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What is New Year associated with? With sparkling snow, a fluffy Christmas tree, Santa Claus and gifts in his bag and, of course, holiday treats. We cannot imagine the New Year without a hospitable, plentiful table, elegant and satisfying.

The coming year of the Yellow Earth Dog obliges us to do a lot and gives us some culinary thoughts. Let's share some of them.

What doesn't the Dog like?

The list of products that the owner of 2018 does not favor is quite limited, since the dog is not a picky animal in gastronomic terms and is almost omnivorous. But, nevertheless, its “omnivorousness” has some limits.

Some types of meat. There will be no dog dishes on the 2018 New Year's table. Joke! But, as you know, there is some truth in every joke. And the Koreans, for example, are not far from it. Horsemeat is also not recommended for New Year's consumption. They say that dogs and horses have a complex relationship. It’s better not to upset the mistress of the year. We need her good disposition!

Completely vegetarian New Year's menu. The main type of food for a dog, even an ordinary one, even not an astrological one, is meat. Therefore, the 2018 New Year’s table will look strange without meat dishes. We'll save the carrot and cabbage menu for the Rabbit or Goat.

Fish assortment. Dogs are inquisitive creatures and they may try shrimp and eat it. sliced chop fish, but, nevertheless, we will not mix sour with bland, that is, Dog and Cat, and we will push the fish menu aside along with mushroom delicacies.

Fatty dishes. A hearty menu does not mean fatty. Heavy food, oversaturated with fats, places an unbearable burden on the stomach and attracts it like a magnet to the sofa. What about games? What about fun? What about slides and fireworks? A dog is a very active animal that loves entertainment and fun. There is no need to turn her into a Pig who will determine the menu in a year. In the meantime, we welcome 2018 and avoid fatty New Year's treats.

On a note: We also don’t go overboard with sugar, salt and spices. The Dog has a keen sense of smell and a sense of success and luck. No need to dull it!

What do we feed the Yellow Earth Dog?

Meat! In all its manifestations - rolls, cutlets, jellied meats, chops, steaks, kebabs, beefsteaks, stews, goulash, roast beef, shanks, slices, sausages, pates, stews, carbonates... And many other meat delicacies. Please the Dog! And she will answer you with mutual love and devotion. She's good at it.

The dog loves bones. You will please her very much if you choose a bone-in meat dish for the New Year's table: rack of lamb, for example, or chicken Kiev.

Root vegetables. Do not forget that the Dog will come not a simple one, but an Earthen one. To emphasize this feature, we put on the New Year's table root vegetables in various modifications and what ripens in the ground - groundnuts-peanuts, for example. Of course, the most obvious and widespread Russian root vegetable is potatoes. It belongs on the New Year's table as a side dish for meat. Turnips, rutabaga, carrots, and radishes can also take part in the 2018 New Year's meal.

Yellow and orange fruits. The dog is expected to be Yellow. We put a vase of fruit on the table - yellow apples, apricots, oranges and tangerines, amber melon and tender pineapple. An excellent New Year's dessert - light and healthy!

Conclusion: the main concept of the New Year's table 2018 is hearty, simple, plentiful and varied, with an emphasis on meat dishes.

Now let's create a simple but delicious New Year's menu for the Yellow Earth Dog.

Snacks

Snacks are an important part festive table. They stimulate appetite, prepare guests for the main hot course and form the first impression of the table. Let's not deceive the Dog's expectations and give him what he loves most - meat in the form elegantly presented cold cuts. Buzhenina, smoked sausage, carbonate, ham, thinly sliced, rolled into rolls and appetizing roses, delight the eye and whet the appetite.

Tip: to prepare sliced meats, you should use a wide knife or slicer. The thinner the slice, the more variations you will have to create three-dimensional compositions on the plate.

Check out our recipes for delicious hot and cold appetizers for the New Year's menu for the Year of the Dog.

Chicken rolls with eggs and olives

Tender, melting in your mouth, beautiful and easy to prepare, these rolls will undoubtedly impress the hostess of the year and will be the first to disappear from the New Year's table.

We will need:

chicken breast– 2 pieces of medium size;
chicken egg - 2 pieces;
canned pitted olives - 1 can (the color and size of the olives do not matter);
cheese – 100 g (it is better to buy packaged cheese, already cut into thin slices or sticks);
mayonnaise – 2 tbsp. spoons;
flour – 2 tablespoons;
parsley or dill - for decoration.

Method for preparing chicken rolls with olives.

We cut the chicken breasts in half - “bookwise”, that is, not all the way through. We need a wide and flat piece so that we have something to roll into a roll later. We beat off the resulting piece - without fanaticism! Chicken meat, in itself, is quite tender and does not require as much effort from the hammer as pork.
Recaptured chicken fillet pepper, salt, grease with mayonnaise and leave alone for a while to marinate.
Break the eggs, beat them, add flour and fry thin flatbread omelette. There is one “zest”: in order to give the omelette some piquancy, crumble some olives into the beaten egg.

Important: do not combine eggs! 1 egg + 0.5 tablespoon of flour = 1 omelette.

