alisoncooks Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Do you have special food planned for New Years? We did appetizers last year, and the girls wanted to repeat that. I've got: pizza dip (someone here shared recently), TJ's samosas, TJ's macarons, apples and dip, mozzarella sticks, and pigs 'n a blanket. Oh, and sparkling grape juice. 😄 Haha, and I grabbed some Cheese Whiz and crackers. I saw it and tossed it in the cart. My kids have never tried it before and I was feeling nostalgic... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 We're doing appetizers too, but at a party so everybody is bringing some to share. I'm doing sweet n sour meatballs and salsa/ground beef/cheese sauce with tortilla chips. Probably I'll throw in some cookies too if I can get DD to make some tomorrow. I'm also bringing my homemade hot chocolate mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
math teacher Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Dh will be heading out for work in the morning, and college boy went home Friday. I think I will make cabbage and smoked sausage and open a can of hoppin john for myself. I wouldn't normally cook when they are gone, but tradition demands it.🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 insert whine - we have to think about food again????????? - end whine  7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 We do take-out. I’m not sure which one yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacher Mom Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Got to have black eye peas along with cabbage to symbolize money. In our case, black eye pea jambalaya  and creamed cabbage topped with paprika and coarse black pepper (2 different things). I can't remember a New Year's meal without those 2 symbolic ingredients. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Years ago, a poster by the name of Mindy had the most tantalizing recipe for baked brie. All I can remember is that you halved a brie wheel, spread raspberry (or any?) jelly on it and then baked it. Someone know what I am talking about? 🙂 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 53 minutes ago, alisoncooks said: Do you have special food planned for New Years? We did appetizers last year, and the girls wanted to repeat that. I've got: pizza dip (someone here shared recently), TJ's samosas, TJ's macarons, apples and dip, mozzarella sticks, and pigs 'n a blanket. Oh, and sparkling grape juice. 😄 Haha, and I grabbed some Cheese Whiz and crackers. I saw it and tossed it in the cart. My kids have never tried it before and I was feeling nostalgic... I did that pizza dip for Christmas and it was quite good! It did remind me more of lasagna filling than pizza, but still yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayneJ Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) Raspberry cookie bars & sparkling grape juice. Edited December 30, 2018 by JayneJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender's green Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 We always do cheese fondue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I usually spend the evening with my son and his girlfriend. And since she and I are both vegans, we kind of have to plan ahead for festive type dishes. So today she came over and we scoured our vegan cookbooks and decided we were going to go to the effort of making queso and other types of dips that we usually don't want to bother with. We've done our shopping and added some non-vegan things for my son, especially a bunch of frozen crap that he only eats on this one day. I'm looking forward to spending the time with her cooking and later playing games. It's always a good night. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 We're having vegan taquitos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 we do shrimp cocktail brie egg nog martinelli's/ginger ale chocolates other stuff  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 19 minutes ago, Selkie said: We're having vegan taquitos. Â I would love to have your recipe! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 2 hours ago, bolt. said: We do take-out. I’m not sure which one yet. I'm with Bolt: Thai take-out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 40 minutes ago, stephanier.1765 said:  I would love to have your recipe! Sure! It's from my favorite recipe site, Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures. They have the best plant based recipes that I have found. https://monkeyandmekitchenadventures.com/sweet-potato-black-bean-taquitos/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solascriptura Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Korean rice cake (more like flat, small rice pasta) and mandu soup. Very traditional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 We always do Chinese on New Year's Eve. Takeout. Our tradition is that you have to open a fortune cookie at midnight and it's your fortune for the whole year. New Year's Day requires collards and field peas. Dollars and sense. I do them different ways... often in a soup with ham. Not sure yet what I'll do this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimomma Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Teacher Mom said: Got to have black eye peas along with cabbage to symbolize money. In our case, black eye pea jambalaya  and creamed cabbage topped with paprika and coarse black pepper (2 different things). I can't remember a New Year's meal without those 2 symbolic ingredients.  Same here.  Black eyed peas and greens every year. No one where I live knows about this tradition.  It took three stores to even find the legumes this year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Okay, here is my part of the menu. We are going to friends' house and don't know what they will have but we are contributing a hedgehog and baked brie with apple cider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xahm Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 8 minutes ago, Liz CA said: Okay, here is my part of the menu. We are going to friends' house and don't know what they will have but we are contributing a hedgehog and baked brie with apple cider. Is hedgehog a typo or a tradition I don't know about? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, xahm said: Is hedgehog a typo or a tradition I don't know about?  No typo - definitely not. Take a pineapple, cut a thin slice off any side. Cut off the green top. Set pineapple down on sliced side. Put cheese squares and grapes on toothpicks and put them into the pineapple body. On the side where you cut the green top off, put a face with only grapes. Voila, here is your hedgehog. My mother got this from somebody in Norway. Evidently it was a favorite party treat there. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/95490454573766984 This website says, it's a British thing...who knows and Britain and Norway are not that far apart. Edited December 31, 2018 by Liz CA 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 6 hours ago, gardenmom5 said: we do shrimp cocktail brie egg nog martinelli's/ginger ale chocolates other stuff  I want to come to your house! Yum! No eggnog here and the dairy bothers me anyway. I think we are making some guacamole (because avocados are plentiful here) and maybe trying some Palestinian crackers or sweets (easier to just buy, tho). Cheese is pretty expensive, except for haloumi and feta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I grew up with sauerkraut every New Year's. I sometimes follow tradition and sometimes not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 If I can find Chex, I make Chex Mix.  I usually make pulled noodles because I can do that anywhere, but I’m not sure if I’m feeling that ambitious this year. Maybe on the 1st. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 I made this tonight: https://www.budgetbytes.com/pork-peanut-dragon-noodles/ I doubled the meat/sauce, but not quite double the noodles (b/c of package size). Sooooo good! I cut the chili sauce in half and it was still quite spicy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 On New Year's Eve, we always have a hot chocolate bar...my children love all of the options! This year, we also had a build-your-own-sandwich bar for dinner, mostly because after doing the holidays with a broken ankle, I was feeling lazy. But it was so popular, I think it might be a new tradition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonflower Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 we do black eyed peas. I got it from my Dad, who is from TX, but evidently it is a traditional food here in the midwest too, because if I forget and have to go out on New Year's Day to look for some they're all gone from the shelves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) I have always had black eyed peas and greens but I hate black eyed peas and only tolerate greens. I had planned to do tamales as my stepmom does but my DD had a friend sleepover last night and you never know how other ppls kids will react to ethnic foods. So, homemade pizza last night and green chili enchiladas with arroz con gandules tonight. Still super tasty and my friends from Belize gave me props. Edited January 2, 2019 by Sneezyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) On 12/31/2018 at 2:15 AM, Amira said: If I can find Chex, I make Chex Mix.  I usually make pulled noodles because I can do that anywhere, but I’m not sure if I’m feeling that ambitious this year. Maybe on the 1st.  I made a GIANT two gallon batch on Christmas Eve. I had to toss the (empty!) bag yesterday, lol. Edited January 2, 2019 by Sneezyone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 We don't have anything traditional but we're usually tired of holiday food by now. Today I made ham and bean soup, plus cheddar muffins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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