Setting a festive table is a rather expensive task. Let's talk about the different options for budget, hearty and delicious dishes.

To begin with, we choose the planning practice. We study products in stock, try to use them in festive dishes. We write a list of dishes with the composition and a list for purchases in the store.

We offer examples of options for tasty and inexpensive dishes with a short description.

Salads, snacks

Envelopes / rolls with cheese and mushrooms. Wrap fried mushrooms with grated cheese in thin pita bread or pancakes, heat in a pan with butter on both sides so that the cheese melts. Serve hot or cold.

Mushroom salad. Ingredients: boiled red beans -100 gr., Fried mushrooms in butter - 100 gr., 2 boiled eggs, garlic, salt, sour cream or mayonnaise. To mix everything.

Herring under a Fur Coat. Ingredients: 0.5 onion, 1 herring, boiled grated potatoes, grated carrots, egg, beets, mayonnaise or sour cream)

Sandwiches with cheese clouds. Grate 2 processed cheese like "Nadezhda", "City", grate 2 eggs, garlic, sour cream or mayonnaise, mix. Put the resulting cheese cloud on the bread, you can add cucumbers and sprats.

Sauerkraut.

Whip up salad. Mix 1 can of canned green peas, 0.5 finely chopped onion with sour cream or mayonnaise, plus salt and pepper to taste. It turns out simple and quite tasty.

Spicy carrots. These are variations on the theme of Korean-style carrots. Three grated carrots with garlic and ground black pepper, coriander, other spicy hot spices, season with sour cream or vegetable oil.

Radish with carrots. Three grated radish with carrots, salt and season with sour cream.

Avocado with cheese and garlic. Three grated 1-2 medium avocados, 150 gr. cheese, 2-3 cloves of garlic, salt, season with sour cream or mayonnaise.

Available slicing options: cheese, sausage, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers.

Pancakes with various "economical" fillings. We wrap various fillings in thin pancakes: boiled eggs, finely chopped or grated on a grater, rice with fried onions; liver with onions and eggs; mashed potatoes with mushrooms and fried onions; cheese with mushrooms; chopped boiled sausage with mushrooms and cheese.

Salad with "Rybki" cookies. We spread in layers: "fish" cookies, coat with mayonnaise, grated smoked cheese ("Sausage"), finely chopped chicken breast with green onions, 3 finely grated eggs, a layer of mayonnaise. It is better to let it brew in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours to make the cookies "soaked".

Salad with fresh vegetables and herbs:
Option 1: young cabbage, cucumber, dill, green onions, sour cream, salt.
Option 2: cucumber, radish, 2 finely chopped eggs, lots of herbs, salt, sour cream.
Option 3: cucumber, tomato, bell pepper, cheese, onion, herbs, salt, sour cream.
Option 4: chicken breast or ham, cheese, bell peppers, tomatoes, 2 boiled eggs, salt, ground pepper, sour cream or mayonnaise.

Tomatoes with cheese and garlic. Cut the tomatoes into rings, spread grated cheese with garlic and mayonnaise on top.

Hepatic plates. We make liver pate: 0.5 kg of boiled or fried liver, 1 carrot, 1 onion, 0.5 pack of plums. oils, salt and spices to taste. Scroll the liver with vegetables in a meat grinder, mix everything. Then place on wheat plates, tartlets or bread.

Fat. Lard can be used both as slicing and make a kind of snack by chopping it together with garlic and pepper in a meat grinder. Then we spread this mixture on bread. It turns out especially tasty if such sandwiches are slightly warmed over a fire on a wire rack.

It turns out more economically when using an abundance of seasonal ingredients: in the presence of freshly picked or canned, frozen mushrooms - we prepare dishes with them, in the season of abundance of fresh vegetables - we use them to the maximum, etc.

Hot

Chicken breast pancakes. Finely chop raw chicken breast, 1 onion, salt, pepper, mix with mayonnaise and fry in a pan.

Chicken cutlets. Scroll the chicken breast, add a small piece of lard or pork, 2 eggs, salt, pepper, a little milk, bread or potatoes. Mix thoroughly and fry.

Liver pancakes. Grind 0.5 kg of chicken liver in a meat grinder or blender, 1-2 eggs, 2 tbsp. spoons of milk, onion, 100-200 gr. flour. Stir thoroughly until thick sour cream and put the pancakes in a preheated pan.

Fish in sauce. Ingredients: 3 large pollock, 1 carrot, 1 onion, 100 gr. milk, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of sour cream, salt, pepper. Put the fish in a hot pan, fry on both sides, add chopped carrots and onions, simmer for 5 minutes, add milk, sour cream, seasoning, simmer for another 5-10 minutes.

Fried potatoes with onions.

Fried mushrooms with onions and sour cream.

Fish cakes.

Boiled rice with fried mushrooms. Cook the rice separately and fry the mushrooms and onions, then stir or lay the mushrooms on top of the rice.

Oven baked chicken wings. A few hours before baking, soak the chicken wings in the sauce: sour cream or mayonnaise, salt, pepper, hot seasoning. Then spread on a baking sheet and bake until crisp.

