New Year is not just one festive evening. This is also the New Year and Christmas holidays. We've all been at home for two whole weeks. Moreover, guests can come at any time. This means we need to stock up. Moreover, in such a way that they can be made from them very quickly.
And it’s better to buy many products for the New Year’s table in advance. Otherwise, you won’t be able to get to the sale of expired products.

What to stock up for future use

Alcohol. A few bottles of good champagne will help you celebrate the New Year and not go on a visit empty-handed. Be careful with strong drinks. Every now and then they warn about low-quality vodka, even in the most prestigious stores. And - a great option “for girls” and not only.
Chocolate. It is better to buy chocolate and chocolate, and all other candies without perishable filling separately. No gift wrapping. The packaging is also separate. You can handle the preparation of gifts yourself. It turns out both cheaper and safer.
Canned food. Green peas for Olivier, corn for salad with crab sticks, olives for decoration, pineapples, sprats, condensed milk for baking - be sure to stock up. And we took care of all sorts of salads, sauerkraut, pickled cucumbers and tomatoes back in the fall.
Of course, you can also buy store-bought ones. But most housewives took care to stock up on their and. Unless you can't do without it. Yes, even that one is possible.
Vegetable oil. It's time to try not only sunflower and olive oil, but also grape seed oil, pine nut oil, or. And also, take one bottle of unrefined oil. Ordinary jacket potatoes go very well on an overfed stomach. Peel and dip in fragrant oil and salt. Yes, eat it, poured with the same butter. By the way, not to mention, it’s an excellent cure for constipation.
We haven’t put anything in the freezer since the fall. And greens, and vegetables, peeled and chopped, and berries. Is there any room left? Put different types of meat and fish there. Take fresh frozen fish. It is better not to store fresh, but to eat it immediately. And God be with them, happy holidays. But if you’re going to freeze it, then it should be gutted and peeled.
Minced meat can also be frozen. But it is better to cook it from defrosted meat. And freeze the products with minced meat.
Wrap the cheese in foil. The grated cheese can be placed in the freezer.
Buy herring and store it in vegetable oil. Warranty – 10 days.
Smoked sausage. Store on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator or simply in a cool room. But don't cut it. It will not be preserved if cut.
Caviar can be taken by weight and placed in the freezer. The day before serving, place in the refrigerator to defrost slowly.
Bananas can be frozen in their peels for baking.
Be sure to freeze a couple of strong bags of broth. Useful for sauces.
And, of course, cereals. Where would we be without them? , . Potatoes, most likely, have also been stored since the fall. And if not, then put it in reserve.

What to prepare in advance

Our main dish will be mashed potatoes, but not simple ones, but beautiful and aromatic ones! Its author prepared a lot of mashed potatoes for us, and they were all very tasty!

In this article, we have collected for you the most important recommendations for preparing the New Year's table for the New Year 2016: how to decorate and serve the New Year's table, what dishes to include. Here we will share the most delicious and uncomplicated recipes for drinks, snacks, hot dishes and baked goods for the New Year, so that every housewife can not only feed her loved ones heartily, but also have time to get herself in order for this wonderful event of the year. We are sure that your guests will appreciate your efforts!

In 2016, according to the Eastern calendar, patronage passes into the hands of the Fire Monkey. As is customary among many peoples of the world, they prepare for the New Year in advance. Buying gifts, decorating the Christmas tree and choosing a New Year's outfit are not all the preparations. Of particular importance is the New Year's menu, which, of course, should be special and unique. And the monkey should be happy with everything that is on the tables and poured into glasses. Table setting is also of particular importance. But we will definitely tell you what to do so that your table will certainly please the Monkey.

New Year's table 2016

Everyone knows that the monkey is a lover of natural products. This means that New Year’s recipes should be light and contain less smoked, fatty, and semi-frozen foods.

Delicate appetizers, fresh vegetables, salads and fruit desserts - this is the ideal composition of the 2016 New Year's table.

Remember also that the monkey is a playful animal, nimble, loving variety. Therefore, focus your attention not on the volume of dishes, but on their quantity. The more dishes the better! As a basis, you should take cold appetizers, dessert dishes, fruit and vegetable slices - this is what the monkey likes most.

Of course, it is worth paying attention to the design of these dishes. Typically, sliced ​​dishes are not the highlight of the table. Beautiful decorations, original presentations, expensive salad bowls and vases - this is what will attract the monkey’s attention. The decoration of the entire table should also be at its best. Based on the fact that the monkey is attracted to everything shiny, let there be a lot of tinsel and arrangements with balls on the table. Remember that the monkey is a herbivore, so the most logical thing would be to make the New Year's menu completely vegetarian, but some people may not like this decision, so focus on the lightness of the dishes.

Remember what you feed the monkeys at the zoo? This should form the basis of the New Year's menu for 2016: fruits, berries, sweets, crackers.

The monkey also loves:

Bananas
Kiwi
Pineapples
Cheese
Greenery
Zucchini
Eggplant
Bell pepper

New Year's drinks and cocktails 2016

Wine should be the main alcoholic drink, even if it leads the table. The logic here is simple - the monkey loves to eat grapes, and this is what wine is made of. There should not be too strong alcoholic drinks on the table. Champagne – quite naturally. It seems that even if the monkey categorically did not like it, there is no way to throw this drink off the menu, because the New Year is associated with champagne, chimes and fun. However, champagne would also amuse the monkey.

But the monkey treats drunk people very badly, so it is best not to abuse alcohol. For children, you can put milkshakes, compotes and juices from fruits and berries, and fruit drinks on the table.

