Instead of having to wonder or stress about your New Year's plans, take a look at our new collection of recipe ideas from Chef Anne Thornton. These work well together for a complete party plan, as well as on their own!

LIGHT AND FUN: CHARCTUERIE BOARD:  

Charcuterie Boards are always a crowd-pleaser and especially for a New Year's Eve party, where you want to keep the fare pretty light. 

COOKING TIP: Assembling a charcuterie board is really a go-with-the-flow artistic endeavor but one strategy that can help you get started is to lay out all the big pieces of cheese down first, then fill in with other big pieces, like fruit, spreads, and sausages, then fill in with nuts, crackers, and seeds. Get the recipe here. 

HEALTHY AND HEARTY: SALMON YAKATORI: 

A dish like Salmon Yakatori is a crowd pleaser, easy to cook, and adaptable to most diets that need to be considered when cooking for a large group. This recipe is easy to do and fun to put together with the skewers and can be served on a platter or passed around the party.  

SHOPPING TIP: Make sure you get your salmon loin from Monsieur Marcel Seafood Market and keep the skin on. The skin retains so much of the flavor and helps enhance the overall taste of the dish, especially once the glaze is added.  

CRUNCHY AND FRESH: KALE SALAD WITH FENNELL AND RADISH  

Your guests will want a little side salad with their salmon and frankly, something to lighten the load off all that yummy cheese from the charcuterie. This Kale Salad recipe has the perfect amount of crunchy freshness to make your guests feel both healthy and satisfied. With produce from Farm Fresh Produce and Farm Boy Produce, this salad really shines with all the natural and beautiful colors of these fresh vegetables. 

COOKING TIP: Get your hands in there when you make this salad. Mix and toss with freshly washed hands and it just gets through the nitty-gritty of salad mixing much better and you can always wash your hands again after.  

SWEET AND RICH: MILK CHOCOLATE PECAN AND BOURBON PIE: 

It is essential to have a mouth-watering dessert at New Year's Eve after all, we all need a little sweetness in 2024! Chef Anne Thornton shares an incredible recipe for her own version of the classic pecan pie on our Instagram. You can take the time to make a homemade crust, or buy one pre-made if that's easier for you, but don't be intimidated because actually, this crust recipe is easy and will make you feel ready for your inevitable Great British Bake-Off moment. Between the Magic Nut and Candy Company and Monsieur Marcel Gourmet Market, you will find the best baking ingredients to make this Pecan Pie really sing.  

SHOPPING TIP: Splurge for the milk chocolate chips. Everyone defaults to semi-sweet, but the milk chocolate ones give it a softer and richer taste that is a real treat with the bourbon.  

BOTTOMS UP: COCKTAIL TIME  

We have three delicious, easy-to-make cocktails created and curated by Monsieur Marcel Gourmet Market, with some help from Kaylin + Kaylin Pickles, Farm Boy Produce and Farm Fresh Produce. We have the Kaylin + Kaylin Jalapeno Dirty Martini; Stephane's So-Cal Sazerac, a reboot on the classic New Orleans refresher.