Dishes for the year. Cooking festive dishes for the New Year's table

What to cook for the New Year 2018: recipes with photos

In the last days of the outgoing year, there are always a lot of things to do - you need to devote time to loved ones, pick up gifts and decide what to celebrate the New Year, plus put things in order at home, finish all work ... Often there is very little time left to prepare and think about dishes for the festive menu. To prevent the last days of December from becoming a nightmare for you, we suggest you use our selection of the most delicious and beautiful holiday dishes!

Of course, a wide variety of cuts will always be appropriate on the New Year's table. To save time, which is always so short on the eve of the holiday, it is better to buy ready-made high-quality products. All you have to do is to beautifully lay slices of different sweets on the dish - the festive tone will already be set! Add a couple of salads, a hot dish, a custom-made cake - that's all you need to cook for the New Year 2018. See a selection of recipes with photos below.

Put the herring fillets cut into equal pieces in the center of the dish. Cut the cold smoked mackerel along the main bone, separate the fillets and cut into pieces of the same size as the herring. Expand to the right and left. Top off the fish slices with lemon slices, olive rings and fresh parsley leaves.

Sliced mackerel, shrimp and fish roll

Place the center of a large dish with chopped parsley, on top place a purple or regular onion, chopped under a chrysanthemum. Place the sliced fishloaf neatly around. With the next ring, start up the boiled eggs, cut in half, with fine caviar laid out on top. Then slices of mackerel on slices of lemon, alternating with pre-peeled and boiled or marinated shrimp.

Cold cuts will always attract the attention of guests and arouse keen interest. For such cutting, you can choose the products that you prefer. The assortment is wide: pork ham, ham, boiled and smoked sausages, tongue, lard with a meat layer, basturma, balyk, various smoked meats. On a festive dish, you can supplement such cutting with various vegetables and rosemary sprigs.

To keep the meats thin and neat, use a slicer or a sharp-bladed knife. If necessary, the semi-finished product can be put in the freezer for a few minutes (for easy hardening). After that, the pieces will definitely turn out beautiful and even!

Cut the loaf or white bread first into thin slices and then into crustless circles using a sharp-edged glass or round cookie cutter. Fold the circles in pairs, layering them either with melted sandwich cheese, or also with a cut out circle of hard cheese. Lay a leaf of green lettuce and a harvested slice of bacon or ham on top. Skewer the entire structure with a planted yellow or red cherry tomato.

Asort of canapés

Canapes can be based on thinly sliced bread, biscuits or small tortillas, small tartlets, or cucumber rings. On top you can lay a fish roll, bacon slices twisted with a rose, zucchini “mother-in-law's tongue”, roses or cheese slices rolls, shrimps sprinkled with cheese and herbs.

Dog-shaped salad for New Year 2018

A delicious and satisfying salad can also be made themed. As everyone already knows, 2018 is the Year of the Dog, so a salad in the shape of the face of the hostess of the year will undoubtedly decorate the New Year's table!

For cooking you need products:

200 g chicken fillet
100 g ham
150 g cheese
1 head of onion
2 carrots
3 eggs
150 ml mayonnaise
olives for decoration

Preparation:

Boil eggs, chicken and carrots separately. Cut the boiled chicken into small cubes, onion into quarters of rings (pickle or sauté it). Chop the ham into thin cubes, grate the carrots on a coarse grater, and finely grate the egg whites and cheese.

Put on a dish in the shape of a dog's head 2/3 of the chicken, make a net of mayonnaise. Next, spread the sautéed onion, ham, mayonnaise, cheese in layers. Lay the grated carrots only on the sides, forming ears. Place the remaining fillets on the lower part of the muzzle to obtain visual volume. Lubricate this layer with mayonnaise and sprinkle thoroughly with protein. Decorate the upper part of the muzzle with crumbled egg yolk.

From olives, cut in half lengthwise, make eyes and nose. Form eyebrows, eyelashes and mouth from thin blocks of olives. Arrange the tongue with a slice of ham. Let the salad sit for a couple of hours to soak.

This delicious and very beautiful salad made from a classic combination of ingredients, laid out in layers, is a worthy dish for any festive table.

To prepare it, prepare the following foods:

500 g beef tenderloin
200 g walnuts
150 g mayonnaise
5 pickles
4 eggs
4 cloves of garlic

Preparation:

Boil the beef and chop finely with a knife. Combine peeled and finely chopped cucumbers, garlic passed through a press and a little mayonnaise, mix. Boil the eggs and chop finely with a knife. Chop the nuts with a knife and fry a little in a dry frying pan.

Place a forming ring on a dish or plate and start alternately laying out the salad in layers - beef, mayonnaise, garlic-cucumber mixture, eggs, mayonnaise, nuts.

Carefully remove the ring upwards. Decorate the salad with fresh herbs or as you like. Leave to soak for 2-3 hours.

Here is an easy-to-prepare, tasty and at the same time quite budget version of a festive salad. For serving on New Year's, it is better to lay it out in layers, but if you just mix all the ingredients, it will turn out even faster.

Required products:

3 eggs
4 potato tubers
2 fresh cucumbers
1 carrot
1 bell pepper
5 tbsp. l. mayonnaise

Preparation:

Boil potatoes, carrots and eggs. Peel boiled vegetables and grate on a coarse grater. Chop the eggs into small cubes. Wash cucumbers and peppers thoroughly and cut into thin strips. Place a forming ring on a dish or plate, lay layers of salad, smearing each of them with mayonnaise - ½ part of potatoes, carrots, bell peppers, cucumbers, eggs, ½ part of potatoes. Cover the top with a layer of mayonnaise and decorate with slices of cucumbers and peppers, or olives, herbs. Put in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.

For more than one decade, the Mimosa salad has occupied a leading position among the classic festive dishes. And it is no coincidence - the products in it are perfectly matched, thanks to which the salad turns out to be very tasty and harmonious.

To prepare it, you will need the following ingredients:

1 can of canned pink salmon
4 eggs
100 g cheese
2-3 potato tubers
1 onion (better than red)
1 carrot
200 g mayonnaise
0.5 bunch green onions
0.5 tsp sunflower oil
ground black pepper

Preparation:

Boil the eggs separately for 10 minutes and the potatoes and carrots for 25 minutes. Grate boiled vegetables with large holes, and grate cheese with small holes. Finely dice the onion. Drain the oil from the pink salmon, knead the fish thoroughly with a fork. Grate two yolks, chop two whites and two whole eggs with a knife.

Place a ring with a diameter of 20 cm on the dish, greasing its inner side with vegetable oil. Lay out the layers, smearing with mayonnaise: onion, pink salmon, potatoes (pepper and salt), carrots, eggs, cheese, egg yolk. Carefully remove the forming ring. Decorate the top of the salad with boiled carrot slices and green onion feathers. Let it sit for at least half an hour.

