The monkey, the symbol of 2016, is an ambiguous animal. Outwardly frivolous and funny, with a banana in her paw, in real life she eats meat, fish, vegetables and fruits. This allows you to include all your favorite foods and delicacies in recipes for the New Year 2016 without restrictions. So you can cook almost any dish for the New Year 2016. But if you prepare dishes for the New Year 2016 according to original recipes, then the holiday will be a success from the first minutes, and the year will start successfully.
WHAT TO PREPARE FOR NEW YEAR 2016 AS SNACKS
When planning the treats that can be prepared for the New Year 2016, it is important to guess with salads and appetizers. They are the first on the table and set the tone for the entire meal. They make the first toasts and say goodbye to the old year. They should be both satisfying so that no one gets drunk ahead of time, and stimulating the appetite for the active continuation of the meal.
Green pistachio salad- a recipe for the New Year 2016, with which you can celebrate the old year of the Goat and Sheep. This is how the dish is prepared. Place 100–150 g of green beans in boiling water, add salt and cook for 5 minutes, immediately pour over ice water to preserve color. Chop 2-3 green cucumbers, mix with beans, add salt. Place lettuce leaves in a vase, vegetables on them, and you can add some boiled broccoli to them. For dressing: put 30 g of pistachios in a blender bowl, 2-3 tbsp. l. olives, a handful of chopped green onions, squeeze the juice of half a lemon and pour 3-4 tbsp. l. olive oil, the intensity of the green color can be enhanced by poached spinach. Salt and pepper. Shake and pour over the salad; stirring is not necessary.
Salad cocktail– an ideal dish for New Year 2016. The recipe is simple: cut 300 g of large fresh strawberries into 2–4 parts. Peel the avocado, cut it, squeeze lemon juice on it. Carefully mix 300 g of boiled and peeled large shrimp with strawberries and avocado. Sprinkle with small green basil leaves and place in low, wide glasses or bowls. For marinade 3 tbsp. l. shake raspberry or apple cider vinegar with 2 tbsp. l. olive oil, a pinch of powdered sugar, salt and pepper. Pour the marinade into glasses and let stand. For the sauce, mix 200 g of natural yoghurt with juice and finely grated zest of 1 lemon. Season with salt and pepper if desired and pour into glasses.
Beef salad- a dish for the New Year 2016 with strong alcohol. Recipe: Cut 300 g of boiled beef into thick slices and pour in the marinade from canned cucumbers, put in the refrigerator for a day. Remove, dry, cut into cubes. Cut 200–250 g of stalked celery and 1–2 sour apples into thin slices. Mix meat with celery and apples, add salt. Grind 100–150 g of low-fat cottage cheese with 100 g of mayonnaise, season with grated garlic to taste, add grated fresh cucumber, mix, if the dressing is thick, add sour cream. Dress the salad.
Fish rolls- a recipe for the New Year 2016 for a youth company. Grind 150 g of low-fat cottage cheese with 2 tbsp. l. prepared horseradish, season with a mixture of peppers and dill and parsley, mix. Cut 12 rectangles from foil, put a slice of cold smoked red fish on each, a spoonful of spicy cottage cheese on it, roll it up, wrap it in foil, put it in the refrigerator for 3 hours. Unwrap, cut the rolls into circles, place on chips, cover with a slice of fresh cucumber.
Rolls with cheese- a light and satisfying snack complements the list of salads that can be prepared for the New Year 2016. Grind 500 g of feta cheese and mix with 50 g of finely chopped cilantro and 1 - 2 cloves of garlic. Place the filling on the strips of raw smoked bacon, wrap it in a roll, and grill for 5 minutes on both sides.
You can decorate the New Year's table and prepare dishes using bananas. The monkey’s favorite delicacy will be to her taste, and she will be favorable to us in the coming year. See what you can make from bananas
WHAT TO COOK FOR NEW YEAR 2016: HOT DISHES
Everyone is already a little drunk and full, but the main thing is ahead, because the central dish of the banquet is a hot dish. For a large company, in order to please all the guests, for the New Year 2016 it is worth preparing 2 treats (meat and fish) according to 2 different recipes.
