What are You Eating/Doing New Year's Eve?

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Do you have a menu plan for New Year's Eve or New Year's Day? Are you going to a friends home, dining out, or having a party? What's cooking?
 
I will look it up, since I'm not familiar with the dish. Just what I was hoping for... traditional dishes from around the world.
 
Karen W said:
I will look it up, since I'm not familiar with the dish. Just what I was hoping for... traditional dishes from around the world.
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I think I have posted last year the recipe/photos about cotechino and lentils..anyway, as soon as I come back home (and this also means on my laptop), I'll post the photo here..
What about your menu, Karen?
 
I'm going to stay with my friend in Essex for New Year - we do a second Christmas with presents and a Christmas dinner on New Year's Day. New Year's Day dinner will be pheasant, pot roasted with root vegetables, bread sauce and cranberry sauce. I'm not sure about New Year's Eve. There will certainly be bubbly at midnight though!
 
The only certainly about New Year is that I will cook a lentil dish, not sure which just yet. No idea what else will be happening, my OH and I don't celebrate it really. He is recovering from food poisoning that he got over Christmas in Yorkshire with his daughters. Glad I stayed at home!
 
Toffeeapple said:
The only certainly about New Year is that I will cook a lentil dish, not sure which just yet. No idea what else will be happening, my OH and I don't celebrate it really. He is recovering from food poisoning that he got over Christmas in Yorkshire with his daughters. Glad I stayed at home!
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Oh dear - I hope he recovers soon. Lentils are a great ingredient.
 
Still planning the menu and shopping list. So far...

Champagne - Moet?
Salad - Hearts of Palm or artichoke hearts, cherry tomatoes, etc. - May change

Lobster scampi with Linguine
http://www.cookingforkeeps.com/easy-lobster-scampi-with-linguini/

The market had lobster tails sliced in half lengthwise, topped with compound Basil Pesto Butter Balls in a baking tray. Hoping to find them again. Over garlic/butter scampi-style linguine. Lemon wedges for serving.ETA: asparagus on the side.

Pears with chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream.

(Poached Pears Belle Helene)
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/245028/poached-pears-belle-helene/

Still thinking.
 
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I've never been one to do much on new years eve. I likely will get some tortilla chips and make nachos, have a seagrams cooler, and watch a movie. I don't like to go out as there are all the drunks on the road so its always a home event unless somebody in the neighborhood has a party but no one has had a party in forever.
 
Karen W said:
Still planning the menu and shopping list. So far...

Champagne - Moet?
Salad - Hearts of Palm or artichoke hearts, cherry tomatoes, etc. - May change

Lobster scampi with Linguine
http://www.cookingforkeeps.com/easy-lobster-scampi-with-linguini/

The market had lobster tails sliced in half lengthwise, topped with compound Basil Pesto Butter Balls in a baking tray. Hoping to find them again. Over garlic/butter scampi-style linguine. Lemon wedges for serving.ETA: asparagus on the side.

Pears with chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream.

(Poached Pears Belle Helene)
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/245028/poached-pears-belle-helene/

Still thinking.
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It sounds like a scrummy menu!
 
Karen W said:
Still planning the menu and shopping list. So far...

Champagne - Moet?
Salad - Hearts of Palm or artichoke hearts, cherry tomatoes, etc. - May change

Lobster scampi with Linguine
http://www.cookingforkeeps.com/easy-lobster-scampi-with-linguini/

The market had lobster tails sliced in half lengthwise, topped with compound Basil Pesto Butter Balls in a baking tray. Hoping to find them again. Over garlic/butter scampi-style linguine. Lemon wedges for serving.ETA: asparagus on the side.

Pears with chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream.

(Poached Pears Belle Helene)
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/245028/poached-pears-belle-helene/

Still thinking.
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What time are we eating :wink: :laugh:

That sounds delicious.
 
Normally on New Years Eve we have a delicious relaxed meal with a quality bottle usually red, then see in the New Year with a bottle of fizz and some good quality chocolates. The past 2 years we have seen in the New Year at our local pub with friends as we were going to this year but we are both still under the weather so no party this year. Lunch is as yet undecided, the evening meal will be seafood and salad with a glass of white. Choc and fizz for later.
 
Toffeeapple said:
The only certainly about New Year is that I will cook a lentil dish, not sure which just yet. No idea what else will be happening, my OH and I don't celebrate it really. He is recovering from food poisoning that he got over Christmas in Yorkshire with his daughters. Glad I stayed at home!
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I hope your OH feels better soon.
 
Honestly, we usually don't make it until midnight. We used to go out and party when we were younger, but being used to getting up early for work and being worried about drunk drivers, besides the fact that Craig's night vision has been getting worse for the last several years, and now mine is starting to get worse, we just treat ourselves to a lovely dinner, sometimes with champagne or something else sparkling, wake up at midnight when all the fireworks start going off, wish each other Happy New Year, and go back to sleep. A bit boring, but it works for us!
 
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I think I'll smoke some baby back ribs Wednesday, using THIS for the first time!! :wink:
 
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