Potatoes with a golden crust

Deliciously cooked potatoes are the perfect addition to any salad and hot dish. And nothing is needed for this - sunflower oil, salt and your favorite spices. Cut the potatoes into not very large slices and fry or bake in the oven until they are delicious. Believe me, such a side dish will go off with a bang!

Another option for cooking a potato side dish is roses. Agree, this dish looks very festive! But in fact, cooking it is simple and fairly quick - it will take only 20 minutes for active steps!

For 4 large potato tubers, take one egg, 50 g butter and 100 g (or to taste) creamy cheese (brie, cream cheese, camembert will do), salt and spices. Peel and boil the potatoes, make mashed potatoes, adding all the other ingredients. Put the resulting mass into a pastry syringe or cornet with an asterisk-shaped attachment. If there is neither one nor the other, take a sheet of parchment paper, roll it up in a bag, make a small hole by cutting off the tip. Or use a tight, durable bag for this purpose. Cover the baking sheet with baking paper or foil. Squeeze roses on it and send it to the oven for 20 minutes at a temperature of 180-200 degrees. Serve roses with fish, meat or salad.

What to cook for the New Year 2018: recipes with photos of hot dishes

Rabbit meat is delicious meat. The main thing is to cook it correctly so that it turns out tenderly, soft and juicy. If this goal is achieved, the stew of rabbit in a creamy sauce will become the main festive dish on the New Year's table.

For cooking you will need:

1 kg of rabbit meat
0.75 cups sour cream
0.5 cups milk
1 glass of broth or water
1 tbsp. l. flour
1 head of onion
2 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp. l. sunflower oil
3 bay leaves
ground black pepper
fine salt

Preparation:

Wash the rabbit thoroughly and cut into portions. Cover with filtered water and leave to soak for 1 hour. Chop the onion, chop the garlic, fry in refined oil right in the multicooker bowl. Put meat with vegetables and fry until appetizing.

Combine sour cream and milk, add flour, pepper, salt. While stirring, pour in a glass of broth (vegetable / meat) or just hot water. Stir until smooth.

Pour the sauce into the multicooker bowl. The sauce should cover the rabbit meat by about ¾ of the height. Set the "Stew" mode and cook for 2 hours. The meat will be soft and juicy!

This dish can replace any meatloaf, as it is in no way inferior to it either in taste or in appearance. A great option for cooking and serving on the New Year's table!

Required Ingredients:

800 g pork tenderloin
150 g champignons
90 g processed (or hard) cheese
1 head of onion
1-2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise
2 tbsp. l. sunflower oil
0.5 tsp pork spices

Preparation:

Rinse the pork tenderloin well with running water, make cuts about one centimeter wide, without bringing the knife to the end. It turned out to be a kind of accordion. Rub the pork seasoning on all sides (including inside the cuts). Grease with mayonnaise on top and leave to marinate for half an hour or more.

Rinse the champignons, cut into medium slices, and the onion into half rings. Fry mushrooms and onions in vegetable oil until blush, pepper and salt. Let cool slightly. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater (you can use both processed and semi-hard / hard).

Arrange the onion-mushroom filling into the accordion cuts. Sprinkle with cheese on top. Gently place the meat in a roasting sleeve or foil. Send to bake in an oven preheated to a temperature of 180 degrees. Bake for about an hour. 15-20 minutes before cooking, carefully so as not to burn yourself with hot steam, open the foil or sleeve. When a delicious golden brown crust forms, you can remove it from the oven.

It is not in vain that this popular dish of Italian cuisine is loved by representatives of the Slavic people - it is hearty, very tasty and ideal for a treat on any occasion! The main thing is to buy ready-made sheets for lasagna in the supermarket, the rest of the steps are very simple, you just need to follow the instructions below.

Main Ingredients:

12 ready-made lasagna sheets
240 g semi-hard cheese

For the filling you will need:

600 g minced chicken
1 carrot
1 head of onion
1 clove of garlic
150 g tomato juice
1 tbsp. l. tomato paste
3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil
1 tsp seasonings for meat
0.25 tsp ground black pepper

Products for Bechamel sauce:

750 g milk with 2.5% fat
120 g butter
2 tbsp. l. flour
1 bay leaf
a pinch of nutmeg
0.25 tsp salt

Preparation:

Fry finely chopped onions in vegetable oil, then add coarsely grated carrots to it, fry together. Add minced chicken and seasonings for meat to vegetables, stir and simmer for 10 minutes. Pass the garlic through a press, send to the pan. Put tomato paste there and pour in tomato juice. Then add black pepper and salt. Mix well and simmer with the lid open until the moisture evaporates for 10-15 minutes. Let the filling cool. Prepare cheese - grate coarsely.

Prepare the sauce in a separate bowl. To do this, bring the milk to a boil, let the bay leaf and nutmeg go. Turn off the gas and let it brew for 10 minutes. Melt the butter in a frying pan. Gradually add flour to it, stir and fry for 5 minutes over low heat. Pour milk in a thin stream, stirring constantly, not allowing lumps to form, and the sauce to boil. Cook until thick. Then let it boil, add a little salt and turn off the heat.

Divide the sauce by eye into about 5 equal parts, the cheese into 4 parts, and the chicken filling into 3 parts. Grease the form with butter, pour over the sauce (respectively, 1/5 part) put three lasagna sheets, placing them end-to-end, in one layer. Pre-study the information on the packaging - perhaps the sheets need to be boiled before use. Put the prepared minced meat (1/3 part), pour over the sauce and sprinkle with cheese (1/4 part). Repeat twice in the same way: sheets of dough, minced meat, sauce, cheese. Top with the remaining three sheets of dough, brush with sauce and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake for about 45 minutes at a temperature of 190 degrees, then remove from the oven and leave for 15 minutes. After that, you can cut and serve in portions with tomato juice.

Krucheniki are meat rolls with filling. In this case, the meat is pork, and the filling is made from mushrooms. Thanks to this composition, the dish turns out to be very satisfying. And the presentable view allows you to prepare tortillas for the festive table!

Required Ingredients:

500 g pork pulp
300 g champignons
200 g flour
1 head of onion
1 egg
50 ml of water
2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil
ground black pepper

Preparation:

Rinse the meat, clean it from fat and films. Using a sharp knife, cut into portions. It is good to beat off each piece of pork with a hammer. Salt and pepper.

For the filling, rinse the mushrooms and cut into medium-sized pieces. Fry, stirring, until blush, then add the diced onion. Fry together until golden brown. Season with salt, pepper, stir again and remove from heat, let cool.

For frying meat in a separate bowl, beat one egg, then pour in 50 ml of water and beat again. Prepare flour for breading - pour on a flat plate.

Put the mushroom filling on the broken pieces of pork, roll up. Dip in the egg mass, then bread in flour and again in the egg. Then put in a well-heated frying pan with butter, seam down. Fry on all sides until golden brown. Serve hot.

