Monday, December 31, 2007

New Years Eve Party Menu Ideas For A Fantastic New Years Eve Party

New Years Eve Party Menu Ideas For A Fantastic New Years Eve Party



By Gail Leino


Hosting a New Year's Eve Party can be great fun. It's a way to reminisce with friends, and to look forward to what the new year will bring. Here are some ideas for food and drinks to start you off:



New Year’s Eve offers plenty of parties with friends and family to celebrate another year. You will find there are many menu options for New Year’s Eve. Most of these options include a lot of champagne, wine or beer depending on your preferences. You will also want to include plenty of items to eat. If you are having an informal party you may just get cold cut platters, cheese platters, vegetable platters, and many chips and dips to share. Or you could have a full scale meal with a potluck dinner for you and your friends. Here are a few other ideas:



A typical dip you may find at a New Year’s Eve party will be ranch. You can make the ranch from scratch or you may just buy a jar of pre-made ranch dip. My favorite ranch dip is created with sour cream. You can find the powered ingredient you need for ranch at any store. I prefer Hidden Valley combined with a little sour cream to make a sturdy yet tasty dip.



A great recipe for hors d’oeuvres includes Little Smokies in a beer sauce with a cheese dip. First you need a package of Little Smokies and a bottle of beer. Any beer will do. You heat the sausages in the beer while you create a cheese sauce. Typically a cheese sauce will include a little milk, flour, and your favorite cheese. It can be cheddar, Monterey jack, or even Colby. The idea is to have something that works well with the beer flavor, but also not over power the beer flavor.



Catering for your New Year’s Eve party need not be difficult. Try to prepare as much of the food ahead of time as you can; microwave-friendly food will make your party MUCH easier. Above all, however, enjoy spending time with your guests and ushering in the New Year in style.




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Sunday, December 30, 2007

New Year Recipes Ideas From Around The World

New Year Recipes Ideas From Around The World



You don't know what to serve for New Year? Below are some links that will help you get inspired.


  • Daily New Year Recipe Ideas

  • Holiday Central

  • Recipe Zaar

  • The Cooking Inn



  • New Year's Eve Recipes

  • Epicurious

  • Food Network

  • Razzle Dazzle



  • New Year's Day Recipes

  • Epicurious

  • Razzle Dazzle


  • New Year's Day Brunch

  • Food Network

  • Martha Stewart


  • Chinese New Year Recipes

  • BBC

  • Razzle Dazzle

  • Taste.com.au


  • Happy Cooking!

    Saturday, December 29, 2007

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