Start your year off right with a celebration you will remember. Serve these
great recipes at your
party and your guests will be back next year!
Petite
Spring Rolls
These tender bites of rice noodles, fresh vegetables, and herbs are traditionally
served for New
Years. Wrap each appetizer roll in rice paper, sheets of pressed rice paste
that can be found at
Asian specialty markets or some large supermarkets.
Start to Finish: 40 min.
Bacon-Wrapped
Dates
This appetizer appears at the black-tie dinner on New Year's Eve at Carver on
the Lake just east
of Green Lake, Wisconsin. Chef Paul Molthan pairs bacon-wrapped dates with a
spicy sauce of
roasted red peppers.
Start to Finish: 35 minutes
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Cream
of Carrot Soup
This sweet and creamy carrot soup will leave a lasting impression on those lucky
enough to taste it.
For garnish, use fresh dill sprigs and saute extra carrot shreds.
Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 25 minutes
Good
Fortune Hoppin' John with Ham and Greens
In the South on New Year's Day, black-eyed peas are always served as a symbol
of good luck,
and greens, as a symbol of wealth. It's your good fortune that our version is
lower in fat, so your
resolution to eat healthier in the New Year will be a whole lot easier to keep.
Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 1 hour
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Grilled
Potatoes with Aioli
We offer a batch of potato beauties -- golden, red and purple -- for this potato
appetizer and
serve them with aioli, a garlic-and-saffron mayonnaise.
Prep: 25 minutes Grill: 16 minutes
Oyster
Stew
Cook oysters gently over moderate heat--just enough for the edges to curl, or
they will become
tough and rubbery.
Start to Finish: 55 min.
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Baked
Peaches with Cream
You'll be proud to serve these peach halves, baked with cream and sugar until
lightly caramelized,
then sprinkled with toasted almonds.
Prep: 5 minutes Bake: 12 minutes Broil: 8 minutes
Chocolate
Pudding
Bittersweet chocolate gives this pudding an exceptionally intense flavor, whole
milk and heavy
cream gives a particularly satiny texture, both create an upscale twist to this
all-time favorite.
Prep: 15 minutes Chill: 4 hours Cook: 12 minutes
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