Preparing for the New Year always causes a whole storm of pleasant troubles and positive emotions. New Year's Eve is a great occasion to meet with family and friends, have fun and, of course, eat delicious food. Housewives are already starting to select simple and tasty recipes for the New Year 2018: we have also prepared recipes with photos so that an atmosphere of celebration and comfort settles on your table and in your home, which will last throughout the next year.
Of course, every family has its own traditional holiday food set and “signature” home recipes. These can be your favorite snacks, salads, “crown” fish or aspic, baked poultry or a signature cake. However, it is always possible improve and update the list of dishes by adding something interesting, filling and not very expensive. These are the dishes we chose when compiling the holiday menu for the New Year 2018: what to cook new and interesting in the Year of the Dog - we’ll tell you and show you in the photo right now.

The traditional menu for any holiday consists of several types of dishes of different calorie content:

• cold appetizers: sandwiches, jellied dishes, rolls, slices, pates, tartlets;
• : meat, vegetables, seasoned with mayonnaise or vegetable oil;
• hot dishes: meat, fish, poultry, potatoes;
• Dessert.

When creating a list of dishes for the New Year's feast, you should focus on the tastes of the guests, and also make sure that the ingredients in the dishes are not repeated. When wondering what to cook for a New Year's party, every housewife dreams of not only feeding, but also surprise and delight your guests with delicious and beautiful dishes. The approximate composition of the New Year's menu for a company of 5-7 people will be as follows:

• 2-3 snacks;
• 2-3 salads;
• 1-2 hot dishes;
• dessert;
• sliced ​​meats and vegetables;
• pastries, bread;
• mushrooms, pickles;
• sauces.

Astrologers recommend serving the New Year's table in the Year of the Dog with simple, but satisfying and high-calorie dishes - more meat, vegetables, herbs and delicious salads. Along with traditional aspic dishes, sandwiches and Olivier, it’s worth trying something new.

New Year's table 2018: salads

Light and delicate salads are the first thing we present on the New Year's table when we plan what to cook for the New Year 2018: recipes with photos will help you not only imagine, but also see the whole cooking process.

New Year's salad "Dog"

Salads with the image of the New Year's symbol have already become a good tradition on the holiday menu. In fact, there are a huge number of “winter” salads, as well as ways to serve them in original ways. For example, like this cute and tasty dog you can prepare for the New Year's table.

Ingredients:

• take 3 boiled potatoes;
• 100 g pickled mushrooms;
• 5 boiled eggs (chicken);
• 100 g processed cheese;
• 3 carrots;
• 150 g smoked chicken;
• 100 g mayonnaise;
• 6 pcs. carnations (for decoration).

Cooking method

1. Grate the boiled and peeled ingredients onto a coarse grater ( potatoes, carrots, separately whites and yolks). We also grate the cheese and cut the mushrooms and chicken into cubes.
   
2. Place half the amount of potatoes on the prepared dish, forming a dog's face.
   
3. Lubricate a layer of potatoes with mayonnaise and place chicken on top.
   
4. The next layer is part of the protein, and then mushrooms.
   
5. Cover with grated cheese on top and season with mayonnaise.
   
6. Place carrots and mayonnaise on the cheese.
   
7. Top with the remaining potatoes.
   
8. We decorate the silhouette of the dog - the middle with yolk and the ears with white.
   
9. We line the middle of the muzzle with egg white.
   
10. We make the dog’s eyes, eyebrows and nose from mushrooms, the mustache from cloves, and the tongue from a piece of sausage.

We soak the finished salad in the refrigerator and serve it to the New Year's table. This This colorful dish will please both adults and children.. By the way, for kids you can cook it with boiled chicken, homemade mayonnaise and without mushrooms.

New Year's salad with tuna and fresh vegetables

The dog is not a picky animal, it loves both meat and fish, so fish salad on the New Year's table will look very appropriate.
And if you also organize a colorful portioned serving, then there will be no limit to the guests’ compliments. Expensive varieties of fish can be replaced with canned food - for example, tuna.

Prepare the ingredients:

• fresh cucumbers, tomatoes;
• Chees Feta;
• can of tuna;
• quail eggs;
• onion greens;
• lemon;
• olive oil;
• pepper, salt;
• for decoration - red caviar and olives.

Cooking method

Snacks for the New Year's table 2018

New Year's snacks- this is another delicious side of the holiday, for the sake of which you want the New Year to never end.

Snack “Christmas trees on crackers”

This wonderful appetizer will decorate your holiday table and cause a storm of compliments. The ingredients in the snack are simple and healthy.

• 200 g crackers;
• 20 g red caviar;
• 150 g cottage cheese;
• 1 bunch of spinach;
• 1.5 tablespoons of mayonnaise;
• salt.

Stuffed crab sticks are perhaps the best thing you can come up with from this product.

Prepare the ingredients

• Lettuce leaves
• 11-12 crab sticks
• 2 quail eggs
• 50 g cheese
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• Bunch of greenery
• A few cloves of garlic
• Salt pepper.

1. Unwrap crab sticks and lay it on the wrong side.
2. Grate cheese and egg, chop the garlic and stir.
3. Season the ingredients with mayonnaise, season with herbs and spices.
4. Place the filling on each crab stick and wrap it in a roll.
5. Cut each stuffed stick in half and place on lettuce leaves.

Hot appetizer: canapes with prunes and bacon

Another hearty appetizer for the New Year's table. It consists of healthy and tasty ingredients, besides you will get 3 different snacks at once.

• 100 g parmesan;
• 100 g mozzarella;
• 1 bell pepper;
• 6 pieces of prunes;
• 6 pieces of Brussels sprouts;
• 8 strips of bacon.

1. Cut the Parmesan into large cubes.
2. Place each piece of Parmesan between the prune halves.
3. Wrap prunes and cheese in a strip of bacon and pierce with a toothpick.
4. For the second type of canapé cut the pepper into squares.
5. Cut the mozzarella and wrap the peppers and mozzarella pieces in bacon.
6. Boil the Brussels sprouts for a few minutes.
7. Wrap cabbage in bacon strip and secure with a toothpick.
8. Place all 3 types of canapés in a preheated oven for a few minutes.

The Year of the Yellow Earth Pig will be financial, successful, family. In 2019, astrologers advise remaining optimistic, setting clear goals, and being honest and conscientious.

Success awaits those who engage in agriculture, investments will also be successful, and business ties will be strengthened. The symbol of the year protects family values ​​and the birth of children, so many prospects open up for single people.

The patron of 2019 does not like idleness, so the path to achieving goals involves hard work. At the same time, 2019 is suitable for traveling and meeting new people. If you have been planning to vacation abroad for a long time, the time has come.

Scenario for the New Year of the Earth Pig for home and family

There are many ways to spend the New Year holidays, but I suggest celebrating the New Year with your family. To make the festive night a success, decorate the house in advance, buy costumes and attributes for games, prepare several interesting competitions and invite your loved ones. Now pay attention to the scenario that will help in organizing the New Year's holiday.

• Traditionally, guests gather to celebrate the New Year in the evening. Long before midnight, organize a short feast with toasts to see off the old year and express gratitude to its patron. Just don’t delay the wires, otherwise you won’t have any energy left for the main fun.
• Contact representatives of the company that deals with New Year's greetings in advance. As a result, at the appointed hour, Grandfather Frost will come to the holiday, accompanied by the Snow Maiden. Children will be delighted with such a surprise.
• Arrange for each guest to receive a holiday gift and hear a few congratulatory words before the chimes strike. Start drinking sparkling wines and voicing congratulations and toasts.
• After the festive feast, switch to competitions and games. Choose ones that are suitable for both children and adults. It will be more interesting and fun this way. Will help in maintaining the festive mood and karaoke. You will find excellent competitions and games in this article.
• Head out into the fresh air with a friendly group, walk along the snow-covered streets, play in the snow or set off festive fireworks. Don't forget about your camera to capture the brightest moments of the procession.

An approximate version of the New Year's scenario has arrived at your disposal. It will serve as a good basis for creating a holiday program that is suitable for each participant.

Original ways to celebrate the New Year

The Pig loves communication, values ​​friendship, is an incredible esthete, very generous and cheerful. Given these facts, I will consider the points that need to be taken into account when organizing a New Year's celebration.