Spicy veal from Swiss cuisine. Recipe. Wash 500 g of veal pulp, pat dry and cut into strips of 5-6 cm, as for beef stroganoff, fry in oil until almost done in a saucepan or in a Dutch oven, add salt and pepper. Place 500 g of champignons cut into small slices and 2 finely chopped onions into the meat. Mix everything and fry for another 5-8 minutes. over low heat. Season with salt and pepper, taste the sauce and season with 2-3 tablespoons of lemon juice. Pour 1.5 cups of dry white wine, bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat to low and pour 2 tbsp. l. cream. Do not boil (!) so that the sauce does not curdle. Sprinkle the dish prepared for New Year 2016 with fresh parsley and sprinkle with Worcestershire sauce.
Turkey fillet in cream sauce you can prepare it for New Year 2016 like this. Wash 700–800 g of turkey fillet in one piece, dry with a towel, and rub with salt and pepper. In a saucepan or thick-bottomed pan, fry the meat in melted butter until crust appears on all sides. Add chopped carrots and onions, a few green onions and thyme leaves to the meat, pour in 1.5 cups of vegetable broth and simmer covered for about an hour over medium heat. Remove from the pan, wrap in foil and place in a warm, turned off oven to keep warm. Filter the sauce remaining in the saucepan into another saucepan, pour 150 ml of heavy cream into it and, if possible, add 2 tbsp. l. canned green peppercorns or ordinary allspice to taste and cook a little. Cut the warm turkey into slices and pour over hot sauce - the dish for the New Year 2016 is ready!
Well-made fish is one of the must-have and favorite products on the holiday table. It must be included in the list of holiday foods. For example, you can prepare the following dishes from cod and salmon for the New Year 2016.
Cod with asparagus. Recipe. Wash and break off the ends of 700 g green and 800 g white asparagus. Boil water in 2 pans, put white asparagus in one, and green asparagus in the second after 4 minutes. Cook at the same time for another 8 minutes. Boil 2 hard-boiled eggs. Cool, chop finely. Cut 500–600 g cod fillet into portions, wash, pat dry, salt and pepper, fry in sunflower oil until cooked. In the same frying pan, fry 1-2 slices of white bread crumbs. Cut 4-5 radishes or a small daikon root into thin slices. Wash a bunch of watercress, dry it, and tear off the leaves. Place fish and asparagus on a platter, sprinkle with radishes, watercress, crumbs and eggs.
Salmon with nuts– truly a festive dish. It is easy to prepare for the New Year 2016. Recipe. Fry 100–150 g of walnuts without oil, chop after cooling. Mix 3 - 4 tbsp. l. balsamic vinegar, 1 tbsp. l. not very spicy mustard and 3 tbsp. l. olive oil, add chopped onion. Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste. Salt 4 salmon steaks, 150–160 g each, sprinkle with lemon juice, roll in fine breadcrumbs or flour, fry until tender. Place arugula leaves on plates, place steaks on them, sprinkle with nuts, serve with dressing.
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WHAT TO COOK FOR NEW YEAR 2016: VEGETARIAN DISHES
When celebrating the New Year 2016, a hot vegetarian dish is necessary on the festive table. It will be a show of respect for vegetarians and guests who adhere to Orthodox traditions, because the New Year's banquet falls during Lent. This dish can be a side dish for meat and fish, provided that the spices in them match and complement each other.
Ratatouille in French- a democratic recipe for the New Year 2016. The dish is not difficult to prepare. In a deep frying pan, fry 2-3 cloves of garlic in olive oil for a couple of minutes. Add tomatoes, peeled and cut into equal cubes, zucchini or zucchini, bell peppers, 500 - 600 g in total. The emphasis can be placed on your favorite vegetables. Stir, fry over high heat for 2-3 minutes, pour in 100 ml of white wine, add oil if necessary, simmer until soft. Add salt at the end. Serve hot on a refractory dish, sprinkle with herbs, garnish with olives.
Vegetable gratin- a simple recipe for New Year 2016. Prepare 2-4 beets, potatoes, turnips and thick carrots of approximately the same diameter. Peel and cut into slices, 2 - 3 mm. Cut a piece of pumpkin and celery root into similar sized slices. Salt everything. Grease a beautiful, preferably glass, mold generously with olive oil. Pieces of vegetables, randomly alternating with each other, overlap vertically tightly into the mold and fill it completely. For juiciness, you can add an apple and tomato. Sprinkle a handful of peas or corn on top. Sprinkle with white or red pepper and herbs, and drizzle generously with flavored oil or mixed nuts. Bake in the oven until soft and golden brown. Serve in form.