Chicken thigh kebab - 3 marinade options

Prepare chicken thighs for barbecue - rinse chilled (but not frozen) thighs well under running water and place in a bowl with a lid, convenient for pickling.

Fry pickled chicken thighs on a wire rack for about half an hour, then pierce with a fork. If the ichor is released, the meat did not have enough time to bake. If the juice is clear, then the kebab is ready.

Classic version

Ingredients for marinade for 2 kg chicken thighs:

500 g onions
1 tbsp. l. salt
1 tsp ground black pepper

Preparation:

Salt and pepper the chicken thighs. You can use a special kebab or chicken seasoning if desired. Cut the onion into half rings, add to the meat, mix everything together. Cover and marinate for a couple of hours. Then put the meat without onions on the wire rack.

Beer marinade

Ingredients for 2 kg of meat:

1 liter of beer
1 tbsp. l. salt
1 tsp pepper

Preparation:

Mix the thighs with salt and pepper, if desired, you can additionally use basil, turmeric, paprika. Pour over with beer, leave to marinate for 2 hours, then fry on a wire rack.

Kefir marinade

Products per 2 kg of thighs:

1 liter of kefir
500 g onions
1 head of medium garlic
1 tbsp. l. salt
1 bunch of parsley
0.5-1 tsp pepper

Preparation:

Pass the garlic through a press, cut the onion into half rings, chop the herbs with a knife. Put everything on the chicken thighs, add salt and pepper. Pour with kefir and mix thoroughly. Marinate for 2 hours, then fry on a wire rack on both sides.

Of course, after hearty and tasty dishes, you will want something sweet for your tea! The best option would be a cake - both solemn and delicious! It is best to think in advance how you want to see it - biscuit, shortbread, waffle, cottage cheese. With what cream, with or without mastic. You also need to choose a thematic design. Popular options are clock-shaped cakes or decorated with various New Year's decorations - edible Christmas balls, snowmen, etc.

To avoid unnecessary hassle and free up time on the eve of the holiday for more important things, it is better to order a cake in advance in a pastry shop or from a trusted master. Or buy in a supermarket, be sure to pay attention to the expiration date. Subscribe to our channel in Yandex.Zen!

What to cook for the new 2018 year of the dog? Photo recipes will help you make the right choice. It is highly desirable that New Year's Eve dishes in the year of the dog 2018 have some shades of yellow, because this is the year of the yellow dog. Salads for the new year 2018, the year of the dog, so you can cook from yellow vegetables and fruits, or you can simply decorate dishes with them. These are lemon, pineapple, yellow bell pepper, melon, etc. Salads can be very different, both vegetable and fruit. And be sure to prepare the meat salad, this is the year of the dog after all. How to decorate puff New Year's salads? 2018 is the year of the dog, therefore, such salads are decorated by depicting dog faces, prints of dog paws or a bone with the help of yellow vegetables and fruits. They can be cut from sausages, painted or labeled with mayonnaise, ketchup, Korean carrots, horseradish, or mustard. New Year's table 2018, year of the dog, recipes with photos are recommended to diversify by preparing bright canapes. Well, what to cook for hot for the new 2018 of the dog? Recipes with photos will help with the choice in this case. Meat dishes for the new year 2018, the year of the dog, must be prepared with the main dog's joy - the bone. These can be ribs, chicken drumsticks or chicken legs. In general, meat is on the bone. What dog doesn't like sausage? So cutting will come in handy. The yellow dog sausage can also be added to the salad. And in order to make the New Year's table even more themed, put on it many favorite sausages in a bun, in other words, this is a "hot dog" or "hot dog". Here you can show your creativity, prepare and serve this traditional appetizer in an extraordinary way.

New Year's menu 2018 (year of the dog) recipes with photos can be supplemented with traditional Chinese dishes. In China, fish and dumplings are prepared for the new year, so you should add them to your culinary arsenal for the new year. And, of course, there should be sweet dishes for the New Year of the Dog, 2018. Recipes with photos will tell you how to make some original, and most importantly, delicious yellow cake. And we will also give you a very interesting idea for a cake for the year of the dog. This is a very beloved in Germany and Italy pie or cake "Cold Dog", made of cookies and chocolate cream. And don't forget about drinks in the year of the dog! The Salty Dog cocktail, Stray Dog cocktail, Black Dog cocktail will help you to surprise the guests and create a cheerful atmosphere.

If you still have questions about what to cook for the new year 2018, the year of the dog, recipes with photos will surely help you out by providing a large selection of dishes and detailed instructions for their preparation. And your New Year's table in the year of the yellow dog 2018 will be inimitable!

New Year's holidays are a special time loved by all people. During this period, a magical unique atmosphere of warmth and family comfort is created. There are only a few days left before the festive celebration, so you need not only to start decorating your home, but also to think about what to cook for the New Year 2018. After all, a festive celebration without a beautifully laid table and delicious aromatic dishes is simply impossible.

The coming year will be held under the auspices of the Yellow Earth Dog. In this article, we will tell you what dishes to cook for the new year 2018 and how to properly set the table in order to win the favor and support of this loyal and friendly animal.

New Year's table setting basics

The main festive attribute after the tree is undoubtedly the New Year's table. Its design should not only be beautiful, but also have maximum convenience.

Tablecloth and decor elements

It is best to choose a plain canvas made of dense natural material. Woolen or linen fabrics are perfect.

The dog will love the following colors:

Brick;
Chocolate;
Beige;
Yellow;
Khaki;
Sand;
Shades of brown;
Calm green tones.

It is also better to choose cloth napkins. It is recommended to decorate them with ribbons, rings made of metal or wood.

Candles will help create special comfort and magic. They can be placed next to each guest or combined in the center of the table, creating a "hearth". You can also use garlands and Christmas tree decorations in the decoration. This will create an incredible magical atmosphere that young children will especially enjoy.

An ideal place in the decor will be occupied by figures of dogs and bones placed around the perimeter of the tabletop.

Dishes

Usually, for the holidays, it is customary to use beautiful and rich dishes. A dog is an unpretentious animal, so kitchen utensils should be simple and no frills. It is necessary to give priority to such materials as:

Semi-porcelain;
Wood;
Thick colored glass;
Porcelain;
Clay;
Metal.

Colors should not be too dark or bright, but should create a warm and eye-pleasing effect.

It is unacceptable to use plastic or disposable tableware, items with damage, chips, cracks or an unclear pattern. A great option would be to place plates and glasses with images of dog faces or footprints on the table.

Festive food

Many housewives are already beginning to think over the menu and decide what to cook for the New Year of the dog. The "mistress" of the coming year is very fond of food, so the variety of dishes will be a big plus. Main products:

Vegetables;
Fruits;
Bread;
Sweets.

And, of course, different types of meat. There should be as much of it as possible. Cold cuts, hearty salads, sandwiches, hot dishes - all this must be present at the solemn meal.