1. You can create a themed social event. Let the guests be in dresses and tuxedos; an atmosphere of luxury reigns around: jewelry, perfume aromas, gourmet dishes, expensive gifts, live music.
2. A party with an emphasis on humor would be no less appropriate. You can organize a lottery in which there are no losers, arrange interesting and fun competitions, and present surprises. Bright outfits, garlands and fireworks will be a wonderful addition.
3. This mysterious masquerade holiday will appeal to both adults and children. On New Year's Eve, magic performances and pleasant surprises are appropriate.
4. New Year's celebrations are classified as mysterious and mysterious events, so you can create a holiday shrouded in the atmosphere of unusual stories, beneficial rituals, fortune telling and predictions.
5. The evening, during which Father Frost turned into a biker, Baba Yaga gives out gifts to everyone, and Snegurochka became Leshy’s best friend, will greatly amuse everyone present at your holiday. Think over an original scenario and the party will be memorable.

The holiday is unthinkable without the main decoration of any home - the Christmas tree. The pig loves bright, luxurious, expensive things, so when decorating the New Year tree, focus on golden colors. You can complement golden toys with red ones. Decorate your home and New Year's table with red and gold candles, use garlands in the same color, and let the spruce wreaths also harmonize with the rest of the decorations. Create an artistic scattering of citrus fruits, cinnamon, and bright beads. The symbol of the year will like all this.

Pay special attention to gifts. Yellow Pig will appreciate practical and expensive things. As a symbolic gift, you can present figurines and piggy banks in the shape of a yellow pig and other items depicting the symbol of the year.

Decorations with original designs, household appliances, and antiques are popular as gifts. To make the surprise a success, take into account the preferences of your loved ones, their occupation, hobbies and tastes.

What to wear to celebrate New Year 2019

The Earth Pig is a cautious, intelligent and conservative animal. Unlike the Fire Rooster, under whose patronage 2017 took place, she does not require luxury and frills from her festive attire. What should you wear to celebrate the holiday?

1. The Earthy Pig likes natural colors associated with nature. To provide the 2019 hostess with support and show sympathy, opt for a yellow or brown outfit.
2. If you think the yellow-brown color scheme is banal, take a closer look at bright shades. The patroness of the year will not be upset if you come to the holiday in raspberry, orange, mustard or pink.
3. Outfits from the black and white range are also appropriate. If you want to become the queen of the party, stock up on a luxurious gold dress. Stylists remind you that acidic shades are not suitable for the New Year.
4. If you don’t like outfits made in the same color scheme, don’t be upset. Dresses made from several contrasting fabrics or models with patterns are also in trend. The list of current ornaments is represented by floral, geometric and oriental prints, drawings depicting the jungle or wild animals.
5. A leopard pattern, fur vests, items with fur decor, or clothes with images of cats are not suitable for New Year's Eve.
6. In the style of your New Year's dress, focus on comfort and elegance. I advise you to forget about deep necklines, fluffy skirts and seductive slits for a while. The undesirable category also includes models with rhinestones and sparkles.
7. The most suitable dress style is A-line or sheath. It is important that it emphasizes the figure and hides flaws. Effectiveness comes in the background. The fabric is suitable for a light texture - chiffon, silk or lace. A velvet dress will make you an aristocrat.
8. Without a good accessory it is impossible to create a harmonious image. Since brown and yellow shades are trending, jewelry made of platinum, gold, and amber will best complement an evening look. Create a discreet look. Do not put any existing rings on your fingers. It's vulgar.
9. To add the final touch to your look, use a stylish belt or an original handbag. I advise brave girls to wear a choker in the form of a collar around their neck. Cover exposed areas of the body with a thin layer of golden powder or glitter. This will provide a shimmering effect.
10. Hair and makeup will complete the look. Make-up with an emphasis on the eyes and highlighter for radiant skin is an excellent choice for the New Year's holiday. Do the manicure you like, but don’t let it stand out from the general scheme. You can wear your hair in an elegant bun, create beautiful curls, or change its color and get a haircut. The Pig loves experiments, so follow your inner desire. You can decorate your curls with a bright hair clip, rhinestones, beads, or a hoop.

By following these simple recommendations, you can easily make your holiday look relevant, fashionable and fresh. Additionally, the appearance will please the patroness, who will reward her with happiness and good luck. The dress code according to the horoscope is also very appropriate for those who believe in astrologers.

What to wear for different zodiac signs

Everyone tries to be beautiful and attractive. As for New Year's dinner, this is not enough here, because the kings and queens of the ball are people with an irresistible appearance.

Stylists say that the right clothes for the holiday have a significant impact on the development of events in the coming year. Astrologers agree with this opinion. And if the horoscope plays an important role in your life, listen to their advice, which I have outlined in the table.

Zodiac sign	Tips for women
Aries	Aries is characterized by brightness and originality. A long evening dress with several slits, a wide skirt, bare shoulders and a shawl will suit them.
Taurus	An elegant look suits Taurus. An elegant green or blue dress with a flowing hem in combination with various accessories will help you create it.
Twins	High intelligence and flirtatiousness are the essence of Gemini. For a fantastic look, wear a colorful dress or long skirt. Green accessories combined with curly hair will complete the look.
Cancer	Astrologers advise Cancers to opt for elegant outfits. An evening dress paired with shoes, a belt, gloves and jewelry will take your look to the next level.
a lion	Leos are known for their love of bright and unusual things. On New Year's Eve, they will look irresistible if they wear a tight-fitting tunic and stiletto heels. It is just not recommended to overdo it with decorations.
Virgo	New Year's holidays for Virgos are the best time to change their look. A flirty dress in a rich shade, complemented by a wide belt, hat and scarf, will suit them. Stylish handbags and bright accessories are also relevant.
Scales	When creating an image, Libras are advised to let their extraordinary imagination off the leash. It is better to take a silk dress as a basis. It will make good company with massive accessories.
Scorpion	Scorpios are the strongest and most extraordinary personalities. Of all the abundance of clothes for the New Year 2019, an outfit with a high slit and open shoulders or a trouser suit will suit them. A feather handbag or a light scarf will serve as an accessory.
Sagittarius	The best solution for a Sagittarius girl on New Year's Eve is a blue suit or dress. The main thing is that the outfit is made of light, flowing material.
Capricorn	Astrologers prescribe a serious image for Saturn. There are two options here: a strict festive dress with accessories or a sexy outfit with a high slit and a daring neckline.
Aquarius	Aquarius is a reflection of sophistication. When choosing clothes, it is recommended to focus on the details. Complex costumes with numerous decorations will make your look extraordinary and elegant.
Fish	Green and blue outfits suit Pisces. The main thing is not to overdo it with the brightness of accessories. A single-color dress of any style is the best solution. You can only let your imagination run wild when choosing shoes and jewelry.

For men, choosing a New Year's outfit is a little easier. I will give the main recommendations.

1. Opt for a yellow, brown, amber or black suit.
2. If you don’t like the jacket, a stylish shirt with a vest or jumper will go well with the trousers.
3. Accessories include: a scarf or handkerchief with an original pattern instead of a tie, a classic belt, cufflinks, gold bracelets and chains.
4. For shoes, it is better to choose black or brown shoes. If there's a carnival, go dressed as a cowboy. You really can't go wrong.
5. If the party is in the company of friends and involves a casual style of clothing, you can add accents with bright shoes and a belt.

You may not have found a specific answer to the question in the table, but this is not required. The material is a collection of useful recommendations that will help in creating a festive look. Everyone also has their own tastes and preferences.

What to cook for New Year 2019 – step-by-step culinary recipes

Let's talk about the holiday menu. It should be plentiful and consist of simple but satisfying dishes. Be sure to make sure that there are meat dishes on the table - roasts, slices or appetizers.

Meat is combined with vegetables, so you can’t do without salads. I advise you to dilute all this variety with several sea fish dishes. At the end of dinner, please your guests with fruit desserts or sweet pastries based on shortbread, unleavened or puff pastry.

I’ll look at a few step-by-step recipes that have long taken a strong place in my holiday menu. They are painfully simple, making it easy to prepare delicious holiday meals at home.

The patroness of the approaching year is not picky, so any ingredients are suitable for preparing holiday salads. The main thing is that among them there is meat or seafood. And if you want to surprise your guests, give up traditional salads like Olivier and Mimosa.

"Paradise"

Ingredients:

• Rice – 1 glass.
• Squid – 3 pcs.
• Shrimp – 250 g.
• Mussels – 250 g.
• Crab meat – 250 g.
• Red caviar – 200 g.
• Mayonnaise.
• Favorite seasonings.

Preparation:

1. Boil the rice. Any variety will do, but the salad looks more impressive with a long one.
2. Clean and boil the squid carcasses. Cook for no more than 3 minutes, otherwise you will get pieces of rubber instead of tender pulp. Cut into rings.
3. Boil mussels and shrimp in salted water for 2 minutes. You can lightly fry the mussels after cooking. Grind the crab meat.
4. Place the prepared ingredients in a spacious salad bowl, mix, season with mayonnaise.
5. Divide the resulting salad mixture into portioned plates, season with your favorite spices, and garnish with red caviar.

