a perfect new years day meal?

Answer 1

Well according to my Grandma's Southern superstition you should not eat chicken on New Years Day, you don't want to scratch for a living. Be sure to eat pork though so you can live high off the hog. (Also don't wash clothes NYD, you will be washing for the sick all year)


Stuffed Pork Roast

Ingredients:

3/4 cup Slivered almonds
2 tbsp. Butter or margarine
3/4 cup Sliced green onions
3/4 cup Chopped celery
4 cups Cooked brown rice
3/4 cup Orange juice; divided
2 tbsp. Grated orange peel
1 tbsp. Diced crystallized ginger -- divided
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 Boneless pork loin roast -(3-1/2 lbs.), rolled & tied
1 tsp. Dried rosemary; crushed
1/4 tsp. Cracked black pepper
16 oz Cranberry sauce (canned)
1 Orange; peeled & sectioned

Directions:

Cook almonds in butter in large skillet over medium-high heat until brown. Add onions and celery, cook until vegetables are tender crisp. Stir in rice, 1/2 cup orange juice, orange peel, 1 teaspoon ginger and salt, set aside.

Untie roast, and spoon rice mixture lengthwise between loins. Retie roast securely with string at 2- to 3-inch intervals; place, fat side down, on rack in shallow roasting pan.

Combine rosemary and pepper; sprinkle over roast. Insert meat thermometer so it does not touch stuffing or fat. Bake at 325 F. for 1-1/2 hours.

Combine cranberry sauce, remaining orange juice, remaining ginger, and orange in small saucepan, stir well. Simmer over medium heat 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Brush about 1/2 cup cranberry mixture over pork.

Bake an additional 15 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 170 F. Let roast stand 10 minutes. Remove string and slice roast. Serve with remaining cranberry sauce.

Serves 8-10

Asparagus & Crunchy Orange Top

Serving Size: 4

Ingredients:

1 pound fresh asparagus
1 teaspoon margarine
1 1/2 tablespoons almonds -- chopped
1/4 cup orange marmalade

Cut off ends of the asparagus.

Arrange asparagus in a vegetable steamer over boiling water. Cover and steam 4-minutes until crisp tender. Drain, arrange on a serving platter and keep warm.

Melt margarine in a small saucepan over low heat, add almonds and sauté until lightly toasted. Stir in marmalade, cook until heated. Spoon over asparagus.

You can either serve as is, or finish under the broiler until sauce bubbles, then remove and serve, remind your dinner guests of course that this will be VERY hot.


Broccoli and Cheese

Ingredients:

2 or 3 broccoli heads with the trunk cut off
1/2 lb Velveeta cheese (optional) or 8 oz. shredded medium or sharp cheddar cheese (my choice)
Butter

Directions:

I use an old English cheddar, but you can use Velveeta or cheese whiz if you prefer, just follow the melting instructions on the box or the jar.

Cook broccoli until BRIGHT green and tender not soft and dark green. Strain well. Add to an oven baking dish, toss with a few pats of real butter.

Cover the top with cheese, cover and bake for 15 minutes or until melted. Temperature doesn't really matter, 350 - 400 is fine.


Honey Bread Pudding

Serving Size: 8

Ingredients:

8 cups egg bread -- cubed
1 cup raisins
3 cups 2% low-fat milk
1 cup evaporated low-fat milk
6 eggs -- beaten
1/2 cup honey
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Arrange bread and raisins in bottom of lightly greased shallow 2 quart baking dish. Beat remaining ingredients in a large bowl until well blended.

Pour over bread cubes in baking dish and let stand for 1 hour, or until liquid is absorbed. Bake at 375ºF for 45 to 50 minutes, or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.

Answer 2

Ham, blackeyed peas, cornbread and greens. This is traditional because the peas and greens symbolize the coins and cash you will make in the coming year, the more you eat, the more you make. The cornbread and ham just finish out the meal best with these two requisite dishes, be sure to have some chow-chow or chopped oninons to put on the cornbread under the peas, serve as a layered open face sandwich with the ham and greens on the side.

Answer 3

We always have a cod boil on New Years Day. Not sure why, but my guess is, it is probably a good way to start the New Year healthy. Boiled Cod is also known as "Poor Man's Lobster," and somewhat tastes like lobster, too. On the other hand, we also make sure to have plenty of melted butter to dip it in, so that kind of blows the "Healthy New Year" right out the door. But it is kind of nice to get away from that Ham and Turkey thing from November and December. And Cod is really great this time of year, since it comes from the cold depths of the ocean, so it is in season right now. Serve it with a baked potato and sour cream or brown rice mix, fresh asparagus or green beans, a nice crusty sour dough bread, and a lovely fruit tart for dessert. Hope this helps and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Answer 4

In the south, we have a traditional dinner of "lucky items" for the new year:

Turnip greens or collards (really, any cooked greens) represent an abundance of folding money in the new year;
ham hocks or streaked bacon for health and plenty;
black eyed peas for luck;
corn bread for plenty.

all the reasons vary with location. Many people believe that what they do on New Years Day will guarantee that they will be able to do the same each day of the year. That's why many people prefer to work on that day.

Silly, isn't it? Yet, many persons - men in particular - will not let the New Year pass without these foods. Before I retired, and while I operated a restaurant, each of these things had to be available for our customers. The men would really get upset if they did not have these things - even though many of them would not ordinarily eat this type of food. We are really funny, superstitious people - even though, to a man, we deny being superstitious. Go, figure!

Answer 5

Blackeyed peas and corbread for luck
kale and spinach mean wealth will come to you
Fish is a good luck charm
Sweets mean good luck to come all year
Foods shaped like a ring [the shape being like a completed year] mean good luck

So, the menu would be:
Banana Slush Punch
Texas Caviar
Artichoke Spinach Dip
Salmon Pizza
Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Cornbread Muffins
Mixed Nuts
Assorted Cookies and Candies

Answer 6

Anything goes- just remember that what you do on New Year's day sets the tone for your new year. Is your resolution to eat healthier? Make a light meal. Want to try new recipes? Go to Allrecipes.com and find something new and fun. Want to bake more? Find a pot pie recipe and bake away. Want to spend less time in the kitchen? Tkae the opportunity to try a new resturant in town. Want to get back to basics? Make spaghetti or a meatloaf.

Answer 7

For Many Many years it has been a tradition in our family to start Jan. 1st. With Home made Chicken Soup with Skinny Noodles and Little meatballs, A Loaf of Italian bread, and it is to cleanse the system, of all the food we have eaten over the holidays. I am Married 45 years. and have kept this tradition and hope my children will also.

Answer 8

Try a meal that doesnt involve maiming and killing an animal and opt to go vegetarian for the new year. Lentil soup and home made bread is always a treat. Vegetable Lasagna is also a hearty hit. I have a great website for recipes. You dont need to eat a carcass to have a good meal.

Answer 9

No matter what your main dish & sides are, you must have black-eyed peas ( for luck the next year ) & turnip greens ( for money ) - It's a southern tradition.

Answer 10

Ham, black eyed peas, and cornbread - yum!
Pinto beans, rice, and tortillas - yum!
Egg nog for dessert after either meal - I would be happy!