Ideally, adults should also switch to non-alcoholic drinks. The 2016 New Year's table could well be decorated with unusual cocktails that a monkey would definitely appreciate.

FUN MIX

Compound:
oranges - 2 pcs.
still water - 700 ml
sparkling water - 500 ml
lemon - 1 pc.
sugar - 150 g
tangerines - 3 pcs.

Preparation:

Peel all the fruits and grind them using a blender. You can strain the seeds using chintz. Remember that you need to peel the fruit so that there is no white peel left on it, as this will add bitterness to the drink. The zest from the fruit is mixed with the resulting juice, sugar and boiling water. The mixture should be placed in the refrigerator for five hours. After which it is filtered and poured into a glass.

BANANA MIX

Monkeys love bananas and the “queen of 2016” will really like a banana drink.

Compound:
bananas – 3 pcs.
oranges – 2 pcs.
mint syrup – 2 tablespoons
mineral water (carbonated) – 1.5 liters

Preparation:

Peel bananas and oranges and cut into slices with a ceramic knife. Remove all seeds from the orange. Then grind the fruit in a blender. Pour in mineral water, add mint syrup. Pour into glasses and garnish with a mint sprig.

For those who don’t know how to relax and enjoy life without alcohol, let’s try to cheat a little (after all, monkeys are very cunning and dexterous!) and prepare alcoholic drinks.

CEDAR LIQUEUR

This drink is prepared in advance - 1 month before the holiday, because... the mixture should sit.

Compound:
vodka – 0.5 ml
pine nuts (unshelled) - 200 g
sugar – 80 g

Preparation:

Sugar and nuts are poured into a jar, and the whole thing is filled with vodka. In a dark place, the tincture should stand for a whole month, covered. After this, the tincture must be filtered and poured into a bottle. Preferably, cedar liqueur is prepared for men.

Berry liqueur

And here is the female version of the alcoholic drink for the New Year's table. It also needs to be prepared in advance - 1 month in advance.

Compound:
vodka – 0.5 ml
berries - 1 kg
sugar - 200 g

Preparation:

Berries can be used both fresh and frozen (currants, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, strawberries). Pour your favorite berries into a jar with sugar, pour vodka over everything. Close the lid tightly and store in a dark place for 1 month. Then strain the infused drink and pour it into a beautiful bottle.

Before serving, garnish with a cherry or lime wedge.

The downside of both of these recipes is the preparation time, which comes down to one month. That is, already at the beginning of winter you need to take care of the alcoholic side of the table. For those who didn’t have time, we have the most delicious recipe for pineapple punch, ready quickly and drunk even faster.

PINEAPPLE PUNCH

Compound:
pineapple (fresh) - 1/3 part
dry white wine - 150 g
champagne – 1 bottle

Preparation:

The pineapple needs to be peeled, cut into cubes and crushed in a blender along with wine. If there are large pieces left, strain through a strainer or leave it like that to give the cocktail a natural look. Pour the pineapple into a flat container and put it in the freezer so that it hardens and takes on the consistency of semi-hardened ice cream.

Spoon the resulting pulp into glasses and fill with champagne. A piece of pineapple can decorate a glass. Usually such a drink is the precursor to the entire event.

Before we move on to recipes for New Year's dishes, we need to talk about what the New Year's table setting should be like.

As mentioned earlier, boring and casual options are not suitable. You need to create a truly festive decoration that will attract the monkey, and with it good luck and happiness in the new year 2016.

For those who are sensitive to preparing the New Year's table, we will give some important tips on how to decorate the New Year's table. Give preference to linen napkins. Let the tablecloth also be made from natural materials, for example, cotton. Dishes - the more beautiful the better, painted and bright sets, with a gold border - that's what you need. Vases, dishes and trays with painting are also a priority.

On the table there should be souvenirs made of either bamboo or wood. What should they be? Any, the main thing is that it is in the theme of the holiday. For example, you can put a wooden figurine of a Christmas tree or Santa Claus.

Be sure to make a dish that looks like a monkey or its face. If you try, it's not that difficult to do. For example, cutting meat can turn into a work of art. A little imagination - and the highlight of the table is ready. Of course, you can’t do without a figurine of the hero of the occasion; place it at the head of the table.

You need to keep in mind that this is the year of the fire or red monkey. Therefore, when serving, give preference to red and yellow. Let these colors be the main ones, you can also add shades such as cream and beige. This will smooth out the contrast between colors, but will not spoil all the brightness and saturation. By the way, such colors should be used not only when decorating a table. When decorating your home, take these facts into account.

The tableware can be porcelain or ceramic, but for the perfect table decoration it must match the rest of the elements. Napkins and decorations for table setting should be purchased before the New Year's feast.

Pay attention to the shine of the dishes. The monkey loves everything shiny, so all cutlery should be polished to a shine.

New Year's salads 2016

As mentioned earlier, the main dishes of the 2016 New Year's table are cold appetizers and salads. As you know, there are many of them and choosing the one that is most suitable for the holiday is sometimes very difficult. Great experimenters are monkeys, so they welcome housewives with original taste in 2016 with open arms.

COD LIVER SALAD

Compound:
1 can cod liver
3 pcs. eggs
crackers
canned corn - 150 g
greenery
mayonnaise

Preparation:

Preparing the salad is not difficult. Boiled eggs are grated on a coarse grater, the liver is cut into pieces. The salad should be placed on a dish in layers, each layer coated with mayonnaise. The sequence should be as follows: cod liver, eggs, corn. Sprinkle breadcrumbs on top and garnish with herbs.

Seafood can also be on the holiday table, so you can also add it to salads.