"Cornucopia"

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 300 g.
• Potatoes – 3 pcs.
• Sweet and sour apple – 1 pc.
• Onion – 2 heads.
• Eggs – 3 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 150 g.
• Korean carrots – 200 g.
• Apple cider vinegar – 1 teaspoon.
• Vegetable oil, mayonnaise.
• Walnuts.
• Salt, seasonings.

Preparation:

1. Boil meat, potatoes, eggs. After boiling, fry the diced fillet in oil along with one chopped onion. Peel the potatoes and eggs.
2. Cut the peeled apple and cheese into small cubes. After peeling, marinate the second onion in vinegar with added sugar.
3. Take a large flat dish and form the salad into layers in the shape of a horn. First add the meat and onions, then make a layer of pickled onions mixed with apple.
4. Next, use grated eggs, then Korean carrots, potatoes and cheese. Coat each layer thoroughly with mayonnaise sauce. Decorate the formed salad with chopped walnuts and sprinkle with spices.

Video recipe

"Sesame"

Ingredients:

• Salmon fillet – 900 g.
• Feta – 200 g.
• Beijing cabbage – 4 leaves.
• Lemon – 1 quarter.
• Soybean oil.
• Sesame.
• White pepper
• Celery leaves and stalk.

Preparation:

1. Rinse the salmon with water and add a marinade consisting of soybean oil, white pepper and salt. Place in the refrigerator for 2 hours, then keep in the oven at 200 degrees for 15 minutes. Cut the cooled baked fish into slices.
2. Cut the apples and leaves into pieces, the feta into cubes, and the celery stalk into strips. Rinse the Chinese cabbage leaves.
3. Place the prepared ingredients in a salad bowl, pour over lemon juice, sprinkle with sesame seeds. To make the dish spectacular, I recommend garnishing it with olives and celery leaves.

Beef tongue salad

Boil the beef tongue with the addition of peppercorns, carrots, bay leaves, and onions. We add the listed ingredients 40 minutes before expected readiness. The total cooking time is 2.5-3 hours.

1. When the tongue is cooked, place it in cold water and then remove the top film from it.
2. Cut the tongue into thin slices, place on a dish, garnish with fresh herbs, slices of boiled eggs and cherry tomatoes.

Place diced potatoes, carrots, celery, and pickles in the center of the dish. Use balsamic vinegar and olive oil as a dressing. You can add a few tablespoons of low-fat sour cream to our sauce. After 15 minutes, serve this bright salad on the table.

Salad with tuna

It's easy to prepare.

1. Let's start with spinach and lettuce leaves, which we tear with our hands and throw into a bowl, add canned beans and tuna. I recommend putting the fish along with the juice.
2. Then peel the cucumbers and chop them into cubes. It is also better to chop the cherry tomatoes a little. The only exceptions are very small varieties: their fruits can be thrown whole.
3. Add finely chopped onion.

The salad does not need dressing, but if it turns out a little dry, add olive oil and a little balsamic vinegar.

Squid and shrimp with vegetables

We clean the squid carcass from the entrails and boil it in salted water for 3 minutes.

1. After cooking, place the squid in cold water, then cut into thin strips.
2. To it add 250 g of boiled shrimp, two tomatoes and an avocado, chopped into strips.
3. Remove the juicy part from the tomato.
4. Season the salad with a mixture of cream, mustard, lemon juice, salt and black pepper.
5. You can decorate with basil leaves. Add sweet corn if desired.

These New Year's salads are enough to diversify the table and surprise guests with their culinary skills. If you have other salad options for New Year 2019, use them. This will make dinner multifaceted.

Delicious snack recipes

Delicious, original, beautiful snacks are just as appropriate on the holiday table, as are salads. From the variety available in the arsenal, I have selected several excellent options that are guaranteed not to disappoint.

"Father Frost"

Ingredients:

• Fresh cucumber – 1 pc.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Red caviar – 50 g.
• Mayonnaise – 1 tablespoon.
• Green onions, pepper, salt.

Preparation:

1. Using a vegetable peeler, chop the cucumber into thin slices.
2. In a small bowl, stir the eggs and add salt. Place the resulting egg mixture in a frying pan and fry on both sides. Cut the egg pancakes into small cubes and mix with mayonnaise.
3. Form edible bowls from cucumber slices. Fill each piece with minced egg and secure with green onion feathers. Use caviar to decorate the appetizer.

"Christmas wreath"

Ingredients:

• Hard cheese – 250 g.
• Cherry tomatoes – 150 g.
• Lettuce leaves.
• Skewers.
• Garlic – 2 cloves.
• Mayonnaise, salt, pepper.

Preparation:

1. Cut ⅔ of the hard cheese into small cubes and cut the tomatoes in half.
2. Thread half a tomato, a cheese cube, and a piece of lettuce onto each skewer.
3. Prepare the sauce. In a blender, grind the remaining cheese along with garlic and mayonnaise. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Place a small bowl of sauce in the center of a wide dish, and place skewers with the ingredients strung around it.

Video cooking

"Meat rolls"

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 2 pcs.
• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Cheese – 100 g.
• Flour – 2 tablespoons.
• Olives - 1 jar.
• Parsley and dill.

Preparation:

1. Cut each chicken breast into a booklet. The result will be a wide, flat fillet. Gently beat the meat pieces with a hammer, add salt and pepper, and marinate in mayonnaise.
2. Beat the eggs, add flour and some chopped olives, mix. Divide the resulting mixture into two parts. Fry two pancakes.
3. Place the finished omelette on top of the chicken fillet, place a thin cheese stick on the edge, form a roll, and secure with toothpicks.
4. After rolling the meat rolls in flour, fry in a frying pan with vegetable oil, covered, over low heat. After 15 minutes, turn over to the other side.
5. Cut the finished appetizer into pieces 3 cm thick. Use vegetables for decoration.

Mini sandwiches

Cook with your favorite ingredients. For example, cover a piece of brown bread or baguette with cream cheese and place caviar on it. A sprig of greenery will complement this perfect blowing. You can replace the caviar with a slice of red fish.

Snack rolls

Snack rolls are also popular among the people. They are prepared using lavash. Place the filling in the sheet pita bread, for example, ham with cheese and herbs or red fish with melted cheese and herbs. In the first version with ham, it is better to fry the rolls in batter so that the hard cheese melts.

Snacks in an omelet

Very attractive and tasty. To prepare, fry the omelette, to which we add starch for elasticity. Put any filling into an omelette pancake, and I recommend spreading it with cream cheese, adding a little garlic and herbs, and wrapping it. Cut the roll into portions.

One of the appetizers discussed above will definitely take its rightful place on my holiday menu. I hope you like these options too. If you have other interesting recipes, leave them in the comments. I would appreciate that.

Hot food recipes

When celebrating the Year of the Earth Pig, you can’t do without meat. The question arises of choosing the optimal hot dishes for the holiday table. It’s easy to get confused in the variety of available options, but if you cook leg of lamb, baked potatoes and duck in wine sauce for the holiday, you are guaranteed not to go wrong and appease the patroness of the year.

"Leg of lamb with greens"

Ingredients:

• Leg of lamb – 1 pc.
• Garlic – 6 cloves.
• Lemon – 1 pc.
• Wine – 200 ml.
• Thyme – 3 sprigs.
• Olive oil – 100 ml.
• Rosemary, spices.
• Parsley.

Preparation:

1. Prepare the lamb. Make a neat cut along the entire length of the bone, trim the flesh, cut the connection of the bones at the joint, remove the bones.
2. In a small bowl, combine olive oil, zest, lemon juice, and pepper. Stir. Treat the lamb with the resulting mixture, wrap it in film, and put it in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours.
3. Peel and chop the garlic. Pour a little vegetable oil into the frying pan, add garlic, fry until golden brown, and then transfer the contents to a clean container.
4. Finely chop the parsley and rosemary leaves, mix with garlic oil, add your favorite spices.
5. Place the lamb on the table, cut side up, fill with herb mixture, and form into a roll. Secure the workpiece with kitchen twine and coat with oil.
6. Pour wine diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 1 into a deep baking dish, place a wire rack and place a leg of lamb on top.
7. Place the meat in an oven preheated to 250 degrees. After ten minutes, reduce the temperature to 150 degrees. After two hours, remove the dish, wrap it in foil and keep in the oven for another 15 minutes. Ready!

Video recipe

"Baked potato"

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 8 tubers.
• Proteins – 2 pcs.
• Spice mixture – 1 tablespoon.
• Vegetable oil.

