Cooking & Baking
Related: About this forumNew Years' lunch
I dont want to do another Ham. I have tried to make what my mom always made for holidays this past year and a half for my dad but I dont wanna. Lol. If I cook moms menu, I hear how hers was better and if I do something different, its how she always stuck to tradition because thats the way it should be.
I am making a family chocolate cake for New Years but thats as far as Ive gotten.
Any ideas? Im a vegetarian but the only one in the family. And I dont force them all to eat fake meat 🙄 on holidays and family days.
tblue37
(66,035 posts)LakeArenal
(29,719 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,504 posts)It's a southern tradition to eat BEPs on the New Year. And add turnip or collard greens for prosperity (green= money).
Phoenix61
(17,492 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,504 posts)dem in texas
(2,681 posts)I am going to make pan fried chicken (have a nice 3 pound chicken in Freezer) to go with the BEP, Collard Greens and black skillet cornbread. I think I'll make a Gooey Coconut cake, a family favorite.
Laffy Kat
(16,504 posts)babylonsister
(171,535 posts)or stuffed manicotti with Italian sausage on the side. Garlic bread, salad, done!
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/46887/spinach-cheese-manicotti/
MissMillie
(38,934 posts).
MissMillie
(38,934 posts)You could even make two of them, one w/ meat and one w/o. A fancy salad to go along-side. A couple of bottles of wine.
babylonsister
(171,535 posts)Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Black eye peas
Sautéed green cabbage
Cant wait
Freddie
(9,587 posts)Its obligatory to have roast pork, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes on NY Day. I hate sauerkraut.
I like the lasagna idea. Make 2 small ones, 1 with meat and 1 without.
japple
(10,274 posts)greens or slaw.
This is is a recipe that I make a lot since the little kids in my (extended) family like it. One of the kids--who previously only ate white food (but not my homemade potatoes, though he would eat McDonalds french fries) actually likes yellow rice and is even acting curious about other things on the table.
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/yellow-rice-232707
INGREDIENTS
2 teaspoons vegetable oil (I use olive)
2 tablespoons chopped shallot
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 1/2 cups jasmine rice or basmati rice, well rinsed
2 1/4 cups low-salt chicken broth (or vegetable broth--I've used both but make sure it is low sodium)
1 teaspoon (scant) salt (reduce salt if using salted broth)
1/2 teaspoon (scant) turmeric
PREPARATION
Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallot and garlic; saute until just beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Add rice, broth, salt, and turmeric. Bring rice to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 18 minutes.