Cauliflower in orange sauce- an exquisite dish for the New Year 2016. Remove the zest from 3 oranges with a thin serpentine. Squeeze the juice from the orange pulp and mix with the juice of 2 lemons, filter into a saucepan. Add a pinch of coriander seeds and a couple of saffron threads. Pour 350 ml of dry white wine. Boil the sauce. Divide a medium head of cabbage into large inflorescences, cut 4–5 small red onions into half rings, 2–3 carrots into thick strips, 200 g of pineapple pulp into cubes. Place everything together with the zest in a saucepan, pour in half the sauce, cook until tender, add salt and pepper. Reduce the remaining sauce by half; if the sauce turns out sour, season with a pinch of powdered sugar. Place the prepared vegetables on a plate, pour in the thick sauce, and garnish with sprigs of cilantro and mint.
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WHAT TO COOK FOR NEW YEAR 2016: DESSERTS RECIPES
Dessert is the most controversial dish on the New Year's table. On the one hand, it is the quintessence of the holiday, on the other hand, many can no longer eat a single piece. The easiest way is to limit yourself to fruits and sweets - both are loved by Monkeys - or prepare light treats for the New Year 2016.
Fruit dessert. Recipe. Small pineapples, 1 pc. for two people, cut in half lengthwise, scoop out the flesh, remove the tough center, and cut the flesh into cubes. Any fruits and berries, at least 4 types, fresh or canned, peel and cut into cubes or slices, mix with pineapple pulp. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, taking into account the sweetness of the fruit, pour over liqueur or cognac, at the rate of 1 tbsp. l. for 1 pineapple half, put in the refrigerator. Before serving, place the fruit salad in chilled pineapple boats and, if desired, top with slightly melted ice cream or whipped cream.
Drunken dried apricots. Recipe. Pour 200 g of washed and scalded dried apricots with half a glass of amaretto or orange liqueur, cook for 10–12 minutes, stirring. Cool, cut. Beat 500 ml of cream with 33% fat content thoroughly. Mix half of the dried apricots with cream, place in a transparent vase, and place the rest of the dried apricots on top. Sprinkle with grated chocolate. Can be prepared for New Year 2016 in portions in tall cocktail glasses.
Pie with pears. Recipe. Peel 2 firm pears and cut into flat pieces. Boil for 5 minutes in a small volume of water with 3 tbsp. l. sugar, 2 cloves, vanilla and 1-2 boxes of cardamom, let stand. Grind 200 g of cottage cheese with 2 yolks, 3 tbsp. l. sugar and a pinch of vanilla. Beat 2 egg whites with 2 tbsp. l. sugar, add 150 g of flour and 0.5 tsp. baking powder and mix gently. Grease the mold with butter, sprinkle with crumbs of finely grated cookies, preferably with cinnamon. Place pears on the bottom, followed by cottage cheese, then dough. Bake for 30–40 minutes at 1800C. Turn the finished pie onto a plate with the pears on top and sprinkle with cinnamon.
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Having finally decided what to cook for the New Year 2016, how to entertain the guests, how to set the table, among the cuts, appetizers and tartlets with caviar, you need to place a vase on one leg with gorgeous bananas and sit a toy monkey in a red blouse. She will make sure that both the holiday and the coming 2016 are a success! Decorative candles will help her, protecting against envy and strengthening love, and bells - a symbol of health and prosperity.
It is customary to celebrate the New Year on a grand scale. Delicious and varied dishes on the New Year's table symbolize the well-being and prosperity of the family in the coming year. On this day, they try to prepare the most favorite dishes of all family members. In order for the holiday to be a success and everyone to be satisfied with the feast, you need to think through the menu in advance.
Creating a menu for the holiday table
The menu for the New Year 2016 should take into account not only the specifics of the next year and the requirements of the Fire Monkey. It should include a variety of dishes, and the decoration of the festive table will also play an important role.
