The Menu: American New Years Traditions

After a month of celebrations, my family takes it pretty easy for New Years, and leans into my grandma's North Georgia Black Cherokee/Hoodoo roots to prepare a Lucky Meal for the coming year. Otherwise, we have a few cleaning traditions, and do some divination for the coming year. No alcohol-fueled parties to ring in the New Year anymore, and that works for current me.

What are your culture's New Years food traditions? And are there any ingredients you can't have and need to substitute? Let me know, I may be able to help!

If you are entertaining for New Years Eve:

• Tiny Sandwiches are great for a prep-and-pregame gathering.

• The Midwest Crudite Board or The Snackle Box are very portable offerings to bring to other people's home parties.

• The Scandi Board promises to impress your in-laws, and pairs well with a CrockPot full of Swedish Meatballs.

The Lucky New Year's Meal:

• Cornbread

• Maple Mustard Ham Glaze

• Dijon Marinade - if your family prefers pork steaks or chops to ham, or prefers to skip the ham altogether and go for beef or venison or a mushroom or something, this is a good all-purpose marinade for all of that.

• Black Eyed Peas

• Quick Collard Greens in the Instant Pot

New Years Day aka The Morning After:

• French Toast Casserole

• Breakfast Tamale Pie Casserole

• Maple Spice Instant Oatmeal

• Bagels, English Muffins, Sweet Rolls (it's all the same dough...)

Absolutely all of that can be pre-prepared and stored in the refrigerator, or pre-portioned for easy access on New Year's Day morning.

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