What do you eat New Years Day?

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I always cook another roast, so basically Christmas dinner again which is lovely but so much work. This year with going back to work on the 2nd I don't want all the leftovers and the work in my tiny kitchen on New Year's Day.

I want it to feel special without loads of effort. What do you eat? I'm veggie but can adapt most things. I'm even thinking about an Indian takeaway but worried it won't feel very special when it gets to it.

What do you cook/eat?

Steak pie as its traditional in Scotland

Judging by the content of our fridge, it'll be cheese, cheese and more cheese!

Sausages, cauliflower cheese and carrots.

Cold buffet of leftovers and some added stuff.

Could you make it feel more special by setting the table, lighting candles, etc?

Must be steak pie. From a good butchers.

We have a buffet and me and 4kids have a party night, all the games they get for Christmas, inc video games, music and dancing etc

This year we’re doing a seafood stew with a good loaf of bread and some wine to go with it. That obviously won’t work for you, being veggie, but I think the idea you had for a takeaway curry would be just fine. If you want it to feel special I would set the table nicely and have candles etc so that it still feels like an occasion.

Usually fish after a meat heavy Christmas. This year it's cod loin with chips and peas.

Steak pie this year, but it changes.
Usually it's a meal that's a bit more effort than normal but not Christmas day effort... If that makes sense.

Steak Pie on the first. Scottish tradition.

Soup, bread, cheese, salad, same as any other weekend or bank holiday lunch. Christmas Day is the only day of the year that we have a cooked meal i the middke of the day. Evening will be lasagne or similar.

Nibbles. Get people over for games and eat nibbles. Lots of nibbles. Did I mention nibbles?

We have a cheese and pate mountain so that's going to feature every day. I might make a turkey curry. I've portioned up and frozen the turkey so can just chuck some in.

Dine in deal from Marks, it’s just the two of us. I got the scotch eggs, rack of lamb, broccoli bake and profiteroles. The Prosecco will be drunk the night before

Not decided yet, but we never do another roast. Nobody feels like it!

If we don’t eat out, I usually do a one pot fish - curry, stew, lasagne etc - and a nice pud and some champagne.

fish = dish

We will be at Butlins, (seen in every new year there since 2012) our new years day tradition there is always swimming and then the pizza restaurant :-) if we were at home I d probably go for takeaway of some description.

Bobotie for New Years Day and then the leftover on the 2nd.

Another roast here; beef this time. With all the trimmings again

I'm doing a vegetarian cottage pie (Meat the Alternative mince , carrots and those Knorr stock pods in the slow cooker then topped with mash) I can do this in the morning then bake it later .

Yorkshire puddings
Cauliflower cheese

DS will have chicken

DD wants steamed syrup pudding with ice-cream or custard

Whatever I can face, depending on hangover quality.

Thanks for all the ideas, I love hearing what other people are eating!

I think I'm going to go for a homemade macaroni cheese and homemade really strong garlic bread. Yum. I have a ton of cheese we haven't eaten and it's not something I'd usually make as it's so decadent. I'm looking forward to it now.

I’m Scottish so it’s the law that we have a steak pie and usually from the butcher.

I’m Scottish so it’s steak pie!