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Winter is just around the corner with its cold weather, snow and... a series of my favorite holidays. And if the children are busy thinking about gifts and adding them to the long list for Santa Claus, then the parents are hecticly preparing for the celebration, thinking about gifts for all loved ones, relatives, friends, as well as the menu for the New Year 2018 - what to cook new and interesting in the year of the dog?
Indeed, it has already become customary to set the most luxurious tables for this night, replete with exotic dishes. For housewives, this holiday has become a way to show their culinary abilities, stand out, and receive well-deserved praise from loved ones and guests invited to the feast.
Fortunately, gone are the days when you had to get food for the table, buy it “under the counter”, and stand in kilometer-long queues. But this does not make the process of selecting a menu easier - after all, you always want to do something similar.
Moreover, to please the symbol of the year, and in our case it is a yellow earthen Dog, a calm, domestic, down-to-earth, kind animal, but one that really appreciates good food. Let's not upset her, but rather think carefully about the list of holiday dishes!
Although a dog is considered an omnivorous creature, there are certain taboos that must be adhered to when creating a menu for the New Year 2018. For example:
The exception is clear, but what is possible? The dog is a fairly omnivorous creature, capable of eating almost anything, but still prefers meat of all shapes and types, so the 2018 New Year’s menu should include:
The basic principles are clear, all that remains is to think through in detail what to prepare for the holiday table. There may be a million options, but often the menu includes main courses, side dishes, sauces, cold or hot appetizers, salads, desserts and, of course, drinks. I offer a couple of ideas.
This type of dish allows you to whet your appetite or entertain yourself during an active conversation. I won’t give recipes, they are easy to find on the Internet, I only offer options:
"Christmas balls"
Here's an example of a snack recipe:
We need:
Boil the fillet, chop finely, add grated cheese, finely chopped herbs, nuts and garlic, stir in mayonnaise. Form balls from the mixture, roll in nut crumbs, attach halves of olives on top as a “fastening” and a loop of greenery.
Of course, you can prepare the traditional Olivier or its unusual variation as a tribute to the times, but the following salads will help you and your guests please:
Well, a couple of recipes.
French Kiss Salad
French charm in a domestic version
Necessary:
How to cook:
Salad "Borodinsky"
will add a certain zest to the holiday table
And preparing it is as easy as shelling pears, most of the ingredients are bought and not boiled, stewed, or fried.
Worth taking:
Stages:
Salad "Inspiration"
requires imagination when decorating it, but the New Year is worth a little effort!
There are several variations of this dish, I suggest my favorite, it is very tender. All products are folded in layers, like in a herring under a fur coat, so for simplicity I will describe the layers between which you should place the same mayonnaise (if you really want, you can use sour cream or your own sauce, but the taste will be different):
For beauty, I prefer to put the food in a “box” and, to make it look like a gift, decorate it with ribbons of boiled carrots, a beet or tomato flower, and herbs.
Salad "Carnival"
will give a whole bouquet of sensations, because its components are diverse, have original aromas and tastes, nevertheless, they combine well with each other
We will need:
Cut the chicken into strips, cube the potatoes, grate the cheese, leaving a little for decoration. Remove the remaining ingredients from the jars, mix everything, put in a beautiful bowl and decorate with cheese and herbs.
As the holiday approaches, the Internet is filled with more and more new recipes. You can invent another one yourself by studying the set of products in the refrigerator and coming up with an elegant presentation. After all, as they say, it is not the holy pots that are fired!
We eat this type of dish almost every day, so coming up with something new is quite difficult, but doable. For example, it will surprise guests:
"Meat baskets"
an original decoration for a festive table, and even a young housewife can cook them
If desired, the ingredients and spices can be changed, creating a new variation of the dish.
For the classic version you will need:
Cooking:
"Chicken fillet with tomato marinade"
Tired of fried, stewed meat?
Try chicken with tomato ketchup; this unique aroma, taste and juiciness of the dish will amaze both you and the guests of the holiday!
To do this you should prepare:
How to cook:
The New Year's menu for 2018 can include any sweets - the dog will appreciate literally everything. Fruits, berries, creams, souffles, homemade pastries, cookies, especially in the shape of a dog, its face or favorite bone will not only be tasty, but will also give the table an original chic.
