New Year's dinner recipe?

Well, I'm planning to cook something for New Year's eve. I don't really know anything really special to cook, so please help me out here. I'd appreciate it if you give the full recipe.New Year's dinner recipe?
New Years dinners can be decadent or very simple. Here are some menu ideas and recipes:





Menu I:





Shrimp Cocktail (purchase large shrimp, pre cooked, and serve with cocktail sauce and lemon slices or grill raw shrimp with butter, garlic, wine and serve with thousand island dressing)


Grilled ribeye steaks (rub with kosher salt, pepper, garlic, Bon Appetit)


Fingerling potatos, steamed and tossed with butter, parsley, and seasoned salt


Chopped salad with baby greens, ripe pear slices, gorgonzola cheese crumbles, candied walnuts and Champagne vinagrette


Chocolate Lava Cakes for dessert





Menu II:





Cracked crab


King Crab legs


Grilled colossal prawns


serve seafood either steamed with lemon, peppercorn, garlic, or cold with melted garlic butter or cocktail sauce


Wedge salad with blue cheese, grape tomatos, balsamic vinagrette


Warm french bread and butter


Lemon Bars





Menu III:





Bruschetta with artichoke tapenade (you can purchase premade) topped with shaved parmesan and broiled until cheese has melted.


Linguini tossed with olive oil, chopped tomatos, fresh basil, sauteed onion, garlic, kosher salt, pepper ad parmesan.


Green salad with tomatos, cucumbers, garbanzo beans, black olives, shredded parmesan, oregano, Italian herbs, oil and vinegar


Cannoli (store bought)





Menu IV:





Grilled pork chops (season bone-in chops, not too thick, with kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, garlic, rosemary, lemon juice and dijon mustard)


Sour cream mashed potatos (boil yukon gold potatos in chicken broth, drain if necessary and mash with sour cream, salt, pepper, and garlic (opt))


Fresh green beans with parmesan cheese and lemon butter (steam crisp tender and season with salt and pepper, and toss with melted butter and lemon zest, top wtih shaved parmesan)


Homemade cinnamon apples


Fruit crisp and vanilla ice cream





Menu V:





Cornish Game Hens stuffed with wild rice pilaf or cornbread stuffing


Sweet potato casserole with candied ginger, pecans, and butter


Brussel sprouts sauteed with bacon or pancetta and onion


Vanilla ice cream with a drizzle of kahlua





Good luck!New Year's dinner recipe?
Salmon is baked with shallots and mushrooms, then served with a creamy champagne sauce. This is a simple but elegant entree.


Prep Time: 20 minutes


Cook Time: 1 hours


Ingredients:


1 whole 6- to 8-pound salmon, dressed


6 shallots, minced


1 pound fresh mushrooms, chopped, with 10 mushroom caps reserved


1 (25.4-ounce) bottle nonvintage Champagne or sparkling wine


1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice


1-3/4 cups creme fraiche or heavy cream


4 Tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter


Salt and freshly ground black pepper


Bunches of fresh herbs, for garnish


Preparation:


Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.





Generously butter a large baking dish or fish poacher and place the salmon in it. Add the shallots and mushrooms and pour the champagne over all. Bake the salmon, uncovered, basting from time to time, for about 45 minutes, or until just cooked through.





Meanwhile, poach the reserved mushroom caps in about 1 cup of water and the lemon juice. Remove and set aside to drain.





When it is cooked, remove the salmon from the pan and set it aside. Strain the cooking liquid into a heavy saucepan, reserving the shallots and mushrooms. Boil the liquid over high heat until it is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Add the creme fraiche (or heavy cream) and boil until the sauce is reduced and thickened. Cut the butter into bits and whisk it into the sauce, one piece at a time, until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper to taste.





Skin the salmon and place it on a platter. Pour the sauce over and garnish with bunches of fresh herbs and the poached mushroom caps.





Yield: 8 servings
I'd do some cheese fondue as an appetizer, you can get a package for ten dollars at the store, or use this recipe:


http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/v鈥?/a>





Get some great bread to go with it, there's one bread which has kind of a weird name, can't remember it but it starts with a P which goes great with cheese fondue.





For dinner I'd do some spaghetti and a good sauce, I usually make a plain tomato sauce and add some wine and sugar.





For dessert, maybe some cheese cake? http://www.pastrywiz.com/archive/categor鈥?/a>





Enjoy the dinner :) And if you need a sauce recipe you can e-mail me.
Beef Stroganoff


Caesar Salad (tear a head of romaine lettuce into bites; sprinkle lightly with Ken's Steakhouse Light Caesar Dressing, toss. Sprinkle with croutons and fresh grated parmesan cheese.)


Crusty Garlic Bread (French bread sliced in half lengthwise; spread on butter, sprinkle with garlic powder and bake open faced at 350 for 10 min...optionally turn on broiler for a couple of minutes for extra toastiness)





Tiramisu Brownie Squares for dessert