Let's start assembling. Place an omelette on top of the battered chicken breast. Place a stick of cheese on the edge of the breast. If the cheese is sliced, then place cheese slices on top of the omelette.
We tightly roll the resulting composition into a sausage. We secure it with a toothpick so that it does not unravel. The result should be 2 rolls - one from each breast.
Fry - The final stage. Dip the rolls in flour and fry in sunflower oil in a heated frying pan. Fry over low heat and with the lid closed - for a more even heat treatment. On each side - 15 minutes, that is, 30 minutes in total.

You can replace the frying stage with baking. In this case, the oven temperature should be 180°, cooking time – 30 minutes.

Serve: wait for the rolls to cool and cut them into rings, 3-4 cm thick. Sprinkle with fresh herbs.

God! What a scent! The dog is already scratching at your door!

In this recipe you can use cheese mixture made from feta and cream cheese.

Hot appetizer “Meat nests”

An original and extremely easy-to-prepare recipe for a hot New Year's meat snack. The crunchy texture of the baked biscuits filled with meat and cheese should please your Dog.

We will need:

minced meat – 0.5 kg (beef, pork or minced chicken– at your discretion);
drying – 0.5 kg;
chicken egg - 1 piece;
cheese – 200 g (fat content does not matter);
mayonnaise – 1 tbsp;
salt and spices - to taste;
lettuce leaves - for decoration.

Cooking method

We bring the minced meat to perfection. This means we make it more aromatic and tastier - add salt, spices, mayonnaise and egg to the minced meat. Mix everything well.
Let's start drying. Place the minced meat brought to perfection inside the dryers. On average, 1 teaspoon of minced meat with top is placed in one dryer. But don't be greedy! Place the minced meat in heaps, otherwise the Dog will think that you feel sorry for the minced meat for it.
Bake. The filled “nests” are sprinkled with grated cheese on top and placed on a baking sheet covered with a sheet. parchment paper, and go into the oven. At an oven temperature of 200 degrees, the “nests” will be ready in 25 minutes.
Let's serve. Place leaves on a flat plate fresh salad and they already have “nests” on them, ruddy and terribly appetizing.

This snack is served slightly cooled so that the Dog does not burn himself by swallowing them one after another.

New Year's cold appetizer "Christmas tree"

A New Year's snack option for creative individuals. Without a doubt, these little Christmas trees will decorate the holiday table. In addition, they contain 2 types of cheese and a minimum of fat. Dogs love this.

We will need:

curd cheese – 250 g;
parmesan – 60 g;
lavash – 1 sheet;
red Bell pepper- 2 pieces;
lettuce leaves - several;
dark olives – 0.5 cups;
basil - a little.

You will also need cling film.

Cooking method.

Place cling film on the table. Lettuce leaves on film. On lettuce leaves - a sheet of pita bread. Then the crucial step is to cut the lavash sheet along with the lettuce lengthwise into 4 strips.
Prepare the aromatic filling. Parmesan is grated on a fine grater, olives are cut into small pieces, the basil is chopped and chopped, the pepper is cut into small squares. Combine this “crumb” with curd cheese and mix. The result is a white mass with multi-colored inclusions.
Creating a “Christmas tree”. Spread the finished filling-mixture in an even layer on the strips of pita bread and roll it into a tight roll. This this stage requires care. Make sure that the cling film does not get inside the roll.
Next we shape the roll with our hands triangular shape and put it in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Cut the cooled roll into isosceles triangles 3-4 cm thick. Pin a piece of olive to the base of each with a toothpick or skewer.

All! The Christmas tree is ready! We put our coniferous forest on a plate and send it to the New Year's table!

New Year's salads

The housewife has one requirement for salads in 2018 – satisfying. Meat content is a matter of course. Olivier salad fits perfectly into this concept. But we won’t teach him how to cook - every housewife has a hand full of Olivier dishes from annual training. We propose to move into the new 2018 with a new salad recipe. Choose!

Salad “You Will Swallow Your Tongue”

A simple salad with tender tongue as the main ingredient. It prepares quickly and does not require any special culinary skills.

We will need:

boiled beef tongue – 250 g;
chicken egg - 5 pieces;
hard cheese – 100 g;
sweet pepper – 1 piece;
garlic – 1 head;
mayonnaise – 3 tablespoons (fat content does not matter);
sour cream – 2 tablespoons;
fresh herbs - basil, parsley.

Cooking method.

Preparing the ingredients. We cut the tongue into strips, quite large. Boiled eggs cut into large pieces.
Garlic and pepper are baked in the oven - 30 minutes at 120°.
Note: before baking, the pepper is greased with sunflower oil, and the head of garlic is wrapped in food foil.
The finished baked pepper is cut into squares, and the garlic is crushed with a fork.
Most of the cheese (70 g) is cut into strips or squares. The remaining 30 g of cheese is grated on a fine grater.
Preparing the dressing. Mayonnaise + sour cream + chopped herbs + salt = salad dressing.
Before serving, the salad is dressed, mixed and sprinkled with grated cheese.

Attention: main trick of this extremely simple recipe - as cutting components. Don't be shallow! Otherwise it will turn out to be a mess. An old saying goes: “The mouth rejoices at the big mouth.” Dogs' taste buds will definitely be delighted with this salad!