Puff Salad with Shrimp

Compound:
shrimp - 300 g
eggs - 3 pcs.
Red caviar
potatoes - 2 pcs.
mayonnaise
parsley

Preparation:

Shrimp, potatoes and eggs need to be boiled. Grate the potatoes and eggs, and chop the shrimp. The salad is laid out in layers and smeared with mayonnaise. First shrimp, then layers with potatoes and eggs, red caviar and parsley serve as decoration.

SPICY SALAD WITH CARROTS

The salad is quick and easy to prepare, and most importantly, it is very healthy and rich in vitamin A.

Compound:
carrots - 300 g
processed cheese - 2 pcs.
mayonnaise
garlic

Preparation:

Raw carrots are grated. Mixed into garlic (pressed), mayonnaise and cheese curds. With carrots together it is mixed and decorated. Despite the simplicity of the salad, it fits the theme, because the monkey loves carrots, and besides, it will look very bright on the holiday table. It is up to you to decorate it in an original way, putting it in the shape of a carrot, for example, or placing it on a beautiful dish.

New Year's snacks 2016

The variety of possible New Year's snacks in the new year is not even worth talking about. We have selected the easiest to implement:

CANAPE "FISH"

An excellent appetizer will be canapes, which are based on red fish.

Compound:
cream cheese - 200 g
trout or salmon - 1 package
bread
mayonnaise
greenery

Preparation:

Grated cheese is ground with mayonnaise and chopped herbs. The fish is cut into thin strips. Circles for canapés need to be cut out of bread and spread with cheese mixture. All this is wrapped in red fish and decorated with greenery on top. Puff pastry is also suitable as a base for such canapés. The cut-up puff pastry circles are first baked in the oven, and then only the cheese mass needs to be added to them. In short, any canapés are perfect for the holiday table.

TARTALETS WITH FILLING

Tartlets are another favorite snack on holiday tables. You can buy tartlets at any grocery store, and prepare the filling as desired. We suggest preparing a royal version.

Compound:
eggs - 5 pcs.
fresh cucumber – 2 pcs.
potatoes – 2 pcs.
king prawns
mayonnaise
tartlets
parsley
salt pepper

Preparation:

First boil the shrimp, eggs and potatoes, remove the peel from the cucumber. Chop everything except the shrimp and mix with mayonnaise. Salt and pepper. Fill the tartlet with the resulting salad. Top with king prawn.

Hot dishes for New Year 2016

Salads are salads, but you still want to eat a hearty hot dish on New Year’s Eve. Prepare these simple but very tasty dishes and they will become your signature dishes.

HOLIDAY PORK

The central dish can be pork cooked in a special way.

Compound:
pork - 1 kg
honey - 2 tablespoons
lemon - 1 pc.
lingonberry jam - 2 tablespoons
salt, pepper - to taste

Preparation:

First you need to prepare a sauce from jam, lemon juice and honey. All this must be mixed thoroughly. We make cuts in the meat and coat thoroughly. Wrap in foil and place in a preheated oven. After an hour, unwrap the top of the foil and put it back in the oven until golden brown.

CHICKEN WITH A SECRET

For lovers of chicken dishes, there is also an unusual option - chicken with a secret.

Compound:
cheese - 150 g
chicken - 1 carcass
onion – 2 heads
garlic - 3 cloves
champignons - 350 g
salt
pepper
sunflower oil

Preparation:

Mushrooms and onions are cut and fried in a frying pan with the addition of sunflower oil. The cheese is grated, parsley and garlic are finely chopped. Let's mix it all together. Stuff the chicken with the prepared minced meat, spread mayonnaise on top and place in the oven for baking. Cooking time 1-1.5 hours.

New Year's desserts

Desserts, which the monkey loves so much, occupy a special place on the festive table.

New Year's desserts and pastries can come in a variety of variations, and there are no restrictions:

Cakes

Macarons

We suggest you prepare everyone’s favorite rafaellas yourself.

RAFAELLO AT HOME

Compound:
coconut flakes - 200 g
condensed milk - 1 can
butter – 150 g
nuts - 100 g (almonds, peanuts)

Preparation:

Coconut flakes (150g) are mixed with condensed milk and softened butter. Place the mixture in the refrigerator to harden. Then roll small balls into which you need to put nuts inside. The resulting balls need to be rolled in coconut flakes and placed in the refrigerator until they completely thicken. The delicacy will be indescribable for both adults and children.

Don't forget about fruits. For convenience, cut them into pieces and place them at the head of the table. It seems that the perfect New Year's table 2016 is ready. A little more creativity and imagination from every housewife, and you can celebrate the upcoming New Year 2016!

And we wish everyone goodness, abundance and good luck!!!

Natalia Denisenko

The main winter holiday is just around the corner, and many housewives are beginning to think about what to cook for the New Year 2020. As they say, how you celebrate the New Year is how you spend it. Therefore, we suggest not to be modest and choose the most delicious dishes.

No holiday feast is complete without hot meat dishes. Some people will prefer to cook high-calorie meat. Some will choose lighter fish or poultry. And especially hospitable housewives may want to put everything on the table at the same time.

We bring to your attention a selection of main dishes for the New Year's holiday.

Pork baked in the oven with pineapple

Ingredients:

• 1 kg pork ribs;
• 5 onions;
• canned pineapple (4 rings);
• 1 orange;
• favorite herbs, salt, spices.