The choice of dishes depends on the preferences and tastes of home and guests, however, there are certain rules in the formation of the menu. It should include:
- snacks (meat, fish, vegetables);
- salads (vegetable, fruit, mixed);
- cold dishes (this may include some “dense” salads such as Olivier and vinaigrette, jellied meat, fish or meat aspic, herring “under a fur coat” and much more);
- hot dish (at home, one is most often served, but there may be several variations);
- dessert;
- beverages.
The New Year's menu should be tailored to the needs of all family members. You should not prepare exotic dishes that may not be to the taste of everyone present. Such a treat can even ruin the holiday.
According to all the rules, before meals, guests are served aperitifs - alcoholic drinks that increase appetite and prepare the body for a hearty meal. The choice of alcoholic beverages is usually up to the owner of the house. He will have to choose them so as to please everyone present. Of course, the presence of champagne on the New Year's table is our tradition, which cannot be ignored. For non-drinkers, soft drinks or juices can be provided.
The table for celebrating the New Year should also look beautiful and attractive, like the dishes themselves. To do this, it is not enough just to set the table with beautiful dishes. It must correspond to the solemnity of the moment.
Nowadays, there are many ways to decorate a table using different methods. This could be a flower arrangement, candles, beautiful cards indicating places for guests, napkin rings and the napkins themselves, figurines and small decor. Decorating dishes also plays an important role.
Selection of dishes
That's why the holiday menu is called that, because it consists of dishes that are not served every day. There is no need to set the holiday table with an ordinary lunch. The holiday atmosphere calls for something more refined and varied than the usual food.
When choosing what to cook for the New Year, focus on the tastes of your family and guests. An unmistakable option would be a large selection of cold appetizers and dishes, as well as salads - from light vegetable ones to everyone’s favorite Olivier salad. Just don't make it your main dish. Most often, fried poultry serves as a hot dish. This dish can be served with several types of side dishes to choose from - everyone can take it to their liking. The second hot dish can be fish or baked meat.
Note! You should not cook food in large quantities; it is better to increase the number of dishes, preferring those that are easier for digestion, otherwise your guests, after a very hearty and hearty meal, will not want to dance or have fun. Serve food on the table not all at once, but in small batches (changes), removing previous dishes from the table. Remember, you have the whole New Year's Eve ahead of you.
Inexpensive tasty treats
A plentiful and tasty New Year's treat does not always mean spending a lot of money. You can set the table economically and at the same time extremely tasty.
Many snacks and salads can be made from home canned food. Your guests will be happy to try your cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms and other homemade products. Many of these vegetables will be useful for creating main dishes - apples will go into duck, pickles, your own carrots and potatoes, onions and peas - into Olivier, homemade sausages and kupats can generally become the main hot dish. Compotes will successfully replace store-bought juices, and fruits from them will become a filling for pies or a cake decoration.
Note! In order to avoid unnecessary expenses, it is better to cook at home rather than purchase from supermarkets or order from restaurants. For example, the same salad will cost you almost three times less when prepared at home. You shouldn’t lose sight of the safety of your home kitchen.
To prevent cooking at home from taking a lot of time and effort, choose a simple and easy dish. It's even better to share responsibilities with friends and family. Let everyone cook what they like best. You can organize “shift” work in the kitchen or resort to the old student method. Probably, many remember how they cheaply and effectively organized holidays and parties together. To do this, everyone cooked at home and brought with them what they did best. As a result, only the most delicious and successful dishes were on the table, the holiday meal was very satisfying and plentiful, and everyone’s expenses were minimal. You can do the same thing now, but don’t set the table together, but instruct each of your friends to prepare a certain dish. Here you will have to clearly describe your responsibilities so as not to end up with several identical salads made in different ways.
How to please the Monkey
Celebrating the Year of the Monkey and not preparing dishes that will attract her attention is somehow wrong. This animal loves everything bright and showy, prefers fruits and sweets, but will not refuse meat food. Therefore, there must be a lot of different fruits and berries on the table, as well as colorful fruit salads and dishes. Sweets, cookies, cakes and pastries will please the Monkey with a sweet tooth. A birthday cake decorated with tiny marzipan bananas will look original. The monkey will definitely be happy!
The Monkey appears, so when thinking about creating a New Year's menu, preference should be given to vegetarian dishes, especially since currently there are a huge number of recipes for dishes without the use of meat.