Potato casserole. Wrap in thin pita bread, laying out in layers: mashed potatoes, minced meat or stew, fried onions, cheese, sour cream.

Warm meat salad. Fry separately: finely chopped chicken breast, a little beef and vegetables: eggplant, zucchini, onions. We spread it in a slide on a plate, serve it clumsy.

Potato pancakes with sour cream and mushrooms.

Zucchini pancakes with sauce (mayonnaise, sour cream and garlic)

For tea

Homemade baked goods are much cheaper and more natural than purchased ones.

Sponge cake with apples. Beat 5-6 eggs and 150-200 gr. sugar, add 100 gr. flour, the dough should be like sour cream. Cut 2 medium apples into a baking dish, spread out the dough and bake for 30 minutes.

Pie based cake. You can make a cake based on this cake. Cut the cake into several cakes, coat with cream, add soaked dried fruits, marmalade, berries, fill with chocolate icing.

Pancakes or thin pancakes with jam, condensed milk, chocolate

Homemade cookies and waffles

Ice cream with jam or chopped banana pieces

Marshmallow and biscuits

Cheesecakes for tea with jam and sour cream

Cottage cheese cake. Lay out in layers: cookies like "Jubilee", "Sugar", a layer of cottage cheese with sour cream, a layer of thinly sliced \u200b\u200bmarmalade, a layer of cookies, a layer of cottage cheese with sour cream, a layer of marmalade, cookies, cottage cheese and fill with chocolate icing.
For the chocolate glaze, melt 2 tsp in 100g of milk. cocoa powder, 4-5 slices of dark chocolate, 1-2 tablespoons of sugar.

Fruit

The use of exotic fruits significantly increases the cost of the festive table, you can use more affordable fruits: apples, pears, bananas, oranges. In season - watermelon, melon.

After the holiday

It happens that many products remain after the holiday. So, from vegetable and sausage cuts, you can cook a hodgepodge soup, make a kind of gravy for a side dish, from the remaining side dish and hot one, prepare a casserole. If there are a lot of products left after the celebration, then some can be frozen in the refrigerator, for example, chicken, cutlets, sausage, pancakes and cheese cakes, fish and many others. This will keep them fresh and significantly reduce the time for cooking in the future, it will be enough just to get them out and reheat them.

Complete the list. What options for tasty and inexpensive dishes do you prepare for the holiday?

A difficult question for most housewives: what to cook for the festive table? After all, I want the dish to be not only tasty and beautiful, but also new, unbroken. The best recipes for such treats are collected below.

Festive table snacks

The choice of unusual snacks for the festive table is huge. Among all the existing recipes, every culinary specialist will find an ideal one for himself.

Pancake bags with chicken and mushrooms

Ingredients:

• pancakes - 10 pcs. ready-made;
• chicken fillet - 300 - 350 g;
• peeled mushrooms - 0.2 kg;
• grated cheese - a glass;
• sour cream / classic mayonnaise - to taste;
• butter;
• salt, spices and smoked cheese braid for tying the bags.

Cooking algorithm:

1. Chop the onion and mushrooms into smaller pieces, fry them in butter.
2. Boil the meat, cut into small pieces. Send to frying.
3. Add sour cream / mayonnaise to the pan. Salt, add spices. Darken for a couple of minutes.
4. Grate the cheese.
5. Spread the filling from the pan over the pancakes. Sprinkle it with grated cheese on top.
6. Tie up the tasty bags with strips of smoked cheese.

Warm the appetizer in the microwave before serving.

"Mushrooms"

Ingredients:

• boiled eggs - 3 pcs.;
• cheese and ham - 100 - 150 g each;
• cherry - 12 - 14 pcs.;
• fresh cucumbers - 2 - 3 pcs.;
• fresh herbs - 1 bunch;
• homemade mayonnaise and salt.

Preparation:

1. Grind eggs, cheese, ham. Salt as needed.
2. Add mayonnaise, mix everything.
3. Blind mushroom legs from the mass. Place each on a circle of fresh cucumber and put the blanks on a plate covered with chopped herbs.
4. Make hats from cherry and mayonnaise drops.

Chill the treat and serve it to the guests.

Roll "Crab"

Ingredients:

• thin pita bread - 2 pcs.;
• boiled eggs - 3 pcs.;
• processed and hard cheese - 150 g each;
• garlic - 5 teeth;
• greens - 1 bunch;
• mayonnaise, salt.

Preparation:

1. Finely grate boiled eggs, two types of cheese and garlic. Mix with mayonnaise and chopped herbs. Add salt if desired.
2. Divide the resulting filling into two portions.
3. Spread it on two pita breads in turn. Lay them on top of each other and roll them up.

Cool the appetizer by covering it with foil, then cut into portions.

What salads to cook for the holiday

From recipes for salads for the holiday, it is better to choose those in which there are no quickly deteriorating and soaking ingredients. If the appetizer is with crackers, then it is better to serve the latter with the dish separately.

With meat and croutons

Ingredients:

• any boiled meat - a pound;
• chinese cabbage - half a kilo;
• cucumbers (fresh) - 4 pcs.;
• peeled champignons - half a kilo;
• dry garlic and yesterday's white bread - for crackers;
• butter;
• lettuce leaves;
• mayonnaise sauce and salt.