Cooking method:

1. Divide the pork into pieces so that each portion of meat ends up on a long bone. Lubricate the meat with refined vegetable oil mixed with spices and salt.
2. Combine onion rings with chopped herbs. Combine the mixture with the meat pieces, stir, crushing the onion with your hands so that it releases the juice faster. Cover the container with a lid and put it in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours (preferably overnight) for marinating.
3. Place the finished pork on a wire rack and bake at 200 degrees for about 40 minutes. During this time, cut the pineapples into cubes and fry in a small amount of oil.

For the New Year's table, pork is served in portioned plates along with pineapples and a slice of orange.

Chicken with mushrooms and vegetables

Ingredients:

• chicken carcass weighing no more than 1 kg;
• 150 g leek;
• 10 fresh champignons;
• 1 kg of potatoes;
• 2 bell peppers;
• 10 cherry tomatoes;
• a few cloves of garlic;
• butter and vegetable oil;
• salt and spices for chicken;
• mayonnaise.

Cooking method:

1. Wash the chicken, rub the top and inside with chicken spices.
2. Cut the champignons into small pieces, mix with chopped white leek, mayonnaise and vegetable oil. Stuff the young chicken with the resulting mixture. Sew up the cut area or pin it with toothpicks. Place the chicken in a mold and bake at 200 degrees for no more than 20-25 minutes.
3. Cut potatoes and bell peppers for stewing. Heat the olive oil and butter in a frying pan and soak the crushed garlic cloves in the mixture for a few minutes. Remove the garlic and add spices to the oil.
4. Remove the chicken from the oven, cover it with chopped vegetables and cherry tomatoes. Pour oil from the pan over the contents of the pan and bake the dish for 40-50 minutes.

The dish is served directly in the form. The chicken is cut into pieces already on the New Year's table.

White fish in champagne

Ingredients:

• 600 g of any white fish (hake, cod, halibut);
• 200 ml heavy cream;
• 4 heads of red onion;
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil;
• a small bunch of greenery;
• salt and ground pepper;
• 200 ml champagne.

Cooking method:

1. Clean the fish carcass from scales, gut it, cut off the head. Transfer the fish to a baking dish lightly greased with vegetable oil. Fill the belly with chopped herbs mixed with salt. After this, cut the fish into portions using a sharp knife.
2. Chop the onion and fry it lightly in oil. Place half the onion on the fish. Now carefully, so as not to wash off the onion, pour champagne into the mold. Bake the fish in the oven at 200 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
3. While the fish is baking, you need to prepare the sour cream sauce. To do this, pour the cream into the onions remaining in the frying pan, bring the mixture to a boil and boil for several minutes.
4. Pour the sauce over the finished fish. Now it can be served on the New Year's table.

Meat soufflé “Kisonka”

If there are small children in the house, then you should prepare a particularly tender and healthy New Year's dish for them, for example, an airy soufflé.

Ingredients:

• 0.5 kg of a mixture of boiled chicken and veal;
• 1 slice of white bread;
• 1 egg;
• 100 ml milk;
• 50 g butter.

Cooking method:

1. Pass the meat fillet through a meat grinder, add white bread soaked in milk, half the butter and raw yolk to the minced meat. Beat the egg yolk, gradually add it to the mixture, add salt.
2. Grease the inside of the muffin tins with butter, carefully fill them with minced meat, and level the surface. Place the baking sheet with the molds in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 25-30 minutes.
3. When the soufflé is ready, you need to place the molds on a wet towel and then carefully remove the contents from them. Using eggs, cheese and carrots, place a cat face on each meat muffin.

Salads

On New Year's Eve, along with traditional dishes, you always want to try something new. First of all, this applies to salads. In 2016, salads that are light in composition and decorated with vegetables and fruits of “fiery” colors are recommended. Recipes for two such unusual salads are given below. We think they will appeal not only to adults, but also to little participants in the New Year's feast.

"Watermelon slice"

Ingredients:

• large chicken breast;
• 400 g champignons;
• 3 fresh tomatoes;
• 150 g hard cheese;
• 3 fresh cucumbers;
• 4 eggs;
• sour cream and mayonnaise;
• several pitted olives;
• butter for frying.

Cooking method:

1. Boil eggs and chicken breast and cool. Separate the meat from the bones. Separate the whites and yolks of the eggs.
2. Finely chop the champignons and fry in oil until fully cooked, cool.
3. Grate the cucumbers on a coarse grater and lightly squeeze out excess moisture. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes, add salt and place in a colander for a few minutes to drain the juice.
4. Mix sour cream and mayonnaise in equal parts. Separate a third of the cheese and set it aside for decoration.
5. Finely chop the chicken fillet and place on a plate in the shape of a watermelon slice. Coat the meat with sour cream and mayonnaise sauce. Place mushrooms and sauce on top, and on them a layer of finely grated cheese and chopped egg yolks. Cover the yolks with sauce, sprinkle with egg whites and brush again with sour cream and mayonnaise mixture.
6. The salad base is ready. Now you should move on to decoration. To do this, the outer edge needs to be decorated with grated cucumbers. Next add finely grated cheese. And finally, cover the salad with tomatoes, simulating watermelon pulp, and olives, simulating seeds. To soak the layers, the salad must be kept in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Only after this can it be placed on the table.

Shrimp salad in orange cups

Ingredients:

• 4-6 large oranges;
• 300 g boiled shrimp;
• 3 tbsp. canned corn;
• 2 boiled eggs;
• 0.5 cups cooked rice;
• mayonnaise;
• a little dill.

Cooking method:

1. Wash the oranges, divide each into 2 parts. Carefully remove the pulp from the halves. Cut the edges into cloves.
2. Set aside some dill and a few shrimp for garnish. Chop the rest and mix with the chopped pulp of one orange and rice. Add finely grated eggs, corn and mayonnaise to the mixture.
3. Fill improvised orange cups with salad. Place whole shrimp and greens on top.