If you can’t imagine a table without meat dishes, then you can serve chicken, turkey and other poultry dishes, and rabbit dishes on the holiday table. The main thing is that the food is not too heavy and greasy.
There should be a lot of fruits, sweets and delicacies on the New Year's table. You can give free rein to your imagination and cook untried dishes; something new and exotic will definitely appeal to the hostess of the year.
Don't forget to make a beautiful decoration and setting of the New Year's table.
Candles in elegant candlesticks, crystal wine glasses, beautiful tableware, exquisite dishes, and pleasant decor will add a special atmosphere to the festive feast.
New Year's table 2016. Recipes with photos
The decoration of the New Year's table will be sandwiches with the image of the symbol of the year - a monkey.
How to cook them?
Ingredients:
2 small-fruited tomatoes;
2 grains of corn;
1 feather of green onion;
1 sprig of dill;
2 eggs;
Step-by-step cooking process
1. Cut off the base from a small-fruited tomato. Place the rest of the tomato cut side down. Cut two slices from it. Lay them on top of each other. This is the "muzzle". Place the “face” on the remaining part of the tomato. This is the "head".
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2. Cut the corn kernel lengthwise into two halves. These are "eyes". Make “pupils” from eggs. Place the “eyes” on the “muzzle”.
3. Use a wooden stick to make a shallow hole. Insert a sprig of dill into it.
4. Cut two rings from a green onion. These are the "nostrils". Glue them to the face with a drop of mayonnaise. Attach your ears with thin round slices of tomato. You can insert a “tongue” - a grain of corn.
The main dishes of the New Year's table can be salads and appetizers
Pineapple snack. Recipe with photo
Ingredients:
1 pineapple, 300 g boiled chicken fillet, 50 g pitted prunes, 150 g walnuts, mayonnaise, curry, parsley, soy sauce, salt, black pepper
Recipe:
1. Cut the chicken fillet into squares, prunes into 4 parts.
2. Mix with mayonnaise and soy sauce, season with salt, pepper, curry, chop parsley.
3. Peel the pineapple and cut into slices.
4. Place pineapple rings on a plate, chicken filling on top and pineapples again.
You can make beetroot rolls as an appetizer.
Original beetroot rolls
Ingredients:
300 g beets, 3 boiled carrots, 3 boiled potato tubers, 100 g cream cheese, 70 g lightly salted herring fillet, 4 tbsp. l. mayonnaise
Recipe:
1. Grate beets and carrots on a fine grater and place in different containers. Grate the potatoes on a coarse grater. Lightly salt the vegetables.
2. Place two layers of cling film on the work surface, add mayonnaise to the beets, knead and place a thin rectangular layer on the film. The next layer is cream cheese with mayonnaise. Next - potatoes with carrots and mayonnaise.
On top - herring fillet. It is important that each subsequent layer takes up less space than the previous one.
3. Lift the film on both sides and form a roll. Wrap the roll in foil and put it in the refrigerator for several hours.
4. Remove from the refrigerator and cut into portions.
This is one of the options for original serving of herring under a fur coat.
Cherry tomato dishes are always popular on the New Year's table.
Stuffed cherry tomatoes
Ingredients:
18 cherry tomatoes, 100 g cottage cheese, 50 ml cream, 2 pieces of ham, parsley, salt
Recipe:
1. Mix cottage cheese with cream, add a little salt.
2. Finely chop the ham and greens and mix with cottage cheese.
3. Cut off the tops of the tomatoes and carefully scoop out the pulp with a teaspoon.
4. Using a teaspoon, carefully fill the tomatoes with cottage cheese, cream and ham.
Finely chopped capers will add a completely new taste to the dish.
Chicken and grape salad
Ingredients:
800 g chicken fillet, 1 avocado, 2 tangerines, 500 g dark grapes, 50 g pine nuts, 2 tbsp. l. cream, 1 tbsp. l. grape vinegar, 3 tbsp. l. orange juice, 2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise, salt
Recipe:
1. Boil the fillet, cut into fibers, avocado into thin slices.
2. Cut tangerines into slices, grapes - in half. Place on lettuce leaves.
3. Mix cream, vinegar, orange juice, mayonnaise, and salt. Pour the dressing over the salad and sprinkle nuts on top.
4. Use tangerine and grape slices as decoration.
Warm turkey salad
Recipe for 2 servings, cooking time: 40 minutes.