Various fruit salads, casseroles, cakes are also suitable - guests will eat everything for their dear soul!
Sweets and other dishes should be served with a variety of drinks, preferably not carbonated ones, but natural ones - fruit drinks, compotes, juices. From alcohol - light wines, liqueurs, liqueurs, you should temporarily forget about vodka.
The dog is a country animal that loves homely simplicity; when thinking about how to set the table, it is worth considering several nuances:
It is important not only what to prepare for this significant day, but also how beautifully to present it all. A dog theme is suitable for decorating dishes; they look very interesting:
It is worth adding that the dog is not particularly picky, preferring refined simplicity and naturalness to the exotic, so it is worth maintaining moderation when decorating dishes.
When discussing how to celebrate New Year's Eve, it is worth saying a few words about decorating a house or apartment. After all, the right decoration will not only help to appease a good-natured dog, but even prolong the amazing feeling of the holiday, familiar to everyone from childhood.
When decorating a house or apartment, you should use the following tips:
So we discussed a sample menu for the New Year 2018, what to cook new and interesting in the year of the dog, what to pay attention to in order to appease the symbol of the year. I wish you a perfect feast and a successful New Year!
Well, housewives and owners - it’s time to prepare for the upcoming holidays. Do you know what to cook for the New Year of the Pig 2019? Do you know what will be on your New Year's table, have you come up with something new and interesting, have you already compiled a menu for the New Year?
Oh no, you are in search of the best, new and something interesting - not for everyone. Do you want all your guests to be surprised and envious of your skill and intelligence?
Then, you are on the right track - you did the right thing by coming to see me. I’ll tell you a secret - I’ll tell the whole world the whole truth and show you how to cook something delicious. And so as not to rack your brains in vain, I have selected new New Year’s recipes with photos for you.
This salad in the shape of a pig’s face would be appropriate on the New Year’s table.
Time is quickly running out. And now the new year 2019 is just around the corner. The symbol of the coming year is the Yellow Earth Pig or Boar, whose element is earth. Our four-legged friends are quite omnivorous, so the variety on the holiday table can be enormous.
But do not forget that these animals do not like foods that are too fatty and hard on the stomach. And no pork!
Sweets with fruits will also not be out of place, especially if the latter have bright, rich colors. Let's try to prepare properly and not make a mistake before the symbol of the year. Then she will not ignore us in the future.
As we already know, the choice of dishes is not limited. Therefore, both meat and fish and poultry in any variations can be present on the table. Well, what to cook for the table? – Desserts, salads, cold and hot appetizers - this is just a small list, because the pig is omnivorous. Such a limitless choice will please any gourmet.
Probably every family has its own traditional recipe for the festive table. But there is nothing worse than consistency, you need to change and try new things. And now, more than ever, the time has come for this.
But do not forget that today the year of the Yellow Earthen Pig or Boar is approaching us. And a friendly dog, a faithful Dog, leaves us. For many, the year passed in neutral notes - there was both good and bad.
But you shouldn’t worry in any way - although the Pig is considered an unclean animal, it is still good-natured and friendly! This means that she will like absolutely everything that we prepare and that we put on the festive table.
The boar loves to eat, and so do we, but preferably not too fatty food - you need something light and healthy. A variety of chicken, fish and seafood dishes are perfect. And also be sure to have fruit.
You can’t celebrate New Year’s Eve without traditional salads, appetizers, tartlets or canapés. And like any holiday table there should be pickles - pickled cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms.
Oh, and don’t forget to beautifully decorate your New Year’s table with dishes similar to the hero of this event. A striking example of this is salads in the shape of a muzzle or the whole body of a Pig, piglets made from eggs or something else - express your fantasies.
It will be great if you prepare New Year's salads and snacks in the shape of a pig's head or in the shape of a Christmas tree.
Don't forget about our favorites: , and .
On New Year's Eve, almost every housewife thinks about the New Year's menu. This rather difficult task is complicated by the desire to combine the abundance of dishes with reasonable costs for their preparation.