Preparation:

1. Peel the potatoes. Rinse each tuber thoroughly with water and cut into small slices.
2. Beat the whites until foamy. Mix the protein mass with potatoes, add spices, stir.
3. Place the spiced potatoes in a greased pan and place in the oven for half an hour. Bake at 220 degrees. Open and stir the treat every 5 minutes.

"Duck with wine sauce"

Ingredients:

• Duck – 1 pc.
• Large apples – 3 pcs.
• Onion – 4 heads.
• Wine – 100 ml.
• Rosemary, ginger.
• Mix of spices, salt.

Preparation:

1. Using kitchen twine, tie the duck so that the wings are adjacent to the sides and the legs are together.
2. Fill the carcass with sliced ​​apples. Place the stuffed duck in a casserole dish, arrange the spices around it, and pour in the wine.
3. Place in the oven preheated to 200 degrees. Bake for 60 minutes, then turn over and cook for another half hour.

ADVICE! When cooking duck in wine sauce, do not skimp on spices, as the meat smells like mud. Only herbs and spices can dull this specific aroma.

Crab meat rolls

The combination of ingredients is unusual, and the taste is amazing!

Ingredients:

• 300 g spinach;
• 300 g broccoli;
• 4 things. chicken fillet;
• 1 sweet pepper;
• 170 g crab meat;
• 100 g cream;
• 5 g ginger;
• Olive oil.

Preparation:

1. Cut the spinach leaves into strips, place them in a blender bowl, add water, and mix until smooth. Place the mixture on cheesecloth and separate the liquid.
2. Chop the crab meat thoroughly, add salt, pepper and mix.
3. Wash the broccoli, divide it into florets, and cut the bell pepper into strips.
4. Let's move on to the chicken: clean the fillet from fat and films, cut into slices.
5. Combine pepper, spinach, broccoli with crab meat.
6. We beat pieces of chicken fillet, season with spices, and spread a thin layer of filling on each one. Wrap and secure with a toothpick.
7. Place our rolls in a saucepan, pour in olive oil, cream, add spices and simmer under the lid for no more than 25 minutes.

Veal with nuts and vegetables

Another wonderful dish that is appropriate on the New Year's table.

Ingredients:

• Veal – 900 g.
• Lard – 110 g.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Butter – 30 g.
• Cheese – 170 g.
• Carrots – 2 pcs.
• Butter – 60 g.
• Nuts – 160 g.
• A bunch of parsley.

Preparation:

1. Wash the veal, dry it a little, cut it lengthwise, but so that you can open and close it like a book. Lightly beat, season evenly with spices, roll into a roll.
2. Melt the butter in a saucepan, then remove from the heat to cool to room temperature.
3. Wash and finely chop the parsley, peel the carrots and place in a saucepan. Fill with water, cook for 20 minutes, cut into strips.
4. We clean the onion, wash it and finely chop it.
5. Pour the nuts into a frying pan and heat until a seductive aroma and a rosy hue appear. Let cool, chop, mix with parsley, onions, carrots, butter. Salt the resulting mixture.
6. Cut the lard and cheese into small pieces. Unwrap the veal and place cheese and lard on it in a checkerboard pattern. Place a mixture of vegetables and nuts on top. Wrap it, securing it tightly with threads.
7. Add oil to the frying pan and heat it up. Sprinkle the roll with spices, place in a frying pan, fry until golden brown and transfer to the pan. Bake the meat for 1.5 hours at 200 degrees until fully cooked.

Couscous with vegetables

Ingredients:

• 1 onion.
• Carrot.
• Olive oil.
• 150 g couscous.
• 1 sweet pepper.
• 100 g champignons.
• 1 clove of garlic.

Preparation:

1. Bring the water in a saucepan to a boil, meanwhile finely chop the onion, chop the pepper into strips, chop the garlic, and grate the carrots on a fine grater.
2. Let's move on to the champignons: clean and cut into slices.
3. Pour the couscous into a bowl, add salt, pour boiling water, and cover with a lid. Let it brew for about 15 minutes, then remove the lid and break it to form a crumbly mass.
4. Add 15 ml of olive oil to the porridge and stir.
5. Pour the remaining oil into a frying pan, add carrots, peppers, and onions. After a few minutes, add the mushrooms and garlic, mix everything thoroughly.
6. Simmer the vegetable mixture over low heat until the mushrooms are ready, then add the couscous. After 5 minutes you can serve the dish.

Imagine what the New Year's table will look like if you serve these dishes to your guests in combination with the salads and appetizers discussed above. All that remains is to choose the right drink, and in this case wine has no competition.

The best dessert recipes

New Year is a favorite family holiday. Every housewife has in her arsenal several excellent dishes for a festive table. All kinds of meat treats, snacks, salads are always appropriate. But culinary experts approach the choice of dessert with the greatest responsibility, because adults and children like sweets. Here are some good recipes.

"Stuffed prunes"

Ingredients:

• Prunes – 400 g.
• Walnuts – 200 g.
• Sour cream – 250 ml.
• Sugar – 150 g.
• Chocolate.

Preparation:

1. If the prunes are pitted, this greatly simplifies the task. Otherwise, pour hot water over the dried fruits, wait until softened, and remove the seeds.
2. Slightly chop the walnut kernels. In some cases I skip this procedure and use whole kernels. Fill the prunes with nuts and place on a plate.
3. In a separate bowl, beat sour cream with sugar. If the sour cream is liquid, add a little starch. Pour the resulting sour cream sauce over the stuffed prunes and sprinkle with grated chocolate.

"Bananas in chocolate"

Ingredients:

• Bananas – 3 pcs.
• Chocolate – 100 g.
• Coconut flakes.
• Confectionery topping.
• Nuts.

Preparation:

1. Make the glaze. Approach this task responsibly, otherwise burnt chocolate will ruin the dessert.
2. Break the chocolate bar into small pieces and melt in a water bath or in the microwave.
3. Peel the bananas and cut into small pieces. Insert a skewer into each banana cylinder.
4. Dip a slice of banana into the glaze and sprinkle with nuts and sprinkles. Place everything on a plate and refrigerate for a third of an hour.

If there are still exotic fruits left, I advise you to fry bananas. It's also very tasty.

"New Year's Cupcake"

Ingredients:

• Flour – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 700 g.
• Milk – 1 liter.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Glaze – 200 g.
• Vegetable oil – 150 ml.
• Baking powder – 1 teaspoon.
• Candied fruits, walnuts, raisins – 150 g each.

Preparation:

1. Combine the listed ingredients with the exception of glaze and dried fruits in a deep bowl and mix. Add candied fruits, ground nuts and raisins, stir until smooth.
2. Grease a rectangular oblong mold with oil and pour out the dough. Place the dough in the oven. Bake at 180 degrees for 40 minutes.
3. Remove the finished cake from the oven and pour chocolate glaze over it. If desired, sprinkle with New Year's seasonings - ginger and cinnamon.

Fruit skewers

In the Year of the Yellow Pig, everything should be bright and juicy, so fruit skewers will be a wonderful dessert for treating family and friends on New Year's Eve. The recipe is very simple.

1. Take a few bananas, apples, kiwis. Cut the fruits into pieces: bananas - into slices, kiwis and apples - into cubes
2. Thread them one by one onto skewers, pour liquid honey over them, and sprinkle with coconut flakes.

Fruits may be different, for example, pears and pineapples.

Jelly

A delicious delicacy will delight everyone present at the holiday. To prepare the dessert you will need fruit juices, berry compotes, and gelatin. Of course, you can use ready-made packaged jelly mixtures, but if there are children at the party, it is better to stick with the natural version. For 400 ml of juice or compote you will need 15 g of gelatin.

1. Pre-dissolve the gelatin in hot water until it becomes a homogeneous, stretchy liquid mass. For 15 g of gelatin, 50 g of water is enough.
2. Pour liquid gelatin into the juice and mix.
3. Pour the mixture into molds and put it in the refrigerator.

If you want to make jelly from several layers, then each one should harden one at a time. It will take about 5 hours until it hardens completely, much depends on the quality of the gelatin. You can decorate the jelly with grated chocolate and mint leaves.

The recipe is incredibly simple and the cookies turn out delicious.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup flour;
• 50 g sugar;
• 2 squirrels;
• vanillin.

Preparation:

1. Beat egg whites with sugar, add vanillin and flour. The end result should be a dough resembling pancake dough. Place it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Take a baking sheet and cover it with parchment. Pour the mixture a teaspoon at a time onto a baking sheet and level it with a spatula. Each pancake should be about 8 cm in diameter. I recommend not making more than 4 pancakes on a baking sheet. Bake cookies for no longer than 5 minutes until browned. Prepare your fortune sheets in advance.
3. Take out the baking sheet, wait 10 seconds and turn the cookies over with a spatula. We put a prediction in each blank and fold it in half, pinching the ends.
4. We hang the cookies on a cup to obtain the desired shape.