Preparation:

1. Rinse the lettuce leaves and place them on a nice dish.
2. Send boiled meat cut into thick strips into a separate bowl. Chicken and pork is best suited for such a snack.
3. Send finely chopped cabbage to the meat.
4. Chop the mushrooms finely and fry them in oil until light crust.
5. Then, on the remaining fat, lightly brown the diced yesterday's bread. Sprinkle with dry garlic in the process.
6. Chop fresh cucumbers into cubes.
7. Mix all prepared foods. Salt. Season with sauce.

Place them on a plate with lettuce leaves.

"Anthill"

Ingredients:

• chicken fillet - 250 - 280 g;
• tomato - 1 pc.;
• cucumber - 1 pc.;
• raw potatoes - 2 pcs.;
• garlic - optional;
• bow arrows - 3 - 4 feathers;
• hard cheese - 50 - 70 g;
• salt, mayonnaise sauce;
• quality vegetable oil.

Algorithm of actions:

1. Boil the chicken until cooked. Cool it directly in the broth for more juiciness of the meat. Cut into small random pieces.
2. Mix the chicken with tomato slices, grated cheese and cucumber chopped in the same way. Season everything with salted sauce mixed with crushed garlic.
3. Put the composition on a flat plate with a slide.
4. Cut the potatoes into very thin long strips. Fry the product in small portions in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
5. Cover a hill of salad with potato strips.

Add finely chopped green onions to the appetizer.

"Rainbow"

Ingredients:

• hunting sausages - 250 - 300 g;
• red salad pepper - 1 pc. (large);
• fresh strong cucumber - 1 - 2 pcs.;
• canned corn grains - 1 tbsp.;
• red onion - 1 head;
• boiled eggs - 3 pcs.;
• mayonnaise sauce - ½ tbsp.;
• french mustard - 1 dessert spoon;
• salt and spices.

Preparation:

1. Cut the sausages into slices.
2. Chop all vegetables and eggs into cubes. Drain the liquid from the corn.
3. Mix all.
4. Season the salad with a mixture of sauce, mustard, salt and spices.

Before the onset of this significant date, the heart invariably skips with joy in anticipation of gifts, fun, friendly meetings. But some people don't like their birthdays for various reasons. Some are due to the fact that they are at least a year older. And some, especially economical subjects, tensely calculate how much it will cost them and from the announcement of the estimate their mood spoils. Life develops in such a way that everyone is periodically forced to save. But this is not a reason to deprive yourself of the holidays. Therefore, we will try to answer the question: how to inexpensively set the table for a birthday?

Where does the tradition come from?

When did people start celebrating birthdays? There are two versions. According to the first, the tradition was based on Roman ceremonies in honor of the gods. The pagans laid abundant tables, congratulations sounded, and various gifts were given. This hypothesis is more recent. And the second version says that the roots of the tradition go back to ancient times, when there were beliefs about the special vulnerability of a person on his birthday. It was believed that any wishes or curses were doubled on such dates. Therefore, the ancient people tried to appease the spirits with offerings so that they would not harm the newborn.

Birthday Mukhi-Tsokotukhi

Birthdays gradually became personal, but for a long time no one paid attention to the date of birth of children and women. The first woman whose birthday was celebrated on a grand scale was the beautiful Cleopatra. Among the common people, it was not customary to write down and celebrate ladies' birthdays.

The Greeks and Egyptians often and pathetically marked the birth dates of the gods, as well as the pharaohs and kings. Sometimes, on the occasion of the birth of the pharaoh, prisoners were released from prisons. In ordinary families, it was the practice to celebrate only the birthday of the head of the family.

At first, the position of Christianity on this issue was extremely tough: life was given to a person to atone for sins, so he has no time for fun. Later, the church softened somewhat and allowed christening with name days. But the Soviet system was against the name day and, figuratively speaking, trampled on the tradition with its iron boot. Even the famous birthday fly was ordered to be removed from the works of old Korney.

By the way, in Russia name days were very popular: they baked a loaf, brewed delicious beer, prepared pies and sang songs. Of course, peasant holidays were much more modest than those of the tsars: sometimes the amount spent on the name day of the crowned person could be used to build several luxurious palaces.

Surprise cake

It is clear that ordinary people have always dreamed of setting the table for their birthday tasty and inexpensively. But what a holiday without a cake? Few people know where this indispensable attribute of birthdays came from. If you dig deeper, it is believed that the idea itself came again from the times of paganism, when in the pitch darkness they lit sacred altars in honor of the ancient gods.

But the tradition was introduced into everyday life by the Germans. They created a common ritual for celebrating the children's birthday. To do this, they prepared a delicious cake in which they hid various iconic objects, put candles upstairs according to the number of years of the hero of the occasion and, waking the child from dawn, sang healthy songs to him. It is noteworthy that the pie was not eaten until evening, when the whole family gathered at the table. The child had to think of something cherished and blow out the candles at a time. Sound familiar, right?