We offer you recipes for the New Year 2018 with photos that will become the "highlight" of the festive table.

Hot sandwiches for the New Year

Not a single New Year's menu is complete without. This recipe makes an appetizer like a mini pizza. Your guests will definitely appreciate it.

Ingredients:

Sausage of two types: smoked and boiled - 150 g (you can take ham);
8 slices of loaf;
2 tomatoes;
Mayonnaise, fresh dill;
120 g of cheese.

Cooking scheme:

Finely chop tomatoes, sausage and greens;
Three cheese on a small grater;
Mix the chopped ingredients, add mayonnaise, stir well;
Put the filling on the loaf pieces, put the mini-pizzas in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 6-7 minutes.

You can also add chopped smoked chicken legs to the sausage.

Italian salad for the New Year

When choosing recipes for the New Year 2018, do not forget that you must necessarily contain meat ingredients. The recipe for such a hearty meal is a real hit for a festive table that your guests will really like.

List of components:

2 eggs;
A bunch of lettuce leaves;
250 g of beef;
1-2 large spoons of chopped walnuts;
Fresh cucumber;
2-3 feathers of green onions;
Mayonnaise;
A clove of garlic;
Ground black pepper - taste;
Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking instructions:

We wash the meat, dry it a little, cut it into thin strips;
Fry the meat pieces until golden in a pan in heated vegetable oil;
Pour in about 100 ml of water, simmer the beef under a closed lid until cooked for half an hour on a low flame (until soft);
Break 2 eggs into a bowl, add incomplete 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, pepper a little. No need to salt. Beat everything well, divide the dough into 2 parts;
We grease a frying pan with oil, heat it up and fry one egg-mayonnaise pancake, followed by another;
We roll up the products with a roll and remove for cooling;
Next, cut the rolls into thin strips;
Chop the cucumber into strips;
We clean the garlic clove, pass it through a press, wash and dry the lettuce leaves, chop the green onion;
Putting together our masterpiece: put lettuce leaves, fried meat pieces on a flat plate. On them - a cucumber with garlic. Top - sliced pancakes;
Season the food with mayonnaise. It is advisable to make a thin mayonnaise mesh. Sprinkle nuts and green onions on top.

Pork knuckle baked in the oven for New Year

They include a huge variety of dishes. Baked pork knuckle is one of them. It is an aromatic and easy-to-prepare dish.

Required components:

5 cloves of garlic;
Leg (knuckle) of pork;
Salt, pepper, spices - to taste.

There is more meat in the hind leg of the pork, so it is advisable to buy it. You will also need foil or a baking sleeve.

Cooking process:

It is necessary to clean the shank from dirt. You can thoroughly scrape the leg to clean skin, then wash it well;
Cut the peeled garlic cloves in half or into three parts;
Using a knife, we independently make punctures in the pork leg, put slices of garlic there;
Rub the semi-finished product with pepper and salt, you can add your favorite spices;
We put the knuckle in a sleeve or wrap it in foil, put it on a baking sheet, remove it to bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 2-2.5 hours;
The readiness of the leg can be determined by the bone: if it is bare, then the culinary miracle is ready.

It can be served with any sauce, ketchup.

- an obligatory element of the New Year's table in 2018. For a festive dinner, you can prepare "nests" of minced meat with mushrooms. These products are perfect for each other, and the meal is very simple and healthy.

Components:

6-7 champignons (medium size);
600 g minced beef and pork;
100 ml of milk;
4-5 onions (for mushrooms and minced meat);
Egg;
75 g of hard cheese;
2-3 dry pieces of loaf;
A little parsley;
A large spoonful of sour cream and vegetable oil;
Mushroom seasoning, salt, pepper - to taste.

Detailed instructions step by step:

Finely chop the washed, dried mushrooms and fry with a chopped onion for several minutes in a preheated pan until the juice evaporates. Season with sour cream, mushroom seasoning, fry for another five minutes;
Let's pass the minced meat together with parsley, onions and a loaf soaked in warm milk through a meat grinder, add salt, pepper, break an egg. You can add carrots, garlic to the minced meat;
Stir the mass thoroughly, divide it into portions with wet hands;
Take a small glass and form recesses with rims along the edges in the meat blanks;
Place the onion-mushroom filling in each "nest";
Grease a baking sheet with butter, cover with parchment paper. We will carefully place our semi-finished products on it;
We set the temperature regime to 180 degrees and bake for half an hour;
We remove the products from the oven, sprinkle with finely grated cheese, set to bake for another 15-20 minutes until the cheese is browned.

You can serve the dish with any vegetables and mashed potatoes.

Liver in a "fur coat" for the New Year

For a celebration, you can deliciously cook a liver under a cheese coat, which turns out to be pleasant to the taste, tender and fragrant. This is one of those that instantly "swept away" from the festive table.

You will need:

2 onions;
70 ml cream;
Beef liver - half a kilo;
2 garlic cloves;
100-150 g of Dutch cheese;
Ground black pepper, salt, spices, vegetable oil - to the taste.

Stages of work at home:

We wash my liver, clean it from films, cut it into pieces, beat it with a hammer from all sides. You can soak it in soy sauce or milk for half an hour for softness;
Put in a baking dish, add salt, pepper, add spices;
Fry the onion until almost ready, add the squeezed garlic to it, mix everything with cream;
Spread this mixture evenly over the liver;
Sprinkle with cheese, grated on a medium grater;
We put in the oven for 20 minutes (the cheese should have a crust);
Sprinkle with any greens.

Such a treat is served hot with salad and vegetables.

"Kostochka" salad for the New Year 2018

Dishes for the New Year 2018 may include seafood. Such a salad in the form of a favorite dog treat will ideally fit into the New Year's menu dedicated to the future patroness of the year.

Ingredients needed:

2-3 boiled eggs;
Avocado;
150 g of shrimp and hard cheese;
Pepper, salt - taste;
4 large spoons of mayonnaise.

Manufacturing process:

Boil the shrimps in salted boiling water for 5-7 minutes, drain the water, wait for the "seafood" to cool;
We clean them, and cut large specimens into small cubes;
Cut the avocado in half lengthwise, remove the bone, take out the soft part of the fruit, which we cut into cubes;
Rub the eggs on a coarse grater. If you want to decorate a treat with egg whites, grate the yolks and whites separately. Squirrels are suitable for decoration, yolks for salad;
Rub hard cheese on a medium grater;
You can also decorate the dish with cheese shavings. Then we use part of the product for food, and the other part for decoration. If you wish, take more cheese for these purposes;
We mix all the components in a separate container with mayonnaise dressing;

Put our food in a flat dish so that it looks like a bone. Sprinkle generously on each side with grated egg white or cheese - whichever you prefer.

Video: Recipe for New Year's salad "Dog"

Friends, let's continue our conversation about the upcoming holiday. It's time to think over 2018 and decide what to cook for the new 2018, so that the table is a success, and to attract good luck, coaxing the Yellow Earth Dog.