Tiffany's Herringbone Salad

An exquisite recipe for sophisticated people. But at the same time it contains chicken meat, which makes it a tasty prey for Dogs.

We will need:

chicken fillet – 2 pieces;
chicken eggs - 5 pieces;
hard cheese – 200 g (neutral taste);
mayonnaise – 150 g (fat content does not matter);
green grapes – 100 g (seedless variety);
roasted almonds – 100 g;
salt - to taste.

Method of preparation and styling.

Cooking 1 layer of lettuce. Boil chicken breasts in lightly salted water. Don't overdo it with cooking! Otherwise, the meat will turn out dry and tasteless. When the breasts have cooled, cut them and place them on the bottom of the salad bowl. Lubricate the first layer with mayonnaise for juiciness.
Laying it down middle layer. It will be almond-egg. First sprinkle chopped roasted almonds. Then, on top of it, boiled eggs grated on a coarse grater.
The second layer can also be greased with mayonnaise. But you can skip this step.
We make the finishing layer - cheese. Grated cheese is laid on top of the eggs and leveled with mayonnaise.

We bring beauty. Grapes will represent the Christmas tree. To do this, we wash it, dry it, cut each berry in half and “cover” the top of the salad with grape “scales”.

Tip: to resemble a Christmas tree, give the salad the shape of an isosceles triangle.

Salad "Watermelon 2018"

Amazingly beautiful salad! And it couldn’t have happened without the participation of turkey. You can already hear the joyful patter of dog paws towards him.

You will need:

turkey fillet – 100 g;
fresh tomato – 2 pieces;
fresh cucumber – 1 piece;
cheese – 180 g;
mayonnaise – 1 small pack;
black olives without pits - several pieces for decoration.

Cooking method.

Prepare 1 layer. Boil the turkey fillet in salted water, cool, separate into fibers and place on a flat plate as the first layer in a mold. watermelon slice. Lubricate the top with mayonnaise.
Preparing the 2nd layer. Chop tomatoes and cucumbers finely. Tomatoes - in squares, cucumbers - in strips. Cucumbers will depict watermelon rind, and tomatoes are pulp.
Grate the cheese on a fine grater and pour it over the first layer. Along the edge of the semicircle are cucumbers. In the center are tomatoes. Olives, cut in half or quartered, represent watermelon seeds.

Beauty! I wish I could eat this miracle watermelon in the middle of winter!

The main dish of the New Year's table - hot recipes

Before we get into the recipes for New Year's hot hits 2018, let's outline the general concept.

Of course, the central dish in the Year of the Dog should be meat. It’s great if the meat is accompanied by yellow fruits or vegetables - a tribute to the Yellow Dog.
It’s great if it’s not a simple civilized chicken, but, say, wild duck or a rabbit. Game is a dog's specialty by definition.
Double pleasure for the Dog if the meat is on the bone - it’s a delicacy squared! And finally, full compliance with the New Year's concept 2018 - meat with a side dish of potatoes - a vegetable grown in the ground. This is already a culinary nod to the Earth Dog.

So, it's time to decide what to cook hot and tasty for the New Year 2018.

Shish kebab in the oven

This recipe is for urban barbecue lovers who were unable to get out of town on New Year’s Eve, closer to the grill. The recipe is simple, and the result is decent. Rate it!

We will need:

pork – 1.5-2 kg (for 4 servings);
onions - 4 medium onions;
soy sauce – 2-3 tbsp. spoons;
sunflower oil – 1-2 tbsp. spoons;
vinegar – 1 teaspoon;
salt, pepper - to taste.

Note: you will also need a baking sleeve.

Cooking method.

Marinate the meat. Cut the meat into medium pieces, put it in a bowl, add the onion cut into rings, salt, pepper, soy sauce, vegetable oil, vinegar. Mix everything thoroughly so that the meat is saturated with additives. Cover the container cling film and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
While the meat is marinating in the refrigerator, turn on the oven and prepare the sleeve for baking - tie it at one end.
We put the marinated meat into a sleeve and tie it at the other end. Place the sleeve on a baking sheet. To allow steam to escape, we make several holes in the sleeve. The baking sheet is placed on the middle shelf of the oven and left for 1 hour at 200°.

Like this! You can cook an excellent barbecue without leaving your apartment and treat it to the hostess of the year.

Country style rabbit

The choice fell on this recipe due to its complete authenticity to the tastes of the Yellow Earth Dog. This dish combines game and root vegetables of the right color. The cooking method is simple, no fuss.

We will need:

rabbit – 2-2.5 kg;
potatoes – 1 kg;
carrots – 1 piece;
onions – 200 g;
mayonnaise – 80 g;
vegetable oil – 2 tablespoons;
salt, black pepper - to taste;
greens - for decoration.

Cooking method.

Preparing the components. We divide the rabbit into portioned pieces. We clean the onion and cut it into squares. Peel the potatoes and cut them into large pieces– in half if small and into 4 parts if large. We clean the carrots and cut them into slices.
Grease the mold generously with sunflower oil. First place the onion on the bottom in an even layer. On it are potatoes and carrots. At the very top of this vegetable feather bed is a rabbit.
Let's fill. We dilute 80 g of mayonnaise in 2 glasses of water. Pour the resulting liquid over the contents of the mold. As a result, the filling should almost cover the rabbit. Salt, pepper and place in an oven preheated to 200° for 1.5-2 hours.

Important: As cooking progresses, the water in the pan will evaporate and you need to add it so that the meat does not dry out.

In 2 hours, your New Year’s table will have a fragrant hot dish - the most tender rabbit meat under a golden crust, with a ready-made side dish. It seems like someone is whining pitifully, asking for more!

New Year's duck with tangerines

This recipe is worthy of the title “Culinary hit 2018”. A real decoration for the New Year's table.

Prepare:

duck – 1 whole medium-sized carcass (1.5-2 kg);
tangerines – 10 pieces;
kiwi – 3 pieces;
soy sauce – 80 ml;
honey – 1 teaspoon;
salt, ground black pepper - to taste;
dill or parsley - for decoration.

Cooking method.

We are preparing the carcass. Wash and gut the duck if it has not already been done. Generously rub the carcass with salt and pepper and place it to rest for 2 hours.
Prepare the marinade. While the duck lies quietly, prepare a marinade for it: mix honey with soy sauce and squeeze the juice of 1 tangerine. Pour the resulting marinade over the rested chicken and let it sit for another 30 minutes.
While the duck is marinating, prepare the fruit filling for it. We clean the kiwi and cut it into 4 parts. We also peel the tangerines and divide them into slices.
We put the finished fruits inside the duck and close the entrance with toothpicks.
Preparing the bird for roasting. Legs stuffed duck Wrap in foil to prevent them from getting burned in the oven.
Place the stuffed carcass in a mold, pour water over it, place tangerine skins on the edge of the carcass for flavor, and place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 2.5 hours.
30 minutes before the end, remove the toothpicks so that the fruit inside the carcass also browns.

Note: During baking, the carcass needs to be watered periodically the released juice - for a golden brown crust.

Important: while the duck with tangerines is being prepared, treat the Dog to some New Year's snack, otherwise she will go crazy from the intoxicating smells.

New Year's desserts 2018

A holiday table is incomplete without dessert. We won't allow this! And although sweets are not very recommended for the Dog, the case is painfully reliable! We need to pamper the mistress of the coming year a little.

It is believed that light - curd and milk - desserts will not cause much damage to the Dog, but they will bring a lot of pleasure!

Note: active use of nuts, dried fruits, pies with fresh apples, light mousses and soufflés with wild berries and oranges.

Hot dessert “Orange Kiss”

We will need:

sugar – 200 g;
oranges – 6 pieces;
chicken eggs - 5 pieces;
starch - 2 tbsp. spoons.

Cooking method.

Cooking syrup. To do this, dissolve sugar in 2 glasses of water.
Cooking jam. The orange pulp is chopped and boiled in syrup until transparent.

Note: Peel the oranges carefully so that you get intact halves of the peels. They will be needed later.

Cooking souffle. To do this, separate the whites from the yolks and whip them into foam. Pre-cooled orange jam add to this protein foam and continue whisking. Then, very carefully, add starch.
The final stage. Protein-orange-starch mixture lay out layers in halves orange peels and place in a preheated oven for 15 minutes.

Important: this dessert is served hot, sprinkled on top powdered sugar. Yellow fragrant yummy for the Yellow Dog!

Homemade ice cream

Show us a dog that refuses ice cream! And even homemade ice cream! And even with condensed milk!

You will need:

condensed milk – 2 cans (boiled);
chicken egg - 2 pieces;
dark chocolate – 1 bar;
cream - 250g.

Cooking sequence:

We prepare the components. Separate the yolks from the whites. We only need the yolks. Heat the boiled condensed milk in a saucepan to make it more liquid.
We are creating the future of ice cream. Add the yolks to warm, but not hot, condensed milk, mix with a whisk, making sure that there are no lumps and the mass is homogeneous. Then we put it all on slow fire and pour in the cream, stirring continuously.
The final stage. Add grated chocolate to the cooled mixture, mix once again and pour everything into molds. Place the molds in the freezer for several hours.

Tip: this dessert needs to be prepared in advance, preferably on New Year's Eve. And choose the molds according to the theme of the holiday - in the form of dog faces, paw prints or bones.

Dishes decoration

A beautiful festive table in the Year of the Dog is:

the presence on the table of the heroine of the holiday in any modification: in the form of a cute figurine of a big-eared puppy or his “photo” on a plate with salad;
cold cuts laid out in a special way;
active use of New Year's symbols: a Christmas tree - from dill, a star - from tomato or red pepper, New Year's beads - from corn and pomegranate grains, cones - from almonds, snowmen - from boiled chicken and quail eggs, fastened with a toothpick;
funny cupcakes in the shape of furry dogs; the role of the shaggy fur is played very convincingly by buttercream.

And the last piece of advice for this gastronomic curtain: if you have a dog in the house, find a place for it at your New Year's table. Let her feel that her year is coming - the Year of the Yellow Earth Dog - generous, hospitable, sincere, a true friend of man!

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

What to cook from for New Year 2018

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

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

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

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

What must be on the New Year's table 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Year's salads: salad recipes

For the coming New Year, you can prepare the following meat salads: “Swiss” salad, “New Year’s ball”, “Caesar” with chicken, “English” chicken salad, “Tenderness” (see recipe below), “ A man’s whim”, “Borodinsky”, “Inspiration”, “French kiss”, “My general”, “Hunter”, “Gill wood grouse’s nest”, “ Mushroom glade", "Otad", "Sea Element", "New Year's Candles", "Baltic Greetings", "Merchant", "Snow Drifts", "Naples", "Motley", "Peterhof", "Carnival", " gold fish" etc.

Liver salad “Tenderness”

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

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

Seafood salad "Bim"

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

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

How to set the New Year's table 2018

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

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

Vegetarian New Year's dishes

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

Vegetarian vegetable lasagne

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

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

What to cook for the New Year of the Dog 2018? Recipes with photos will help you make your choice. It is very desirable that New Year's dishes in the year of the dog 2018 have some shades of yellow, because this is the year of the yellow dog. Salads on New Year 2018 is the year of the dog, so you can cook with yellow vegetables and fruits, or simply decorate dishes with them. These are lemon, pineapple, yellow bell pepper, melon, etc. Salads can be very different, both vegetable and fruit. And be sure to prepare meat salad, this is the year of the dog after all. How to decorate puffs New Year's salads? 2018 is the year of the dog, so such salads are decorated by depicting dog faces, dog paw prints or a bone using yellow vegetables and fruits. They can be cut out of sausages, drawn or labeled with mayonnaise, ketchup, Korean carrots, horseradish or mustard. New Year's table 2018, year of the dog, recipes with photos are recommended to diversify by preparing bright canapés. Well, what to cook for the main course for the new 2018 year of the dog? Recipes with photos will help with the choice in this case too. Meat dishes for the New Year 2018, the year of the dog, must be prepared with the dog’s main joy – the bone. It could be ribs chicken drumsticks or a leg. In general, meat on the bone. What dog doesn't like sausage? So cutting will be very useful. Yellow dog sausage can also be added to the salad. And in order to make the New Year's table even more themed, put on it the favorite sausages in a bun, in other words, this is a “hot dog” or “hot dog”. Here you can show your creative abilities, prepare and serve this traditional snack in an extraordinary way.

New Year's menu 2018 (year of the dog) recipes with photos can be supplemented with traditional ones Chinese dishes. In China, fish and dumplings are prepared for the new year, so you should add them to your culinary arsenal for the new year. And, of course, there must be sweet dishes for the New Year of the Dog, 2018. Recipes with photos will tell you how to make some original, and most importantly a delicious cake yellow color. And we'll give you a lot interesting idea for a cake for the year of the dog. This is a very popular pie or “Cold Dog” cake in Germany and Italy, made from cookies and chocolate cream. And don't forget about drinks in the year of the dog! The Salty Dog cocktail, the Stray Dog cocktail, and the Black Dog cocktail will help you surprise your guests and create a fun atmosphere.

If you still have questions about what to cook for the New Year 2018, the year of the dog, recipes with photos will definitely help you out, providing a large selection of dishes and detailed instructions for their preparation. And your New Year's table in the year of the yellow dog 2018 will be inimitable!

On the eve of the long-awaited and sometimes exhausting holidays, many housewives are interested in one important question - what should they prepare for the New Year 2018 of the dog? How to appease the symbol of the upcoming period of time, 365 days long, which dishes are preferable, and which ones it is better to abstain from?! Especially for readers of “Popular about health” I will give the main pre-New Year recommendations.

Preferred Products

Should I cook more for the New Year? vegetarian dishes? And what do you think?! The upcoming New Year is for dogs, and they are not herbivores and therefore one should hardly expect a dominance of fresh celery and boiled broccoli on the table. It is quite obvious that preference should be given to meat dishes!

At the upcoming feast, you can cook various types of meat (lamb, pork, rabbit). The hostess of the celebration will also graciously accept poultry dishes: chicken, duck, turkey, and so on.

An earthy dog will undoubtedly enjoy various cuts of meat, pates, grilled steaks, aspic, boiled pork, chops, shish kebab, sausage cuts, and so on and so forth. Fortunately, supermarkets and regular stores have something to offer connoisseurs of these products.

Regarding fish, there is no unambiguous view. Some keepers of New Year's traditions argue that fish has no place on the New Year's table, especially river fish. Others, on the contrary, quite clearly demonstrate the dog’s loyalty to this food. Thus, I believe there are no obstacles to preparing excellent dishes from salted, smoked or fresh fish.

And the last recommendation. It would not be amiss to take into account that the coming year is the year of the yellow earthen dog, which means that on the table there should be dishes and products whose color is yellow, brown, ocher, mustard, orange and the like. For example, a dish with tangerines, traditional for many not too young people, will fit perfectly into the New Year's palette.

What you should give up and don’t need to cook for the year of the dog 2018

Do you think we should eat dog for the year of the dog? The answer is obvious - no! This is quite predictable bad news for all Koreans. Dog meat dishes are not welcome at this holiday, and since such “delicacies” are not held in high esteem in any country of the former Soviet Union, the recommendation can be considered redundant, but nevertheless...

Another bad news, this time for fast food lovers. Considering the specificity of the name of a common dish, there is no place for various hot dogs and its analogues on the New Year's table. It is clear that the sausage in the bun has nothing to do with the hostess of the holiday.

There is an opinion that dogs do not like horses, which means that it is better to abstain from horse meat in all its forms: horse sausage, pates, cuts, and so on. Although this is a rather controversial point.

Feng Shui claims that regardless of the owner or mistress of the year, there should be no place for broken noodles on the New Year's table. It is assumed that the length pasta symbolizes health and longevity.

And one more important anti-recommendation, which it seems to me may upset many - dogs do not like drunk people. For this reason, there should be no dominance of alcoholic beverages at the New Year's feast. Preference should be given to juices, kvass, soda, and so on.

Meat in French

This dish has long been valued by our compatriots for its soft, spicy and delicate taste. In addition, you do not need any sophisticated or expensive products. Below is a list of ingredients needed for this dish:

Pork - 1 kg;
Champignons - 1 kg;
Cheese durum varieties- 100 g;
Sar Adyghe - 100 g;
Red tomatoes - 2 medium pieces;
Salt, mustard, spices, pepper, vegetable oil.

Cooking method. The mushrooms must be chopped, then placed in a frying pan and fried in sunflower oil. The onion should be cut into thin half rings and added to the frying container with mushrooms.

Mushrooms and onions need to be fried until the water evaporates from the pan. After which they should be placed on a plate and cooled slightly. The cheese is grated on a coarse grater and set aside for now.

The meat is cut into flat slices, about 2 centimeters thick, after which it should be beaten using a kitchen hammer. To keep the kitchen in its original form, it is better to first cover the product with cling film.

After this, sliced tomatoes are added to the slices of meat, thickly covered with both types of cheese and put the baking sheet in the oven for about 35 minutes, after which a simple and very tasty dish the French-style meat will be completely cooked.

Seafood salad

Delicious and healthy dish, for the preparation of which you will need following ingredients:

Squid - 0.4 kg;
Eggs - 6 pieces;
Pickled cucumbers - 0.4 kg;
Crab sticks - 0.2 kg;
Canned peas - 1 jar;
Mayonnaise - 1 jar;
Potatoes - 8 medium pieces;
Sturgeon caviar (imitation) - 2 packs.

Squids should be boiled in lightly salted water. Just not for long, otherwise they will become rough and rubbery. After which they should be cooled and finely chopped and mixed with peas.

The potatoes need to be boiled, cooled and chopped, add finely chopped eggs (as for Olivier salad) and crab sticks, as well as chopped or coarsely grated cucumbers.

The dish is seasoned with mayonnaise, the amount of which is quite variable and depends on taste preferences. Finally, the salad is decorated with imitation sturgeon caviar.

Conclusion

A dog doesn’t need fancy and expensive meals at all. In the coming New Year's celebration it is not at all necessary to surprise anyone with exquisite masterpieces prepared the best chefs Europe. The main thing is that the dishes are tasty.

Bon appetit!

Winter is just around the corner with its cold weather, snow and... a series of my favorite holidays. And if the children are busy thinking about gifts and adding them to the long list for Santa Claus, then the parents are hecticly preparing for the celebration, thinking about gifts for all loved ones, relatives, friends, as well as the menu for the New Year 2018 - what to cook new and interesting in the year of the dog?

Indeed, it has already become customary to set the most luxurious tables for this night, replete with exotic dishes. For housewives, this holiday has become a way to show their culinary abilities, stand out, and receive well-deserved praise from loved ones and guests invited to the feast.

Fortunately, gone are the days when you had to get food for the table, buy it “under the counter”, and stand in kilometer-long queues. But this does not make the process of selecting a menu easier - after all, you always want to do something similar.

Moreover, to please the symbol of the year, and in our case it is a yellow earthen Dog, a calm, domestic, down-to-earth, kind animal, but one that really appreciates good food. Let's not upset her, but rather think carefully about the list of holiday dishes!

Although a dog is considered an omnivorous creature, there are certain taboos that must be adhered to when creating a menu for the New Year 2018. For example:

dogs don’t really like fish meat, it’s better to leave dishes made from it to the cat, whose time will come in a couple of years, but if you want to cook fish, then you need to serve it whole - Eastern culture considers this a symbol of wealth
Fast food of any kind is prohibited
You cannot use short, broken noodles; their length in the East is associated with longevity
There is a taboo on Korean food, because the hostess of the year herself is eaten there.
You should not decorate the table with bottles of vodka, kvass, beer or lemonade; the dog does not react well to strong alcohol and fizzy drinks.

New Year's menu 2018 - recipes for the festive table

The exception is clear, but what is possible? The dog is a fairly omnivorous creature, capable of eating almost anything, but still prefers meat of all shapes and types, so the 2018 New Year’s menu should include:

meat (pork, veal, beef, rabbit, lamb, horse meat), to facilitate digestion it is better to bake, stew, boil, but not fry
poultry (chicken, goose, duck, turkey)
bright vegetables stewed, steamed, boiled
products of brown, yellow, golden color (potatoes, buckwheat, corn, yellow tomatoes, pineapples, oranges, pumpkin, yellow figs, bell peppers).

The basic principles are clear, all that remains is to think through in detail what to prepare for the holiday table. There may be a million options, but often the menu includes main courses, side dishes, sauces, cold or hot appetizers, salads, desserts and, of course, drinks. I offer a couple of ideas.

Snacks for the New Year 2018

This type of dish allows you to whet your appetite or entertain yourself during an active conversation. I won’t give recipes, they are easy to find on the Internet, I only offer options:

New Year's tartlets
eggs stuffed with red caviar
profiteroles with crab meat
canapés with boiled pork and cucumber
stuffed mushrooms.

"Christmas balls"

Here's an example of a snack recipe:

We need:

300 gr. chicken fillet
200 gr. cheese
handful of walnuts
clove of garlic
mayonnaise
greenery
olives for decoration.

Boil the fillet, chop finely, add grated cheese, finely chopped herbs, nuts and garlic, stir in mayonnaise. Form balls from the mixture, roll in nut crumbs, attach halves of olives on top as a “fastening” and a loop of greenery.

New Year's salad recipes 2018

Of course, you can prepare the traditional Olivier or its unusual variation as a tribute to the times, but the following salads will help you and your guests please:

Well, a couple of recipes.

French Kiss Salad

French charm in a domestic version

Necessary:

300 gr. pork tenderloin;
medium bulb;
100 gr. dry white wine;
3 tomatoes;
200 gr. hard cheese;
mayonnaise;
vegetable oil for frying;
salt and pepper.

How to cook:

Peel the onion, cut into thin quarter rings, pour boiling water for 10-12 minutes, drain, mix with salt and set aside for the time being.
Cut the meat into neat strips, pepper (do not add salt), fry on a hot, greased vegetable fat frying pan, stirring quickly. The main thing here is to fry, and not simmer; there should be free space between the pieces, and the fire should be strong enough. If there is a lot of meat, then fry it in several batches. Next, pour in the wine, stir and set aside, cover with a lid.
Peel the tomatoes, remove seeds, excess juice, and finely chop. Cut the cheese into cubes. Mix all ingredients with mayonnaise and decorate as desired.

Salad "Borodinsky"

will add a certain zest to the holiday table

And preparing it is as easy as shelling pears, most of the ingredients are bought and not boiled, stewed, or fried.

Worth taking:

1 loaf of Borodino bread
can of corn
a jar of sprat
6 eggs
mayonnaise
greens for decoration.

Stages:

Cut the bread into 1 cm pieces, dry in a dry frying pan or oven
Boil the eggs, cut into cubes, mix with mashed sprats, corn, mayonnaise, combine everything right before serving so that the crackers have a pleasant crunch. Decorate the dish with herbs if desired.

Salad "Inspiration"

requires imagination when decorating it, but the New Year is worth a little effort!

There are several variations of this dish, I suggest my favorite, it is very gentle. All products are folded in layers, like in a herring under a fur coat, so for simplicity I will describe the layers between which you should place the same mayonnaise (if you really want, you can use sour cream or your own sauce, but the taste will be different):

boiled beets on a coarse grater
previously boiled carrots, also grated
diced onion, pickled or scalded with hot water
chopped ham
chopped yolk
chopped mushrooms, boiled, but preferably marinated
grated hard cheese
grated protein, they need to cover the salad on all sides, covering the lower layers.

For beauty, I prefer to put the food in a “box” and, to make it look like a gift, decorate it with ribbons of boiled carrots, a beet or tomato flower, and herbs.

Salad "Carnival"

will give a whole bouquet of sensations, because its components are diverse, have original aromas and tastes, nevertheless, they combine well with each other

We will need:

150 grams of smoked chicken
2 boiled potatoes
canned peas
Korean carrots
mayonnaise
salt pepper
greens for decoration.

Cut the chicken into strips, cube the potatoes, grate the cheese, leaving a little for decoration. Remove the remaining ingredients from the jars, mix everything, put in a beautiful bowl and decorate with cheese and herbs.

As the holiday approaches, the Internet is filled with more and more new recipes. You can invent another one yourself by studying the set of products in the refrigerator and coming up with an elegant presentation. After all, as they say, it is not the holy pots that are fired!

Hot dishes

We eat this type of dish almost every day, so coming up with something new is quite difficult, but doable. For example, it will surprise guests:

meat under vegetables
pork roll with pineapple
Julienne with mushrooms and chicken fillet
"Meat baskets"
Chinese pork
lamb Moroccan style
pork in lingonberry sauce
chicken fillet with tomato marinade
roast duck
chicken fricassee
beef in pots
chicken chkmeruli.

"Meat baskets"

an original decoration for a festive table, and even a young housewife can cook them

If desired, the ingredients and spices can be changed, creating a new variation of the dish.

For the classic version you will need:

500 gr. minced meat
1 onion
60-80 gr. white bread
0.5 tbsp. milk
200 gr. cheese
3 tomatoes
vegetable oil for frying
2 eggs
herbs, spices.

