We hosted a big New Year's Eve party at our home on December 31st. We were 16 adults and 6 kids in total, so we decided against a proper sit-down meal and went for the buff�t instead (known as "Swedish table" or "Rootsi laud" in Estonian). And although many Estonians would be eating pork and sauerkraut and roasted potatoes - our typical Christmas fare - on New Year's Eve as well, we never do and go for a much lighter and rather different dishes. Here's what we were having for the last meal of 2012 (I've provided links to English-language recipes available on Nami-Nami, where appropriate).
Rye bread canap�s with mustard and lemon butter, dill and shredded beets:
Crostini with Brie and lingonberry jam:
Red onion "boats" with smetana and salmon roe (which I also served on the last day of 2007):
Soft and sweet dried dates with tangy goat cheese:
Smooth and silky chicken liver pat�:
Three layered salads - one with beets, peas, cheese and eggs; one with canned tuna, eggs, regular and cottage cheese; one with surimi, cheese and eggs:
Here's the close-up of the beet and cheese and egg and pea salad (you'll find the recipe here; I seem to have served it for the last meal of 2008 as well):
Swedish shrimp salad (recipe available here):
Fresh sauerkraut salad:
We also had fruit on the table, namely grapes and tangerines. Here's our oldest child peeling tangerines that she was kindly offering to all the guests later:
A very traditional Estonian cake, curd cheese sheet cake with lots of raisins (I needed some raisin syrup to make the chicken liver pat� above, so decided to use the cooked raisins in this cake as opposed to wasting them):
Mocca cheesecake with chocolate coffee beans:
And here's the star of the night - our croquembouche 2012:
Wishing all the readers of Nami-Nami a happy and successful New Year, full of delicious and satisfying meals!
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New Year's Eve 2011
New Year's Eve 2007
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