The Pig loves scope and luxury, abundance and generosity. Although the Pig can hardly be called a vegetarian, there can be only one restriction - no pork! The hostess of the year will be pleased if there are fruits, vegetables and mushrooms on the table.
Since the symbol of the New Year is determined according to the eastern calendar, then the menu for celebrating it should be appropriate.
Hot dishes:
New Year's salads:
New Year's snacks:
Let's look at several options for hot dishes that will satisfy even the most sophisticated taste. And the hostess will receive well-deserved praise.
For this recipe we will need:
Cooking process:
You can use absolutely any fish (not only red, but also white). The dish turns out very tasty even for an inexperienced cook.
Cooking method:
Meat lovers will appreciate juicy marbled beef with an unforgettable aroma.
We will need:
How to cook:
You can bake chicken, duck or turkey with apples and prunes.
For this you will need:
Preparation:
Rub the carcass inside and out with a mixture of salt and spices, put apple slices and prunes inside, coat the top with honey and soy sauce, wrap the wings and legs in foil and place in the oven for thirty minutes at 220 degrees.
Then reduce the temperature to 180 degrees and leave for another forty minutes.
To roast the turkey, you will need to increase the time. The fragrant smell and golden brown crust will tell you that the dish is ready.
My article presents a wide variety of dishes made from chicken, beef, and fish. And also video recipes - more than 20 options in total -
On the New Year's table, preference is given to light salads. Here every housewife can fully reveal her culinary talent.
Salads with mushrooms will come in handy more than ever in the year of the Yellow Earth Pig, because pigs are the best at finding truffles. It is convenient to use tartlets for serving a variety of salads.
Traditional herring under a fur coat can be successfully replaced by herring with mushrooms, for the preparation of which you need to fry onions and pre-soaked and finely chopped dry mushrooms in vegetable oil, cool and combine with finely chopped pieces of herring fillet. You can serve it in tartlets or in a traditional herring bowl.
Various fruit salads, harmoniously combined with champagne, would be appropriate. But I have some new and old traditional New Year's holiday recipes.
Ingredients:
Cooking method:
For those who are watching their figure and do not want to overeat, you can exclude mayonnaise from the recipe, then the salad will be low in calories, but will still be very filling.
To prepare such a delicious salad, we need:
It's time to prepare a salad for the New Year:
We prepared this delight for the first time and you know - it turned out to be very easy to prepare, but how filling and tasty - just right for our theme.
Ingredients:
How to cook:
Be sure to prepare this salad. This will be a highlight on the New Year's menu. Guests will immediately pay attention and pester you with questions.
You will need:
Recipe:
An excellent selection of delicious new and old classic salads that can be modified if desired - what to add or remove:
An integral attribute of any feast will always be various rolls, canapés and tartlets. They go well with strong drinks. And they simply whet the appetite before the main hot dishes.
Don't forget about cheese plates, where cheeses can be served in combination with both fruit and olives.
Not a single New Year would be real without sandwiches with caviar, which, along with tangerines and Olivier salad, have become symbols of this holiday. Moreover, caviar harmonizes perfectly with champagne, without which it is impossible to imagine celebrating the New Year.
Here are a few options that will surprise your guests.
You can fill them with any products you have on hand. The taste will always be pleasant, the main thing is that the ingredients are combined with each other. In this version we will use seafood.
We will need:
Preparing the snack:
Don't neglect snacks with meat. After all, the pig will not refuse him either.
How to prepare a meat New Year's appetizer:
The familiar Olivier salad, which we all know, takes part in this recipe in the form of a filling. It looks like small buns with salad - a savory snack.
Necessary:
Recipe:
Fish baked in puff pastry will also please the Pig.
Place any fish fillet on a rolled out layer of puff pastry, add salt and pepper, place tomato slices and mozzarella cheese on top, cover with a second layer of pastry.
Connect the edges, brush with egg and place in the oven for thirty to forty minutes at 180 degrees.
When ready, cut into portions. A mold made in the shape of a fish made from dough will look great.
Separate articles with assemblies of excellent beautiful ones presented in them - from young to old!
Bon appetit!
Video “New Year's snacks - 5 simple ideas”:
Wait, what about tea?! Won't there be dessert?! Well, there is a cake, pie or cookies.