ADVICE! If you want to give the cookies a special festive look, you can dip them in chocolate and sprinkle with crushed nuts or coconut flakes.

Ingredients:

• 250 g mascarpone cheese;
• 125 ml strong sweet coffee;
• 50 g powdered sugar;
• 50 ml Baileys;
• 12 pcs. savoiardi cookies;
• 2 egg whites;
• 2 tbsp. l. cocoa;
• Mint.

Preparation:

1. We prepare a cake without baking - tiramisu. Brew coffee, add liqueur and sugar, mix well.
2. Beat the egg whites until foamy and beat the mascarpone cheese separately.
3. Gradually add the yolks to the cheese, while beating with a blender until smooth.
4. Gradually add the protein mass, stirring with a spatula.
5. Place the cream cheese on the bottom of the glass pan, dip the cookies in coffee syrup and place them on the cream layer. There should be three alternating layers. The top, final one, should be cream, which we decorate with cocoa powder. If desired, add fruit to the tiramisu, for example pineapple.
6. Place the cake pan in the refrigerator overnight.

"Pancho with cherries"

For the test:

• 5 pieces. chicken eggs;
• 125 g flour;
• 180 g sugar;
• a handful of nuts;
• 200 g frozen cherries.

For cream:

• 650 ml cream 35%;
• 500 g condensed milk.

For the ganache:

• 40 ml cream 20%;
• 60 g dark chocolate.

Preparation:

1. Divide the eggs into yolks and whites, beat the whites until a weak foam appears, gradually add sugar. When the whites form a stable foam, we can add the yolks one at a time, whisking at the same time.
2. Gradually add flour and mix. You should get a fluffy dough that needs to be placed in the mold. First line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
3. Bake the biscuit at 170 degrees for 40 minutes. The optimal diameter is 21 cm.
4. As soon as the biscuit is cooked, wait until it cools, then remove from the mold and cut into two parts. The bottom part should be no more than 1.5 cm in height. Cut the second part into small cubes.
5. Let's move on to the cream. Whip the cream, add condensed milk, beat again. Place biscuit cubes into the resulting cream and mix.
6. Take a bowl, cover it with cling film, spread half of the cream-biscuit mixture. The second layer should consist of cherries, the next - biscuit cubes with cream, and so on until our delicious mixture is finished.
7. “Cover” the bowl with the bottom of the biscuit and press down with your hand. Place in the refrigerator overnight.
8. Before serving, prepare the ganache. Heat the chocolate and cream, but do not boil, mix thoroughly until the chocolate melts completely, and let cool to room temperature.
9. Meanwhile, chop the nuts, but the pieces should be quite large. We take the cake out of the refrigerator, remove the film, sprinkle with nuts, and pour over the ganache. Our cherry Pancho is ready!

The dessert recipes that I reviewed in this part of the article are easy to prepare and do not require much time. Despite this, they are ideal to complete a New Year's dinner.

• Dishes for the New Year should not be too complex and heavy, so astrologers advise paying attention to recipes with vegetables and dietary meats.
• Don’t forget that the symbol of the year loves everything bright, so tomatoes, fresh herbs and unusual bright fruit desserts are appropriate.
• Yellow Pig will like the rustic style of table decoration, because he is from the countryside. Beige, yellow, gold, brown and gray colors are suitable for table decoration. Let the tablecloth be made of natural material and in natural colors; wicker napkins and plain ceramic tableware will be an excellent addition. Don't forget about the holiday decor: fir cones, snowflakes, branches, nuts, acorns. Lantern candles will add originality and create a cozy atmosphere.
• A pig is a pet that does not need any frills, so when preparing for the New Year holidays, make sure that a warm and cozy atmosphere prevails in the house. When creating a New Year's interior, opt for natural colors.

Eco-style is gaining popularity, which is ideal for the New Year holiday. Cotton or linen tablecloths and napkins combined with decorative stones and straw products will fill the home with notes of nature. And for table setting, use earthenware. The dishes discussed above will look gorgeous in it. This is enough to secure the patronage of the Earth Pig for the entire 2019.

The decoration of the New Year at all times was a decorated Christmas tree and a generously laid table. There were enough treats for several days so that you could have fun without worrying about cooking. With the unification of cultural traditions of people from different countries, holidays acquired symbolic meanings, which also affected the menu.

We have collected several ideas of what to cook for the New Year of the Dog 2018 and detailed recipes with photos. Are there any preferences or prohibitions? What do leading chefs recommend to make the holiday menu varied? But the first thing you should do before you start preparing is to get acquainted with the symbol of the year itself and understand the philosophy of its gastronomic preferences.

Gastronomic analysis of the symbol of 2018

Frankly, not everyone in the dog family is an aggressive carnivore, but everyone loves meat. Therefore, it is the cold cuts that will be the highlight of the gastronomic program. You can attract good luck in the New Year if the table is full of dishes with chicken, pork and turkey. Be careful with fatty varieties. An abundance of fat can lead to the opposite reaction of the dog: he will eat it, but it will not serve his benefit.

In 2018 comes the year of one of the most peaceful dogs - the earth dog, that is, a very calm and quiet animal. But it would be a mistake to think that the Dog is completely spineless. Her emotions and joy are beyond belief. And this should be reflected in the dishes that will be on the New Year's table. You can make not only the colors of the delicacy bright, but also the taste and aroma. This applies to both hot appetizers and desserts.

Every dog ​​sincerely wags its tail at the sight of sweets. She loves ice cream, chocolate, and cake. But if the owner cares about the health of his dog, he will not give his pet more than the norm of these tempting delicacies.

A dog is a friend and family member, and this also adds a certain characteristic to the New Year's menu. It should take into account the wishes of all relatives and friends. And the symbol of the year also has a color: yellow. This means that yellow food, decorated with vegetables and other products of this color, should prevail on the table.

Having clarified the character and gastronomic preferences of the symbol of the year, it is easy to understand that you cannot prepare a dog for the year. First of all, it is not recommended to have only vegetable or fruit dishes on the holiday table. The dog will not be able to enjoy a lot of sweets.

Do you want to please the mistress of the year and attract good luck? Then treat her to various meat delicacies, this year there is no limit. By the way, dishes with bones, such as pork legs and ribs, will look good at the holiday. Don't forget about fish. This is also a welcome guest on the table.

If we talk about the color scheme, then this year it practically allows for everything, although there are priorities. Considering that this is the year of the Earth Dog, yellow and brown colors of foods are recommended: eggs, potatoes, mushrooms. The bird would be ideal served fully baked with a side dish of red or brown vegetables.

Festive menu for New Year 2018

Every housewife wants to prepare something unusual for the New Year's table that will bring the spirit of the holiday. Here are some delicious recipes that will brighten up a favorite evening for the whole family:

• main course: duck in orange sauce, salmon kebab;
• salads: “Tiffany”, chicken with shrimp, “Winter Dream”;
• appetizers: stuffed mushrooms, stuffed tomatoes, tender ham roll;
• dessert: liver cake, cakes “For three”;
• drinks: traditionally – champagne, “Make a Wish” cocktail

The result is an exquisite meat menu worthy of such a beautiful holiday as the New Year. And now in more detail about each recipe.

What you need for cooking:

• Duck;
• Oranges – 4 pcs.;
• Ground black pepper;
• Sl. oil – 50 g;
• Wine vinegar – 2 tbsp;
• Sugar – 2 tbsp.

Rub the prepared duck carcass completely with salt and pepper.

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Place the duck on a wire rack over a baking sheet. Bake it for an hour on the belly and an hour on the back, regularly basting it with its own fat that has leaked onto the baking sheet. Increase the temperature to 220 and keep the duck in the oven for another half hour.

Wash the oranges and remove the zest from two of them and squeeze out the juice. Peel the third orange and disassemble into slices. Clean each of them from the film. Fourth – cut into slices together with the peel. Heat sugar over heat until caramelized. Remove from heat and mix with vinegar, prepared juice and zest from one orange, cut into small pieces. And return the mixture to the fire, stirring until it thickens. Remove the duck. Pour its fat into the sauce and simmer for 5-10 minutes along with butter, pepper, and orange pulp. Lightly salt to taste.

When serving, pour the sauce over the duck and garnish with citrus slices and zest.

Salmon shish kebab

The New Year 2018, which is celebrated outdoors, at the dacha or in a private home, will not be complete without barbecue. Interesting fish kebab. And salmon is perfect, it’s quite fatty and tasty.