French tongue terrine

Traditionally, jellied meat is present on the Russian New Year's table. If you want something unusual, this time you can replace the Slavic version with an interesting Romanesque analogue.

Ingredients:

• beef tongue;
• 100 ml meat broth;
• 100 ml dry white wine;
• half an orange;
• ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes;
• ¼ cup pitted olives;
• 1 tbsp. mustard;
• 3 tsp gelatin;
• parsley and basil;
• salt and ground pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Place the tongue in the pan and wait until it boils. Remove the limescale and place half an orange in the pan. Cook the tongue for 2.5-3 hours over low heat. An hour after the start of cooking, the water should be slightly salted. Add the required amount of salt 30 minutes before the end of cooking. Soak the finished tongue in cold water for about 10 minutes, then peel and cut into medium-sized cubes. Mix the tongue with olives, herbs and tomatoes, cut as desired, and table mustard.
2. Mix half a glass of broth and dry wine with pre-soaked gelatin. Gently heat the mixture until the latter dissolves. It is best to do this in a water bath. Cool the mixture a little, pour it onto the tongue with vegetables, stir.
3. Place the mixture in a mold lined with plastic wrap on the inside, lightly greased with vegetable oil. Place in the refrigerator until hardened. When the time comes for the New Year's feast, you need to turn the mold over, put the terrine on a dish and cut it.

"Bird's Nests"

Snacks, although they are not the most “honorable” dishes on the table, play an important role in its decoration. It is especially important to pay attention to preparing unusual snacks if there are children at the New Year's table.

Ingredients:

• 0.5 kg of large champignons;
• 5 chicken eggs;
• 100 g feta cheese;
• ½ red or yellow bell pepper;
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil;
• ground allspice;
• a few sprigs of fresh parsley.

Cooking method:

1. Finely grate the whites of three boiled eggs and mash with cheese using a fork. Then mix the cheese mixture with chopped bell pepper. Separate the mushroom caps from the stems, peel and rinse. Stuff them with the cheese mixture.
2. Separate the whites and yolks of the two remaining raw eggs. Stir the yolks a little (no need to beat until foamy) and carefully pour them over the stuffed champignons. Mushrooms are baked at 180 degrees for 20 minutes. The appetizer is served cold.

"Penguins"

Ingredients:

• pitted olives (equal numbers of large and smaller ones);
• soft cheese;
• boiled carrots.

Cooking method:

1. Cut the peeled carrots into circles 0.5 centimeters thick. Cut out a small triangle from each circle. This will be the beak. The remaining shape will become penguin feet.
2. Using a pastry syringe, fill the olives with cheese. Place a large olive vertically on the “legs” and pierce it and the carrots with a toothpick. Place the “head” on the “body”, turning the olive across. Carefully insert the “beak” into the hole.

Dessert

And finally, what is a holiday table without sweets. It is especially important to pay attention to the New Year's desserts, which are presented below; they have 2 important advantages. They are easy to prepare and have excellent taste.

"Smoked sausage"

Ingredients:

• 800 g of cookies with baked milk flavor;
• 200 g chocolate;
• 0.5 cups granulated sugar;
• 2 tablespoons cocoa;
• 150-200 g raisins;
• 100 g butter;
• 200 ml low-fat cream.

Cooking method:

1. Break the cookies into pieces and mix them with washed raisins.
2. Pour cream into a saucepan and add sugar. Heat the mixture until the sugar dissolves. Break the chocolate into pieces and place it in boiling cream. Stirring constantly, wait until the chocolate is completely combined with cream and sugar. In the same way, dissolve the softened butter in the cream.
3. Cool the finished ganache slightly, mix with cookies and raisins. Using cling film, form 2 sausages from the resulting mass. Place in the refrigerator until completely frozen. Serve the “sausage” on the table, cutting into circles of the desired thickness.

Fruit baskets

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour;
• 200 g butter margarine;
• 1 cup granulated sugar;
• 5 chicken eggs;
• 3 tablespoons potato starch;
• fruits and frozen berries;
• whipped cream.

Cooking method:

1. Beat sugar and eggs until foamy, add softened margarine to the mixture, mix well. Pour flour and starch into the mixture, knead the dough, reminiscent of thin sour cream.
2. Prepare waffles in an electric waffle iron. While hot, place them on faceted glasses turned upside down. When the waffle baskets have cooled, you need to remove them from the glasses, fill them with prepared cream and fruit and berry mixture.

Surprise your loved ones with unusual holiday dishes and don’t forget about beautiful serving and home decoration. All this will create a fabulous atmosphere of a winter holiday.

Useful video with recipes for New Year's snacks

New Year is the most enchanting and favorite holiday that we all look forward to with great impatience. And we are looking forward to it not only to once again receive excellent gifts, to catch sparkling snowflakes in our palms and to inhale the invigorating smell of a decorated Christmas tree and juicy tangerines. New Year is also a great reason to get the whole family together at the festive table! So why not organize a memorable New Year's feast together with Povarenok?

What products should be on the holiday table?

Since 2016 will pass under the sign of the Fire Monkey, it is very important to try to please the mischievous and restless mistress of the year. So, what should be on the New Year's table 2016? Of course, it should contain bananas and other exotic fruits. Do not forget that the Monkey is a guest from distant countries with a warm climate, so the main emphasis should be on the exotic. It is not forbidden to put apples and pears in a bowl of fruit. And in addition to fruits, there should definitely be as many bright vegetables as possible on the New Year's table. The most preferred vegetables will be red and orange - to match the elements of the coming year. There should also be a lot of greenery on the table - the Monkey will definitely appreciate the New Year's table, vaguely reminiscent of a branchy jungle, and will favor the lucky ones throughout the year!