I don’t know about you, but it’s our custom to drink tea after every holiday feast. And not just have tea, but with dessert or a piece of cake.
Not so long ago, interesting cakes appeared - cupcakes. Original small cakes for one serving. Such babies, decorated in holiday style, delight all guests.
The basis of such “babies” is cream and dough. You can prepare any dough: biscuit. Shortbread or cupcake. Creams are more often subject to improvisation. Nowadays you can't get by with cream anymore.
And speaking of cake, there is no special New Year’s cake. We invite you to choose according to your taste. For us, for example, the “Honey cake” cake is always a favorite.
And for dessert we whip up ice cream - a real “Ice Cream” or “Tiramisu”. But it was already after the New Year, the next day.
Earth signs, which include the pig, are characterized by calmness and a love of order. Therefore, when decorating a table, preference should be given to natural, soft tones.
Deep red, light brown or sand colors are ideal for tablecloths and napkins. Naturally, you need to use natural materials. After all, the element of earth is directly related to nature.
You can appease the symbol of the coming year by decorating the table with an animal figurine. Also try baking a cake or cookies in the appropriate shape.
In any case, the New Year is a holiday that gives a great charge of positivity. Now you know what to cook for the New Year of the Pig 2019. I hope these tips and recipes will help you celebrate this fabulous night with dignity.
On the eve of the long-awaited and sometimes exhausting holidays, many housewives are interested in one important question - what should they prepare for the 2018 New Year of the dog? How to appease the symbol of the upcoming period of time, 365 days long, which dishes are preferable, and which ones it is better to abstain from?! Especially for readers of “Popular about health” I will give the main pre-New Year recommendations.
Preferred Products
Should you prepare more vegetarian dishes for the New Year? And what do you think?! The upcoming New Year is for dogs, and they are not herbivores and therefore one should hardly expect a dominance of fresh celery and boiled broccoli on the table. It is quite obvious that preference should be given to meat dishes!
At the upcoming feast, you can cook various types of meat (lamb, pork, rabbit). The hostess of the celebration will also graciously accept poultry dishes: chicken, duck, turkey, and so on.
An earthy dog will undoubtedly enjoy various cuts of meat, pates, grilled steaks, aspic, boiled pork, chops, shish kebab, sausage cuts, and so on and so forth. Fortunately, supermarkets and regular stores have something to offer connoisseurs of these products.
Regarding fish, there is no unambiguous view. Some keepers of New Year's traditions argue that fish has no place on the New Year's table, especially river fish. Others, on the contrary, quite clearly demonstrate the dog’s loyalty to this food. Thus, I believe there are no obstacles to preparing excellent dishes from salted, smoked or fresh fish.
And the last recommendation. It would not be amiss to take into account that the coming year is the year of the yellow earthen dog, which means that on the table there should be dishes and products whose color is yellow, brown, ocher, mustard, orange and the like. For example, a dish with tangerines, traditional for many not too young people, will fit perfectly into the New Year's palette.
What you should give up and don’t need to cook for the year of the dog 2018
Do you think we should eat dog for the year of the dog? The answer is obvious - no! This is quite predictable bad news for all Koreans. Dog meat dishes are not welcome at this holiday, and since such “delicacies” are not held in high esteem in any country of the former Soviet Union, the recommendation can be considered redundant, but nevertheless...
Another bad news, this time for fast food lovers. Considering the specificity of the name of a common dish, there is no place for various hot dogs and its analogues on the New Year's table. It is clear that the sausage in the bun has nothing to do with the hostess of the holiday.
There is an opinion that dogs do not like horses, which means that it is better to abstain from horse meat in all its forms: horse sausage, pates, cuts, and so on. Although this is a rather controversial point.
Feng Shui claims that regardless of the owner or mistress of the year, there should be no place for broken noodles on the New Year's table. The length of the pasta is supposed to symbolize health and longevity.
And one more important anti-recommendation, which it seems to me may upset many - dogs do not like drunk people. For this reason, there should be no dominance of alcoholic beverages at the New Year's feast. Preference should be given to juices, kvass, soda, and so on.