Jam Day: Their Mores

In different countries, such holidays are treated differently. The reverent attitude of most of the world's inhabitants to anniversaries. But some nationalities mark just odd or non-round dates. Traditions are also different: in Italy, spaghetti will be an indispensable dish on the birthday man's table (so that he can live long), and in Latin American countries, a piñata with gifts loaded into it is sure to be broken.

The British, who have lived to be 80 years old or more, are personally congratulated by Her Royal Majesty. But the most unlucky birthday people live in Japan: instead of children, they congratulate their parents, and it is generally accepted to give gifts only after the onset of 60 years.

Thrifty table rules

If the hostess-birthday girl nevertheless decided to gather close people under her hospitable roof, but wants to measure her needs with the possibilities, then there is a way out.

Laying the table for a birthday at home is inexpensive, very tasty, and even so that it looks presentable is an absolutely doable task. To do this, you must adhere to the simplest rules:

1. The menu must be thought out in advance. It's good to dig in cookbooks, flip through magazines. You need to pay attention to the ingredients: it's cheaper to buy seasonal products, so the menu is selected accordingly. If the hostess wants to set the table for her birthday at home inexpensively, recipes with photos are especially welcome, because you can immediately see how the dishes on the table will look.
2. Calculate the exact number of guests (taking into account, of course, a few uninvited guests). You can cook hot portions, but in this case, the birthday girl will not have peace. It's better to make a common dish with a reserve.
3. First courses on the birthday menu are usually not included. Exceptions are exotic gourmet soups.
4. If you are planning a traditional celebration, then it is quite possible to set the table for your birthday at home inexpensively. Recipes for budget meals can be found in any source of your choice. But cold and hot appetizers, a main course (meat or fish), salads and desserts must be included.

Alcoholic drinks are also an important attribute of the festive table, since they increase the degree of mood, forgive the pun.

Modest slicing and luxurious roll

Many families adhere to the classic tradition of many years and set the table with their favorite dishes that guests know by heart. But this approach has its own benefit: people will never leave hungry and are guaranteed to be satisfied.

Standard cold snacks include meat, cheese and vegetable cuts. This classic approach has never let anyone down. The main thing is the variety of varieties in the cut. Everyone knows that it is with cold snacks that any feast should begin. This is the so-called organizational moment: after all, it is useless to hope that no one will be late. And while waiting, the rest of the guests will be able to eat well so as not to drink on an empty stomach.

For those who want to set the table for their birthday at home inexpensively, Korean snacks are perfect: buy a little of everything (try the dishes first) and put them on the table in small plates. Homemade pickles and marinades are also in great demand among guests.

There are express recipes for those in the know how to set the table for a birthday deliciously and inexpensively: a cold roll and an appetizer with the romantic name "Rafaello". The first is prepared as follows:

• a sheet of thin pita bread is smeared with a mixture that includes: mayonnaise, garlic, dill and grated cheese;
• spread thinly sliced \u200b\u200bham on top;
• then the actions are repeated;
• roll up pita bread in the form of a roll;
• wrap the product in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Serve such an inexpensive, but original dish, cutting it into portioned pieces with a very sharp knife.

The Rafaello snack will require the following ingredients:

• crab sticks;
• garlic;
• hard cheese;
• mayonnaise;
• cashews (but for the sake of economy, you can use a walnut).

A nut kernel is rolled into a mixture of cheese, fatty mayonnaise and garlic. Next, a frozen crab stick is rubbed on a fine grater. In grated crab meat, rolls over with a surprise: the dish is ready. Including with the help of this recipe, you can reveal the secret of how to quickly and inexpensively set the table for a birthday. To make such balls look festive, they are laid out on fresh lettuce leaves.

You can also use seasonal dishes. The budget version of the menu is drawn up in the summer. For example, eggplant tongues or fingers. The second option is more expensive, as there is very little, but meat is included.

Delightful hot snacks

A hostess who asks herself the question of how tasty and inexpensive to set the table for her birthday should not forget about hot snacks. They follow the cold ones when everyone has gathered at the table and it's time for the first toast. There shouldn't be many of them, and they are prepared shortly before serving. It is a light dish with small portion sizes. An example of such a snack can be simple-to-prepare meat balls:

• a traditional cutlet mince is made, with the addition of raw eggs;
• the finished dough layer is rolled out and cut into strips;
• meat balls are wrapped with dough threads like a ball;
• the dish is baked in the oven until tender.

This appetizer looks very presentable.

Now it is not a problem for the hostess to set the table for a birthday at home inexpensively, recipes just jump out of magazines, cookbooks, Internet portals. Here, for example, is a julienne-like dish that cooks ridiculously fast and tastes delicious. We present to the attention of the hostesses champignons in sour cream sauce.

The dish is prepared like this:

• peeled mushrooms are added to carefully salted onions and carrots and stewed for about 10 minutes;
• later sour cream, seasonings are laid and everything is stewed until tender.

The simplest dish can be made beautiful if you sprinkle it with grated cheese and herbs on top, and serve it in ceramic pots.

Date salads

If you intend to set the table for your birthday at home inexpensively, then you cannot do without salads. Olivier, herring under a fur coat, "Mimosa" or "Caesar" are suitable for the traditional approach. You can use the simplest option, which will require products such as:

• green pea;
• ham;
• pickled mushrooms;
• mayonnaise.

This salad is perfect when guests are literally on the doorstep or come unexpectedly. After all, there is no need to prepare anything in advance, all the components are simply mixed.

Salads with seafood can look original, especially they are to the taste of the female half of the guests.

Main serving of dishes

A very important moment, when after the artistic exclamation: “Fedya! Game!" for example, a delicious baked duck stuffed with dried apricots and apples appears on the table. But the question was how to inexpensively set the table for a birthday, what does the game have to do with it? It is not necessary to bake the duck, the same can be done with the chicken. You can use not the whole bird, but its legs or wings. If you marinate them well, and even roll them in honey, you get an excellent dish with a delicious crispy crust.

In general, before planning the main service, you need to ask yourself what your guests like more: meat or fish? Only then can the coveted main course be prepared. Of course, fish is several times more troublesome than meat, but either the pike will become truly festive and will be remembered by guests for a long time. It's good to serve chops, cutlets, medallions or steaks to the festive table. One thing is for sure - meat on the table must be present.

You should choose any kind of potatoes as a side dish for the main dishes: mashed potatoes, fries, fried, boiled with herbs.

And the compote?

To set the table for a birthday party inexpensively, recipes are not all that a hostess needs. Drinks are also important. Of course, you can't do without compotes, juices, carbonated drinks, maybe even crochets. What about alcohol? It is important to take into account that not everyone drinks strong alcohol, therefore champagne and other wines are an obligatory attribute on the festive table.

Tea or coffee is required for desserts. As a sweet, of course, in the classic version, a cake with candles is served, but how to set a festive table for a birthday inexpensively? After all, cakes are quite an expensive pleasure. There is a way out: either bake a cake with your own hands, or buy cakes, cookies or sweets. By the way, a personally cooked confection is better than any purchased product, because the hostess puts her soul into the dish.

Mistress secrets

To set the table for a birthday at home inexpensively, but at the same time to make it unforgettable, you need to know the main secret: competent table setting and decoration of dishes. You shouldn't spare your time for this.

What you need for serving and decorating:

1. Tablecloth. In the classic version, white, but other colors are allowed.
2. Dishes. Cutlery and glasses should be polished to a shine. For a solemn occasion, it will be useful to get your best service from the bins.
3. Do not forget about cloth napkins according to the number of guests. They can be beautifully laid out in waves or in the form of shapes.
4. Decorate dishes with herbs, bright berries, like cranberries, peas, olives. For curly and fruit there is a special knife, it would be nice to get one. If you ask yourself: how to set the table for a birthday party inexpensively, the recipes can be very surprising. And not only not too expensive and tasty dishes described in them, but also presentable appearance. This is due to the fact that the dish is decorated correctly, because when you look at the food, an appetite should come.
5. Do not carry out a lot of culinary experiments, let everything be as usual, with the exception of one or two dishes.

A festive table should not be complete without a variety of vegetables and fruits. If the alcohol is planned to be strong, then take care of a hearty and plentiful snack.

Little birthday boy

How to inexpensively set the table for a child's birthday so that he was delighted, probably, many mothers think.

In fact, it is not difficult at all. There are several tips that you can use to make an unforgettable celebration for your child and his friends:

• brightly colored paper dishes are safe and beautiful, and you don't need to wash anything;
• decoration of the room with balls, paper garlands;
• small dishes - mainly canapes, salads in bowls, pita rolls with different fillings, chicken croquettes - children do not really like to overeat, unless, of course, these are sweets;
• water-lovers can be offered home-made lemonade, fruit drinks, juices, compotes and milk and fruit cocktails;
• desserts are preferable from cottage cheese;
• salads are best seasoned with sour cream and yoghurts.

Everything is suitable for canapes: ham, cheese stars, pepper slices, olives, corn, shrimp. The sweet version is done like this: bananas, grapes, kiwi are pricked on skewers.

You can make a delicious salad from boiled chicken, tomatoes, sweet peppers and hard eggs by decorating it in the form of a hedgehog with fly agarics on the back. The salad is stacked in layers: chicken cut into pieces → tomatoes → grated eggs → chopped peppers. Each layer is coated with sour cream and yoghurt dressing. Sprinkle the hedgehog with grated carrots, and mark the face with egg white. The eyes and nose are made from olives and prunes, and fly agarics are made from eggs and tomatoes.

It is important to create a festive atmosphere and provide an opportunity for the little ones to move actively.

Alternative ideas

Finally, you can offer several ideas when there is neither time nor desire to spend time in the kitchen, and the soul requires a holiday. You can set the table for your birthday at home inexpensively and tasty by purchasing ready-made food from a culinary or restaurant. This option is especially suitable for a young, advanced company. You can order pizza, grilled chicken and salads. Japanese cuisine will cost a little more.

There is also an interesting and modern option - a buffet table. But he obeys certain rules:

• division into disposable portions;
• dishes should be mainly on skewers;
• you can lay out all kinds of goodies on one large table;
• the main dish should be in baskets or make the sheet rolls after cutting them;
• if chicken legs are served, then the bone is wrapped in a napkin.

