How to create a holiday menu at home?

Delicious snack recipes

Before the actual meal, guests should be appeased with interesting snacks. Even a beginner can handle them.

“Mushroom stumps” for the holiday table

To prepare the dish, take:

• champignons - 300 g;
• cheese - 150 g;
• vegetable oil - 4 tbsp. l.;
• baguette, bell pepper, onion - 1 pc.;
• salt and herbs - to taste.

How to cook “Mushroom stumps”? Follow the following instructions:

1. Cut mushrooms, onions and peppers into small cubes and fry. During cooking, add salt and stir the mixture regularly so that it does not burn.
2. We cut the baguette into large pieces with a sharp knife so as not to spoil the shape.
3. Press the crumb into the middle as carefully as possible.
4. Place the dough on a baking sheet.
5. Preheat the oven to 200 ℃.
6. Place the cooled mushroom filling into prepared baguette tartlets and sprinkle with cheese.
7. Let the workpiece bake for 15 minutes.

At the end we decorate the resulting mushroom appetizer with herbs.

Snack penguins

To prepare a creative dish you will need the following products:

• processed cheese - 200 g;
• pitted olives, carrots - 175 g each;
• salt - to taste.

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Follow the following technology for creating an unusual snack:

1. Make a small vertical cut in the middle of the olives. Remove a thin slice and fill the space with melted cheese.
2. Boil the carrots until tender. Peel and cut into rings.
3. Carefully cut out a small triangle in each circle.
4. We insert a toothpick or skewer into the resulting space of each ring, and string the prepared olives with cheese on top.
5. In the remaining olives, cut a small hole in the center and insert a carrot triangle there. This will be the head of the penguin, which needs to be put on a skewer with a cheese preparation.

Creative penguins will delight guests with their appearance and delicate creamy taste.

Pineapples with crab sticks

For those who like to combine sweet and salty, the following holiday snack recipe is suitable. To create it, take the following ingredients:

• canned pineapples - 1 jar;
• cheese and crab sticks - 150 g each;
• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• lettuce leaves - 12 pcs.;
• mayonnaise - 1 package.

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Prepare a snack following these steps:

1. Pour liquid from a jar of pineapples. Place the fruit slices on a plate.
2. Place lettuce leaves on top of the pineapples to mask the holes in the center of the slices.
3. For the filling, boil the eggs and cut them into small cubes. Grind crab sticks and cheese in the same way. Season the workpiece with mayonnaise.
4. Place a mound of crab mixture on top of the lettuce leaves.

Festive appetizer-type dishes should be served first so that guests have a light snack but can finish the main masterpiece and dessert.

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

And finally, here are some tips that will help you organize a festive feast correctly:

Tip #1 : When creating a menu, choose different dish options - with fish, meat, mushrooms. This way you will prevent a situation when one of the guests for some reason does not eat one of the listed products. For example, if your friend doesn’t like fish, let her treat herself to meat. And if you are fasting, invite her to try the mushroom dish!

Tip #2 : Some of the dishes should be instant snacks: sandwiches, cold cuts, etc.

Tip #3 : It is advisable to have a holiday food supply at home. For example, preparations that, in case of a shortage of food at the table, can be quickly taken out and served as a separate dish. These can be stuffed tomatoes, lecho, salads and other preserves.

In fact, the banquet menu and step-by-step recipes for 15 people presented in the article are tested from your own experience, you can take it as an example and create your own version, which in principle is not so difficult. Modernity offers an immense variety of recipes! I would like to cook delicious homemade holiday food for my loved ones.

Culinary muse and bon appetit!

Birthday salad recipes

No feast at home would be complete without a delicious salad, the recipe for which many guests will want to know. Try adding these light dishes to your menu to surprise your audience with their taste and presentation.

Salad with smoked pink salmon

For preparation we take the following ingredients:

• smoked pink salmon, processed cheese - 200 g each;
• sour cream (20%) - 150 ml;
• Chinese cabbage - ½ head;
• salt and spices - to taste.

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Cooking technology:

1. Remove the bones from the fish and cut it into thin slices.
2. Cut the cabbage into small strips.
3. Place the soft cheese in the freezer to harden. After a few minutes, take it out and rub it.
4. Pour the mixture into a plate and add sour cream.
5. Salt and pepper the salad, mix thoroughly.

Let the dish sit in the refrigerator for a while to soak it in and develop a richer flavor.

Portioned puff salad

This portioned serving of the dish will look stylish and beautiful. The guest will not have to take food from a common plate; he will be able to enjoy a personal salad. To prepare the salad in glasses, we take the following products:

• shrimp - 750 g;
• feta cheese - 150 g;
• cucumber, avocado, tomato - 1 pc.;
• lemon - ½ part;
• mayonnaise - 200 g;
• sour cream - 100 g.

