Hubby and I do not go out on New Years Eve. Normally he has to work the next day and I don't like to be out on the road with people who do not practice having designated drivers. There has been too many close calls for us and I've seen too many bad accidents.
This year my son, daughter in law, and their 4 children will be here to spend the night. Having a New Years Eve Party with children has always been my favorite type of New Years Eve Party. The kids LOVE it!
Here are some of my favorite appetizer and mocktail recipes for that last minute impromptu party, whether you have children included or just adults.
The best part... NO COOKING REQUIRED for these appetizers!
This Mocktail is what I will be serving the children; it's a classic and so fun! They love to watch me prepare their drink, and love drinking from my good stemware.
Appletini
2 oz apple juice
1/2 ounce of simple syrup
1/4 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
Place all in cocktail shaker and shake well.
Rim a martini glass with sugar,
Strain cocktail into glass.
Using a tiny star cookie cutter cut out apple slices to float.
Mock Champagne Punch
Mix equal amounts of white grape juice and giner ale. Drop in frozen red and green grapes.
I'm using red sparkling grape juice and 7-up.
For some great adult cookie cocktails, let Betty Crocker lend a hand! Snickerdoodle, Coconut Macaroon & more.
Break out the fondu pot! This 3 Cheese is so easy and yummy.
A quick and easy appetizer is the Smoked Gouda Cheese Balls (scroll down a little). Stick a lollipop stick (or fancy toothpick) in each to make it easy for guests to eat.
or try these Lollipop Goat Cheese Balls.
1 cup goat cheese
½ cup toasted pistachios
¼ cup golden raisins
12 lollipop sticks for presentation
Finely chop pistachios and golden raisins together. Roll goat cheese into 1" balls and then roll into nut/raisin mixture. Insert lollipop stick.
This recipe was styled by chef Karen Pickus for Good Morning America
And don't forget your tablescape. Here's my favorite. I love clocks and this will be fun for the kiddos if I can round up enough.
The tablescape was featured in Taste of Home.
How will you be celebrating New Years?
Yum! It looks like you had a nice evening. We celebrated with a prime rib dinner, wine and Baileys!
ReplyDeleteI hope the tornado damage wasn't near you. I was thinking about you when I saw the awful news.
Precious We had a great time. The tornadoes were way south of us, thank goodness, but thank you for thinking of us!
ReplyDeleteLollipop sticks in cheese balls...how clever! I'm thinking lollipop sticks would be a festive way to serve sausage balls or my favorite oreo balls! http://www.thebudgetdiet.com/oreo-ball-recipe
ReplyDeleteI love that mocktail idea- I make that every year for thanksgiving... only this year when I went to the store for my white grape juice I found that Welchs is getting fancy- they had Raspberry White Grape Juice and a few other varieties. It turned out great!
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