Alcoholic drinks must be uncorked, and guests must be provided with glasses and glasses. But a huge plus will be that the birthday girl does not have to constantly change plates and cutlery.

The most interesting option would be a birthday party in nature. Happy people born in the summer months know what that means. A picnic in nature, barbecue, barbecue, air and sun - what could be more tempting? But here, too, there are nuances:

• salads with mayonnaise - not recommended picnic dishes;
• meat must be marinated in advance;
• you should take care of drinking water;
• sandwiches and side dishes can be taken from home.

And what a delicious pilaf on a fire or potatoes baked in ash!

But whatever the birthday person chooses, the main thing is a festive mood and loved ones nearby.

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Birthday Hot Dishes

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Turkey drumstick with garlic and rosemary is a trivial dish, but once cooked, you will cook it all the time.

Château potatoes are a very popular French potato garnish for meat or fish. A great alternative to boring mashed potatoes and fried potatoes :)

Baked potatoes with avocado sauce are an insanely simple dish for vegetarians. The potatoes turn out to be very appetizing and aromatic, and the avocado sauce makes the taste more varied. Try it!

Duck baked with oranges is a very festive and ceremonial dish that I usually cook for New Years or Christmas. The hostess cooks, the owner cuts and puts each on a plate ... ah!

Pork loin - the meat is dry enough and it is not easy to cook it deliciously. I am sharing a very successful recipe - pork loin on the bone with carrots. A couple of tricks - and the meat is very juicy.

Pork recipe with mushrooms and cheese is a wonderful dish for the New Year's table. Festive serving, tender and juicy meat, excellent spicy aroma - the dish meets all quality criteria.

Chicken baked with pineapple is an easy-to-prepare but very tasty dish that can be prepared for a holiday - New Year's or birthday. Effective, unusual and original.

French spicy potatoes are a very original way of cooking potatoes, which will serve as an excellent side dish for any meat, fish or vegetable dish.

Chicken recipe with tomatoes, bell peppers and olives in white wine. French cuisine.

Garlic Thyme Chicken is another simple yet very effective way to bake your chicken deliciously in the oven. The garlic and thyme marinade makes the chicken very tender and flavorful.

Armenian-style stuffed eggplant is my signature dish, taught to me by a professional Armenian chef. Eggplants turn out to be simply excellent - you will lick your fingers!

Chicken with peanuts is somewhat unusual for a Slavic person, but a very tasty dish of Chinese traditional cuisine. Properly prepared, it is simply doomed to success. It's very easy to prepare!

"French meat" from minced chicken

The recipe for a popular meat dish using minced chicken. In fact, we cook the same meat in French, but instead of chop meat we use minced chicken. Very tasty!

Pork stuffed with dried apricots and onions is a very unusual and original meat dish, which is pork chops with very juicy and tasty minced meat. Surprise your eaters!

If you don't know how to cook beef, I recommend paying attention to this recipe. Beef chops with garlic are very soft, tender, with a pleasant garlic taste and aroma. Try it!

Transylvanian puff cabbage is a very tasty Romanian national dish, somewhat vaguely reminiscent of lazy cabbage rolls. A delicious dish made from simple and affordable ingredients.

Rooster in wine is an exquisite French dish that you can also prepare in your home kitchen. As for me, the dish has every right to be called festive - and it looks solemn and very tasty.

Escalopes are lean, boneless cuts of meat fried in a pan without breading. It is best to use pork tenderloin. Escalope is prepared from the kidney, where the meat is especially soft and tender.

If you don't know what to cook for the New Year, I recommend trying chicken breasts baked in spices. This is a fairly simple to prepare, but very festive and worthy hot dish.

A simple chop recipe for grilled pork lovers. Step by step cooking with photos.

Are you looking for something original for a side dish or for an appetizer? Then welcome - balls of thread. This chicken dish will not only surprise you with its appearance, but also delight you with its taste.

I am telling you how to cook a classic schnitzel - a thin pork chop that is rolled in batter and fried in oil. A great men's lunch or dinner - simple and satisfying.

Breaded pork is a very unusual way of cooking the most trivial pork meat. Thanks to the original breading, the pork taste is very original and unexpected.

Chicken and potatoes marinated in kefir is a great option for a fairly quick and simple dinner or lunch with simple ingredients. No frills, everything is very simple, but delicious.

Lavangi is a delicious chicken dish traditionally prepared in the southern regions of Azerbaijan. I share the secrets of cooking!

Almond Chicken is another great way to cook everyone's favorite chicken. The almond crust gives the chicken a whole new flavor - try it, you won't regret it!

I haven't cooked such a bright, colorful and tasty dish like stuffed peppers and tomatoes for a long time. The ingredients are simple, but the dish is a real masterpiece both visually and to taste :)

Filled baked potatoes are a gorgeous side dish for a meat dish. A very satisfying, attractive and beautiful side dish for some (for example, for vegetarians) it can become a serious separate dish!

Mackerel with bell pepper is a perfect union and a great flavor combination. Before you cook mackerel, remember this instruction and you will have a delicious dish!

Stew is a great solution for those who like to cook in earthenware dishes. Check out a very simple stew with meat and green beans in a pot.

