2019 New Year's Eve Menu

photo by @rachelgurjar on our Caesarstone White Empira surface

Skip the long lines and expensive covers at the bars and throw your party right in the comfort of your own home! Crispy potato chips with caviar and crunchy fried calamari get the crowd going, a lobster mac and cheese and Asian style short ribs are your show stopping mains, and a rich chocolate-ginger pots de creme sends you into 2020 full and satisfied!

-xx The Feedfeed Editorial Team

THE MENU
To Start
Oven Baked Truffled Potato Chips with Crème Fraîche and Chives
Fried Cornmeal Calamari with Sriracha Aioli
Salad 
Asian Pear, Fennel, Radicchio Salad with Spicy Citrus Dressing
Side Dishes
Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes with Golden Honey Butter
Vegan Coconut Green Bean Casserole
Main Event
Lobster Mac and Cheese with Toasted Breadcrumbs
Asian Style Instant Pot Short Ribs
Cocktail
Spiced Cranberry Old Fashioned 
Dessert
Chocolate Ginger Pots de Crème

THE GROCERY LIST
(the must-haves!)

2 pounds (about 2 medium) Yukon Gold potatoes
3 pounds sweet potatoes
2 pounds green beans
1 pound Cremini mushrooms
1 bunch fresh chives
1 bunch fresh parsley
1 bunch fresh rosemary
1 bunch fresh cilantro
1 head garlic
5 shallots
1 yellow onion
1 bunch scallions
1 stalk lemongrass
1 (3-inch) knob ginger
1 head romaine lettuce
1 head radicchio
1 English cucumber
1 bulb fennel
1 chipotle pepper
1 red chile pepper
6 lemons
2 asian pears
2 oranges
1 lime
Handful fresh cranberries
1 (16 ounce) bag frozen cranberries
1 (8 ounce) tub crème fraîche
1 pound Gruyère cheese
8 ounces sharp white cheddar cheese
4 ounces fontina cheese
1 block Parmesan cheese
3 sticks unsalted butter
1 quart whole milk
1 pint heavy cream
Salmon roe or caviar
1 pound squid, with tentacles
1 1/2 cups cooked lobster meat
3 1/2 pounds bone-in short ribs
1 dozen eggs
1 (32 ounce) carton vegetable stock
1 (32 ounce) carton beef broth
1 (15 ounce) can coconut milk
10 ounces dark chocolate
1 pound cavatappi, or spiral noodle of choice
1 bottle bourbon
Orange bitters

Grapeseed oil
White truffle oil
Olive oil
Canola oil
Coconut oil
Toasted sesame oil
Kosher salt
Black peppercorns
Garlic powder
Ground ginger
Nutmeg
Onion powder
Cayenne pepper
Black sesame seeds
Whole cloves
Star anise pods
Cinnamon sticks
Red pepper flakes
Plain breadcrumbs
Panko breadcrumbs
Dijon mustard
Sriracha chili sauce
Low-sodium tamari
Rice wine vinegar
Sherry vinegar
All-purpose flour
Corn flour
Corn meal
Cornstarch
Golden raisins
Almonds
Crystallized ginger
Honey
Granulated sugar
Sambal oelek
Mirin
Rice