Meat in French
This dish has long been valued by our compatriots for its soft, piquant and delicate taste. In addition, you will not need any sophisticated or expensive products. Below is a list of ingredients needed for this dish:
Pork - 1 kg;
Champignons - 1 kg;
Hard cheese - 100 g;
Sar Adyghe - 100 g;
Red tomatoes - 2 medium pieces;
Salt, mustard, spices, pepper, vegetable oil.
Cooking method. The mushrooms must be chopped, then placed in a frying pan and fried in sunflower oil. The onion should be cut into thin half rings and added to the frying container with mushrooms.
Mushrooms and onions need to be fried until the water evaporates from the pan. After which they should be placed on a plate and cooled slightly. The cheese is grated on a coarse grater and set aside for now.
The meat is cut into flat slices, about 2 centimeters thick, after which it should be beaten using a kitchen hammer. To keep the kitchen in its original form, it is better to first cover the product with cling film.
After this, sliced tomatoes are added to the slices of meat, thickly covered with both types of cheese and the baking sheet is placed in the oven for about 35 minutes, after which the simple and very tasty French meat dish will be completely prepared.
Seafood salad
A tasty and healthy dish, the preparation of which requires the following ingredients:
Squid - 0.4 kg;
Eggs - 6 pieces;
Pickled cucumbers - 0.4 kg;
Crab sticks - 0.2 kg;
Canned peas - 1 can;
Mayonnaise - 1 jar;
Potatoes - 8 medium pieces;
Sturgeon caviar (imitation) - 2 packs.
Squids should be boiled in lightly salted water. Just not for long, otherwise they will become rough and rubbery. After which they should be cooled and finely chopped and mixed with peas.
The potatoes need to be boiled, cooled and chopped, then add finely chopped eggs (as for Olivier salad) and crab sticks, as well as chopped or grated cucumbers.
The dish is seasoned with mayonnaise, the amount of which is quite variable and depends on taste preferences. Finally, the salad is decorated with imitation sturgeon caviar.
Conclusion
A dog doesn’t need fancy and expensive meals at all. On the upcoming New Year's holiday, it is not at all necessary to surprise anyone with exquisite masterpieces prepared by the best chefs in Europe. The main thing is that the dishes are tasty.
Bon appetit!
There is not much time left until the most magical holiday of the year, and you should plan the dishes that will be on your table now. On this night we will celebrate the Year of the Dog. Even more than that, 2018 will represent the Yellow or Earth Dog. Therefore, it is appropriate to feed your new Friend with the most delicious dishes, preferably snacks in yellow or brown shades. But as you know, dogs are not particularly picky when it comes to food, so you can choose any recipes for the New Year 2018, even the simplest recipes with photos. The most important thing is that the hostess of the holiday remains satisfied and saves the goodies for the whole year.
When choosing what to cook for New Year 2018, pay attention to meat dishes. They should be varied, but always satisfying. Grill the kebab, cook the ribs, bake the boiled pork. You should cook something that any four-legged friend will like. Various meat snacks in the form of rolls, canapes, tartlets must be present for the New Year of the Dog 2018. Since she respects such dishes.
For those who don't really like meat, cook fish. The best alternative to beef and pork would be fried fish or fried salmon steaks.
Important! If children will be celebrating the New Year in your company, then it is better for them to steam and stew everything.
.Don’t neglect vegetables, take yellow peppers and the usual potatoes, add mushrooms to your dishes, prepare salads with yellow fruits - pineapple, pear, apple. The Earth Dog will celebrate the New Year in style with such treats.
A week before the New Year 2018, be sure to create a menu that reflects what dishes will be on the table. Start with hot dishes for the New Year 2018, then include several salads, appetizers, and cold cuts. Finish with dessert, fruit and drinks. Then write down all the products that make up the menu for the New Year. Purchase in advance all components that have a long shelf life, napkins, and serving items.
Then, just before the holiday, think about fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as other perishable foods.
Before celebrating the New Year, look through your list of what you will be preparing for 2018 for the Year of the Dog and start cooking. Later in this article we will provide several recipes that may be useful to you.