But for meat lovers, the choice is small this time - the fact is that preparing meat dishes for the 2016 holiday table is not recommended. If a holiday is completely unthinkable without meat, then you should opt exclusively for lamb and pork - there should be no beef or rabbit on the New Year's table!

You can’t do without dairy products on the holiday table this time either. Cheese is especially welcome! You shouldn’t ignore eggs either - the Monkey loves them very much and, at any opportunity, strives to enjoy this product. True, few people know about this. By the way, you can stuff eggs with vegetables - it will turn out very good! you will find an excellent selection of deviled egg recipes.

What else does the perky Monkey like? Of course, nuts! By the way, these cute creatures enjoy nuts no less often than bananas. So they have the same place on the New Year's table! And putting a colorful nut plate on the table or adding nuts to various holiday dishes is a matter of taste!

"New Year's recipes" to help housewives!

For all housewives who are racking their brains over what to prepare something so unusual for the New Year’s table, the “” section will be a real help! Here you can find anything you want, from salads and light snacks to masterly cakes and exquisite desserts!

Not a single New Year's meal is complete without wonderful salads - the usual "Olivier", "", herring under a fur coat or more exotic options. It is worth noting that Povarenok offers a truly huge number of salad recipes - more than seven and a half thousand! There is even a themed “Monkey” salad, which will certainly delight the hostess of the coming year! So be sure to check out the “Salads for the New Year” section - you won’t regret it!

It’s also worth mentioning the great appetizers, because without them, there’s something missing on the New Year’s table! Stuffed eggs and tomatoes, fancy tartlets and miniature canapés, julienne or jellied fish, prepared according to recipes from the “New Year Appetizers” section, can amaze even the most fastidious gourmets! And most of these dishes are quite simple to prepare!
In the “Hot Meat Dishes” section you will definitely find suitable recipes for lamb or pork. Don't forget - the Monkey does not welcome other types of meat! But you can surprise your guests and household by preparing “Canadian-style pork ribs” or “Scythian-style meat”! However, the headings “Hot Poultry Dishes” and “Hot Fish Dishes” also offer caring housewives many interesting recipes!
And the sections “New Year’s Baking”, “New Year’s Desserts” and “New Year’s Cakes and Pastries” will always help you pamper your family with sweets - all kinds of cakes, pastries, muffins, gingerbreads and even ice cream will please both adults and children! And the efficient “Cook” tried to put together as many recipes for original drinks as possible - you will find them in the headings “New Year’s drinks”, “New Year’s cocktails” and “New Year’s non-alcoholic cocktails”!

“Homemade cocktails and drinks” - only the best for your holiday!

Having decided which dishes will become the highlight of the New Year's table, many housewives begin to think about what drinks to put on the table. Maybe it's better to buy ready-made ones? In no case! Take a quick look at the “” section - “Cook” has taken care of that too!

It is no longer necessary to buy all kinds of alcoholic drinks for the New Year's table - in the headings “Homemade alcohol”, “Homemade liqueurs”, “Homemade liqueurs” and “Homemade liqueurs” you will always find excellent recipes! The quality of such drinks should not raise any doubts, because every housewife knows exactly what ingredients were used to prepare them! In addition, the taste of homemade alcoholic drinks is much richer and brighter compared to their store-bought counterparts! Check for yourself how much more pleasant it is to make a wish while the clock strikes, holding a glass of excellent homemade champagne in your hands!

For lovers of the exotic and everything unusual, Povarenok has prepared the “Alcoholic Cocktails” section, collecting the most popular and original recipes in it. “Pina Colada”, “Daiquiri”, “Mojito”, “Bloody Mary” or “Long Island” - this is not a complete list of excellent drinks, the recipes of which are presented in such an informative section!
And everyone who does not want to drink strong drinks will find many interesting recipes in the “” section. Rich smoothies, light non-alcoholic cocktails, lemonades, juices and compotes will be a real find for both adults and children. A great finishing touch would be tea or coffee drinks and wonderful hot chocolate!

Happy New Year! Let your New Year's table be the brightest and most memorable, and let every dish on it be prepared with love and under the sensitive guidance of the Cook!

Already a few weeks before the fabulous celebration, housewives begin to plan what to cook for the New Year 2016 and make long lists of necessary purchases, guided by the most important principle - to please both the guests and the patroness of the coming year.

The owner of 2016 is the Red Fire Monkey. The lady, it must be said, is active, impulsive and unpredictable. Besides, she’s also a minx and an intriguer! Judging by this characteristic, it may seem that appeasing a monkey will seem like a very difficult task. However, knowing her taste preferences, setting the festive table and arousing the favor of the main hero of the occasion will not be difficult. As you know, the basis of the monkeys’ diet is fresh fruits and vegetables, leaves of trees and shrubs, that is, products of exclusively natural origin. Therefore, we, who are wondering what to cook for the New Year 2016, need to give preference to healthy, wholesome and high-quality food.