Chef's tip. Instead of boiling turkey fillet, you can fry it. In this case, it is better to pre-marinate the turkey in a mixture of olive oil and spices.
Ingredients:
250 g turkey fillet
100 g bacon
2 tomatoes
1 pod hot pepper
1 small bunch of lettuce
1 tbsp. l. almond flakes
For refueling:
10 g ginger root
1 tbsp. l. soy sauce
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Sugar, pepper mixture to taste
1 pinch garlic salt
Wash the turkey fillet, dry it and boil in a small amount of salted water until tender.
Cut the bacon into small strips and lightly fry in a dry frying pan. Cut the boiled turkey into slices. Wash the tomatoes, dry and cut into slices. Cut the hot pepper pod in half, remove the seeds, cut the pepper into strips. Cut lettuce leaves into large squares. Mix all prepared ingredients.
To prepare the dressing, pour apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, vegetable oil into a small saucepan and place the saucepan on the fire. Cut the ginger root into small strips and place in a saucepan. Add sugar and garlic salt, season the dressing to taste with ground pepper and bring to a boil. Drizzle the hot dressing over the salad, sprinkle with flaked almonds and serve immediately.
For main course you can cook chicken with rice
Chicken curry rice
Ingredients:
1. chicken, 100-150 g rice, 1 onion, a piece of ginger, 1 tsp. curry, 1 clove garlic, vegetable oil, salt
Recipe:
1. Peel the onion and finely chop. Finely chop the ginger. Fry onion and ginger in oil until golden brown.
2. Boil the rice until tender, mix
with curry, onion and chopped garlic.
3. Prepare the chicken: wash, dry, if necessary, gut.
4. Stuff the chicken with spiced rice. Grease with vegetable oil. Bake the chicken for 1 hour in an oven preheated to 200°C.
Let's not forget about sweets.
We prepare delicious pastries, cookies and cakes.
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Raffaello
Ingredients:
100 g white chocolate, 50 g butter, 100 g sugar, 10 tbsp. l. milk, 150 g crispy waffles, almonds, coconut flakes
Recipe:
1. Melt the butter, add sugar and milk, bring to a boil, cook for 2-3 minutes over low heat.
2. Add broken white chocolate, stir until completely dissolved, remove from heat.
3. Grind the wafer sheets.
4. When the mass has cooled (it will be slightly warm), beat it with a spoon so that it becomes whiter, add the waffle crumbs and mix everything well.
5. Roll the resulting mass into balls, placing almonds in the middle, and roll in coconut flakes.
Cookies "gift"
Ingredients:
300 g flour, 150 g sugar, 200 g butter, 2 eggs, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. vanilla sugar, 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, salt
Recipe:
1. Soften the butter slightly and grind with sugar, add eggs, vanillin and salt.
Mix everything well.
2. Combine flour with baking powder, cinnamon and add butter and sugar. Knead the dough well and put it in the refrigerator for 25-30 minutes, after wrapping it in film.
3. Take out the dough and roll it out. Cut into various shapes (use molds) or just circles or diamonds and bake in the oven for 1 5 minutes.
These cookies are the perfect gift option. Wrap some in a bag of wrapping paper and let each guest take a little bit of the holiday home with them.
We wish you a Happy New Year!
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 festive 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
Many families have their own customs, traditions and preferences when celebrating all kinds of holidays and important dates. The same traditions exist when celebrating a holiday such as the New Year. And this is not surprising, since this celebration is the largest in all countries. It is customary to celebrate it with families and large companies. Moreover, this has been done for many years. Over the years, people have managed to develop certain traditions that they follow during the New Year celebrations. But sometimes you want to break away from tradition and experiment with celebrating the biggest holiday of the year. What products should I prepare for the new year 2016?!
If you want to celebrate 2016 in a special way, then you can celebrate it in accordance with the theme of the eastern calendar. But you must understand that you need to prepare for such a celebration in a special way. What is noteworthy is that this applies to absolutely all aspects, including the choice of products for preparing all kinds of holiday dishes.
