sprinkle the salad with finely chopped dill and decorate with “daisy flowers” ​​from chicken eggs: the white should be cut into strips and the petals should be placed on the salad, and the center should be formed from the yolk.

New Year's appetizer "Caprese"

Required ingredients:

• Mozzarella cheese – 300 g;
• Cherry tomatoes – 20 pcs.;
• Fresh basil – 1 cup;
• Olive oil;
• Balsamic vinegar;
• Pepper.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Cherry tomatoes must be washed, dried and cut in half, each fruit.

Step 2. The cheese needs to be cut into small pieces.

Step 3. Basil needs to be washed and torn into leaves;

Step 4. All that remains is to string all the ingredients in this order:

1. half a cherry tomato;
2. mozzarella cheese;
3. basil;
4. half a cherry tomato.

Step 5. All that remains is to place the Caprese on a beautiful dish and drizzle with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

Dessert “Sweet Holiday Buns”

Required ingredients:

• Flour – 3 cups;
• Sugar – 1/3 cup;
• Salt – ½ teaspoon;
• Dry yeast – 1.5 teaspoons;
• Dry cinnamon – 1 tbsp. spoon;
• Milk – 1 glass;
• Butter – 60 g;
• Egg – 1 pc.;

For the top layer:

• Flour – 1 glass;
• Powdered sugar - ½ cup;
• Butter – 120 g;
• Turmeric, cocoa, food coloring.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Yeast should be dissolved in warm milk and the remaining ingredients should be added, kneading the dough.

Step 2. Now you need to form 16 identical balls from the dough and place them on a sheet. Cover the top of the dough with a cloth and place in a warm place for the buns to rise. And the distance between the crumpets cannot be less than 4 cm.

Step 3. You need to separately mix all the ingredients for the sweet top layer of buns. You should get a tender and soft dough, which must be divided into several parts, to each of which add the color you like best.

Step 4. The sweet dough also needs to be divided into 16 equal parts and, making flat cakes with your hands, placed on top of each bun. The dough should be left for another 35-40 minutes.

Step 5. Place the buns in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake for 15 minutes.

As everyone already knows, the coming year 2017 will pass. And therefore, according to the already established tradition, we began to take this fact into account when preparing for the New Year.

We are trying to find out better what we can expect from next year. We read horoscopes, trying to figure out how the Symbol of the next Year can affect our lives. And of course, first of all, we are preparing for the New Year, taking into account what the Master of the Year loves! To appease him, and so that he can help make next year successful for us in every way!

And for this, we select the appropriate New Year’s outfit for ourselves, purchase necessary and beautiful gifts for friends and relatives, decorate our home, and of course set a beautiful festive table.

And there is not a single housewife or owner who would not ask himself the question “What to cook for the New Year?” After all, this question is by no means rhetorical. On December 30 and 31, we will all put on aprons and settle down in our kitchen for a long time. After all, you need to have time to prepare appetizers, salads, main courses, and desserts.

And in order not to forget anything, and not to prepare anything unnecessary, you need to draw up the New Year's menu in advance. It will help you plan what you need to buy. Purchase items that can be stored for a long time in advance, and buy perishable foods the day before.

When compiling a menu for the Year of the Fire Rooster, you need to take into account some features, I talked about them in detail in the article, but let’s dwell briefly on the wishes for the New Year’s menu today.

• firstly, the Rooster is against the use of chicken meat on the festive table. Yes, this is understandable, we will not argue. In addition, we cooked chicken often and a lot throughout the year. Let's give her a break.
• secondly, it is not advisable to display stuffed eggs on the table or prepare snacks from whole eggs; this is also not encouraged. But using eggs in dishes is not prohibited.
• thirdly, the image of the Host of the Year in the design of dishes will be very helpful.
• fourthly, the bright, colorful design of the dishes will please the Cockerel. The colors that the Symbol of the Year loves are red, yellow, green, and all their shades. Therefore, decorate your dishes as brightly as possible. Beets, tomatoes, bell peppers, pomegranate seeds, cranberries, red caviar, corn, herbs and lettuce - all this is welcome when decorating dishes.
• fifthly, use those products that our Cockerel loves. And these are seafood, fish, meat, fresh vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts.
• sixth, the dishes should be beautiful and elegant, but relatively simple. The Rooster does not like pretentiousness. In addition, he does not like too fatty foods.

Here are the main wishes for the menu. If you manage to follow them, it will be just great! The Fire Rooster will not ignore this. He will understand that we show this respect and honor to him.

Well, it’s good for us too. We also want our New Year's festive table to be beautiful, bright and tasty. Therefore, in this our desires coincide with him!

