New Year's Eve & New Year's Day Menu (2025)

[msmofet]

This is my tentative menu, which may change.

New Year's Eve and Day
Shrimp Cocktail (Medium) and Cocktail Sauce
Spinach Pies - Trader Joe's
Homemade Pigs in a Blanket (cocktail franks and puff pastry)
Pizza Rolls - Store-bought

EDIT TO ADD - Hickory Smoked Ham

Salads/Dips:
Kidney & Cannellini Bean Salad
Olive salad
Onion dip
Blue cheese dip
Macaroni Salad
Potato Salad
Salsa
Mushroom Liverwurst Pâté
Bruschetta
Assorted Chips
Toasted sliced Italian Bread

Dessert:
Apple Crumble

Beverage:
Sparkling Cranberry Apple cider
Prosecco

 

[karadekoolaid]

Blimey! You're going to be busy!
We're hosting New Year's Eve party again, so we're still thinking of what to make. Definitely on the menu are:
Pani puri
Dolmades.
Lasagna made with crepes .

 

[msmofet]

Mostly make ahead and help yourself. Salads and dips get made ahead of time over several days. I'll wrap the frank's in puff pastry, and toast the bread ahead. Then just pop the franks and spinach pies in the oven to finish off.

 

[SoCalZone10]

I’m waiting until next week to see what will be on the menu.

 

[Wombat457]

Probably left over cottage pie ..........

Normally we stay home on News Eve - too many morons on the roads etc so we will probably get a take out Pizza or Wings or similar

 

[Herbaceous]

Not too sure yet what our plans are - we often stay in, although last year we got invited to a small get-together our friends were hosting. Not sure if they’re doing that again, given that they just hosted a party a couple weeks ago. Plus one of them is going in for surgery pretty soon and probably wants to avoid large gatherings (doesn’t want to risk getting sick and having to push it back).

 

[Wombat457]

We don't go to New Years parties anymore - thought it was easier to do that than to keep being told to leave

 

[TastyReuben]

Pork & sauerkraut!

 

[msmofet]

I don't go out on holidays (especially ones where people drink a lot of alcohol) unless unavoidable.

 

[karadekoolaid]

The good thing is we're hosting the party. That means no driving, no worrying about loonies veering all over the road, no freezing in the halogen headlights. Just standing around on the patio and enjoying the scotch!

 

[badjak]

Most likely going to a braai at the lake
Bring your own meat for the braai (bbq/grill)
Not much organising to do and I'll stay over.

 

[Windigo]

Buffet:
Devilled eggs
Potato salad
Beetroot salad
Cheese plate
Ham slices
Swedish meatballs with cranberry sauce
Crudites ( raw veg for dipping) with ranch dressing
Garlic butter
Olives
Crusty bread

Sweets:
Apple beignets
Oliebollen ( Dutch new years doughnuts)
Alcohol free sparkling wine

All meat is from the freezer, which we will be emptying of meat for a while

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Lots of beige!

 

[Wombat457]

Windigo can I come too please please please .........

Everything sounds incredible