The main products for preparing dishes for the New Year 2016
Every housewife, before starting to prepare all kinds of dishes for the New Year's table, must stock up on food. Well, if a woman decides to set the festive table in accordance with the theme of the eastern calendar, then she will probably wonder what foods to prepare for the Year of the Monkey. After all, if previously a woman knew what to buy in the store, since she prepared classic dishes for the New Year's table, for example, Olivier or potatoes with chicken, then in the case of a themed celebration, the woman needs to seriously work on the shopping list.
Bananas
When choosing products for the festive table for the New Year 2016, you should first of all pay attention to bananas. The fact is that there is an opinion in society that monkeys eat exclusively this fruit. Because of this, bananas began to be associated with monkeys and vice versa. So, include bananas in your list of must-have products, which can be used both for preparing various dishes and for serving raw.
Fruits
In addition to bananas, you should definitely stock up on a considerable amount of other fruits, which you also cannot do without during the Year of the Monkey. You can choose not only exotic, but also traditional fruits for our country, such as apples and pears. However, the emphasis should be on exotic fruits: citrus fruits, kiwi, mangoes, pineapples and other fruits that monkeys eat in the jungle. After all, you need to take into account the tastes of the main mistress of the New Year 2016 - the Fire Monkey. Fruits can be served as a dessert or made into a snack. For example, you can make a salad with apples and seafood. In addition, it is recommended to use fruits to decorate the table.
Bright vegetables
In addition to exotic fruits, your basket of must-have products should also include vegetables. Moreover, there should really be a lot of vegetables, since they will be the focus of the holiday table. So if you are going to celebrate 2016, taking into account the traditions of the eastern calendar, then be prepared to buy a lot more vegetables than you bought before. Preference should be given to bright vegetables - tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, zucchini, carrots, beets and others. Also, don't forget about potatoes and onions. They may be needed in large quantities for preparing salads and snacks. Particular emphasis should be placed on tomatoes, red sweet or hot peppers, beets and other vegetables of various shades of red.
Fish and seafood
Unlike monkeys, we cannot get by with vegetables and fruits alone, especially when it comes to celebrating the New Year. Therefore, it is imperative to purchase more substantial products that can be used to prepare main dishes and snacks. The main place in the list of main products that can be prepared for the New Year 2016 of the Monkey is occupied by fish and seafood. Shrimp, mussels, squid and octopus should occupy a significant place on your table. You need to understand that such products cost a lot of money.
So if you don’t want to spend a lot on the New Year at such a time, then you can replace these expensive seafood with other goods. However, fish must be present on the table. Moreover, you can choose absolutely any variety of fish. But it is better to give preference to fish such as blue whiting, tuna, cod, pollock, perch and other varieties. Also, do not forget about the classic salted herring for our feasts, which will also be appropriate on the table during the 2016 Year of the Monkey. You can use it to prepare the classic dish “Herring under a fur coat.” If you think that this dish is banal for a New Year themed meeting, then you are mistaken. The fact is that 2016 is not the year of the ordinary primate, but the Fiery one. Since the color of this talisman is red, it is quite natural that all dishes in shades of red will be relevant on your holiday table.
Meat (lamb or pork)
It is not recommended to buy meat for cooking on the holiday table, because... The monkey is a vegetarian. However, if you want to follow the theme of the New Year 2016, but cannot imagine a holiday without meat, then you can purchase several types of meat and cook it in a certain way. Many people like to cook chicken, duck and other poultry for this celebration. But to celebrate the Year of the Monkey, it is better to choose pork or lamb. It is highly not recommended to buy beef and rabbit meat for later cooking. If you decide to cook meat, then your choice should fall exclusively on lamb or pork. You don’t even need to pay attention to other varieties.
Greens in large quantities
You will need to allocate a separate basket in the store for greens. You really need to buy a lot of it. If you are determined to purchase a large number of vegetables, then be prepared to purchase twice as much greens. What’s remarkable is that you can buy absolutely any greens. Celery, parsley, dill, green onions, basil and other green herbs should definitely be on your list of staples for cooking for the New Year 2016. Don’t forget to note to yourself that you really need a lot of all this. The fact is that greens can be used not only for preparing salads, appetizers and main courses, but also to create a themed decoration for your table. You'll want to make your table look like a jungle, so you'll love the greenery.