Let us offer you options for dishes from which you can create a New Year's menu for your table without much hassle or long searches.

The menu, as it should be, includes appetizers and salads (and pay attention to the link that will take you to the most beloved and most in demand - there are a lot of them there!).

The main courses are presented with recipes for delicious and beautifully executed meat, fish, and duck.

I also paid a lot of attention to desserts and drinks. After all, we are preparing for a real big holiday. Therefore, we need to think about everything!

And to make it easier for you to navigate, a table of contents will help you!

For the holiday table, we usually prepare several different types of appetizers, set out meat, fish and vegetable plates, prepare two or three salads, one main hot dish and dessert, it can be a cake, mousse, jelly, soufflé. Pies are often baked, dumplings are molded and boiled. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails and spirits are also served.

Of course, all the dishes cannot be covered in one article, but let’s look at at least some of them, the most delicious and beautiful.

Profiteroles with cream cheese and salmon

We will need:

• creamy curd cheese - 300 gr
• cream 35% -50ml
• lightly salted salmon - 300 gr
• red caviar - for decoration
• dill - bunch
• salt, pepper - to taste

Preparation:

1. Profiteroles can be baked in advance, or you can purchase ready-made ones.
2. Creamy curd cheese can be used from Hohland or Almette brands. Beat cheese with cottage cheese. Add chopped dill, leave a little for decoration, salt and pepper to taste. Beat until smooth.
3. Cut off the tops of the profiteroles. Using a pastry bag, fill them with the mixture.
4. Thinly slice the salmon (salmon can also be used) and roll into a rose shape.
5. Decorate the profiteroles with red fish, red caviar and herbs.

The result is a beautiful, tasty and quick snack that your guests will certainly enjoy.

The same snack can be prepared using tartlets. And instead of red fish, they can be decorated with boiled shrimp.

Shells with red and black caviar

We will need:

• black caviar - 0.5 cans
• red caviar - 0.5 cans
• large shells - 100-150 g
• cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs - for decoration

Preparation:

As it turns out, Cockerel is a big fan of caviar. And therefore it is advisable to have it on the holiday table. But instead of the usual laying it out on a piece of loaf, you can improvise a little and serve the caviar in this form.

Since everything is clear here without words, we will not describe the entire process. Well, everyone understands that the shells need to be boiled first and then cooled.

Julienne with meat and mushrooms

Well, what would New Year be without julienne. But the classic version involves preparing it with chicken fillet, and we remember that chicken is not on the New Year’s table... Well, can’t we cancel julienne?! We will cook it with meat, it will also be very tasty!

We will need:

• boiled meat - 500-700 gr.
• fresh champignons - 250 gr. (or other mushrooms)
• onions - 2-3 pcs.
• hard cheese - 150-200 gr.
• butter - 2 tbsp. l.
• vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. spoon

How to cook julienne according to the classic recipe is given a step-by-step recipe in one of my articles, so whoever wants to cook it, follow the link to the page, and the recipe will appear before you in all its splendor.

And for special connoisseurs of this dish there is even a bonus in the form of another recipe

You can choose any of the recipes to suit your taste. Both of them are tasty and beautiful, so both of them can be easily cooked. The recipes are proven and they will not let you down.

Cottage cheese paste “Snowman”

What would New Year be without winter characters? Therefore, we are preparing a delicious “Snowman” snack. This snack will not leave either adults or children indifferent!

We will need:

• cottage cheese - 150 gr
• processed cheese - 1 piece
• boiled eggs - 3 pcs
• butter - 50 g (2.5 tablespoons)
• mayonnaise - 2 teaspoons
• walnuts - 1 tbsp. spoon
• French fries, black bread, dry biscuits and bell pepper - for decoration
• garlic - 1 piece
• dill - for decoration
• salt - to taste

Preparation:

1. Boil the eggs and cool. Separate the whites from the yolks.
2. Grate the yolks and one third of the processed cheese chilled in the freezer on a fine grater. Grind the nuts using a mixer. Add mayonnaise and mix.
3. Wet your hands in water and form the yolk mixture into balls.
4. Grind the cottage cheese and remaining cheese through a sieve, add chopped garlic and butter. Add salt to taste and stir.
5. Cover the yolks with the curd mixture and form a snowman.
6. Grate the whites on a fine grater. You can additionally stick them around the snowman, or you can put them on a plate, making improvised snow out of it.
7. Cut out hats from black bread. From vegetables - eyes and mouth. Fry the French fries and make handles. Decorate. Place cookies on a circle.

You can also decorate a snowman using boiled carrots. A bucket hat can be cut out of it, just like a nose. You can make twig handles from dill.

How to beautifully decorate meat, fish and vegetable plates

The next topic is the design of meat, fish and vegetable plates. Of course, every housewife has experience in decorating such plates. But you can pick up some ideas from others.

Here's an example of how you can decorate a fish plate.

How do you like meat plates?!



The vegetable plate is a special topic. The Host of the Year especially welcomes vegetables. Therefore, it is imperative to prepare such a plate for him.

Okay, we did it. Let's move on to salads.

But you can’t just bake the fish. Many people like to cook fried fish for the holiday table.

Fish in batter “Delicious”

This fish can be served both hot and cold. And believe me, despite the abundance of dishes and snacks, such a fish will simply fly apart in one or two minutes.

We will need:

• fish (any) - 1 kg
• lemon - 1 pc.
• salt, pepper - to taste
• vegetable oil - for frying

For the test:

• light beer - 1 glass
• egg - 1 pc.
• sour cream - 1 tbsp. spoon

Preparation:

1. Separate the fish from the bones or use ready-made fish fillets. Sprinkle it with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
2. Prepare the dough. Mix beer, egg, sour cream. Slowly add flour, mixing the contents. The dough should be quite thick and should not drip when you dip the fish in it.
3. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the fish in batter.

It’s not for nothing that the dish has its name. The fish really turns out delicious. And it’s not difficult to prepare!

Well, a lot of recipes have already been written, it’s time to move on to desserts. Over the course of the year, we collected various desserts on the blog pages, cooked according to them, and ate them with great pleasure. Let's repeat some of them, especially since they are world famous and loved.

Fruit and berry jelly cake without baking “Winter Snowdrift”

A delicious cake that, despite the abundance of delicious food on New Year's Eve, will not go unnoticed.

Berries and fruits can be used according to the season, whatever you want!

We will need:

• banana - 1 piece
• kiwi – 1 piece
• peaches – 2 pcs.
• apricots – 5-6 pcs.
• strawberries – 0.5 tbsp
• raspberries – 0.5 tbsp
• sour cream – 0.5 l
• gelatin – 3 tbsp. spoons (30 g)
• sugar – 1 glass
• biscuit -250-300 gr

Preparing such a cake cannot be called difficult. It is prepared with great pleasure, as well as eaten. This is why you want to make this cake again and again.

The only difficulty is that you have to wait the whole night for it to harden. And when he stands in the refrigerator and teases with his appearance, it is simply impossible to bear! I really want to try it as soon as possible. The difficulty of preparing such a cake before the New Year may lie in the fact that it may simply not last until New Year’s Eve. Especially in those families who have already prepared it.

The cake is delicious and light at the same time. White and just perfect for a winter holiday. That is why it received such a name - “Winter Snowdrift”. We put a big fat check mark next to this recipe. And those who want to check this box, go to the page with the recipe, it’s called “Fruit and berry cake without baking.”

Dessert Eton Mess with berries and cream

We will need:

(for 6 servings)

• cream (33%) - 750 ml.
• raspberries or strawberries - 300-400 gr
• soufflé (or meringue) 200 gr
• mint for decoration
• red currants - for decoration

We have also already prepared such a dessert of berries with cream, and the step-by-step recipe with photographs can be found on the corresponding page. It is good because it is prepared without any baking, it is light and tasty.

In the original, Eton Mess is made from strawberries, but on New Year's Day it can also be made from frozen berries. Try it, cook it, this dessert will not leave anyone indifferent! It is truly festive and simply incredibly delicious.

Tiramisu - Italian pleasure

Probably everyone has heard that there is such a delicious dessert called tiramisu. And probably many have tried this dessert. But, most likely, not everyone has tried to cook it at home. So, New Year is just such a holiday when you just need to try to cook it!

We will need:

• Mascarpone cheese -500 gr
• savoiardi cookies (lady fingers) - 250 gr
• espresso or black ground coffee - 300 - 350 ml
• eggs (fresh) - 6 pcs.
• sugar - 150 g (6 tablespoons)
• cocoa powder - 3 - 4 tbsp. spoons
• cognac - 1-2 tbsp. spoons (or liqueur, or Marsala wine, or rum)

Don’t think that since the name is so complicated, the dessert is quite difficult to prepare. It’s quite easy to prepare, so feel free to put it on the New Year’s menu. It simply cannot fail. Everyone who cooks succeeds.

And to help you there will be a step-by-step description with photographs of preparing tiramisu - according to the classic Italian recipe!

This dessert will take the most worthy place on your holiday table!

