New Year's dinner - organizational aspects
A festive dinner brings quite a lot of anxiety, especially if the owners do not often host guests in their home: this is where you can’t do without outside help and a few useful tips.
After all, setting the New Year's table for a sufficiently large number of guests is not an easy task. Any housewife, even an excellent cook, begins to be tormented by doubts: what if someone doesn’t like the treat, there isn’t enough space at the table, or the New Year’s table setting isn’t elegant and festive enough.
To eliminate such unpleasant thoughts, it is better to start preparing for New Year’s dinner in advance, before the holiday rush sets in:
- Check the expected number of guests and stock up on the required number of cutlery and utensils. (Just in case, let us remind you that all items must be perfectly clean and free of damage and deformation).
- Consider where you will seat each of the guests - whether they will feel comfortable in the neighborhood. The number of chairs should correspond to the number of guests: it is unlikely that searching for free space will have a positive effect on the festive mood of those gathered.
- When considering the dishes of the holiday menu, carefully find out the taste preferences of each of the guests and the presence of allergic diseases - a large number of citrus fruits on the New Year's table, some seasonings for meat and sweet dishes can significantly ruin the holiday if one of the guests has an unexpected attack of suffocation.
All of the above actions can significantly reduce the likelihood of awkward situations occurring during the holiday and New Year's feast.
Festive Snacks for the Year of the Fire Monkey
On a holiday, preference should be given to light salads. The monkey is a nimble and active playful animal that cannot sit still. By eating low-calorie foods, you can have fun at the holiday without overloading your body with food. The animal will be happy if you dance and take part in competitions on New Year's Eve 2020. And if you only eat high-calorie foods, you won't be able to be active.
For appetizers, prepare tartlets and sandwiches. The tartlets can be filled with cheese and eggs and sprinkled with breadcrumbs. The funny monkey will love these treats. Sandwiches can be made from pieces of toast or bread. You can prepare a snack with chips, various canapes, decorated with bright skewers. You should prepare as many snacks as possible from fresh vegetables. Original vegetable cutting will delight the mischievous girl. The decoration of the New Year's table 2020 will be homemade canned food. The Monkey likes this kind of food; you will definitely please him.
If you choose high-calorie salads, it is better to prepare traditional “Shuba”, “Olivier”, “Caesar”.
The Mistress of the Year loves cheese very much. Don't miss the opportunity to please the minx by putting on the table a selection of different types of cheese. Cheese snacks and sandwiches are good. Cheese balls will be appropriate on the eve of the New Year 2020. Monkeys will enjoy dishes made from kumiss. If you don’t have them, then this fermented milk drink must be put on the table.
Secrets of the “correct” New Year's feast
A beautifully set New Year's table is the center of everyone's attention, so in its design you should pay attention to even minor details, such as napkin rings or the design of plaques with the names of guests.
A festive table is like a painting painted by a talented artist: first, a general background is created (tablecloth, cutlery, napkins), and then the details of the plot are drawn (dishes with treats, drinks and decorative elements). Following this allegory, you can create a masterpiece:
Tablecloth and napkins. The main colors of the coming year are “fiery” shades of red and yellow. However, you can also choose a snow-white tablecloth - as you know, white contains the entire color palette (to give the tablecloth a festive look, you can sew tinsel along its edge).
Options in golden and orange-brown tones would also be appropriate. It is better to choose napkins in contrasting colors, but rings for them are ideal if they are made exactly to match the tablecloth. You can beautifully decorate the New Year's table with fir branches with congratulations tied to them - half hidden in the folds of napkins, they will add a touch of warmth to the holiday atmosphere, becoming a pleasant surprise for guests.
Cutlery and dishes. Of course, it is absurd to demand that owners purchase new dishes in the colors of the coming year: classic white goes with any shades, and therefore there is no need to spend money in vain - the same can be said for cutlery, as well as glasses, glasses and wine glasses.
As a reminder of the fiery essence of the housewife of 2020, beautiful glass candlesticks with candles burning in them, or figurines of the monkey peeking out from behind beautifully arranged fruits in baskets, can serve as a reminder of the fiery essence of the housewife of 2020.
Composition of festive dishes. The central part of our “picture” should be reserved for the signature dish, served hot. In a place that is empty for the time being, you can place a large vase of fruit, a composition of fir branches, or several bottles of champagne, decorated to look like tropical palm trees. To do this, you need to wrap them in brown paper, tie them with twine, and put an improvised “crown” on the neck, imitating a crown of palm leaves (made from ordinary colored paper).
According to popular beliefs, there should be at least 12 dishes on the New Year's table - according to the number of months of the year: this number includes various salads, sandwiches, cold cuts and other snacks. For the convenience of guests, it is better to place them in small portions in different places on the table, paying attention to the color combination of the snacks standing next to them.
New Year's menu 2020
Monkeys eat everything. The basis of their diet is fresh vegetables, fruits, leaves of trees and shrubs. Some happily eat eggs, insects, small animals, and carrion. There are even cannibals among them. But if the monkey has nothing to eat, he eats what he finds. Knowing the nutritional habits of a monkey, you can choose any New Year's dishes for the 2020 holiday table. The monkey will not mind if you cook what you love for the New Year; it gives you the freedom to choose food. Cook what you like. The main thing is that all dishes are prepared at home and not bought at the nearest supermarket or snack bar.