A holiday is knocking at my door
And New Year's menu
It's time to come up with me
To a very solemn day.

New Year's salads,
Both desserts and snacks ...
I will lay the table richly
It will be festive and tasty!

What to cook for the new year 2018

We will not open America if we say that there are many decent recipes and you can sit for hours, turning over the culinary pages in search of the coveted dish. But, in order to save your time, we have already created a useful selection for the New Year's celebration. Here we will tell you what the menu of the New Year's table 2018 should be and offer options that you will surely like. In addition, we will discuss not only recipes for the New Year 2018, but also talk about setting the festive table. But first, let's make a plan for the future menu.

What should be the menu of the New Year's table 2018

Since 2018 is the Year of the Dog, we will have to reckon with her taste preferences. It's good that she is an omnivorous creature and loves a variety of foods. Therefore, we will select different recipes for the festive table, taking into account the tastes of those guests who will share the festive dinner with us.

What is allowed

meat. Chicken, pork, beef, any. The dog loves meat products, so meat dishes must be on the festive table;
a fish;
flour nourishing products;
sweets.

The presence of products of yellow and brown colors is obligatory. After all, the symbol of the next year is the Yellow and Earth Dog.

So, we have decided on the main products, it's time to think over the New Year's table in 2018 and pick up special and delicious recipes.

New Year's menu 2018 for home

potato side dishes;
salty pastries;
stuffed dishes.

rolls;
baked poultry;
options for slicing.

salmon in a creamy sauce;
fish under the "fur coat" baked.

buns with julienne;
liver cake;
"Snowballs" with squid.

chocolate mousse;
chocolates in coconut flakes;
cream caramel.

mulled wine;
punch.

Hot dishes for the New Year 2018

Even the simplest menu for the New Year is not complete without hot dishes. And we just need to find ourselves a suitable recipe for a festive feast. What to cook? Yes, whatever you want. For example, serve plain potatoes beautifully, make hearty rolls or bake fish.

Let's start with potatoes

Country style potatoes

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

peeled potatoes 800 g;
vegetable oil 4 tablespoons;
salt 1 tsp;
ground pepper 0.5 tsp

Preparation

Cut well-washed potatoes lengthwise into 4 parts and mix with salt, pepper, oil.
Place each slice on a greased baking sheet and bake for 35 - 45 minutes at 180 degrees.

Advice.
The same recipe can be made more refined. For example, add cilantro, basil and special potato seasoning as a seasoning. Or mix the potatoes with chopped garlic and soy sauce.

Ingredients (6 servings):

peeled potatoes 1 kg;
hard cheese 50 g;
chicken yolks 2;
nutmeg (on the tip of a knife);
pepper and salt

Preparation

If you do not have a nozzle at hand, you can give a beautiful shape to the potato mass in this way: form a ball in your hands and press it on both sides to make a neat medallion.

Salty baked goods

Ingredients (10 servings):

chicken fillet 1.5 kg;
cloves of garlic 5 - 6;
hard cheese 250 g;
flour 1 cup;
mayonnaise 6 - 7 table. spoons;
mustard 2 tsp;
greens (optional);
salt and pepper;
seasoning for meat or chicken;
vegetable oil.

Preparation

First, divide the chicken breasts into portions (thickness - about 1.5 cm).

After that, rub each piece with salt, pepper, seasonings and lightly beat it with a kitchen hammer, after wrapping it with cling film. Then we remove the film.

Then, the prepared meat must be rolled well in flour and fried in a pan in vegetable oil until light golden brown.

Let's start preparing the filling. To do this, mix half a serving of grated cheese with herbs, garlic, mayonnaise and mustard.

Put each fried piece on a baking sheet lined with parchment, and cover the meat with the filling on top. Add another layer of grated cheese on top.

We bake the finished pieces under the "fur coat" at 200 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes.

It is not necessary to take chicken meat for this dish. Pork is also fine. But then you do not need to fry it, but immediately put it in the oven.

And cook for about 35 minutes. You can also add chopped tomatoes and bell peppers or mushrooms fried with onions to the filling. And you can also, instead of the specified filling, put a piece of canned pineapple on each chop, and sprinkle with grated cheese on top and sprinkle with mayonnaise. It will turn out very tasty too.

Ingredients

pork (pulp);
onion;
vinegar;
sugar;
lemon juice;
spices;
pepper and salt.

Preparation

Stuffed dishes

Ingredients (Serves 2):

drumstick 5 pcs.;
vegetable oil 2 tablespoons;
whole walnuts 3;
lingonberries 50 g;
salt and pepper, chicken seasoning;
sugar 2 tsp;
fresh parsley 2 branches.

Preparation

Lingonberries, my legs, we peel the nuts.
Then chop the peeled nuts well with a knife and mix with lingonberries, sugar and finely chopped parsley.
Next, you need to prepare the shins for stuffing. To do this, cut them lengthwise and carefully separate the pulp from the bone. If done correctly, the shin should remain in its original shape.
Salt and pepper, sprinkle chicken blanks with seasoning.
Then put the minced meat inside the shins and fix the edges with a toothpick.
We spread each piece on a baking sheet with heated oil and pour oil on the drumsticks on top.
Bake until golden brown for 45 - 50 minutes at 180 degrees.

If desired, lingonberries can be replaced with prunes, it will also turn out very tasty.

Ingredients:

pork and ground beef 150 g each;
salt, pepper to taste;
onion 1 onion;
ready-made yeast-free dough 300 g;
yolk 1.

Preparation:

Mix the minced meat with pepper, salt and finely chopped onion.
Roll out the dough thinly (5 mm) and cut into narrow strips ("strings").
We form small meatballs and wrap them with dough like a ball.
We spread the prepared "kebabs" on a greased baking sheet, grease with yolk and bake for about an hour at 180 degrees.

Rolls

Karlovy Vary

Ingredients:

beef tenderloin 500 g;
bacon 40 g;
ham 70 g;
pickled cucumber 2 pcs;
chicken eggs 2;
vegetable oil (preferably olive oil) 1 tsp spoon;
salt pepper.

Preparation

Beat the eggs with a fork, add a little salt and pepper.
Lightly grease the pan with a silicone brush and heat it up. Put the eggs here and fry the omelet in the form of a large pancake.
Cut the tenderloin along the fibers and divide it into several portions (the width of each piece should be about 5 cm, length - 10-15 cm).
Wrap each piece with cling film and beat off. Remove the film and sprinkle with pepper.
5. On each chop, spread thin slices of bacon so that they cover the entire surface of the meat.
The next layer will be thinly sliced ham.
Then - a layer of omelet.
Next: a layer of cucumbers, thinly sliced along the length.
We fold the blank with a roll and tie it with a thread.
Put in a greased frying pan and fry on all sides until golden brown (not until tender).
Then we put the semi-finished rolls in a baking dish, pour a little water into the container and put in an oven preheated to 160 degrees.
We bake for 50 - 60 minutes, pouring over the juice every 10 seconds.