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Follow these instructions to properly make puff salad:

1. Boil and peel the shrimp.
2. Cut vegetables and cheese into small identical cubes.
3. Cut the avocado into two parts, remove the pit and sprinkle the pulp with lemon juice to prevent browning.
4. Mix mayonnaise with sour cream, salt and spices.
5. We take five tall glasses and lay the salad in layers: shrimp - tomatoes - cheese - cucumbers - avocado slices - shrimp again. Be sure to pour plenty of sauce over each ingredient.
6. We finish cooking by laying out the feta.

This is how an exquisite dish is prepared, on which the hostess will spend a minimum of time.

"Men's Tears"

If you don’t know what to cook for a birthday, then this salad will be a great solution to the problem. To create a dish, take:

• pickled champignons - 400 g;
• chicken - 300 g;
• Korean carrots - 350 g;
• cheese - 200 g;
• vinegar (9%) - 50 ml;
• eggs - 5 pcs.;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• mayonnaise - to taste.

Follow this technology:

1. Chop the onion into half rings and marinate it in table vinegar.
2. Boil the breast, cut it into small cubes and place on a plate. This will be the first layer.
3. Generously coat the surface of the chicken with mayonnaise.
4. Place pickled onions on top.
5. Chop the mushrooms and grease the surface with mayonnaise again.
6. Add Korean carrots, mayonnaise and sprinkle the top with grated cheese.

This salad can be served immediately or you can leave the dish to sit so that the layers are better saturated. These birthday salads are suitable for serving on a festive table.

What should you consider when creating a menu to make the holiday a success?

It will be very good, when inviting guests to your home, to take into account all their taste preferences. There will always be someone who does not eat meat, does not drink sweet carbonated drinks, but will happily eat a piece of fish and a vegetable salad, or drink compote. It’s difficult to please everyone, but you have to try. People do not always not eat this or that treat because of their whim; they may have personal reasons for this (illness, pregnancy), which they do not want and should not talk about. Friends or relatives come to visit to enjoy communication and deliciously prepared food, and not wait for the end of the celebration, suffering from pain in the digestive tract.

Hot dish: recipes for the holiday

The main course is always eagerly awaited by guests, so you should carefully work out the recipes. Give it enough time to cook for a smooth taste and beautiful appearance.

Pork with unusual filling

To prepare, take the following ingredients:

• loin - 1 kg;
• tomatoes - 3 pcs.;
• garlic - 4 cloves;
• egg - 2 pcs.;
• sprats - 1 jar;
• breadcrumbs, salt and spices - to taste.

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Follow the following instructions:

1. We cut the pork no more than 1 cm thick. We beat it and make a cut in the center to make a pocket.
2. Blanch the tomatoes in hot water for 60 seconds, put them in cold water for 5-6 minutes and easily remove the skin.
3. Cut the tomatoes into small slices, add some salt and fry on both sides.
4. Pass the garlic through a press, add salt and pepper to the resulting mixture. Rub the garlic mixture into the meat inside the pockets.
5. Inside the holes we place one sprat and a tomato slice and secure with toothpicks.
6. Beat the egg, add half a glass of water and dip the meat in the mixture. Then roll the pieces in breadcrumbs.
7. Fry the pork on both sides until golden brown.

Serve hot. The finished dish can be decorated with parsley or dill on top.

Mushroom julienne

This dish is considered a classic that will never cease to be relevant. To prepare the dish, take:

• champignons - 400 g;
• cheese - 200 g;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• nutmeg - ½ tsp;
• flour - 1 tbsp. l.;
• cream (20%) - 200 ml;
• butter - 25 g;
• salt, black pepper - to taste.

To prepare a delicious hot dish, follow these steps:

1. Finely chop the onion and mushrooms into thin strips.
2. Fry the onion until golden brown.
3. Separately chop the mushrooms and also heat them until half cooked.
4. In another pan, fry the flour until it changes color to pale yellow. Add vegetable oil there and slowly pour in the cream.
5. Mix everything thoroughly so that no lumps appear. At the end, add salt and nutmeg. Cook the sauce until its consistency becomes thick.
6. Pour the sauce into the cooking champignons and add the onion. Simmer everything for 5–7 minutes.
7. Take a baking sheet, grease its surface with butter, put the contents of the pan there and sprinkle generously with grated cheese on top.
8. We send the workpiece to the oven, which is heated to 180 ℃, for half an hour or until a golden crust forms on the cheese.

Julienne is served only hot, so there is no need to make it in advance.

Chicken fillet with minced meat and mushrooms

To prepare a delicate dish we take:

• chicken fillet - 500 g;
• minced meat - 400 g;
• cheese - 350 g;
• mushrooms - 150 g;
• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• pepper and onion - 1 pc.;
• garlic - 2 cloves.