There are an incredible variety of ideas for preparing the New Year's table 2018, and all these ideas have the right to be beautiful. Think about the design of your dishes in advance. Salads should be decorated elegantly; they can be laid out in the shape of a dog’s face or a bone, making them more festive. Use dill to imitate Christmas tree needles, buy napkins with a picture for the New Year, or fold a small Christmas tree from green napkins. Get ready to decide on the question: “how to prepare for the New Year 2018”, you must take into account the interests of the Dog. It should be present in any piece of furniture, on the Christmas tree, on the table, in costumes. You can buy candles in the shape of a dog or put small figurines on the table. Be sure to make your table bright and cheerful - Dogs love to play too.
Sandwiches for the New Year 2018 can be anything, but most importantly, tasty and preferably with a lot of meat products. And since this is still an unusual holiday, it is better to take more expensive products for this dish. For example, you can cook it with raw smoked sausage or red caviar. Canapés with sausage, cucumber and black olives will look very good on the menu. Decorate them with multi-colored pieces of sweet pepper: red, yellow, green, and you can also draw silhouettes of a dog with the sauce on the sandwiches. It will look very impressive and colorful.
How to cook:
If you want to see winter paraphernalia on the 2018 New Year's table, then be sure to prepare snowballs with squid. They will add variety and will resemble snow at your holiday.
Take 2 large or 3 small squids, clean them and throw them into boiling water, which must first be salted, for 2-3 minutes. Then they should be taken out and cooled. Finely chop two boiled eggs, chop the squid into small cubes, and mix some finely chopped green onions with a couple of spoons of mayonnaise and mashed garlic cloves. Grate the hard cheese on a medium or fine grater into a separate bowl. Then, using a spoon, or just your hands, we form small balls from the mixed mass, which we then roll in cheese shavings. These snowballs with olives and green onions will look very colorful.
Meat dishes require attention first when preparing the menu. It is advisable to make snacks for the New Year 2018 immediately before the holiday, following the prepared recipes.
One of the most unusual recipes for New Year's Eve 2018 will be “Gourmet” meatloaf.
Ingredients:
How to cook: Wash the meat, dry it and marinate in white wine with salt and spices for 2 hours. Then wipe and divide with a knife along the piece in the form of a “book”. The nuts should be fried over high heat for about 10 minutes and divided into 2 parts. Grind one of them into crumbs and combine with the eggs, stirring until smooth. Next, add unground nuts, sliced pears, and finely chopped cucumber. Then mix it all with salt and pepper. The ham should be cut into thin slices, which we place on the tenderloin. Distribute the nut filling evenly over the ham, roll everything tightly and tie it. Grease with sunflower oil on all sides and keep it in a plastic bag for 15-20 minutes. Baking the roll should be done in the oven at a temperature of 190 degrees. Preparing the dish will take 1 hour.
Another original dish for the New Year will be meat balls with mushrooms in puff pastry.
Compound:
Cooking steps:
For lovers of poultry dishes, we recommend preparing duck, which can be stewed with prunes.
When choosing a duck at the market, choose a younger one, otherwise it will take a very long time to cook. And it’s best to buy it at the Chicken Kingdom store. It must be cleanly plucked and gutted. The carcass should be chopped into portions, removing unnecessary bones and backbone. Salt. In a large thick-walled saucepan or saucepan, sauté the onions with carrots and various roots. After the vegetables have softened, add duck pieces to them so that the fat is at the bottom. This will add juiciness to the food. Fry until golden brown. Next, pour boiling water into the duck and simmer the bird over low heat for about 45 minutes. After this time, taste for salt and add bay leaf, peppercorns and your favorite spices. We also put prunes in a saucepan with them. After an additional 15 minutes of stewing, the delicious, aromatic duck will be ready.
Despite the fact that the ingredients used to prepare this dish are very simple, you will get an amazing result that will surprise many of your guests.
So, cut boiled carrots, red and always bell peppers, hard-boiled eggs, onions, preferably red, into small pieces. Finely chop the greens. We cut the herring carcass into 2 fillets. We cut thinly pickled cucumber into oblong slices lengthwise. We dilute 15 g of gelatin with water according to the instructions in a water bath, then cool and mix with 200 g of sour cream. Then add vegetables, herbs, a little lemon juice and sunflower oil to the resulting mass. Mix everything. Next, put one fish fillet on cling film, then sour cream with vegetables, then a layer of pickled cucumbers, again sour cream and again herring on top. We form a roll using film and put it in a cool place overnight. The appetizer should be cut with a sharp knife. And it turns out a real kaleidoscope of colors and tastes!