Ingredients:

1 piece of pork flesh (rectangle from tenderloin about 1 kg measuring about 12 x 22 cm);
onion husks from 7 medium onions;
parsley;
1-2 cloves of garlic;
salt;
seasoning for meat.

Preparation

Cover the meat with cling film and beat it off with a kitchen hammer.
Sprinkle the resulting rectangular layer with seasoning, pepper and salt, and on top with grated garlic and chopped parsley.
We twist the layer with the filling into a roll and wrap it with thread. Pierce the meat with a needle in several places.
We wash the husk and put it in a colander so that all the water is glass.
Pour the husk into a saucepan, fill it with water and put the roll here. So much water is needed to cover the entire surface of the meat. Cook for 1.5 hours.
Take the finished roll out of the water and put it on a paper towel for a few minutes.
Next, rub the meat with garlic on top, wrap it with foil and put it in the refrigerator.
Before serving, remove the film, thread and cut into portions.

Ingredients (Serves 2):

chicken fillet 0.5 kg;
hard cheese 100 g;
butter 70 g;
vegetable oil 10 g;
salt pepper.

Preparation

Cut along the fillet, cover with foil, beat off. We remove the film, salt, pepper.
Divide the cheese and butter into equal portions (the same as fillet portions) in the form of rectangles.
Put a piece of butter and cheese on each fillet, roll up the roll and secure with a toothpick.
Fry the blanks in a pan until golden brown, and then put them on a greased baking sheet and put in the oven. We bake for about half an hour at 200 degrees.

Baked poultry

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken (1.5 kg);
1 can of canned pineapples;
spices for chicken;
salt pepper.

Preparation

Cooking a chicken carcass. We inspect for hairs (if there are, pluck out and grease over the fire). Rinse well and dry with paper towels.
Mix the spices with salt and rub the chicken with them.
Stuff the carcass with pineapples and sew up with thread.
Put in a deep container and pour with pineapple syrup. We leave for 2 hours.
Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil and put the pickled chicken on it.
We bake in the oven at 180 degrees for an hour and a half, pouring marinade every 20 minutes.

To prevent the legs from getting burnt during baking, you can wrap them in foil, and remove it when serving.

To make the meat juicier and there is no need to water it, you can bake the carcass in the sleeve, immediately filling it with marinade.

For the filling, you can also use: pears, apples, fried mushrooms, buckwheat.

Duck can be cooked in the same way.

Ingredients:

Turkey 1 carcass (about 4 kg);
ghee butter 40 g

For filling:

vegetable oil 2 tablespoons;
pancetta (aka dry-cured brisket). Cut into 0.5 cm cubes 150 g;
onions 2 medium;
garlic 3 cloves;
chopped dry sage 2 tablespoons;
toasted pine nuts 3 tsp;
grated zest of 1 lemon;
chopped parsley 0.5 cups;
fresh bread crumbs 2 glasses;
slightly beaten eggs 2.

Preparation

Making the filling

Fry the brisket in butter over high heat for 2 minutes.
Reduce heat and add garlic and onion. Simmer for another 5 minutes to soften the onion.
Add sage, remove from heat and leave for 15 minutes.
Then, here, we add nuts, lemon zest, bread crumbs, parsley, eggs.
Salt, pepper and mix well.

Cooking turkey

We wash and dry the carcass with paper towels.
Stuff with filling and tie the legs with a strong thread. We start the wings back.
We put the turkey in a large frying pan, pour with melted butter (half the norm), salt and pepper.
Pour 2 - 3 glasses of water into the pan and cover the carcass with foil.
We bake for 2.5 hours. Then we remove the foil, grease with melted butter. Add water if necessary.
Simmer for about 45 minutes. The bird should be golden.
We take out the finished turkey from the oven, wrap it in foil and leave it there for another 20 minutes.
Advice. If the turkey needs to be thawed, it is best to do this in the refrigerator, focusing on the weight of the bird (for every 0.5 kg, it takes 5 hours).

Slicing options

And what delicious to cook for the new year 2018, so that both the most interesting and the festive table would be in place? Maybe slicing? We are used to buying ready-made sausages, ham and so on in stores. And if you try to do something yourself, using new recipes?

In fact, this is the same lard with meat veins, prepared according to an Italian recipe. Pancetta is being prepared for more than one day, so it is better to do it in advance in order to be in time for the New Year's table.

Ingredients:

you will need a large, rather fatty, piece of brisket;
chopped garlic;
ground black pepper;
chopped juniper berries;
ground bay leaf and nutmeg;
thyme;
brown sugar and salt.

Preparation

Remove the skin from the brisket and form a rectangle out of it with a knife.
Rub with spices, put in a bag, tie well and leave in the refrigerator for a week.
It is important to turn the meat over and shake it every day.
Then we check the brisket. If the meat is uniformly elastic everywhere, proceed to the next stage. If there is looseness, leave it for a couple of days.
Rinse the aged brisket, sprinkle with pepper and roll into a roll. We tie it with a rope at a distance of every 3 cm and hang it in a dark, cool and not dry place for 2 weeks.

The same brisket can be cooked faster. To do this, you need to rub it well with spices, roll it tightly into a roll, wrap it with gauze and refrigerate for a week. In this form, it turns out to be softer, but without the characteristic dried taste.

Ingredients:

0.7 - 1 kg of pork ham;
garlic;
salt;
Bay leaf;
ground black pepper.

Preparation

With a sharp knife we make small cuts in the pulp and stuff the meat with pieces of garlic and bay leaves.
Rub the pork with spices and let stand for 2 hours.
Wrap the meat in foil and place on a baking sheet.
We put in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake for 90 minutes.
Remove the foil and put in the oven to brown the boiled pork.
After the meat is ready, remove it from the baking sheet and wrap it in foil for 20 minutes so that it is juicy.

A fish

Ingredients:

salmon fillet 1 kg;
lemon 1;
salt and pepper to taste.

For the sauce:

medium-fat cream 1 l;
dijon mustard 1 tsp;
fresh parsley, dill, basil, tarragon 10 g each;
egg yolk 3.

Preparation

Rub the zest from the lemon, and squeeze the juice well into a separate bowl.
Cut the salmon into strips 5 cm thick. Salt, pepper, put in a baking dish. Pour with lemon juice and leave to marinate for 15 minutes.
Separately mix the yolks with cream, then add mustard, herbs, lemon zest here.
Pour the sauce over the fish and put in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 20 minutes.
Serve with lemon slices and sprigs of herbs.

Instead of fresh herbs, you can take dried herbs, then the amount should be adjusted to taste.

Ingredients:

400 g fillet of any sea fish. A river is also suitable, but then you will need to carefully choose the bones;
8 eggs;
2 table. tablespoons of flour;
2 onions;
150 g of milk;
3 table. tablespoons of vegetable oil;
salt, pepper and other spices to taste.

Preparation

Cut the fillet into pieces, remove the bones, salt and sprinkle with spices.

Breaded fish in flour and fry in vegetable oil on both sides.

Separately finely chop the onion and fry in vegetable oil.

We put the fish in pots, sprinkle with onions on top.

Beat eggs with milk separately, salt and fill the fish with the egg mixture.

We bake in the oven at 200 degrees until golden brown.

The dish will be even tastier if you remove it from the oven and sprinkle it with grated cheese a few minutes before cooking.
Instead of milk, you can take mayonnaise, then the omelet will be more magnificent.

New Year's snacks 2018

Ingredients:

fresh champignons 500g .;
onion 2 onions;
flour 40 g;
vegetable oil (preferably olive oil);
hard cheese;
sour cream 300 g;
small buns with a crispy crust 8 pcs.

Preparation

Cut the onion into strips and fry lightly.
Add chopped mushrooms to the onion and fry until tender.
Add flour to the finished mushroom mixture and mix quickly. Slowly pour in sour cream and remove from heat.
Cut off the top from the buns, take out the middle.
Fill the void in the bun with mushroom filling and sprinkle with cheese.
Place the buns on a baking sheet and cover them with the cut tops.
We send it to an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 5 minutes.

Ingredients:

0.6 kg of liver (better than chicken, it is more tender and fried faster);
3 eggs;
2 onions and 2 carrots;
250 g mayonnaise;
3 table. spoons of 20% sour cream;
2 table. l. vegetable oil;
3 table. tablespoons of flour;
3 cloves of garlic;
1 tsp salt (half in dough, half in frying).

Preparation

Wash the liver well, remove the films and check for a gallbladder. If there is, carefully cut it out.
Mix the liver with eggs, flour, sour cream and beat in a blender until smooth. Salt.
Grease a pan, the diameter of which is equal to the diameter of the future cake, and heat it up.
Pour the liver mixture into a hot pan with a ladle to get a thin pancake.
Fry over medium heat until tender. You need to turn it over carefully, in one motion, so that the pancake does not break.
We make frying separately. To do this, cut the onion into cubes, and grate the carrots. Fry over medium heat with vegetable oil for about 10 minutes (vegetables should not brown, but just become soft). Salt and pepper.
Divide the carrot-onion mixture into equal parts, the number of which is equal to the number of liver pancakes minus one (if you get 8 pancakes, then divide the vegetables into 7 parts).
Mix mayonnaise with crushed garlic.
Let's start forming the cake. To do this, put the first cake on a dish, grease with a thin layer of mayonnaise, put fried onions and carrots on top.
Cover with the next pancake and grease with mayonnaise in the same way and sprinkle with vegetables.
Thus, we create a cake, leaving the top pancake untouched.

To make the cake more elegant, you can grease it on the sides and on top with mayonnaise and sprinkle with boiled grated eggs.
It is better to prepare such an appetizer a day before serving, so that the cake is soaked.

Ingredients:

100 g of hard cheese;
2 - 3 squid;
2 boiled eggs;
2 table. tablespoons of mayonnaise;
green onions.

Preparation

Cook the squid covered for 1-2 minutes. You cannot keep it longer, otherwise the meat will become tough. Cut into cubes.
Rub the eggs on a medium grater, finely chop the onion.
We mix all the ingredients (except cheese).
From the resulting mass, we form balls and roll them in grated cheese.
We spread it on a dish, decorating it to your liking.

desserts

Of course, the main decoration of the table for the New Year of the Dog is a birthday cake. You can, for example, bake delicious and elegant, or you can even build a beautiful one. But sometimes you want to cook something really special and more sophisticated. Then maybe we can serve mousses and sweets to the table?

Ingredients:

150 g of dark chocolate;
3 tsp honey;
300 ml cream 33%.

Preparation

Break the chocolate into pieces.
Separately bring 150 ml of cream and honey to a boil and pour the hot mixture over the chocolate. We mix everything well so that there are no pieces left.
Pour the rest of the cream cold into the chocolate mass and beat into a strong foam with a mixer.
We put in the refrigerator for 10 hours.
We take it out of the refrigerator and whisk again.
Then we put the chocolate in a pastry bag and squeeze it beautifully into bowls or glasses.
Decorate with black grated chocolate.

Ingredients (6 servings):

600 prunes;
250 g marzipan;
100 g of black and white chocolate;
200 g of shelled walnuts;
50 ml brandy;
coconut flakes.

Preparation

Pour the washed prunes with brandy, cover and leave in a cool place for 40 hours. Shake the dried fruit periodically.
Then we mix the prunes with marzipan and pass everything together through a meat grinder.
We form balls, putting pieces of walnut into the middle of each.
Break the chocolate into small pieces and heat in a water bath.
We put each prepared ball on a wooden stick and dip it well in chocolate, and then in coconut flakes.
We spread the finished candies on parchment and put them in the refrigerator.

Ingredients (8 servings):

1.5 cups of sugar;
3 cups milk or cream;
2 eggs;
3 egg yolks;
1/8 tsp salt;
2 tsp vanilla extract.

Preparation

Cooking molds. For this dish, you need 8 ramekin with a volume of 115 ml. We put them on a baking sheet.
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees.
Pour 4 cups of water into a small saucepan, add 1 cup of sugar and set over medium-high heat. Cook for 6 - 8 minutes, stirring constantly. You should get an amber caramel.
We quickly pour the resulting caramel into molds.
Separately, pour milk (cream) into a saucepan and heat it without boiling.
In a bowl, beat eggs, yolks, salt and remaining sugar.
Whisking, slowly pour the hot milk into the egg mixture.
Filter the resulting cream through a sieve, add vanilla and pour over the ramekins.
On a baking sheet with molds, pour water in an amount so that it reaches the middle of the height of the molds.
We put in a preheated oven and bake for about 35 minutes. The cream should thicken.
Use tongs to remove the hot frames from the water, cover and let cool for 3 or more hours.
After the dessert is completely cooled, we draw along the edges of the molds with a sharp knife, separating the cream from the walls.
Flip the cream caramel onto serving plates and serve.

New Year drinks 2018

Let's celebrate the New Year of the Dog with traditional New Year drinks from different countries. In Germany, for example, they like to serve hot mulled wine, while in the UK they savor aromatic spicy punch.

Ingredients:

1 liter of red wine;
1.5 cinnamon sticks;
4 carnations;
a glass of natural apple juice;
1 orange;
8 table. spoons of honey.