Dairy
The festive table in honor of the New Year 2016 should include dairy products, and especially cheese. Interestingly, it is recommended to buy goat cheese. But since not everyone loves this product, it is better to give preference to more traditional varieties that will be acceptable to all your guests. Cheese should be present on the table in any form, including in salads. However, if you don’t have time or don’t want to prepare cheese dishes, you can serve regular classic sandwiches with this dairy product. In addition to cheese of all kinds, other dairy products, such as sour cream, low-fat yogurt and even kefir, are among the products that can be prepared for the New Year of the Monkey. This fermented milk drink can be used to prepare desserts for the New Year's table. In general, dairy products must be purchased for preparing food for the New Year's table 2016.
Nuts
In addition to vegetables and fruits, monkeys are ardent fans of nuts. They eat them no less often than bananas. Nuts are one of the main delicacies of almost all monkeys, so they definitely need to be included in the list of main products that need to be prepared for the New Year 2016 of the Monkey. What’s remarkable is that this delicacy can be present on the table in absolutely any form. They can be added to snacks, meats, fish or desserts. In addition, you can not only use nuts for cooking, but you also have the opportunity to place plates with assorted nuts on the table. These nut bowls will be an excellent snack. What’s noteworthy is that absolutely any nuts are suitable for celebrating the Year of the Monkey. Which nuts you choose depends on your financial situation, as not all of them are equally affordable. But the ideal option would be to buy several varieties of nuts at once. This assortment will appeal not only to the Fire Monkey, but also to all your guests.
Eggs
They should also be on the list of staples. Few people know, but monkeys love this product and feast on it at every opportunity. So you will definitely need to buy several dozen eggs. Moreover, a huge number of dishes can be prepared based on this product. An ideal dish for a festive table in honor of the Year of the Monkey will be eggs stuffed with vegetables. This appetizer will be the highlight of your table.
It is impossible to get by with these products alone to create a full-fledged festive table for the New Year of the Monkey. But they should be the basis of your table if you decide to celebrate a celebration, taking into account the theme of the Chinese calendar. If you don’t pay attention to this, then you can choose any products.
People are accustomed to thinking of monkeys as cheerful, mischievous and active animals. This perception of people about them corresponds to reality. So when choosing products for cooking, you need to take this feature of monkeys into account. Therefore, all dishes on the table should be satisfying, but light and low-fat. This type of food will allow all your guests to enjoy some goodies and immediately move on to entertainment and dancing. This is exactly what monkeys do, they can eat several kilograms of bananas and immediately start frolicking. So try to prepare only light dishes that will also be filling. You can achieve this effect by adding nuts to salads and snacks.
You can find the answer to the question of what foods to prepare for the 2016 New Year of the Monkey in vegetarian menus. The fact is that the symbol of this year is a herbivore, so dishes from vegetables and fruits should prevail on the table.
Try to prepare as many snacks as possible. An excellent choice for such a festive table would be tartlets stuffed with vegetables, sandwiches on rye bread and all kinds of canapés.
What to avoid at the holiday table
1. During the New Year 2016, you should not serve fried foods. There is an opinion that the monkey does not like this and will not appreciate it. So if you decide to follow the theme, then avoid cooking methods such as frying.
2. Usually, during the New Year celebrations, people put all kinds of pickles on the tables. However, this year it is necessary to avoid conservation. The choice must be made only in favor of fresh vegetables and fruits.
3. All products on the table must be free of dyes and aromatic additives. The monkey promotes only healthy eating.
1. If you decide to celebrate the New Year for the first time, taking into account the theme of the Chinese eastern calendar, then before going to the store, be sure to make a list of must-have products, because you may forget something and miss something. This will not please the capricious Fire Monkey, who wants to see certain foods on the holiday table, for example, nuts or cheese. So be sure to make a list.
2. This year there is no need to cook foods that are too fatty and heavy, as the Monkey does not like them. And, in general, on New Year's Eve you need to have fun, and not just sit at the table with a full stomach. To make it easier for you to monitor the fat content of your foods, replace mayonnaise with low-fat yogurt. Moreover, yogurt should be on the holiday table, since it is a dairy product.
3. If you decide to cook meat this New Year, then it is better to bake it on the grill. In this case, kebabs will be an ideal choice. But if you do not have this opportunity, then bake the meat in the oven. You need to do the same with fish. It is not recommended to fry these products for New Year's celebrations.
