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New Year's Day Dinner Menu

WalnutCreek Zone 7b/8a

12 years ago

Currently, this is our menu for New Year's Day. I think it is finalized. Have additions to the menu. Made Glenda's Pineapple Pickles (can hardly wait to try them tomorrow) and will be making a spice cake with no frosting, but will have warm spiced applesauce to serve with it.

Ham
Black Eyed Peas
Turnip, Mustard, and Collard Greens
Mac and Cheese
Sweet Potatoes
Pear Lime Jell-O
Cornbread
Iced Tea
Pecan Pie

This post was edited by walnutcreek on Tue, Dec 31, 13 at 13:39

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Terri_PacNW
12 years ago
We don't plan a New Years Day meal.

We party at a friends for New Years Eve....lots of munchies..I bring several fun varieties of cupcakes.

We are slow to get moving on New Years Day..lol...
Marilyn Sue
12 years ago
New Year's Eve Cookout Meal

Hot Dogs
Hamburgers
Smoked Sausage
Baked Beans
Fried Potatoes
Mac and Cheese
Potato Salad
Coleslaw
Spinach Dip with Hawaiian Rolls
Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Cheeses
Celery and Carrots
Chips
Fruit Salad
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Jelly Roll
Floating Island Punch
Soft Drinks
Iced Tea

I am sure there will be other things added. Some times for New Years we either go back to Amber and Mike's for lunch or we go for a breakfast.

Sue
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Terri, I love sparkling grape juice and we always have it at family dinners but I did not think to get some for tonight. Ann, I just happened to catch the Barefoot Contessa last week and she made the Green Goddess dressing. It just sounded so good to me...well anything with a c. of fresh basil suits me just fine! This is a very refreshing and just plain GOOD salad dressing. Basil Green Goddess Dressing 1 cup good mayonnaise 1 cup chopped scallions, white and green parts (6 to 7 scallions) 1 cup chopped fresh basil leaves 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons and see My Note) 2 teaspoons chopped garlic (2 cloves) 2 teaspoons anchovy paste 2 teaspoons kosher salt (see note) 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 cup sour cream Salad: 3 heads Bibb lettuce 2 to 3 tomatoes Place the mayonnaise, scallions, basil, lemon juice, garlic, anchovy paste, salt and pepper in a blender and blend until smooth. Add the sour cream and process just until blended. (If not using immediately, refrigerate the dressing until ready to serve.) Cut each head of lettuce into quarters, remove some of the cores, and arrange on 6 salad plates. Cut the tomatoes into wedges and add to the plates. Pour on the dressing and serve. NOTES: I did not add any salt to this recipe due to the anchovy paste. Also, I got a 1/4 c. juice from just half a lemon and a small lemon at that! Michelle
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glenda_al
12 years ago
IF I cook:

roast pork or something pork
hopping john
turnip greens
hoe cake
mashed potatoes

some kind of sweet
Orchidllauraga
12 years ago
Black eyed peas
Turnip Greens
Fried Taters
Cornbread
Ham

And I hope our first visitor of the New Year is a man!!
morz8 - Washington Coast
12 years ago
New Years Day is always prime rib for us, au jus, baked potato, salad or vegetable. I don't invite anyone, plan it just for the two of us, but if someone stops by that's OK too.

We keep New Year's Eve quiet the last few years, the bigger parties don't appeal to me any more - we rarely stay up to ring in the new year:)

We went to the same party year after year, now looking back I can't think why. Lots of our friends always there, at a private club, there would be music, dancing, lots of drinks and only nuts, chips for food. No other food with all those drinks, and somehow it became fight night, someone in our group always had a major end of year blowout, not always the same couple. Probably tired, stress, too much alcohol - it stopped being fun and we stopped going. I understand they've added a buffet in recent years, we still don't go.
Marilyn Sue
12 years ago
Our New Year's Eve is always just our kids and family. We do not drink alcohol so we never have it at our suppers. No one stays till midnight. We will probably play with Play Doh at this party!

Sue
Kathsgrdn
12 years ago
I work New Year's day but New Year's Eve I have a couple crabs for me and Lauren. Unless she makes plans with her friends.
oldfixer
12 years ago
New Years Morning Brunch starts with a bottle of Champagne. Add whatever else might be lurking in the fridge.
marie_ndcal
12 years ago
May go to a steak/shrimp/fish cookout with son in law and two friends. DD is baby sitting my 4 great grands and one GDis working at the cookout. Without DH this year, not much meaning, may watch parade and DD may cook something. Nothing special planned.
luckygardnr
12 years ago
Having a friend over and ordering in Chinese! No fuss, no muss! LOL!
wanda_va
12 years ago
Our family's traditional meal: corned beef and cabbage (cooked with potatoes and carrots), black-eyed peas, turnip greens, cornbread.
cheri2008
12 years ago
ok, curiosity has the better of me.....what is 'hopping john'?
rob333 (zone 7b)
12 years ago
New Year's Eve dinner is all that is planned. Sort of. Dry rub Cajun chicken wings. Mmmm
Nita__AZ
12 years ago
We have never been into the party thing. I may make a cheese ball this year as it sounds good and haven't done one in a long time. It will just be DH and I so very quiet. We always stay up until midnight so nothing new there. We never used to but our life style has changed with old age. LOL

This year we will have lamb, steamed rice, curry sauce, a vegetable and rolls for dinner. I have pralines that I made before Christmas that will be dessert. Again it will probably be just the two of us.

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