Use eggplants, zucchini, beets, carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes and even radishes and pumpkin in your cooking if they are included in the ingredients of the chosen dish. Create great vegetable and fruit combinations in appetizers, salads, stews and side dishes. There are no frames or restrictions in preparing vegetable masterpieces. The talisman of the year will appreciate cheese and cottage cheese, so they can also be used as the basis for some dishes. All kinds of originally designed snacks and cuts, salads - light vegetable and options with chicken, meat or fish, vegetable stews, hot dishes of chicken, turkey, rabbit or fish. After all, what would a New Year's table be without delicious meat dishes! You can give free rein to your imagination and create something new and exotic, but it is advisable to first prepare and try this dish in advance, so as not to be disappointed and upset at the long-awaited and happy moment of the New Year. And yet, wanting to appease our overseas guest, do not overload the table with a huge number of dishes. Let everything be in moderation, but be sure to be beautiful, tasty and appetizing.

Another main rule is that food should not be too fatty or heavy. After all, there is a long New Year's Eve ahead, which includes fun, and for this we need a wonderful mood and lightness. The Monkey doesn’t like to be bored, and he won’t let us. By the way, since we are talking about fun, we should remind you that this cute animal favors the traditional New Year's drink - champagne, as well as good wine. You can also overdo it with fun, you know, thereby causing unpredictable consequences and anger in the Fire Monkey.

So, following the already established tradition, on the New Year's table, in addition to New Year's appetizers, New Year's salads and hot dishes, there should be drinks and dessert: an abundance of fruits, the palm of which belongs to the banana, salads prepared from them, ice cream or jelly, and certainly a New Year's cake . That, in fact, is all we wanted to say about what to cook for the New Year 2016. In any case, you can find something suitable among the New Year’s recipes we offer, and come up with something yourself. We will be very glad if at least one of the options becomes not only a welcome guest on your New Year's table, but subsequently your favorite traditional New Year's dish! You can also use our New Year's table menu.

Canapé “Herring with apple”

Ingredients:
1 large apple,
2 fillets of salted herring,
1 pickled cucumber,
1 boiled potato.
½ red onion
½ lemon
lemon juice,
fresh dill.

Preparation:
Cut the apple and potatoes into slices, herring, lemon and cucumber into slices, and the onion into half rings. Sprinkle the apple with lemon juice. Coarsely chop the dill. Place the prepared ingredients on skewers in the following sequence: first a few onion rings, then slices of lemon, cucumber, herring, a slice of potato, again a slice of herring and on top - a slice of apple. Garnish with dill and place on a festive dish.

Appetizer "Olivier" on bread"

Ingredients:
2-3 boiled potatoes,
½ cup canned green peas,
1 onion,
2 boiled eggs,
1 boiled carrot,
2 pickled cucumbers,
1 jar of smoked capelin caviar,
1 pack of rye bread,
1 can of pitted olives
dill greens,
mayonnaise.

Preparation:
Peel the potatoes and carrots and cut them into small cubes. Cut the onion into cubes, pour boiling water over it to remove the bitterness, and dry. Chop the eggs, add them to the potatoes and carrots, add peas, chopped pickles, onions, mayonnaise to the total mass, add salt and mix. Break the bread into squares of equal size. Place about 1 tbsp per square. lettuce, cover with a second piece of bread, top it with a little capelin caviar, an olive and a sprig of dill. Do the same with the rest of the bread. Carefully place the appetizer on a beautiful dish and serve to the New Year's table.

Salad with ham and persimmon “The holiday is coming to us”

Ingredients:
2 persimmons,
200 g ham,
150 g canned corn,
2 tomatoes
2 tbsp. mayonnaise,
⅓ stack. pomegranate seeds,

Preparation:
Peel and finely chop the persimmons, cut the tomatoes into circles, and cut the ham into strips. Mix all the ingredients and season the finished salad with mayonnaise. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and garnish with herbs.

New Year's fish in lemon under curd manto

Ingredients:
2 lemons,
200 g cottage cheese 9% fat,
2 salted herring fillets,
1 tbsp. cream 30% fat,
salt, fresh herbs - to taste.

Preparation:
Cut the herring fillet into cubes. Wash the lemons, cut in half and remove the pulp. Place the fish cubes on the lemon halves and sprinkle lemon juice on top. Grind the cottage cheese with the juice of half a lemon, salt, chopped herbs and stir until a homogeneous creamy consistency is obtained. Whip the cooled cream and gently fold it into the curd cream. Transfer the resulting mass into a bag with a cut off corner and pipe the cream onto the lemons and herring. Serve the finished dish immediately to the table.

Salad “Miss of the Year 2016”

Ingredients:
1 beetroot,
1 carrot,
100 cabbage,
100 g Krakowska sausage,
1 handful of walnuts,
100 g French fries or chips in strips,
mayonnaise, salt, sugar - to taste.

Preparation:
Chop raw beets and carrots into thin strips or grate them on a grater for Korean carrots. Also chop the cabbage thinly, salt it, add a little sugar to taste and rub it with your hands so that it produces juice. Cut the sausage into strips. Fry the nuts in a dry frying pan, cool and chop them. Place carrots, beets, French fries, sausage and cabbage in separate mounds on a large platter. Apply a mesh of mayonnaise on top and sprinkle with nuts. The finished dish is mixed on the table.

Hot eggplant boats with pork

Ingredients:
2 eggplants,
300 g minced pork,
200 ml natural yogurt,
1 pomegranate,
50 g sesame seeds,
2 tbsp. vegetable oil,
herbs, salt, spices - to taste.

Preparation:
Cut the eggplants in half, scoop out the flesh to form boats, salt them and leave for 1 hour. Fry the minced meat in vegetable oil until half cooked, add salt to taste and season with spices. Rinse the eggplants, squeeze them out, place them on a baking sheet, fill them with minced meat and bake in the oven at 180ºC for 40 minutes. Mix yogurt with sesame seeds, add salt, add spices and pour the resulting mixture over the finished boats. Separate the pomegranate into grains, sprinkle them on the boats and garnish with fresh herbs.