Zucchini and meat combine just fine, but I don't like large pieces of meat with zucchini, so I mix this vegetable with minced meat. It turns out a very juicy and tender casserole.

Fried tomatoes are one of my favorite snacks for both everyday and festive tables. It is prepared in no time, but it turns out to be very tasty and beautiful.

I discovered another interesting way to cook pork meat - pork with bell pepper. It turns out to be a very juicy, aromatic and tender dish.

Quite often, a situation arises when recipes for quick dishes can come in handy. Guests are on the doorstep, and you have a lot of things to do and worries, or you just returned from work. In order to quickly set the table for guests, it is not necessary to cook exotic dishes for hours. You can quickly and inexpensively, and most importantly, deliciously set a festive table, and guests will not even believe that it was prepared almost before their arrival. Or you can simply please your family with simple and tasty dishes for the lazy.

The classic set of the festive table is appetizers, salads, main course and dessert. It is in this sequence that I propose to cook.

Quick quick snacks

Canapes with boiled pork and cucumber

Ingredients:

• white bread - 10 slices
• boiled pork - 20 pieces
• butter - 100 gr.
• olives - 20 pcs.
• cucumber, dill for decoration

Cut thinly sliced \u200b\u200bwhite bread in half diagonally, spread with butter, lay the boiled pork beautifully. On a skewer, prick an olive, a cucumber and stick into a slice of bread with boiled pork

Canapes with egg and salmon

Ingredients:

• rye bread - 10 pcs.
• salmon - 10 pcs.
• eggs - 5 pcs.
• butter - 100 gr.
• ½ lemon
• Dill, green onions, black or red caviar for garnish

Cut the black bread into squares, grease with butter and sprinkle with green onions. We put the salmon, sprinkle a little with lemon juice. Put half a boiled egg on top. Decorate with dill and caviar.

Mozzarella with ham

Ingredients:

• smoked ham strips - 150 gr.
• arugula salad
• some olive oil and black pepper

Put a leaf of arugula to the mozzarella ball and wrap it in a strip of ham. Top with a little olive oil and sprinkle with black pepper. Poke the roll with a toothpick and place it on a serving plate.

Tomato appetizer with mozzarella

Ingredients:

• small balls of mozzarella cheese - 150 gr.
• cherry tomatoes - 250 gr.
• fresh basil
• olive oil - 3 tbsp l.
• salt and black pepper

Mix olive oil with salt and black pepper. We take the mozzarella balls out of the brine, dry a little and marinate in olive oil, salt and pepper for 10-15 minutes. Cut a little from the bottom of the tomato for stability. Put a tomato, a ball of cheese and a basil leaf on a toothpick.

Simple tomato snack

The easiest and fastest snack for guests. Cut the tomatoes into slices. Finely chop the garlic and dill. Sprinkle a little with lemon juice or vinegar, salt, pepper and sprinkle with garlic and dill.

Classics of the genre - stuffed eggs

A familiar, simple, fast, but always popular dish. Feed all guests with this snack. Boil the eggs, take out the yolk, and then there is freedom for creativity. An incredible number of fillings, I offer only a few:

• yolk with pickles, mustard and mayonnaise;
• cheese with yolk and mayonnaise;
• cod liver and yolk (if you have time, you can fry onions);
• green peas, yolk and mayonnaise;
• liver or goose pate with yolk and a drop of brandy;
• yolk with butter and a piece of salted salmon.

There can be countless fillings, you yourself come up with what is in the refrigerator. The main thing is that the products are combined with each other to taste.

Salads fast

Salads are very popular on our traditional table. Therefore, despite the lack of time, it is worth offering several recipes to the guests. And since we are in a hurry, our salads will be quick and easy to prepare.

Whip up salad

Ingredients:

• cucumber - 2 pcs.
• chicken eggs - 2 pcs.
• semi-smoked sausage or ham - 100 gr.
• canned peas - 100 gr.
• cheese - 50 gr.
• mayonnaise

Boil the eggs. While the eggs are boiling and cooling, cut the cucumbers and sausage into strips. Cut the eggs into strips, mix with cucumbers and ham, add green peas and mayonnaise.

Fast and tasty salad "Exotic"

Ingredients:

• smoked chicken breast - 300 gr.
• canned pineapples - 250 gr.
• apple - 2 pcs.
• mayonnaise
• salt pepper

Cut the chicken breast, apple into strips. Cut pineapples into cubes. Season with salt, pepper and season with mayonnaise.

Cucumber salad simple and delicious

Such a salad is prepared in 5 minutes, but in order for the cucumbers to cool and marinate a little, it will need to be put in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes.

Ingredients:

• cucumbers - 2-3 pcs.
• sesame seeds - 2 tbsp. l.
• ¾ cups of rice vinegar (can be substituted with any other)
• 3 tbsp. l. Sahara

Three grated cucumbers for Korean carrots. If there is no such grater, then simply cut into strips.In a hot frying pan, fry the sesame seeds a little until brownish.

Mix vinegar with sugar and simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat. Pour the marinade over the cucumbers and put the salad in the refrigerator as long as you have patience.

Smoked fish and beans salad

Delicious salad that is prepared quickly, and there will be no limit to the surprise of the guests.