There are a huge variety of salads, so what to prepare for the New Year 2018 is such a big problem. When choosing this type of appetizer, give preference to new meat salads that you have never tried before. After all, from any combination of products you can create completely new and vibrant tastes. Don’t be afraid to experiment, a Dog is an omnivore, so it should like everything.
Simple and tasty salads prepared for the New Year should become a table decoration. Activate all your culinary abilities
To prepare a delicious New Year's menu. Here are some examples of salads.
It will require 250 g of boiled beef tongue, 5 eggs, just a small piece of grated cheese, 1 baked sweet pepper, a little garlic, sour cream, mayonnaise and various herbs. All products are chopped and it turns out to be a great snack.
Any sweet citrus (orange or tangerine is allowed), egg, crab sticks or meat are cut into fairly large cubes. Sweet corn and squeezed garlic are added to them. Everything is seasoned with sour cream or mayonnaise.
And you simply can’t count such salads for the New Year. Create!
Drinks and desserts are among those types of treats, the preparation of which is optional, but very desirable. Children love sweet dishes, and adults love various drinks.
Be sure to prepare mulled wine for the New Year. This warming drink with clove and orange flavors will appeal to many. After all, what could be better on a frosty evening than the warming warmth of red wine, and even with the addition of spices.
The main highlight of any holiday should be a cake, but not a simple one, but the most delicious one. We suggest preparing a chocolate-pistachio cake, which will become a bright culmination of the New Year.
For baking you will need a mold with a diameter of 26 cm.
Ingredients for the crust:
Ingredients of chocolate glaze:
For impregnation you will need ½ cup of apricot jam, you can replace it with raspberry jam.
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and place the pistachios inside for 15 minutes and toast. Note, grind them with flour using a blender. Beat the yolks with half the granulated sugar until thick. Bring the egg whites and lemon juice with a mixer to a thick foam. Carefully combine the yolks with the protein mixture, vanilla syrup, and a third of ground pistachios. Stir, then add the rest of the nuts and stir again. Transfer the resulting mass into a mold and cook in the oven for 35-40 minutes.
To make the glaze, break the chocolate into the heated cream and stir until dissolved. Then pour cognac into the chocolate cream and stir.
Let's start assembling. Cut the cooled base into 2 parts and coat well with jam. Combine both cake layers and coat completely with frosting. A few pistachios can serve as a decoration for dessert. Enjoy!
The Year of the Yellow Dog is replacing the Fire Rooster. This animal has always been considered a friend of man. A dog is a very active, kind and loving animal, not picky about food, but loves to eat delicious food.
Not a single holiday is complete without a feast, so you need to prepare in advance. In order for the Year of the Yellow Dog to bring success and happiness, you need to lure the symbol of the year to the table, knowing exactly what can and cannot be cooked for the New Year 2018.
For the year of the Fire Rooster, it was not recommended to have chicken on the table. For the Year of the Dog, you can put any treats on the table. The symbol of the year loves meat, which means that the table cannot be complete without a good meat steak. A variety of vegetables are welcome. Don't forget about fruits. The most important thing is not to sit at an empty table, because the dog does not like to be hungry!
Housewives can prepare various light snacks from meat and ham so as not to overload the stomach.
Note! It is strictly forbidden to place dishes made from broken noodles on the festive table, since noodles are considered a sign of longevity.
It is difficult to say which dishes cannot be cooked. It’s easier to recommend certain recipes that will definitely please the Dog.
Baskets with minced meat and mushrooms look original. To prepare the dish you need minced pork and chicken in equal proportions - approximately 300 g each, spices, ginger, marjoram, basil, salt, pepper, 300 g of fresh mushrooms (champignons), ham - 300 g, cheese - 200 g for filling and 100 g, to sprinkle on top, butter - 100 g.