When choosing products for the New Year's table, you should give preference to natural products. Food should be healthy and wholesome; there is no need to skimp on the quality of the products. Products with food colorings, flavors, and flavor enhancers should be avoided. The Monkey will not approve of such a choice.
The animal's favorite treat is porridge, she simply adores it. Therefore, place a plate of oatmeal in the center of the table. It is better to have more vegetarian dishes, since the Monkey is a herbivore. You can prepare various vegetable salads by adding a lot of greens. A successful dish for the New Year 2020 will be stuffed vegetables. Make vegetable stew, stewed zucchini, eggplant salad, vegetable lasagna. It’s good if there are green peppers, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, and herbs on the table.
A separate feast for younger guests
If you plan to have small children in the house, it is better to set a separate New Year’s table for them: you can duplicate the “adult” table setting, paying special attention to the safety of decorations and cutlery. By reducing the number of snack dishes and adding sweets and fruits instead, you will win universal children's approval.
Create, invent, create picturesque pictures of tables that are unique in their beauty. However, do not forget - the main subject of these works of art is you and your loved ones, and therefore - have a great mood.
Main dishes of the New Year's table 2020
The monkey loves meat and fish, so these dishes should dominate the holiday table. As for meat products, you should not take sausage and boiled pork. Monkeys will love meat cooked over an open fire. It could be shish kebab from a pig, or a leg of lamb cooked on a spit. Meat should not be fried; it is much better to bake it. If you want to make something from fish, then it is better to make fish soup.
Baked fish in the oven is an excellent dish for the 2020 holiday table. It is light, healthy, and contains a minimal amount of fat and calories. Chicken tabaka will surprise all guests. Its aromatic crispy crust will definitely please an unpretentious animal. You can prepare fragrant and juicy khinkali for the New Year. Meat with vegetables is an ideal solution for the New Year's table. It will satisfy not only guests, but also the cheerful minx. A hearty and beautiful dish - French-style meat with boiled potatoes.
The consumption of seafood should be kept to a minimum; active animals do not like them. There is no need to cook a lot of dishes that are subject to heat treatment. The monkey prefers natural food.
The active Monkey loves food with bitterness. To prepare dishes for the New Year 2020, you should use herbs, spices and seasonings. It would be a good idea to prepare exquisite hot sauces that go perfectly with meat. The monkey loves bitter foods. Mustard on the table will not be superfluous.
Holiday dessert
The monkey has a big sweet tooth. You will definitely become her favorite if there are a lot of sweets on the holiday table. Buy chocolates in bright, rustling wrappers. Prepare your own New Year's dessert - all kinds of homemade cupcakes, cookies, and pastries will appeal to an energetic minx. Confectionery products should be bright and of unusual shape. A beautiful and sweet cake with mastic decorations will appeal not only to you, but also to the Monkey. Especially if you decorate it with fruit.
All Monkeys are sensitive to oats. Make her happy by preparing homemade oatmeal cookies with honey, nuts, and fruits.
The mischievous minx will be crazy about the variety of fruits and berries on the table. Buy apples, pears, bananas, grapes, oranges, kiwis and put them in a beautiful wicker basket.
Fruit salad is an excellent dish that will delight the mischievous housewife. She will be happy with baked apples and caramelized fruits.
New Year's drinks Monkeys
When celebrating the New Year 2020, be sure to take the most noble alcoholic drinks. These are expensive semi-sweet or dry wines, whiskey, cognac. Tart red wine will go well with meat dishes. One cannot ignore the presence of the traditional New Year's drink on the table - champagne. Non-alcoholic drinks include juices and mineral water. The monkey will approve of homemade compote or fruit drink. Alcoholic and milkshakes with ice will be successful. They need to be decorated with bright straws and umbrellas, pieces of tropical fruit.
Under no circumstances should moonshine or beer be served on the table. They should be abandoned. It is better to buy fewer expensive drinks than to drink inexpensive and home-made ones. The monkey loves luxury. It is with high-quality and expensive drinks that you need to make a wish for the Year of the Fire Monkey.
Let's meet the hostess, or what 2020 will be like according to your zodiac sign
You can believe or not believe in horoscopes, stars and eastern calendars, that’s not the point. No matter how much we want or resist, society dictates its own rules. It just so happens that every New Year enters our lives under the auspices of some animal from the famous Chinese calendar, endowing the entire coming period with its strength and character traits.
They say that the symbol of each year patronizes only those who believe in it. And also observes the traditions and rules by which this animal lives. So why not enlist the support of the fiery Monkey, who will soon set foot on his starry Olympus?
Speaking of the monkey, we already understand what the year 2020 will be like according to the eastern calendar.
The eccentric and eccentric character of this animal is known to everyone. But there is no need to be afraid. The Red Fire Monkey, in addition to loving to be the center of attention and to shock, is also famous for his tenacious mind, originality, frugality and wisdom. Any of the listed qualities can be a thorn in one place or a victory in the eternal battle with life, depending on how you beat it.
And the fidgety monkey will help you with this, the main thing is to appease the animal on the most important day of the coming period - New Year's Eve.