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Prepare the dish as follows:

1. We beat the chicken fillet, salt and pepper it.
2. Add chopped onion, bell pepper, garlic, salt and spices to the minced meat. Beat the eggs into the mixture and knead the mixture.
3. Cut the mushrooms into thin slices.
4. Place the fillet in the prepared form, add minced meat on top, pieces of chopped mushrooms and sprinkle grated cheese on top.
5. We send the dish to bake at a temperature of 200 ℃ in the oven for 40 minutes.

The presented recipes will definitely help surprise the guests who came to congratulate the birthday boy on the special occasion. Such dishes will be remembered for a long time, and loved ones will ask you to cook them again.

Orange manna

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Holiday desserts can be very simple, but still elegant and beautiful.

You will need:
1 glass of kefir, 2 eggs, 1 glass of semolina, 11 g of baking powder, 5 tbsp.
flour, 1 orange, 3/4 cup sugar. Preparation:

Pour kefir over semolina and leave for half an hour to swell. Beat the eggs with sugar and pour the mixture into the semolina, add finely grated zest, orange juice and pulp. At the end, add baking powder and flour, mix gently and bake for 35 minutes at 180 degrees.

Birthday Dessert Recipes

The most anticipated dish for a birthday is dessert. Not only children, but also adults love sweets. Therefore, be sure to please your winter birthday guests with delicious dishes that are quick and easy to prepare.

Chocolate orange custard cake

To prepare a delicious dessert, take the following ingredients:

• milk - 450 ml;
• flour - 250 g;
• sugar, butter - 200 g each;
• dark chocolate - 100 g;
• cocoa powder - 75 g;
• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• orange - 1 pc.;
• baking powder - 1 tsp.

For the glaze we additionally take:

• sugar, cocoa powder - 4 tbsp. l.;
• sour cream - 3 tbsp. l.;
• butter - 50 g.

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We prepare the cake using this technology:

1. Cream the butter and sugar, add the melted chocolate and orange zest. Mix everything thoroughly.
2. Pour milk and eggs into the resulting mixture and beat again.
3. Knead the dough: add dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Mix everything thoroughly so that there are no lumps.
4. Mix cocoa, flour and baking powder.
5. We take two forms of different sizes. Grease the smaller one with oil and add dough to it. Cover the pan with foil.
6. Add warm water to a large mold and place the container with the dough inside. Bring the mixture to a boil on the stove, reduce power and cook for 1.5 hours.
7. Cool the finished dish and remove it from the mold.
8. For the glaze, mix sugar, sour cream, cocoa and butter.
9. Pour the glaze into the center of the cake and smooth it out.

The finished cake can be decorated with confectionery topping in the form of colored sticks or balls, grated chocolate, and orange slices.

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1. sweet drinks - don’t hesitate, make compote (cheaper, healthier, especially if you have children);
2. cake, pie, roll (baked goods made with your own hands are tastier, there will be more of them, you don’t have to worry that someone will be embarrassed to take a second piece);
3. beef or pork meat, in some recipes replace it with chicken (the taste of the food will not change, the savings are noticeable);
4. cold appetizers require special attention (preparing many of these dishes will save not only the family budget, but also time for preparations for the celebration; choose those that will complement the main course well and decorate the festive table decoration).

Holiday muffins in coconut flakes

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Catch another recipe for a simple dessert for the holiday table, which even beginners can handle!

You will need:
125 g butter, 125 ml milk, 150 g sugar, 2 eggs, 225 g flour, a pinch of salt, vanillin, 85 g marmalade, 250 ml boiling water, 125 g ice, 185 g coconut, 125 g whipped cream.
Preparation:

Beat butter with sugar and vanilla, add eggs and milk, and slowly add flour and salt. Place the dough in the molds and bake at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.

Melt the marmalade in boiling water, add crushed ice and place in the refrigerator for 10 minutes. Dip each muffin into this glaze, roll in coconut and leave for 15 minutes. And then cut each one in half, drizzle with whipped cream and put the halves together.

No-bake berry pie

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If you are not good at baking, but need dessert for the holiday table - here it is!

You will need:
60 g butter, 150 g cookies, 1 tbsp.
gelatin, 500 ml berry yoghurt, 0.5 cups sugar, 500 g frozen berries. Preparation:

Grind the cookies into crumbs, mix with butter and place in a thin cake pan. Put it in the refrigerator while you defrost the berries and drain off the excess juice. Dissolve gelatin in it and heat until dissolved. Lightly beat the berries and sugar in a blender, mix with yogurt, add gelatin, pour onto the crust and place in the refrigerator until set.