Match Your Mood With One of These New Year’s Eve Menus
Send off this abominable year with fancy, lazy, or vegan dishes
We’re a few days away from officially ushering out one of the worst years many of us can ever remember. In theory, that’s cause for celebration, but it’s not as if any of this will go away when the clock strikes midnight. I guess that’s my way of saying that I really have no idea what kind of New Year’s Eve any of you are up for this year.
What I do know is that, one way or another, you’re going to have to eat something. Maybe you want to channel a whole bunch of anxious energy into cooking for family or friends, or maybe you just want to collapse onto the couch by yourself with a bowl of pasta and a bottle of wine (I haven’t been a drinker for a while, but the couch + pasta part does sound appealing).
In the spirit of trying to cover some bases, I’ve put together three different New Year’s Eve menus (appetizer, main, and dessert) to cater to a few different moods. There’s the “fancy” menu for anyone feeling slightly ambitious (or in need of distraction), the “lazy” menu for anyone who just wants to cook the dinner equivalent of sweatpants (very on-brand for 2020), and the “I’m sick of meat” menu for anyone who’s either vegan or wants to eat like one for a night. Here’s where I landed:
