Recipes for New Year’s Eve

Published: Wed, 12/29/21

The Cooking Mom
December 29, 2021
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Hi Cooking Moms, Dads & Friends,

I hope you had a great Christmas! Ours was wonderful. We felt so blessed to be healthy and have the kids home. We even got a little snow here in Wisconsin on Monday. So pretty! I decided to send my newsletter out a couple days early this week so I could share some of my favorite recipes for New Year's. It’s going to be a New Year’s Eve "in" for us this year, but that’s about how it is every year for us. We actually prefer staying home to celebrate. It’s a night of movies and games, and I make all our favorite foods! Sometimes all finger food. No utensils necessary. We just graze all night. So fun!

My Seafood Holiday Cheese Ball looks so fancy, but it’s easy breezy. I just have to serve seafood during the holidays and this is a great way to do it on a budget. By the way, you can easily cut this recipe in half to make a smaller cheese ball.

Speaking of seafood, I LOVE shrimp cocktail. It’s my FAVE! I never buy pre-cooked shrimp. My Beer Boiled Shrimp with my Seriously Good Cocktail Sauce is always a special treat during the holidays. Boiling your own shrimp always make such a difference. Making your own cocktail sauce too!

I also LOVE stuffed mushrooms. They are kind of retro, but for me they have never gone out of style! If you like crab, you’ll love my Crab Stuffed Mushrooms. They are so buttery and have very little filler so you can really taste that crabmeat. LOVE THAT!

My Simply Great Stuffed Mushrooms are another family favorite. Just 5 ingredients! Crazy easy and so good.

Speaking of really easy appetizers, my Artichoke Bites are ALWAYS a hit. Just 4 ingredients!

My Party Pinwheels are a great make-ahead! You can hit the deli and pick up sliced roast beef, turkey, ham, or all three! The pinwheels look so pretty on your holiday buffet and they go fast.

My daughter, Ireland, always insists on making deviled eggs during the holidays. We make Seriously Good Deviled Eggs. My Deviled Ham and Eggs are also really tasty!

Same goes for my Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts. We love these. They are always the first to go! Click Appetizers for delicious dips and more of my favorite party starter recipes.

Sandwiches and sliders are a great way to go during the holidays! I mean who doesn’t love a good sandwich? Got leftover ham? Use it to make my Ham and Cheese Sliders. The kids will love my Cheeseburger Sliders. Both are so yummy!

My slow cooker gets a real workout during the holidays. If you haven’t made my grandmother’s Just Leave it Beef and Wine, you just gotta try it! You can make it in your slow cooker or bake it in the oven. Either way it’s AMAZING and always a holiday tradition in our house.

For more of my favorite recipes, click Sandwiches, Dinner, Salads, Sides, Slow Cooker and Casseroles.

For dessert, bring on something rich and decadent like my Blender Chocolate Mousse. It’s the easiest way ever to make chocolate mousse!

My son, Riley, always begs me to make my Chocolate Fondue. We serve it with all sorts of fun dippers like fresh berries, bananas, pound cake, and the kids' favorite, rice crispies treats. Click Desserts for more delicious temptations.

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Future Trips!

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I hope you have a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR! If you are traveling, stay safe. Cook up some memories!

Take care,
Amy, The Cooking Mom

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