7 Creative Menu Ideas for a New Year’s Eve Party with Your Pod

How about welcoming the New Year with a home-cooked meal for your family, friends, or even just yourself? A meal doesn’t have to be overly elaborate or fancy to feel festive. To create a sense of occasion, all you have to do is break out from your everyday rotation of recipes.

Whether you want to set the dining table with your best china or raise a toast around the firepit in your backyard, we’ve rounded up some tasty inspo for recipes and cocktails (if drinks are part of the plan) to make your New Year’s Eve at home extra special. Try all or some of the recipes from the themed menus below, or use the ideas as a jumping-off point. You could even order in a few dishes to support a local restaurant and round them out with others you make yourself. Happy cooking—and happy New Year!