Your New Year Your Food

 It;'s New Year's Eve tomorrow and that means fancy parties and fancy foods. Yet supposedly just want a cozy celebration with either you or with a companion - whether animal or human. It;'s your New Year - your food.

It's a time when you can just splurge on whatever foods you want to eat.Lidl has a wide assortment of extravagant foods at affordable prices. Take a look at their Preferred Selcetion choices. A small Culver duck is only $34.99 and comes with a packet of orange sauce (which you can spruce up with orange juice and brown sugar). They also offer a shrimp ring for only $6.99  and some stores also have lobster. Other stores like Acme and Stop and Shop also have excellent seafood if you so choose. Indulge in crab legs with butter sauce or some coconut shrimp. You could also have petite filet mignons  again, many stores such as Walmart offer them for under twenty dollars. Serve with steamed broccoli or carrots for a simple yet elegant meal. Crack open a bottle of Prosecco or a good wine for a great drink. It's also a good night for cocktails and mocktails. try one you;'ve been dying to taste. Have two bottles of seltzer and a bottle of cranberry juice. These make the best bases for both alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks.

Of course since it';s a small party fun food can abound. Think hot dogs and or hamburgers. Barbecue if your climate is warm enough. Try the famed Chicago dragged through the garden dogs.This is a hot dog, sharing a bun with fresh sliced tomatoes, pickles , chopped onions , small pickled peppers called sport ones along with neon green relish and mustard (Ketchup is strictly not allowed) Chili dogs are another fun dinner. You could also serve bacon cheese burgers, air fried to perfection.What about sides with these?. Frozen onion rings or fries that can easily be crisped up in the air fryer too. Another tasty treat are wings. You can have them extra hot Buffalo style or with lemon pepper.Nuggets are fun along with popcorn shrimp. These are nibbles that you can have with good craftsman soda or beer. Think Wild Bill's or Abita's root beer or a good woodsy birch beer such as Boylan's Beers, could be IPAs or APAs.As for dessert- again indulge in what you want. It could be cookies or a sundae with homemade hot fudge and decadent ice cream such as Lidl's. 

It's your New Year's . Celebrate with the foods you want. It could be fancy .It could be just fun. Ring in the New Year with great flavors and great tastes.