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Mix minced pork and chicken. |
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Add spices. |
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Sprinkle the minced meat with ginger and add a set of seasonings. Mix and set aside. |
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Slice the mushrooms for the filling. |
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Then ham. |
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We also cut the cheese into cubes. |
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We form a basket. To do this, roll out a ball of minced meat, take a glass greased with vegetable oil on top. |
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Cover the bottom of the glass with minced meat. Then carefully remove the glass. |
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First add diced cheese to the bottom, then mushrooms. |
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The last layer is ham. Place a piece of butter on top. |
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Place the baskets in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees for 15 minutes, then sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for another 10 minutes. When serving, you can sprinkle with fresh herbs. The results are very beautiful and tasty baskets. |
You can surprise your guests with a very tasty dish using chicken with buckwheat. It turns out to be a complete dish: both meat and side dish. Buckwheat, soaked in chicken juices, becomes very tasty and crumbly. You can use chicken breast fillet, drumstick or thigh. To prepare the dish you will need: chicken 600-800 g, buckwheat about 2 glasses, cheese, butter, mayonnaise (sour cream), onion, garlic, seasonings to taste.
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This is a set of products that will be required. |
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Grease the bottom of the mold with butter. Pour the washed buckwheat onto the bottom and level it out. |
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Chop the onion and garlic and place it on top of the buckwheat. |
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Then add the chicken. Sprinkle seasonings on top. |
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Lubricate the top with sour cream, mayonnaise or a mixture of both. Add two glasses of water and a little butter. |
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Sprinkle with cheese. |
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Bake in the oven for about an hour. |
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This is how the chicken turned out. |
As you know, dogs love to chew bones, so to lure good luck to the New Year's table, you can cook ribs. Pork ribs in honey mustard sauce will please all your holiday dinner guests. To prepare the marinade you will need:
For honey mustard glaze you need:
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A set of products that you will need for cooking. |
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Pour water into the pan. When the water boils, add onion, garlic and cloves. You can add spices, such as cloves. Also squeeze the juice of one lemon into the pan. Do not add salt to the marinade so that the meat does not become dry, but add pepper and hot sauce. Cook the marinade for 15 minutes. |
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Add the ribs and cook over low heat for 1 hour. |
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After an hour we take out the ribs. Prepare glaze based on the marinade. |
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Use a glass of marinade. Pour it into a separate pan. Add a tablespoon of vinegar, mustard, honey, hot sauce and salt. Cook for 5-10 minutes until thickened. |
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Cover the ribs with glaze. |
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Then we put it in the oven to bake - 5-10 minutes on each side. After turning the ribs over, brush them with glaze again. |
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The ribs are ready. |
Guests will also enjoy the smoked pork ribs. The recipe is quite simple. You need pork ribs, liquid smoke, pepper and salt.
Pork ribs need to be washed and rubbed with pepper and salt. Then spray the ribs with liquid smoke and leave to marinate for 1 hour. Next, place the ribs in a multicooker bowl and turn on the “Baking” mode and bake for 30-40 minutes.
Since some dogs love sweets, don't forget about dessert. The recipe for “Fir cones” without baking will seem very interesting. This nut and cornflakes treat takes 15 minutes to prepare!
To prepare the dessert you will need corn flakes, walnuts, a can of condensed milk and powdered sugar.
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Products for making “cones”. |
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Pour the cereal and nuts into a bowl and mix. |
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Add boiled condensed milk. Mix well. |
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As a form, we use wine glasses moistened with water. Add the mixture with a teaspoon. Place in the refrigerator for 3 hours. |
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You can remove the dessert from the mold with a knife. |
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When serving, dust the dessert with powdered sugar, like snow. |
Bright fruits should also be on the table. You can show your imagination and cut them unusually.
You can cut the orange into two parts and cut out the pulp from there. Next, decorate the edges beautifully, cutting them unevenly with a knife. You will get this kind of basket.
Then cut the bananas and peaches into small slices. Mix everything with yogurt and place in orange baskets. For beauty, you can put pomegranate seeds on top of the baskets.
You should definitely celebrate the New Year and not ignore this holiday! If you can’t do this on the night of January 1, then you can do it on the night of January 29, this will be the new year according to the Eastern calendar.