With a mere month left in the calendar year, it's time to nail down your holiday party menu plan if you haven't yet. From an ugly sweater party to a hangover-squelching New Year's Day brunch, we have eight festive ideas complete with menu suggestions to inspire you.
— Additional reporting by Brinton Parker
Hanukkah Celebration
- Challah rolls [1]
- Sweet potato latkes [2]
- Roasted brussels sprouts [3]
- Beef brisket [4]
- Pecan-cranberry noodle kugel [5]
- Pumpkin sufganiyots with cranberry jam [6]
- Kosher beer [7]
Holiday High Tea
- A selection of teas [8]
- Classic scones [9]
- Zesty lemon curd [10]
- Earl-Grey-infused kumquat marmalade [11]
- An assortment of finger sandwiches [12]
- Mini Victorian sponge cakes [13]
- Four-layer petit fours [14]
Ugly Sweater Party With Retro Nibbles
- Bourbon milk punch [15]
- Hot buttered rum [16]
- Peppery ranch cheese ball [17]
- Spicy deviled eggs [18]
- Better-than-sex Chex mix [19]
- Chocolate marshmallow crinkle cookies [20]
Christmas Breakfast
- Bailey's hazelnut coffee [21]
- Cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing [22]
- Pear-ginger corn muffins [23]
- Cardamom granola (served with yogurt) [24]
- Kiwi-tangerine Winter fruit salad [25]
- Coddled eggs [26]
Blowout Christmas Feast
- Vanilla mulled wine [27]
- Roasted chestnuts [28]
- Herbed gruyère cheese straws [29]
- Honey-bourbon glazed ham [30]
- Potatoes au gratin [31]
- Roasted butternut squash [32]
- Bourbon pecan pie [33]
- Cranberry gingerbread cake [34]
Easy Christmas Dinner
- Mulled manhattans [35]
- Mushroom and brie bruschetta [36]
- Brie and fig preserve pie bites [37]
- Rosemary porchetta roast [38]
- Shredded brussels sprouts salad [39]
- Green beans with caramelized onions [40]
- Mashed rutabagas [41]
- Chocolate beet cake [42]
New Year's Eve Fête
- Honeyed French 75 [43]
- Gruyère gougères [44]
- Oysters with Champagne mignonette [45]
- Vegan pâte [46]
- Gravlax and crème fraiche toasts [47]
- Apricot, almond, and goat cheese bites [48]
- Brie and fig mini pies [49]
- Sparkling Champagne cupcakes [50]
New Year's Day Brunch
- Mango-grapefruit mimosas [51]
- A make-your-own bloody mary bar [52]
- Banana nut bread [53]
- Caramelized baked french toast [54]
- Cheddar, bacon, and leek frittata [55]
- Home-cured gravlax (served with bagels) [56]
- Beer-glazed bacon [57]
Links:
[1] https://www.popsugar.com/food/How-Braid-Challah-Bread-Rolls-32476423
[2] http://www.popsugar.com/food/Sweet-Potato-Latkes-Recipe-32379969
[3] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Roasted-Brussels-Sprouts-28182505
[4] http://www.popsugar.com/food/Beef-Brisket-Recipe-26264627
[5] http://www.popsugar.com/food/Thanksgivukkah-Noodle-Kugel-Recipe-32443814
[6] http://www.popsugar.com/food/Pumpkin-Sufganiyot-Recipe-32482618
[7] http://www.popsugar.com/food/Hebrew-Funky-Jewbelation-Beer-Review-25173144
[8] http://www.yumsugar.com/Best-Teas-January-2013-26752742
[9] http://www.yumsugar.com/British-Scones-23962644
[10] http://www.yumsugar.com/Lemon-Curd-Recipe-7469372
[11] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Earl-Grey-Kumquat-Marmalade-26272796
[12] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Finger-Sandwiches-Recipes-24087016
[13] http://www.yumsugar.com/Victorian-Sponge-Cake-24124493
[14] http://www.yumsugar.com/Petit-Fours-Recipe-28766764
[15] http://www.yumsugar.com/Bourbon-Milk-Punch-Recipe-27898557
[16] http://www.yumsugar.com/Buttered-Rum-Recipe-Video-26274648
[17] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Cheese-Ball-Recipe-25842310
[18] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Basic-Deviled-Egg-Recipe-7969000
[19] http://www.yumsugar.com/node/31006457
[20] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Chocolate-Marshmallow-Crinkle-Cookies-26294268
[21] http://www.yumsugar.com/Baileys-Coffee-Recipe-26087091
[22] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Homemade-Cinnamon-Rolls-26217229
[23] http://www.yumsugar.com/Corn-Muffins-Recipe-Pear-Candied-Ginger-20767377
[24] http://www.yumsugar.com/Cardamom-Granola-26086487
[25] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Easy-Winter-Fruit-Salad-28445724
[26] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Coddled-Eggs-28725965
[27] http://www.yumsugar.com/Vanilla-Mulled-Wine-Recipe-32847511
[28] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Roasted-Chestnuts-20890322
[29] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Gruyere-Cheese-Straws-27862473
[30] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Christmas-Ham-Recipe-26323626
[31] http://www.yumsugar.com/Potatoes-au-Gratin-28596220
[32] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Roasted-Butternut-Squash-Recipe-5391601
[33] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Bourbon-Pecan-Pie-26119019
[34] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Cranberry-Gingerbread-Cake-Recipe-25841997
[35] http://www.yumsugar.com/Mulled-Manhattan-Cocktail-Recipe-12704605
[36] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Mushroom-Brie-Bruschetta-20509078
[37] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Brie-Fig-Appetizer-26341148
[38] http://www.yumsugar.com/Porchetta-Recipe-12393303
[39] http://www.yumsugar.com/Shredded-Brussels-Sprouts-Kale-Salad-20145039
[40] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Green-Beans-Caramelized-Onions-Recipe-20542725
[41] http://www.yumsugar.com/Mashed-Rutabagas-Recipe-20512153
[42] http://www.yumsugar.com/Chocolate-Beet-Cake-Recipe-20732592
[43] http://www.yumsugar.com/French-75-Honey-26456279
[44] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Gruyere-Gougeres-26438967
[45] http://www.yumsugar.com/Oysters-Champagne-Mignonette-Recipe-21589176
[46] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Vegan-Pate-26338725
[47] http://www.yumsugar.com/Gravlax-Creme-Fraiche-Appetizer-28967748
[48] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Easy-Apricot-Goat-Cheese-Appetizer-31939448
[49] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Brie-Fig-Appetizer-26341148
[50] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Champagne-Cupcakes-21077844
[51] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Mango-Grapefruit-Mimosa-29057845
[52] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Bloody-Mary-Ideas-26478577
[53] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Banana-Nut-Bread-26219933
[54] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Caramelized-Baked-French-Toast-28764517
[55] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Cheddar-Bacon-Leek-Frittata-28182031
[56] http://www.yumsugar.com/Gravlax-Recipe-28902022
[57] https://www.popsugar.com/food/Beer-Glazed-Bacon-Recipe-35790378
