Ideas for New Years Eve food.

[Starlightstarbright1]

Like everyone else we are home New Year’s Eve.

Would like a special tea- fed up of buffet food, had Chinese last night , cooking curry tonight.

So ideas for a good special tea - we don’t really eat fish either

@TJ17 this is what we’re doing with DC (aged 7-13) They are super excited! Canapés, cocktails/mocktails, starter, sorbet palate cleanser, main, assiette of mini desserts, tea/coffee and petit fours...

Mezze for two complete with baklava for dessert (we'll feed the kids earlier. They can choose between burgers or hotdogs )

NYE buffet style party food ( fizz for me Schloer for kids) New Year's Day got a joint of pork, full on roast sponge pudding (and then snooze I think)

@HelenaJustina that sounds amazing 🤩

Even when Covid is a thing of the past I may have to do this with my 2 when they are a little older 😊

I'm so not ready to think about food or alcohol again yet. Enjoy though!

Mexican?
Nachos
Burritos
Tacos
Buffet of chillis/salsa/sour cream etc

Greek?
Halloumi
Pittas etc

Southern American?
Cajun
Home made fried chicken
Buffalo wings
Ribs

Scottish?
Haggis
Smoked salmon
Cheese and oatcakes

Beef wellington
Beefless wellington
Salmon en croute

Oooh so many lovely ideas here! I used to be a really keen and adventurous cook but 3 small children (who are fussy and don’t really sleep), no time and exhaustion have stopped me cooking anything more interesting than a big old chilli for a while.

For NYE we are having Sri Lankan take away from a great new local pop up which I think is going to become permanent. But I might try some of these other ideas!

If we weren’t doing that I would probably do lots of cheeses, dips, nice bread and posh canapé type things from M&S. might do that NY Day!

Oh and champers obvs! I’m basically drinking champers every day at the moment because I’ve decided it’s Christmas and Covid is shit so why the F not!?

We’re also making pizza.
Had fondue (cheese, meat and chocolate) on Christmas Eve and it was amazing.

We are having cheese, lots and lots of cheese

Bloody love cheese.

Havent given it a thought. Dont bother with New Year so we'll just have whatever's in

I was looking forward to ours - gammon followed by Christmas pudding.

But now I want cheese fondue instead!

@gifmenu

Tartiflette....onions, potato, bacon, garlic, cream, cheese and white wine.....what is not to like? With crusty bread and green salad.....yum.

Have you got a recipe for the tartiflette?

It’s one of my holiday favourites but I’ve never really pulled it off at home.

@SnakeRabbitMouse can I come too?

@gifmenu

Tartiflette....onions, potato, bacon, garlic, cream, cheese and white wine.....what is not to like? With crusty bread and green salad.....yum.

Or I'll come to yours.

@MotorwayDiva

Baked camembert, prosciutto, chorizo, smoked salmon, pate, nice bread etc

Right. Lining up the places to visit.

@MonsterKidz

We’re doing personalised nachos.

I have disposable foil trays for us each to make them in. I’ll make taco beef, tortillas, have sour cream, guacamole, nacho cheese sauce, cheese, jalepenos, salsa etc and we’ll each do our own version. exactly how we like it!

This is brilliant! Think I'll try this next weekend.

@Crunchymum where do you get your baklava? Tesco didn't have any this week and I LOVE IT.

We are having smoked salmon on crackers, then steak & chips with creamy garlic mushrooms & rocket salad. Little choc puddings from Tesco. Washed down with Prosecco & red wine & then probably some port& cheese.
Planning dry January...

Ooooh fondue, good shout!

We are doing deep fried squid, beef short ribs and then apple crumble. Starting the marinade tomorrow.

We've decided to do a Nando's fakeaway, I'll do peri peri chicken with chips and spicy rice. Will probably buy most of it as ready prepared as possible, eg microwave rice, Nando's sauce, oven chips. And ice cream for pudding! Ben and Jerry's or something we don't often get.

We are having a fillet steak

We’re having Mexican style canapés followed by chilli with all the trimmings, maybe the odd Margarita too

I thought about tapas but I can't be bothered so I'm doing a sort of charcuterie board instead. Will include some chorizo in red wine and a baked Camembert.

DH suggested a buffet of different dishes representing key moments of the year (can you tell he wouldn't have been the one planning and cooking it?). Decided against it but will do a rainbow-shaped fruit platter and meringue snowgies.

Can't decide between,
Cheeseburger casserole loaded fries,
Steak pie with colcannon,
Chicken Zorba with homemade flat breads

We've also had a voucher for the local pub takeaway for Christmas so could order their NYE banquet complete with cocktails, also have a voucher for the local Indian takeaway so that's the final option.