Dessert “Sweet Christmas tree”

We will need:

• butter - 250 gr
• powdered sugar - 500 gr
• milk - 5-8 tbsp. spoons
• vanilla - on the tip of a knife
• salt - a pinch
• green food coloring

For cupcakes:

(22-24 pieces)

• flour - 3 cups
• water - 2 glasses
• sugar - 1.5-2 cups
• cocoa - 6 tbsp. spoons
• vegetable oil -3-4 tbsp. spoons
• vinegar - 1.5-2 tbsp. spoons
• soda -2 teaspoons
• salt - 1 teaspoon
• vanilla sugar - 2 teaspoons

Filling, decoration:

• strawberry
• packaging of M&Mdens dragees

Preparation:

1. Remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance so that it becomes soft. Beat it with a mixer into a thick white mass. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, food coloring and beat everything until smooth.
2. Add milk, first 5 tablespoons, beat, and gradually add more to achieve the desired cream consistency. Beat the finished mixture for 5 - 7 minutes.
3. For the muffins, mix flour, sugar, cocoa, soda, salt and vanilla sugar. Sift through a sieve, preferably twice.
4. Pour in vinegar and stir with a fork. Then butter, and mix again with a fork. No need to beat!
5. Pour in water and continue whisking with a fork until smooth. Do not beat!
6. Place the dough in molds and bake for 30 minutes at 180 degrees.
7. Now let's start decorating. Grease the cake with cream and place the berry in the center so that it stands stable.
8. Place the cream in a pastry bag fitted with the smallest star tip.
9. Starting from the bottom, we form spruce branches from the cream. To do this, you need to place the end of the nozzle against the berry and squeeze out the cream about 1 cm. After you stop pressing, remove your hand. And we do the same for the next branch.

We arrange the branches in a checkerboard pattern in relation to the bottom row.

1. We decorate the Christmas trees with jelly beans and star-cookies.

This dessert is enjoyed by both adults and children. It is very tasty and, without a doubt, New Year's! Prepare it and please yourself and your loved ones.

Well, the last topic is beverages! What would New Year be without drinks? But we remember from the article about the characteristics of the Fire Sign of the Coming Year that you need to be very careful with alcohol! The rooster is also a bully and a bully, if he gets too much, he can start bullying everyone! Therefore, it is advisable to have Champagne and wine on the table, but you need to be careful with stronger drinks.

But cocktails are quite welcome. Moreover, the word “cocktail” translated from French means “rooster’s tail.” So the cocktail will fit right in!

Cocktail “Homemade Baileys”

We will need:

• egg yolks - 5 pieces
• sugar - 1 glass
• condensed milk without sugar - 1 can
• vodka - 200 ml
• instant coffee - 1 tbsp. spoon

Preparation:

1. To prepare the cocktail you only need fresh eggs. Wash them with soap and dry them with a paper towel. Separate the yolks from the whites.
2. Grind the yolks with sugar. Toss with condensed milk.
3. Dilute instant coffee in vodka.
4. Combine the two mixtures into one using a mixer. Pour into a bottle.
   Homemade Baileys is ready! You can't tell it from the real thing! And it is made only from natural ingredients!

Cocktail “Royal Delight”

We will need:

• blackcurrant liqueur - 10 ml
• dry champagne - 100 ml

Preparation:

In the absence of blackcurrant liqueur, it can be replaced with any other berry liqueur.

Pour liqueur into a champagne glass. Then pour champagne. Decorate the rim of the glass with strawberries or a slice of orange. You can add ice cubes.

Cocktail “Azure Blues”

We will need:

• white rum - 1 part
• orange juice - 2 parts
• pineapple juice - 2 parts
• juice of half a lime
• fresh mint
• crushed ice

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients using a shaker. Pour into a tall glass, add crushed ice, garnish with mint leaves.

We all had adult cocktails. But you also need to prepare a delicious children's cocktail. And I have one in mind.

Children's cocktail "Morozko"

We will need:

• ice cream of three different varieties
• cream
• mineral water
• sugar
• lemon juice

Preparation:

1. Dip the edge of the glass in lemon juice. Dip it in sugar so that the edge of the glass becomes slightly “snowy.”
2. Carefully place 1 full tablespoon of different ice creams into a glass. You can use vanilla, strawberry, pineapple, pistachio. The main thing is that each of them has its own taste.
3. Pour in up to half a glass of cream. Mix gently with a spoon.

1. Add mineral water, but so that the glass is only 3/4 full. A foam should form.

Children love this cocktail very much. So be prepared for them to ask for more!

As you can see, there were quite a lot of ideas for the New Year's menu! But a lot is not a little! It's always good to have a choice. And in today's material you can choose a recipe for every taste. There are appetizers, salads, main courses, desserts, and even cocktails.

All recipes have been tested and should not let you down! All I can do is wish you a good mood!

Happy New Year! And let your holiday table be the best!