Ingredients:

• Salmon;
• Olive oil – 4 tbsp;
• Garlic – 2 cloves;
• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp;
• Sugar and herbs.

Prepare the salmon: clean, wash, dry. Cut into pieces of 3-4 cm. Rub each piece with salt and sugar. Place the fish in the marinade: oil, lemon juice, herbs and finely chopped garlic. Rub each piece with marinade and leave for 2 hours.

Bake the salmon on a wire rack over hot coals until golden brown. Grilled vegetables are suitable as a side dish for this dish.

Salad "Tiffany"

What celebration is complete without a wonderful salad, which in an original way represents the most delicate range of delicate taste of meat with the brightness of fruit? Tiffany will not disappoint even true gourmets.

Ingredients:

• Chicken breast – 1 kg;
• Cheese – 200 gr;
• 5 eggs;
• Mayonnaise - about a glass;
• Almonds (or walnuts) - half a glass;
• Grapes (seedless) – 100 gr.

Preparation of products:

• Boil the meat, disassemble into small pieces, lightly fry.
• Grate the cheese and hard-boiled eggs on a coarse grater.
• Roast and chop the nuts.

Laying out layers:

• The salad can be given any shape: a circle, a heart or a ring, or even a bunch of grapes.
• each layer is lightly smeared with mayonnaise and sprinkled with nuts.
• bottom tier - half of the chicken meat.
• the second ball is half an egg.
• the third is half the cheese.
• and again lay out three layers in the same sequence.
• The last layer is halves of grapes; you need to decorate the salad with them.

Chicken with shrimp

Ingredients:

• Chicken breast – 0.5 pcs.;
• Shrimp – 200 gr;
• Canned corn - half a can;
• Bell pepper – 1 pc.;
• Fresh cucumber – 2 pcs.;
• Prunes – 100 gr;
• Cheese – 70 gr;
• Mayonnaise (sour cream) – 100 g;
• Mustard – 1 tsp;
• Pepper, dill.

Preparation:

The chicken is boiled and cut into small cubes. The shrimp are cleaned. A few pieces can be left for decoration, the rest are finely chopped.

Refueling:

Mayonnaise is mixed with chopped dill, salt and pepper. Leave for 5-10 minutes.

The salad is laid out in layers in the following order: chicken, cucumber, pepper, prunes, corn, shrimp. Each layer is covered with a thin layer of sauce. Grated cheese is placed on top. Shrimp are the best garnish for this delicious salad.

"Winter dream"

This salad attracts with its design. It’s worth trying to surprise your family with such a presentation.

Ingredients:

• Duck breast – 300 g;
• 2 oranges;
• Broccoli – 200 gr;
• 1-2 cucumbers;
• Mayonnaise - to taste;
• Greens, salt.

Boil the meat and cabbage. Cool and chop finely.

Cut the oranges in half and scoop out the pulp. Finely chop the cucumber and slices. Mix all ingredients and add mayonnaise. Cool. Remove from refrigerator just before serving. Then put the salad in baskets made of orange skins.

Stuffed mushrooms

• Mushrooms – 0.5 kg;
• Minced meat – 0.5 kg;
• Cheese – 200 gr;
• 1 egg;
• Mayonnaise – 2-4 tbsp;
• Spices, herbs.

Clean the mushrooms. You'll need their caps to stuff them with. Mix minced meat + 100g grated cheese + egg, salt, seasonings and mayonnaise. Place the filling in the caps and sprinkle with grated cheese. And bake for half an hour in the oven at 200 degrees.

Decorate the finished dish with herbs.

Stuffed tomatoes

• Tomatoes – 3 pcs.;
• Can of canned mackerel;
• Cheese – 100 gr;
• Garlic – 2 cloves;
• Salt and herbs.

Cut the tomatoes in half. Take out the middle. Add fish paste, finely chopped garlic and grated cheese to the tomatoes. Salt the tomato pulp, boil and, once cooled, grind through a sieve. Pour this sauce over the stuffed tomatoes before serving. Sprinkle with herbs.

Tender ham roll recipe

Necessary:

• Ham – 300 gr;
• Cottage cheese – 100 gr;
• Sour cream – 3 tbsp;
• Canned horseradish sauce – 50 g;
• Herbs.

Herbs are finely chopped and mixed together with cottage cheese, horseradish and sour cream; the mixture is salted. The ham is thinly sliced ​​and rolled together with the filling.

Liver cake

Who said dessert has to be sweet? Considering what dishes it is advisable to prepare for the New Year's table 2018, there are excellent options for finishing the festive feast with meat. For example, incredibly tasty and original liver cake.

To prepare it you need:

• Liver – 0.5 kg;
• Eggs – 1 pc.;
• Whey – 0.5 l;
• Milk – 300 gr;
• Sugar – 2 tbsp;
• Flour – 1 tbsp.;
• Salt, soda - a pinch.
• Mayonnaise;
• Greens - a bunch.

The liver is ground in a meat grinder; and with it the dough is made, like for pancakes. Salt, soda, sugar, whey and flour are added. Everything is mixed well. The dough is diluted with milk to the desired consistency.

Pancakes are being baked. While still hot, they are spread with mayonnaise, like layers of a cake. The top is decorated with greenery.

• Puff pastry – 400 g;
• Beef meat – 1.5 kg;
• Tomato juice – 350 ml;
• Onion – 2 pcs.;
• Salt, spices, sunflower oil for frying.

The meat is cut into small pieces and fried in spices. Finely chopped onion and tomato juice are added and left to simmer on low heat under the lid for half an hour.

The dough is used to make arbitrary molds: round “nests”, triangular or square envelopes. The base for the cakes is baked in the oven for 10 minutes at 200 degrees. The meat filling is added to the hot base. The treat is ready for the table.

And, of course, you can’t do without champagne and good wishes for the New Year. But with such a bright menu, the holiday will seem more beautiful!

The Year of the Rooster is coming to an end and very soon the Dog will take over its legal rights. She will become the “hostess” of 2018. Preparations for the New Year always begin in advance, because you need to think through every detail: choose a festive outfit, come up with congratulations, buy gifts and think about treats. Every housewife is racking her brains over what to cook for New Year 2018 and is looking for extraordinary recipes with photos, so we decided to prepare an article that will help create an appetizing and original New Year's menu.

The dog is an active, cheerful and voracious animal. Therefore, it is better to celebrate the 2018 year of the dog with a full festive table, then you will be lucky for the next 365 days. Efforts must be made to ensure that no one is left hungry, so that everyone present can taste their favorite dish.

Mandatory foods on the table in the year of the yellow earthen dog

1. Beef, veal, lamb or rabbit should be included first when compiling your grocery list. It is recommended not to fry the meat, but to boil or bake it. In this form, the meat will be easier to digest, then everyone will feel light and active, which is what is needed. But the choice, of course, is yours! :)
2. Poultry meat can also be present in holiday dishes. You can use not only chicken, but also goose, turkey, duck and other types of birds.
3. Fish, seafood and mushrooms can diversify the abundance of meat.
4. The year 2018 is the year under the rule of the yellow dog, so take into account dishes that include vegetables, fruits, legumes and grains that are brown or yellow in color. You can use potatoes, pumpkin, peppers, yellow tomatoes, corn, beets, pineapples and other ingredients.

How to please and appease a yellow dog?

The basis of New Year's dishes should be meat dishes. They can be anything, it all depends on your personal taste preferences. You can also enjoy aspic, pork knuckle, boiled pork, grilled steaks, chops, cutlets, kebabs, jellied meat, baked duck, grilled chicken, pates, juliennes and much more. Salads based on boiled meat can diversify the menu. Any cuts of meat would also be appropriate, which could include any sausage, balyk, ham, jamon, basturma, dried chicken, etc. Each ingredient must be thinly sliced ​​so that the slices can be formed into a voluminous composition. Classic sandwiches with red caviar or salted red fish will also come in handy. Pickled mushrooms, olives, etc. can complement the gastronomic variety.

The New Year 2018 will undoubtedly be remembered by the representatives of the stronger half who love meat dishes. But even for fragile girls there are many interesting recipes that will not affect their figure.

What should not be present on the holiday table

The future housewife of the year will not appreciate fish dishes that have a lot of small bones, so you should exclude pike, carp and other river fish from the holiday menu. The animal will not like the “herring under a fur coat”, beloved by many. When preparing cold cuts, make sure that they do not contain horse sausage. It is known that dogs do not like to eat these animals. Fans of Korean cuisine should give up exotic dishes and not cook food from dog meat. If you believe Feng Shui experts, you should remove broken noodles from the menu, since it turns out that their length affects longevity. You should not tease your dog with fast food dishes (hot dogs, burgers).