Ingredients:

• cold smoked fish (I have hake) - 1 pc.
• canned red beans - 250 gr.
• leeks to taste
• mayonnaise

We will need fillets for fish, remove bones and skin. Cut the fillet into small pieces. Drain the red beans and add to the fish. Cut the leek into rings. Add mayonnaise and mix.

Fast and tasty hot meals

It is not at all necessary to bother for hours at the stove to prepare the main hot dish for the festive table. There are many quick and easy recipes. Delicious meals can be prepared in just 15 minutes.

For fish lovers, wonderful recipes with red fish, better with salmon, are suitable.

Caramelized salmon

A quick and tasty recipe for a hot dish, which is suitable both for a festive table and for a quick dinner.

Ingredients:

• salmon fillet - 1 kg.
• honey - 3 tbsp. l.
• apple juice - 1 glass
• salt, pepper to taste
• olive oil

For quick cooking, preheat oven to 200° C. Mix 1 cup of apple juice with 3 tbsp. l. honey, bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Divide the salmon into portions and place in a baking dish, oiled with olive oil.

Bake the fish in the oven for 10 minutes. Then remove the salmon from the oven, season with salt, pepper and fry in a pan for 2 minutes on each side until a golden brown glazed crust is formed. Sprinkle with lemon juice when serving.

Salmon in ginger marinade

This dish also cooks very quickly, and ginger gives it a specific taste. Moreover, such a fish steak invariably turns out to be soft and aromatic.

Ingredients:

• salmon fillet - 1 kg.
• ginger root - about 3 - 4 cm.
• sesame seeds - 2 tbsp. l.
• soy sauce - 2 tbsp l.
• sunflower, olive or sesamebutter

Butcher salmon or other red fish into portions. Peel and grate the ginger root. Mix ginger, soy sauce and olive, sunflower oil (sesame oil is even better). Marinate fish in this sauce for at least 5 minutes. Dip each bite in sesame seeds. Fry in a hot pan for 3-4minutes on each side.

Korean Instant Pork

15 minutes is enough to cook this delicious meat, which will be a welcome guest on the festive table.

Ingredients:

• pork (preferably soft neck) - 0.5 kg.
• onions - 2 pcs.
• garlic - 2 cloves
• soy sauce - 4 tablespoons l.
• chili sauce - 2 tsp
• ginger root - 2 cm
• green onions - 100 gr.

Cut the pork into portions into thin strips.

Chop the onion into rings, finely chop the garlic. In a pan with the additionolive oil fry the pork over high heat for 2 minutes. Then add the onion and garlic to the pan, reduce the heat and fry for another 5 minutes.

Now add soy sauce, chili sauce, grated ginger and finely chopped green onions to the pan with meat.Close the lid and simmer for another 2 minutes.

Chinese chicken breast with vegetables

And this dish will take even less time, since chicken with soy sauce and ginger cooks instantly, and the output turns out to be soft and juicy.

Ingredients:

• chicken breast - 1 kg.
• soy sauce - 50 ml.
• canned pineapple - 1 can
• bell peppers - 2 pcs.
• onions - 1 pc.
• sesame seeds - 2 tbsp. l.
• sugar - 1 tbsp. l.
• starch - 1 tbsp. l.

Cut the chicken breast into thin strips and pour soy sauce for 5 minutes. Cut the onions into rather large pieces and also fill them with soy sauce.At this time, cut the canned pineapple into cubes,sweet pepper in stripes.

Put the breast in a preheated pan and fry for 5 minutes in olive oil over high heat. We reduce the heat, add chopped vegetables to the chicken, add a little pineapple juice and simmer for another 5 minutes. At the end, if desired, you can add starch. To prevent lumps from forming, pre-dissolve the starch in a small amount of sauce.

Now that the main courses are ready, you can quickly make a dessert.

Desserts for guests quickly

Tangerines in honey glaze

A very simple and vitamin recipe. We clean the tangerines, put them on a plate and pour liquid honey on top. If the honey has thickened, melt it in a water bath. Sprinkle the tangerines on top with any nuts.

Dessert with mascarpone and cookies

Ingredients:

• mascarpone cheese - 100 gr.
• cream - 50 gr.
• chocolate cookies - 50 gr.
• fresh or frozen fruit

Whip the cream, mix with the mascarpone. Grind the cookies. Grind fresh fruit with sugar. Pour some of the cookies into glass glasses, put the cheese mass on top, and then the fruits grated with sugar. Repeat one more time. again a layer of biscuits and curd. Top with grated chocolate, fruit and almond chips.

Hot chocolate

Ingredients:

• almond milk (can be replaced with regular milk) - 250 ml.
• dark chocolate - 200 gr.
• cinnamon - 1 tsp
• ground ginger - 0.5 tsp.
• nutmeg - a pinch

Pour chopped chocolate into milk. Add cinnamon, ginger, grated nutmeg. Boil, stirring constantly, and cook for 2 minutes. Make sure all the chocolate has melted. Pour hot into small glasses.

So, you are convinced that you can quickly and tasty set the table before the arrival of guests? The main thing is to have the right products and recipes on hand.

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