Cooking:

Place stale bread in milk, combine chopped onion, meat, one egg and squeezed bread
Stir in salt, spices, herbs as desired, form into cutlets with an indentation on one side, fry
Peel the tomatoes, remove the seeds, cut into cubes, grate the cheese, connect them together and place them in “nests”, brushing the top with beaten yolk
All that remains is to place the baskets in the oven for 20 minutes at 180-200 degrees.

"Chicken fillet with tomato marinade"

Tired of fried, stewed meat?

Try chicken with tomato ketchup, this unique aroma, taste and juiciness of the dish will amaze both you and the guests of the holiday!

To do this you should prepare:

400-500 gr. chicken fillet
1 egg
garlic
1.5 tbsp. l. ketchup
3 tbsp. l. flour
vegetable fat
salt pepper.

How to cook:

Cut the washed fillet into pieces or strips (the second option looks prettier), add crushed garlic, ketchup, egg, mix
The meat should sit in this marinade for at least 2 hours, or even 1-2 days.
Then add flour, salt, pepper to the container, fry until golden brown, place on paper towels to absorb excess fat. The dish is ready!

Desserts and drinks for the New Year

The New Year's menu for 2018 can include any sweets - the dog will appreciate literally everything. Fruits, berries, creams, soufflés, homemade baking, cookies, especially in the shape of a dog, its face or favorite bone will not only be delicious, but will also give the table an original chic.

Also suitable are various fruit salads, casseroles, cakes - guests will eat everything for their dear soul!

Sweets and other dishes should be served with a variety of drinks, preferably not carbonated ones, but natural ones - fruit drinks, compotes, juices. From alcohol - light wines, liqueurs, liqueurs, you should temporarily forget about vodka.

Table setting for New Year 2018

The dog is a country animal that loves homely simplicity; when thinking about how to set the table, it is worth considering several nuances:

forget about plastic dishes in favor of clay, wood, ceramic, wicker baskets will do
the tablecloth is better linen, ideally yellow, golden, brown
a table made of natural wood does not need to be covered at all
napkins are also natural, yellow-beige tones
A samovar and a bunch of bagels will help decorate the table
decor colors - yellow, sand, beige, gold, brown, terracotta, white, mustard to please the yellow dog, as well as all shades of nature, reminding the symbol of the year of pleasant walks (green, blue, lilac in small quantities)
it is important to decorate the New Year's table in such a way as to achieve a gentle, cozy atmosphere; for this you will have to abandon bright colors and accents
You can decorate the room with a variety of images of a dog - napkins twisted in the shape of a puppy, outlines of dogs cut out of paper, figurines, napkins, towels with a “dog” theme, artificial bones look original
you will have to forget about candles - the dog is wary of open fire
There should be bright yellow dishes on the table, for example, traditional New Year's tangerines or oranges laid out in a beautiful mound.

New Year's decoration of dishes

It is important not only what to prepare for this significant day, but also how beautifully to present it all. A dog theme is suitable for decorating dishes; they look very interesting:

salads in the shape of dog faces, their figures, bones
snacks, sandwiches with themed decoration
the meat can be decorated with pieces of fresh bright vegetables, preferably yellow-orange, for example, bell pepper
Potatoes are considered an ideal side dish; if desired, they can also be served beautifully, for example, sculpt a pineapple from puree and decorate the spikes with grains of red caviar
In the year of the dog, fruits should be given a special place on the table; they are both beautiful and provide great variety to overly rich meat dishes. The dog will like pineapple, orange, tangerine, mango, and other bright yellow or orange fruits
interesting compositions can be easily made from sweets, cakes, dried fruits, nuts, and other sweets - the symbol of the year will also be happy with these delicacies.

It is worth adding that the dog is not particularly picky, preferring refined simplicity and naturalness to the exotic, so it is worth maintaining moderation when decorating dishes.

How to decorate a house for New Year 2018

When discussing how to celebrate New Year's Eve, it is worth saying a few words about decorating a house or apartment. After all, the right decoration will not only help to appease a good-natured dog, but even prolong the amazing feeling of the holiday, familiar to everyone from childhood.

When decorating a house or apartment, you should use the following tips:

use all shades of yellow with the addition of neutrals - white, milky, beige, natural green, blue, lavender
you should abandon traditional white snowflakes, replacing them with dog figures cut out of colored paper (nowadays it’s easy to find stencils on the computer, print them and make decorations with your own hands)
it is important to think through everything in advance, avoiding a hodgepodge of styles and a disorderly pile of toys
the dog loves consistency, try to decorate the house for the New Year without significantly changing the usual placement of furniture and things
the family dog will love the decor from dear things preserved from their ancestors (photos, albums, letters, antique paintings, jewelry, dishes)
An artificial Christmas tree is prohibited, but a real tree in a tub with soil will be an ideal gift for an earthen dog
Traditional toys, complemented with little things in the style of the year, will help decorate the holiday tree.
you can build a toy booth from cardboard or other materials, placing it at the entrance, attracting the good-natured symbol of the year to the family hearth.

So we discussed sample menu for the New Year 2018, what to cook new and interesting in the year of the dog, what to pay attention to in order to appease the symbol of the year. I wish you a perfect feast and a successful New Year!

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