It is not advisable to serve overly carbonated drinks - kvass, lemonade, beer. An earthy dog ​​will not be delighted with strong drinks.

New Year's menu for the New Year's holiday table 2018

So, as cold appetizers you can serve “Christmas balls”, small sandwiches with boiled pork and cucumbers, meat rolls with cheese, eggs stuffed with red caviar, profiteroles with crab, mushroom or cheese filling, meat fingers with lard or cheese, boiled pork, etc.

French meat, pork rolls with pineapple, julienne with chicken, mushrooms and cheese, Provençal meat, rabbit baked with herbs, pork with berry sauce, marinated chicken breast, etc. can be served hot.

For the main course you can prepare chicken fricassee, baked duck, roast pork, beef in pots, baked salmon, baked squid with tomatoes, stewed lamb with vegetables, chicken tobacco, chicken with oranges or vegetables, etc.

Choose desserts for your holiday table to suit your taste. The yellow dog does not limit your choice of sweets. Therefore, you can “roam” here :) You can bake cookies and cakes yourself or order a small one, decorated in accordance with the main symbol of the year. Don't forget to use jellies and creams to complement desserts. Decorate finished products with fruits and nuts.

You can serve vegetables and fruits on the table in any quantity and in any form. An earth dog willingly eats vegetables and will not refuse to enjoy fruits. So you can safely include any vegetable and fruit snacks in your menu. For a large company, you can prepare fruit salads. The ingredients, cut into large pieces and arranged in small transparent salad bowls for each guest individually, will look very stylish and beautiful.

New Year's Recipes

In addition to various holiday menus, we have prepared a selection of the best recipes with photos for meeting a yellow earthen dog. These recipes are suitable for every zodiac sign, whether you are Libra, Scorpio, Pisces or another sign. After all, it doesn’t matter whether the menu is compiled according to the horoscope or not when a huge company gathers at the table.

Salad “Dog's Joy”

- 1 avocado,

- 150 grams of peeled shrimp,

- 2 chicken eggs,

- canned pineapple,

- 150 grams of hard cheese,

- mayonnaise,

- spices to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Dip the peeled shrimp in boiling salted water for 5-7 minutes. Then drain them in a colander and let cool.
2. Peel the avocado, remove the pit and cut into small cubes.
3. Grate the hard-boiled eggs on a coarse grater.
4. Grate some of the cheese on a coarse grater, and leave some for decoration.
5. Drain the liquid from the canned pineapple and cut it into small cubes.
6. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, add spices to taste and season with mayonnaise.
7. Place the salad with shrimp and avocado in the form of a pit on a flat dish, as shown in the photo above. Sprinkle the bone with grated cheese or egg white on all sides. That's it, the original salad is ready!

Salad with heart and green peas

- pork heart 500 gr.,

- canned green peas 1 b.,

- chicken eggs 4 pcs.,

- 1 carrot,

— onion 1 pc.,

- vinegar 2 tbsp,

- 2 cloves garlic,

- greenery,

- vegetable oil 1 tbsp.,

- mayonnaise,

- spices (sugar, salt, black pepper, bay leaf).

Cooking process:

1. Rinse the pork heart thoroughly under running water and clean it, removing all veins and vessels. Cut into small pieces and cook in salted water.
2. Boil the eggs hard.
3. During the process of boiling the heart, the first cloudy water will need to be drained, and instead, pour the same volume of clean water and cook the offal for 30 minutes.
4. Cut the onion into half rings and marinate.
5. When the heart has been boiled for half an hour, drain the water again and add new water, continue cooking for another hour until it becomes soft. 30 minutes before the end of the process, add 4-5 black peppercorns and a few bay leaves to the water.
6. Peel the carrots, grate them on a coarse grater, and saute in vegetable oil.
7. Cut the cooled heart into neat cubes, dice the eggs, chop the greens with a knife, finely chop the garlic.
8. Open the can of peas and drain the excess liquid.
9. Place all the chopped ingredients in a salad bowl, season with mayonnaise and set aside for 1-1.5 hours. That's all, the delicious meat salad is ready for the New Year's table!

Meat salad with champignons and ripe pomegranate seeds

- beef or veal 200 gr.,

— pomegranate 1 pc.,

- champignons 150 gr.,

- walnuts 50 gr.,

— lettuce leaves 3 pcs.,

– purple onion 1 pc.,

- mayonnaise,

- 1 clove garlic,

- vegetable oil for frying,

- spices.

Cooking process:

1. Rinse the meat well, dry and chop coarsely. Then place it in a heated frying pan, greased with vegetable oil, fry on both sides until cooked.
2. In another pan, fry the champignons.
3. Place the finished fried ingredients on a paper napkin so that all excess fat is absorbed.
4. Peel the onion, cut into half rings and pour over boiling water.
5. Tear the lettuce leaves with your hands.
6. Chop the walnut kernels with a knife.
7. Prepare the dressing: add chopped garlic and ground black pepper to the mayonnaise.
8. Peel the pomegranate and select whole seeds.
9. Lay out the lettuce leaves, then the meat, mushrooms, sprinkle everything with nuts and onions, make a few large drops of sauce and add pomegranate seeds.

Meat salad with beef and pomegranate is ready! The yellow earthen dog will certainly be delighted with such a dish and the bright presentation of the dish. Take note and experiment! J

Buns “Funny Dogs”

- flour 450 gr. + 100 gr. for adding,

- milk 150 ml,

- dry yeast 8 gr.,

- eggs 2 pcs.,

— butter 70 gr.,

- sugar 2 tbsp,

- salt 1 tsp,

- yolk 1,

— sausages 2-3 pcs.,

- raisins 50 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Sift the flour and pour warm milk into it, add yeast, sugar, salt, eggs, melted butter. Knead the dough and leave it for an hour in a warm place.
2. When the time is up, divide the dough into 15 small pieces, round them and leave for 15 minutes.
3. Cut the sausages diagonally.
4. Roll each ball into an oval cake, make a small cut on top, place a piece of sausage on the bottom and roll the dough so that the top cut is on the sausage. Make cuts on the sides and move them slightly apart - these will be the “ears”.
5. Use raisins as eyes and spouts. Brush the yeast buns with egg. Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

So all the yeast buns are ready for the New Year 2018.

Stuffed chicken drumsticks

- chicken drumsticks 5 pcs.,

— tomatoes 2 pcs.,

- hard cheese 5 slices,

- mayonnaise,

- vegetable oil,

- mustard 1 tsp,

- fresh parsley,

- 1 clove garlic,

- salt, pepper, tsp.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the drumsticks, remove any remaining feathers, place on a paper towel and dry. Using a knife, cut the skin and meat into a “pocket”, being careful not to damage the skin. Chop the meat that is left without the skin with the bone.
2. In a bowl, mix chopped garlic, mayonnaise, mustard and spices. Rub the resulting mixture onto the shins on all sides.
3. Cut the meat into small pieces; we don't need bones.
4. Add chopped tomatoes, cheese, herbs and 1 tsp to the meat. mayonnaise.
5. Stuff the drumsticks with the filling.
6. Fry the resulting legs until golden brown.
7. Transfer the drumsticks to a baking dish and place in the oven for 15 minutes at 180-190 degrees.

Pork medallions in oranges

- pork 500 gr.,

- vegetable oil,

– large orange 1 pc.,

- shallot,

- purified water,

- turmeric,

- salt, pepper, tsp.,

Cooking process:

1. Cut the pork into medallions 0.5 cm thick, season with salt and pepper and place in a preheated frying pan greased with vegetable oil.
2. Fry the pork on both sides until golden brown.
3. Add the juice squeezed from one orange and a little chopped zest. Also add shallots cut into half rings, a couple of spoons of honey, a little water and sprinkle everything with turmeric.
4. Cover the pan with a lid and leave the meat to simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Look under the lid from time to time and stir the medallions.

That's all! Delicious, soft and aromatic pork is ready!

“Dog” salad with smoked chicken breast and champignons

— 1 smoked chicken breast,

— marinated champignons 150 gr.,

- potatoes 5-6 pcs.,

— carrots 4 pcs.,

- eggs 3-4 pcs.,

— processed cheese 1 pc.,

- mayonnaise,

- spices,

- cloves, dill and a small piece of meat or sausage for decoration.