Preparation

Cut the orange into slices and put in a saucepan.
Add the rest of the ingredients to this and put on low heat.
Warm up for 10 - 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Do not bring the drink to a boil. It is enough to warm it up to 70 degrees.
Then we remove the mulled wine from the heat and let it brew for another 15 minutes.
We strain the finished drink through a sieve and immediately serve it to the table.
By the way, so that we get a truly beautiful New Year's table setting, you can pour mulled wine into tall glasses and serve on a platter decorated with cardamom stars and cinnamon sticks.

Ingredients:

0.75 liters of water and dry white wine;
0.25 l of white rum;
3 lemons;
6 oranges;
1 lime;
200 g sugar;
2 cinnamon sticks;
6 cloves;
3 cardamom stars.

Preparation

Set aside one lemon and one orange, squeeze the juice from the rest of the citrus fruits (except lime), after removing the peel from them.
In a saucepan, mix water with sugar, citrus zest and bring to a boil. Cook for 7 minutes.
We filter the syrup and add orange-lemon juice and wine to it.
Bring to a boil again and remove from heat. We pour in the rum.
Pour the finished punch into a beautiful decanter and garnish with the remaining citrus and lime.

So, we have decided on the menu. And how to decorate the table for the New Year, so that it is truly festive?

Let's take into account that we are celebrating the New Year of the Yellow and Earth Dogs, so we will set the table in accordance with her preferences.

Actual colors

All natural:

green;
sand;
Brown;
yellow;
golden;
White;
beige.

It is better to choose cotton and linen from fabrics.

You can decorate the New Year's table in 2018 with wicker baskets, dried flowers, and earthenware. As for the candles, it is better to light them only if you really want to, and it is generally better to leave scented candles for another occasion. The dog is wary of open fire and does not like strong smells.

Well, in addition to a delicious menu and a beautiful setting, let's not forget about a sincere smile and joy from the New Year. Let's make our most cherished wishes on such a special night and we will meet the upcoming holiday with a special mood. And may the New Year 2018 become for us happy, successful and rich in amazing events and meetings!

There is very little time left before the New Year 2018. But there is still so much to be done! For example, to think over the New Year's menu 2018. Our hostesses already know for sure: the success and mood of a magical and long-awaited holiday depends on how well thought out will be.

It just so happened that this time, when composing the New Year's menu for 2018, we will look back at the preferences and preferences of the owner or hostess of the next year. In the coming year, the Yellow Earth Dog, a reliable, loyal and beloved friend of man, takes the reins of government from the vociferous Rooster, which means that it will be much easier to please this animal than any exotic one. The hostess of the year loves homemade food, simple and satisfying. So, this holiday will not take us by surprise. We already know how to please the Dog, and we will start by compiling the New Year's menu 2018, of course, with appetizers and salads.

How does it usually happen with us? “We will not cook a lot, but restrict ourselves to a couple of salads and several types of snacks” ... Be prepared for the fact that the number of amendments in this part of the New Year's menu 2018 will grow exponentially. Well, how else, if you want to try something new and not forget about your favorite snacks ?!

Sandwiches

What is New Year's without caviar sandwiches? You just can't do without them! Tartlets with red caviar, what you need on the New Year's table. Or take at least sprats, the most budgetary option, but very tasty. It would seem that now you will not surprise anyone with sandwiches with sprats. No, no! Add a couple of ingredients to the sprats (boiled eggs, herbs or bell peppers, fresh cucumber or pickled) - and you get an excellent New Year's snack with an interesting taste. And how wonderful the filling of sprats in tartlets looks, words cannot convey. By the way, since we are talking about tartlets, they are a real find for modern housewives, especially since there are so many fillings for tartlets that you can set more than one festive table.

Snacks

Favorite stuffed eggs shouldn't be left out either, being rightfully one of the most popular holiday snacks. The choice of fillings for the preparation of this appetizer is huge, and after all, it is they that turn the usual at first glance dish into a bright, delicious appetizer. A little tip: if you are preparing stuffed eggs in advance, before placing them in the refrigerator, where they will wait for their finest hour, carefully place a plate of appetizers in a plastic bag. If this is not done, then the filling and the eggs themselves will dry out, and will not look very appetizing on the New Year's table.

Since the Dog is very respectful of meat products and cheese, why not make ham rolls or Christmas balls? And beautiful, and tasty, and original - three in one, if you like.

It is difficult to refuse traditional Olivier and herring under a fur coat, but, in fact, it is not necessary! Imagine them: design and decorate in an original way: the Olivier roll appetizer and the Herring under a fur coat salad roll. Or, for example, serve in orange roses or in glasses, so that each layer can be seen through the transparent glass, as in the "Romantic" salad. You can also prepare a new salad, the main thing is that it contains a meat component: boiled or smoked chicken breast, boiled pork, boiled or smoked sausage. And we will be happy to advise you with what to combine these ingredients. Our 2018 New Year's menu is replete with New Year's salads for every taste and budget.

Main dish

Here we come to the main dish of the table - New Year's hot one. What's hot to add to the New Year's menu 2018? Most of us are puzzled over this question. Why torture yourself like that? The answer is simple: if you decide that there will be only one hot dish on your table, give preference to the already tried and favorite dish, traditional for your family.

And what it will be: stuffed chicken or baked chicken fillet, pork pork, meatloaf with bacon or delicious pork ribs - it's up to you. The dog will gladly approve any of your choices, because she loves meat very much.

They say that this year you shouldn't put fish on the table, they say, the Mistress of the Year doesn't like it. Each dog, like each person, has its own preferences. So why deny yourself the pleasure and not cook delicious oven-baked fish? Or stuffed pike under a vegetable coat under a cheese crust?

If you still plan to cook several hot dishes, cook one of your favorites, and you can experiment with the other - you will find plenty of ideas on the pages of our site.

Desserts and sweets

The 2018 New Year's menu cannot do without sweet dishes. For some, the New Year is homemade cake or pastries, gingerbread or New Year's cookies, pies or a chocolate roll, while someone cannot imagine a magical night without ice cream, fruit salads and all kinds of desserts.

The dog is a big lover of sweets, so the abundance of sweets on the festive table is 100% success and luck, which it guarantees you in 2018!

Beverages

Not only for sweets, but also for other dishes, it would be good to serve New Year's drinks, but not carbonated, but homemade, natural: compotes, fruit drinks, juices and better. It's better to forget about vodka this year. Everyone knows that the Dog is intolerant of alcohol. Therefore, champagne, light wines, homemade liqueurs, cocktails are just what you need!

Many families have a tradition of taking walks on New Year's Eve. Frozen households and guests will be warmed by aromatic, spicy drinks prepared by you, which will complement the impressions of the walk and give warmth and comfort.
When composing the New Year's menu 2018, think over every moment, but do not forget: no matter how beautiful and tasty the dishes you cook are, without your smile, good mood, your emotional care and love that you put into each of them, without your boundless faith in the miracle is just an ordinary meal, albeit a festive one.

Present your family and friends with a real culinary fairy tale! I wish you happiness, goodness and joy in the New Year!

Larisa Shuftaykina

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