Last-minute New Year's Eve dinner recipes
Hosting a last-minute New Year's dinner? Here's a perfect blend of 3-course meal plan, both easy and elegant to lighten up your evening and welcome the new year on a delicious note.
Celebratory Martini Jelly
Ingredients:
Unflavoured gelatin
Cold white grape juice - 2 cups
Sugar - 2 tbs
Martini
Fresh strawberries
Direction:
Sprinkle gelatin over cold grape juice and leave it to settle
In a saucepan, heat on low flame until gelatin is dissolved
Cool to room temperature
Pour the martini into the gelatin mixture in a separate bowl
Pour the mixture into martini glasses
Add a strawberry to each glass
Refrigerate for about an hour before serving.
Appetising Mini Cheese Balls
Ingredients:
Cream cheese - 8 ounces
Parmesan cheese - 2 cups
Choice of veggies
Paprika
Directions:
Mix the cheeses in a large bowl
Shape them into balls
Add choice of cut vegetables and paprika
Refrigerate overnight
Heat for a minute or two in the microwave before serving
Fancy the lamb chops?
Ingredients:
Dried basil, majoram, and thyme - 1 tsp each
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Lamb breast chops - 3 ounces
potatoes for sides (optional)
Direction:
Mix herbs with salt and flavour the lamb chops
Refrigerate for an hour
Broil the meat until it reaches the desired doneness
Serve with potato wedges
The show-stopper snowballs
Ingredients:
Softened unsalted butter
Confectioners sugar
Almond extract
1 tsp salt
Unsalted cashews
Macadamia nuts
Pecan halves
Direction:
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
Mix cream butter and confectioners salt to a fluffy mixture
Add nuts to the mix
Shape the mixture into balls
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes
Cool for 10 minutes
The snowballs are ready to be served.