What are you cooking for NYE if you are hosting a dinner party?

[tostaky]

8 adults, 4 kids

I have a pannettone that needs to be eaten so I am thinking of a chocolate mousse and some tangerine as well for the dessert part.
ive got a cheese platter sorted too.

now im not sure about starter and main yet…
DP wants oysters for starters, im undecided…

what are YOU cooking? (Or what are you looking fw to eat if you are not cooking)

mousakka
pita bread
greek salad

chocolate and pear tart

cheeseboard

We are all ‘bringing a board’ fairly big party here more kids than an adults - what have I done 😁

I’m doing pulled pork, pineapple salsa, spiced rice with beans, feta and corn salad. And a chilli con carne. One of my guests is bring her amazing pavlova.

The friends we were going to have had flu since Christmas, so the party has moved here. I’m doing chicken jalfrezi, tarka dhal, cauliflower and butternut squash curry, Bombay potatoes, steamed basmati rice, naan, popadoms, mango chutney, raita, lime pickle. Guests are bringing puds.

The lamb from ottolenghi was a winner, the potato dauphinoise a good side dish. No-one seemed interested in my salads (beetroot ottolenghi and another one cabbage/carrots, my own recipe) though
i also did a confit garlic and goat curd toast as a starter by angela hartnett (BBC Good food) but that was very much underwhelming.. wont do it again…

We loved the lamb @tostaky . It went straight into our top 10 dinner party dishes!

Will have to give the lamb recipe a go! We love Ottolenghi, especially the burnt aubergine and feta recipe, and the chickpea confit.

Our 'raclette' went down a treat. Very sociable way of eating - and not all cheese! A lovely evening all in all, but I thin my champagne was off as I had such a headache the next day 😂

Happy New Year!