HEALTHY RECIPES COLLECTIONS

Make-Ahead Menu Planner

If you’re in the kitchen all night making fussy little appetizers, you’re ruining your own party (and not having much fun either). Use this planner with the New Year's Eve Cocktail Party Menu to help you make most things ahead, with just a little last-minute assembly and be a guest at the party too. Up to 3 days ahead: Prepare bruschetta through Step 3. Make salmon bites through Step 1. Up to 2 days ahead: Make potato salad through Step 2. Make mini muffins. Make shooters. Up to 1 day ahead: Prepare cosmos through Step 1. Make satays through Step 2. 2 hours before serving: Make the tart. Bring bruschetta onions to room temperature. 1 hour before serving: Finish potato salad cups (Step 3); keep cold. Finish satays (Step 3); hold at room temperature. Finish salmon bites (Step 2); keep cold. 30 minutes before serving: Finish bruschetta (Step 4) Pour shooters into individual glasses; keep cold. As guests arrive: Shake cosmos to order. Reheat mini muffins, if desired. Back to top

Wine Pairings by Andrea Robinson

The pear fruit flavor and crisp acidity of Estancia Pinot Grigio 2005 ($14) harmonize nicely with the sweeter flavors in the pear soup (page 71) and satay, while bringing out the layers of savory flavor in the potato salad bites and muffins. Classy, with lots of black currant fruit and a slightly herbaceous note, Chateau Ste. Michelle Canoe Ridge Estate Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 ($24) really sings with the Mediterranean flavors in these nibbles, like the pesto tart. The oak aging gives plenty of body and richness to Robert Mondavi Fumé Blanc Reserve 2004 ($34), making it a really noteworthy on-its-own cocktail sip. Super acidity makes it the perfect partner for a variety of cocktail-party bites. Back to top

Healthy New Year's Eve Appetizer Recipes

• Caramelized Onion & Shrimp Bruschetta
• Five-Spice Scallops
• Lemon-Garlic Marinated Shrimp
• Mini Greek Pizza Muffins
• Potato Salad in Radicchio Cups
• Roast Beef & Blue Cheese Spears
• Rustic Pesto Tart
• Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomato Bruschetta
• Smoked Salmon Bites
• Spinach-&-Brie-Topped Artichoke Hearts
• Vegetable Satay
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Healthy New Year's Eve Main Dish Recipes

• Apple-&-Fennel Roasted Pork Tenderloin
• Pan-Roasted Chicken & Gravy
• Prosciutto-Wrapped Scallops with Spinach
• Rack of Lamb with Warm Apple & Lentil Salad
• Roasted Vegetable Enchiladas
• Scallops in Saffron Tarragon Broth
• Southwestern Stuffed Acorn Squash
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Healthy New Year's Eve Sides, Salads, Etc. Recipes

• Bold Winter Greens Salad
• Broccoli with Caramelized Onions & Pine Nuts
• Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Horseradish Cream
• Green Grapes with Feta Cheese & Honey
• Hungarian Apple Soup
• Orange Scented Green Beans with Toasted Almonds
• Squash Rounds with  Shallot-Cider Sauce
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Healthy New Year's Eve Dessert Recipes

• Citrus Olive Oil Cake with Spiced Orange Compote
• Deep-Dish Apple Pie
• EatingWell’s Tiramisu
• Grilled Apples with Cheese & Honey
• Mini Molten Chocolate Cakes with Mocha Sauce
• Squash Cheesecake Bars
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Healthy New Year's Eve Cocktail Recipes

• Citrus-Rum Punch
• Four-Juice Holiday Punch
• Mulled Wine
• Pear-Ginger Shooters
• Pomegranate Champagne Punch
• Pomegranate Cosmos
• Spiced Hot Cider
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Healthy New Year's Eve Menus

Make-Ahead New Year's Eve Cocktail Party
Caramelized Onion & Shrimp Bruschetta
Mini Greek Pizza Muffins
Rustic Pesto Tart
Vegetable Satay
Smoked Salmon Bites
Potato Salad in Radicchio Cups
Pear-Ginger Shooters
Pomegranate Cosmos

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