New Year’s Kitchen: 100 Appetizer Recipes for Your Holiday Party (English Edition)

New Year's Eve and Day celebrations provide occasions to share and indulge in culinary delights, whether in a casual, party or intimate atmosphere. To that end, I have posted three very different menus with easy or make ahead recipes so you can enjoy the festivities. The first is a simple and elegant New Year's Eve Late Night Supper that features a delicious seafood pasta. The second is a New Year's Eve Party Buffet with assorted finger foods, perfect for ushering in the New Year. As for New Year's Day, tradition calls for eating certain foods which are thought to bring good luck and fortune for the upcoming year. What those foods are usually depends on family ancestry. My favorite menu is based on my Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. It features pork, which is traditional because the New Year is a time to look forward and a hog, unlike other animals, cannot turn its head to look back. Sauerkraut is a must and the perfect accompaniment to the pork. And just for good measure, I include a few traditional southern dishes, black-eyed peas, collard greens and cornbread, all of which complement the Pennsylvania Dutch foods perfectly. Good luck or not, it is all delicious.