Layered salad with smoked chicken “Zhelanny”

Ingredients:
200 g smoked chicken fillet,
3 fresh cucumbers,
150 g pickled mushrooms,
1 onion,
4 boiled eggs,
4 tbsp. mayonnaise,
salt, herbs, spices - to taste.

Preparation:
Cut eggs, onions and smoked chicken into cubes, cucumbers into strips. Rinse the pickled mushrooms with cold water. Lay out the prepared ingredients in layers, coating each layer with mayonnaise: first eggs, then onions, mushrooms, cucumbers and chicken. Decorate the finished salad with fresh herbs and let it stand for a while so that the layers are saturated with mayonnaise.

Golden chicken legs with oranges, white wine, cinnamon and ginger

Ingredients:
6 chicken legs,
2 oranges,
3 tbsp. white wine,
2 tbsp. soy sauce,
3 cm ginger root,
1 tbsp. honey,
½ tsp. ground cinnamon,
¼ tsp. paprika,
vegetable oil,
salt.

Ingredients:
Wash the legs, dry, rub with salt and pepper and put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. Using a grater, remove the zest from one orange and squeeze out the juice. Peel and grate the ginger. Stir in orange juice and zest, ginger, soy sauce, white wine, honey, cinnamon and paprika. Pour this marinade over the chicken legs and refrigerate for another 6-8 hours. Then place the meat on a baking sheet greased with vegetable oil and bake in the oven at 180ºC for 50 minutes. For the New Year's table, serve the finished hot dish with slices of fresh orange.

Pork "Purple Heart"

Ingredients:
pork,
5 onions,
2 tomatoes
1 pickled cucumber,
20 g hard cheese,
mushrooms (any kind, optional)
pitted olives,
mayonnaise.

Preparation:
Cut the onion into thin rings and fry it in a frying pan with vegetable oil until golden brown. Place the pork on a greased baking sheet, salt and pepper it, then top each piece with fried onion, thin slices of tomato, sliced ​​mushrooms, thin slices of pickled cucumber and sliced ​​olives. Sprinkle the pork decorated with vegetables with grated cheese, then apply a thin layer of mayonnaise and sprinkle with cheese again. Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 220ºC for 40-45 minutes.

Baked carp with cheese “New Year's feast”

Ingredients:
2 carps weighing 1 kg,
50-100 g Dutch cheese,
1 slice of bread without crust,
1 onion,
4 cloves of garlic,
1 tsp ground coriander,
3 tbsp. mayonnaise,
¼ lemon
½ tsp. Sahara,
salt - to taste.

Preparation:
Clean the carp, gut them, remove the gills, wash thoroughly, rub with salt and pepper and leave for a while. Cut the onion into rings, the lemon into slices, sprinkle with sugar and place the onion and lemon in the belly of each fish. Then chop the cheese and grind it together with the garlic in a blender, add coriander, mix everything and put it in a bowl. Add shredded bread and mayonnaise. Mix the resulting mass thoroughly. Place the carp on a baking sheet that has been previously greased with oil, and spread the cheese-bread mixture in an even layer on the surface of the fish. Place the baking sheet with the fish in an oven preheated to 180ºC and bake the dish for 30-40 minutes. After removing from the oven, decorate it with herbs, lemon slices or olive rings if desired.

Rabbit baked in foil in berry marinade

Ingredients:
1 kg rabbit meat,
a mixture of peppers and salt - to taste.
For the marinade:
400 g frozen black currants,
10 g ginger,
5 cloves of garlic,
2 tbsp. mayonnaise.

Preparation:
Grind black currants and peeled ginger in a blender, add garlic and grind everything again. Add mayonnaise and mix everything well again.
Rub the rabbit meat with salt and leave for a few minutes. Then rub it with the pepper mixture and leave for 10 minutes. Cover the meat with the berry marinade and leave it now for 40 minutes. When the time is up, carefully transfer the rabbit to foil, pack tightly and bake in an oven preheated to 200ºC for 45 minutes. Open the foil after the time has passed and let the rabbit brown. Before serving, cut the finished rabbit into portions and garnish with black currants and sprigs of fresh herbs.

Bananas in orange caramel

Ingredients:
2-4 bananas,
1 orange,
2 tbsp. Sahara,
ice cream,
sprig of mint.

Preparation:
Peel the bananas, cut them in half lengthwise, then into 2-3 more pieces. Pour sugar into a dry frying pan and gently melt it over low heat, then add bananas to the sugar, fry them on one side, turn them over and pour in the juice of ½ orange. Fry the bananas until the color changes and the sugar caramelizes. Then place the bananas on a plate, place 1-2 scoops of ice cream next to them, pour orange-caramel sauce over everything and garnish with a mint sprig and orange slices on top.

Banana dessert “Intrigue”

Ingredients:
1 banana
150 g cottage cheese,
50 g butter,
3 tbsp. Sahara,
2 tbsp. cocoa,
1 tbsp. sour cream or cream,
grated walnuts.

Preparation:
Mix cottage cheese with 2 tbsp. sugar and butter. Peel the banana, place it on a plate and carefully spread the curd mixture evenly on it with a spoon. Place sour cream, remaining spoonful of sugar and cocoa in a saucepan and melt over heat. While the resulting chocolate has not cooled, cover the curd mass with it, sprinkle the dish with chopped walnuts.

In our New Year's recipes section you can also find very tasty and proven New Year's recipes.

Happy New Year to you, with new happiness!

Larisa Shuftaykina