Cooking process:

1. Boil potatoes, carrots and eggs until fully cooked. Clean.
2. Finely chop the smoked chicken breast and mushrooms. Leave a couple of whole mushrooms for decoration.
3. Grate potatoes, carrots, egg whites and yolks on a fine grater.
4. Take a flat plate and lay out the first layer of grated potatoes, form the ears and future face of the dog. Lubricate the layer with mayonnaise.
5. Place chopped breast, egg whites, a layer of champignons, processed cheese on top and spread mayonnaise on top.
6. Now it's time to lay out the carrots.
7. Start laying the potatoes on top, so that all previous layers are hidden under them. As a result, you should get a white muzzle of a dog, which still needs to be coated with mayonnaise on top.
8. Use grated yolk to mark the dog’s face, leaving the ears white.
9. Cover the dog's nose and cheeks with egg white.
10. Cut out the eyes and nose from mushroom caps, the mustache from cloves, and the tongue from a piece of meat or sausage.
11. You can put a sprig of dill around the muzzle. Carefully wrap the salad in cling film and place in the refrigerator to soak.

This New Year’s salad “Dog” will appeal not only to adults, but also to little guests.

Festive table decoration

If you want to decorate your holiday table in accordance with the preferences of the main symbol of the year, then you should pay special attention to detail. Each element should be festive, evoke pleasant emotions and create a New Year's mood.

It is worth choosing a tablecloth and napkins in yellow or brown. You can put golden candles on the table; you should also choose small dog figurines in the same color. In addition to the always relevant salads in the form of fir trees, pine cones and New Year's balls, you can decorate dishes in the form of dog faces and bones.

It is advisable to finish the table decor and the process of preparing dishes by lunchtime, so that the day before you can fully relax and look 100% ready for the New Year 2018. The Mistress of the Year should be met in high spirits and with sincere emotions.

The Year of the Rooster is being replaced by a new one - the Year of the Yellow Earth Dog. Every housewife asks the question: what to cook for the New Year 2018 to please the symbol of the year. Our article will answer this question and give you some simple tips: what New Year's menu 2018, it is best to choose for this holiday how to decorate the table and please all guests and household members.

What to cook from for New Year 2018

1. From meat in any of its forms, be it pork (including lard), veal (beef), lamb, rabbit or horse meat. Meat should definitely be taken into account when preparing dishes for the New Year's feast. It is preferable not to fry anything - this will make it easier to digest all the meat variety, which will make everyone feel lighter and more active, but of course it’s up to you to decide.

2. From poultry meat - it can be chicken (legs, breast, etc.), goose, turkey, duck and other types of poultry meat.

3. To dilute meat New Year's dishes something varied, you can turn your attention to fish, any seafood and mushrooms.

4. Since the coming year will be, it is desirable that the New Year's menu include dishes that would include vegetables, fruits and grains - brown or yellow, for example, it could be potatoes, peppers, pumpkin, yellow tomatoes, corn, golden beets, pineapple, yellow figs, etc.

What must be on the New Year's table 2018

As you already understand, for the Year of the Dog, the main New Year's dishes on the festive table should be meat dishes, which can be anything and served in any form: aspic, boiled pork, pork knuckle, grilled steaks, chops, shish kebab, jellied meat, duck or chicken, various meat pates, etc. In addition, on the New Year's table 2018, any cuts of sausage or ham, as well as various meat snacks and salads, will definitely be held in high esteem. It would be very appropriate to prepare for this New Year - traditional sandwiches with red caviar or salmon, and of course pickled mushrooms, where would we be without them.

Perhaps this New Year will be remembered first of all by men - the main lovers of this kind of dishes. But even for the fair half of humanity there are several recipes that will not harm your figure.

New Year's menu 2018 for the year of the yellow Dog

Of course, there can be as many options for the New Year’s menu as you like, but at the same time, any New Year’s menu must necessarily include the following New Year’s holiday dishes: main dishes, side dishes and sauces, salads, cold and hot appetizers, and of course, don’t forget about desserts and beverages. Below we give some examples of New Year's dishes that you you can prepare for the New Year's table 2018. At the same time, you can easily find recipes for meat or fish dishes by looking at the name of the dish on specialized culinary websites.

Cold appetizers : appetizer “Christmas balls”, canapés with boiled pork and cucumbers, New Year’s tartlets, ham and cheese rolls, stuffed eggs with red caviar, “Peacock Eye” roll, profiteroles with crab filling, “Festive Assorted” canapés, mushrooms in wine sauce, turkey boiled pork, etc.

Hot appetizers : French meat, pork rolls with pineapples, julienne with chicken and mushrooms, appetizer “Meat Baskets”, “New Year’s Feast”, Chinese pork, Provencal lamb, baked rabbit with olives, Moroccan lamb, veal “ Orloff”, pork with lingonberry sauce, chicken breast in tomato marinade, etc.

Main dishes : baked duck, chicken fricassee, roast pork, Ischian rabbit in tomato sauce, beef in pots, baked trout, pike perch with sesame oil, baked squid with tomatoes, stewed lamb with vegetables, beef stroganoff, chicken chkmeruli or tobacco (Georgian style), chicken with vegetables in the oven, etc.

As for desserts and drinks, there are no restrictions here, since the Dog does not impose any special restrictions, unlike the symbol of the outgoing year - the Rooster. Therefore, choose any desserts and drinks for the New Year 2018 to your taste.

New Year's salads: salad recipes

For the coming New Year, you can prepare the following meat salads: “Swiss” salad, “New Year’s ball”, “Caesar” with chicken, “English” chicken salad, “Tenderness” (see recipe below), “ Male whim”, “Borodinsky”, “Inspiration”, “French Kiss”, “My General”, “Hunter”, “Gill Grouse Nest”, “Mushroom Glade”, “Otpad”, “Sea Element”, “New Year’s Candles”, “Baltic greetings”, “Merchant”, “Snowdrifts”, “Naples”, “Pestrenky”, “Peterhof”, “Carnival”, “Goldfish”, etc.

Liver salad “Tenderness”

Potatoes – 3-4 pcs.;
Meat liver – 300 g;
Eggs – 3 pcs.;
Cheese – 150 g;
Carrots – 1 large;
Mayonnaise.

Finely chop the boiled vegetables, liver and eggs and place them on a plate in layers. The top layer must be cheese. It is best to serve the dish decorated in a New Year's theme.

Seafood salad "Bim"

Canned peas – 1 jar;
Squid – 400 g;
Crab sticks – 1 package;
Potatoes – 8 pcs. (cook in jacket);
Eggs – 6 pcs.;
Pickled cucumbers – 400 g;
Imitated sturgeon caviar – 3 packs;
Mayonnaise.

Boil the squid until cooked, cut them and mix with green peas. Add boiled potatoes to the resulting mixture. They also include chopped eggs (as on Olivier salad) and cucumbers (preferably in small strips). Mix all this with mayonnaise, form a dog shape on a plate and garnish with caviar.

How to set the New Year's table 2018

The Yellow Earth Dog loves its color, so choosing the main color of the interior and the New Year's table should be from shades of yellow. The most winning option is gold. Of course, one should not think that all devices must be made of precious metal. Gold goes well with white, so use both colors together. But it is not recommended to mix gold with silver (gray) - this will immediately ruin the effect of solemnity.
A snow-white tablecloth with an unobtrusive gold ornament can serve as a symbol of your taste and restraint.

You can use almost any dishes: from bright yellow shades to muted and noble brown. An option for white plates with gold edging would be appropriate. You should choose napkins either to match the color of the tablecloth (it’s good if they come with the set and harmonize) or to match the color of the service, although the latter option is quite difficult. Golden candlesticks will complement the beauty of the New Year's table decoration.

Vegetarian New Year's dishes

If you or one of your guests, for some reason, does not currently eat meat, then it would not hurt to come up with one or two dishes to satisfy such tastes.

Vegetarian vegetable lasagna

Puff pastry – 1 package (you can use thin pita bread);
Carrots – 1 pc.;
Bell pepper – 2 large pieces;
Olives (you can use olives) – half a jar;
Water – 150 ml;
Tomato paste – 2 tbsp. l.;
Bechamel sauce - 200 ml;
Salt – 1 tsp;
Sugar – 2 tsp;
Spices: coriander, pepper, turmeric, herbes de Provence.

To prepare this New Year's dish, fry the spices in oil over medium heat. Add finely chopped carrots and chopped peppers. After a few minutes, add tomato paste to the mixture and simmer until all ingredients can be easily pierced with a fork. When the stewing is complete, sprinkle the mixture with ground pepper, add Provençal herbs and leave to infuse under the lid. At this time, prepare the dough/lavash. Rub the baking dish generously with oil and spread the sauce over the surface, place a sheet of dough on top and place about a third of the stewed vegetables on it. Top with sauce again and sprinkle with cheese. Repeat this with each layer until you run out of filling. Decorate the last layer with olives and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees.