If a loved one's birthday is coming up in your home, it is important to prepare thoroughly for this event. There is a lot of pleasant troubles ahead in preparing the holiday. If the issues with gifts and the guest list are resolved, it’s time to plan the menu for the birthday table at home.

1. Decide on the theme of the holiday– the list of dishes at a cowboy party and Barbie’s ball will be clearly different. The theme of the evening or day depends on the hero of the occasion: age, preferences, interests.
2. Count the number of invited guests. Only knowing total guests, you can intelligently plan the variety of dishes and the number of servings.
3. Important not only count the guests, but also decide on age categories. If children predominate, then the menu will be appropriate. There are also nuances for adults: advanced youth, open to new taste experiences, or people of advanced age with established taste preferences, and perhaps contraindications.
4. Resolve the issue with the holiday format: a traditional table or a buffet table, or gatherings on the veranda in the case of a house outside the city. The format primarily depends on the area of ​​the house. A typical city apartment and a country cottage dictate different rules.

Important to remember! Planning a menu for a birthday party, whether at home or in a restaurant, is a serious and responsible matter. Never leave it until the last minute.

Traditionally, the following dishes are present on the birthday table:

• snacks;
• salads;
• hot dishes;
• cake.

There is no universal option. Each holiday forms its own table. Here are several options for treats to give you room to choose.

Snacks - simple but delicious babies

If there were only the main course on the table, it would no longer be a festive option. It is the various snacks that set the proper tone and mood. There are countless options, the main division is cold or hot.
Options for cold appetizers for the menu on the table for a birthday at home.

1. Lavash rolls– the basis is traditional thin Armenian lavash, but the filling is a flight of fancy. The preparation method is simple: the pita bread is spread with a soft component, the rest is crushed and laid in a thin even layer, then the pita bread is rolled and cut into pieces.

Possible fillings:

• cream cheese, lightly salted salmon, fresh dill;
• mayonnaise, crab sticks, cheese, herbs;
• mayonnaise, Korean carrots, cheese, greens;
• mayonnaise, ham, cheese.

2. Tartlets. We buy or bake molds and fill them with various mixtures:

Cod liver, cream, mascarpone;
boiled chicken fillet, fresh cucumbers, onion, mayonnaise, salt and pepper.

3. Cheese balls– finely grated cheese and garlic are mixed with mayonnaise. Roll the resulting mass into balls and sprinkle with coconut or paprika.

4. Snacks on chips.

5. Ham rolls.

6. Rolls from crab sticks.

7. Canapes.

Options for hot appetizers for the menu on the table for a birthday at home

1. Breaded vegetables:

Zucchini is cut into slices, lightly salted and sprinkled with flour. Mix the egg in a bowl and dip the prepared zucchini into it. Separately mix breadcrumbs and grated cheese with spices as desired. Vegetable slices must be rolled in the resulting breading and baked in the oven until browned;

Avocado pieces coated in breadcrumbs and spicy spices fry in oil.

Such snacks are served with sauces based on mayonnaise, ketchup, and herbs.

2. Lavash tubes– the cheese is kneaded with a fork and mixed with the yolk, the pita bread is cut into triangles. Place the filling on the base of the triangle and roll the pita bread into a tube, secure the edge of the roll with egg white. Bake in the oven or deep fry.

3. Fried cheese. Dip pieces of cheese no more than 1 cm thick into the egg, then into a mixture of crackers and sesame seeds. Fry in a frying pan until golden brown.

What's a holiday without salad? Holiday salad recipes

Salad with chicken fillet and pineapples

In equal proportions we take boiled chicken breast, eggs, canned pineapples and corn. We cut the ingredients and place them in layers: chicken-pineapple-corn-eggs. All layers are coated with mayonnaise. At the end, sprinkle the salad with chopped walnut.

Squid salad with rice

Cut the boiled squid into strips. Cut the onion into half rings and simmer with boiling water. Chop the eggs. Mix chopped products and boiled rice in a dish, season the salad with mayonnaise. To serve, place the finished dish on a plate decorated with lettuce leaves.

Korean smoked chicken salad with carrots

Mix chopped chicken, carrots and canned corn. Season with mayonnaise.

The main dish is the main decoration of the table

What kind of birthday table is there at home if the main decoration is not on the menu - a hot meat or fish dish?

Delicious meat on the festive table

1. Baked chicken– this is an original Russian version of a dish for any table. To add festiveness and effectiveness, you need to use non-standard options for marinade and sauces.

Mix onion, soy and pomegranate sauce, olive oil with spices (paprika, garlic, salt, pepper), beat with a blender and add starch. Pour the resulting sauce over the chicken pieces and place in the refrigerator for marinating. After an hour, bake the chicken at 190 degrees for an hour.

Honey sauce for marinade– grated ginger and garlic, chili pepper rings mixed with honey, seasoned soy sauce And olive oil. Add curry, salt, pepper to the sauce, and finally sprinkle with lemon juice. Coat the chicken with the resulting sauce and bake after half an hour.

Important to remember! These recipes do not use the whole carcass, but pieces of chicken!

2. Pork with cherry jam. To prepare this aromatic roast, take: cherry jam and a drop of apple cider vinegar, mix everything with olive oil and Tabasco sauce. Add herbs - chopped fresh or dry mixture.

A piece of pork is poured with the resulting marinade and left in the refrigerator for several hours. The meat is additionally salted before baking. It is necessary to bake in a form with high edges in order to pour red wine over the meat. The dish takes a little over an hour to prepare; every quarter of an hour you need to brush the meat with the juice released during the baking process.

Fish for main course

1. Dorado is ideal for the holiday table. Easy to prepare and looks impressive. The fish must be cleaned and rolled in a mixture of spices and salt. Let marinate for up to half an hour. Fry in a grill pan until golden brown on both sides. To finish cooking the fish, reduce the heat and fry for another three minutes on each side.

His Majesty cake

To complete the festive dinner at home, there must be a cake on the menu for a birthday. A birthday person of any age will be happy to make a wish and blow out the candles. Especially if a cake prepared by a person who loves him is decorated with candles. However, a cake is never easy; it is actually the pinnacle of confectionery art.

If you are not distinguished by culinary talents, then For a birthday cake, you can use ready-made sponge, shortbread or waffle cakes. Any cream is suitable for them: traditional butter cream with condensed milk, or custard, or sour cream.

If you add fruit layers, the taste of the cake will become even richer. For those who are not afraid of culinary experiments, you can prepare the cake from start to finish on your own.

Pancake cake

A glass of flour, one and a half glasses of milk, 3 eggs, a third of a teaspoon of soda and vinegar to extinguish it.

• Beat the eggs, pour in the milk, and add salt.
• Sift flour into milk-egg mixture.
• Add slaked soda at the end.
• We bake traditional pancakes from the resulting batter.

400 grams of cottage cheese, a glass of powdered sugar, a pinch of vanilla.

The ingredients for the filling are mixed into a homogeneous mass.
The cooled pancakes are greased with cream and stacked on top of each other. The cake should stand in the refrigerator for at least two hours.

Then you can decorate with chocolate chips or chopped nuts.

Cake "Prague"

95 g flour, 5 eggs, granulated sugar 130 g, butter 30 g, cocoa 20 g - a set of products for a chocolate sponge cake.

Separate the yolks from the whites.
Beat half the sugar with the whites and the other half with the yolks.
Pour cocoa into the yolks, gradually add flour, carefully fold in the whites.

Note! The mixer must not be used!

Melt the butter and carefully pour into the dough.
Bake in a mold with a diameter of 20 cm, at a temperature of 180 degrees for about 40 minutes.
The biscuit cools in the mold.

1 yolk, 140 g condensed milk, 10 g cocoa, vanilla bag, 200 g butter, art. a spoonful of water is all you need for the cream.

The yolk is mixed with water, condensed milk is added, and brought to thickening with continuous stirring.
Mix butter with vanilla.
Beat the butter and cooked chilled cream in portions.
Add cocoa and mix with a mixer until it becomes a fluffy cream.
Cut the cooled biscuit into three layers.
Apply the cream to the first and second layers. Cover the entire surface of the cake with jam or marmalade.

Butter and chocolate 75 gr. - for glaze.

The components are heated over low heat and stirred until smooth and cooled.
Drizzle glaze over cake.

Inexpensive birthday menu

Even though birthdays come once a year, it’s not always possible to spend thoughtlessly on a festive feast. To organize a birthday table on a budget, the main thing is to use traditional affordable products, but serve and decorate them in an original way.

Appetizers of pita bread and crab sticks won't hurt your pocket too much. It is better to choose salads from seasonal products. In the summer, it will be economical to prepare a salad from fresh vegetables, and in the winter, choose a more satisfying option - classic Olivier or Mimosa.

For hot dishes, it’s better to take chicken – minimum labor costs.

The cake can be made without baking: cut the gingerbread into cubes, prunes and dried apricots into pieces, mix everything and pour sour cream and sugar. After the cake is thoroughly soaked, serve it to the table.

All kinds of cuts are a great addition to the holiday table

When the menu for the table for a birthday celebrated at home has already been determined, you can add a couple of tasty nuances using sliced ​​vegetables, cheese and sausage.

The components are beautifully placed on a dish, decorated with carved figures from the same products and herbs. You can form roses from strips of vegetables or cheese. Slices of olives sprinkled on top of the slices will add elegance.

It is better not to display fruit slices from the very beginning of the evening., as the fruit may lose its attractive fresh appearance. It is better to put them on the table closer to dessert.

Ideas for decorating dishes for the festive table

Dishes can be decorated in the most bizarre ways:

• you can lay out salads in an unconventional way, for example, in the shape of a ring;
• decorate cuts and appetizers with roses from lettuce leaves, curls from green onion feathers, or just sprigs of parsley;
• salads can be served not in a common dish, but in portions in elegant rosettes;
• on children's day birth, you can create entire edible compositions from egg mice, mushrooms and hedgehogs.

Experiment! Don't be afraid of new recipes! Cook with pleasure, and any festive feast will delight you and your guests.

Take care of yourself and be healthy!

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09.02.2019

Duck with sauerkraut in the oven

Ingredients: duck, sauerkraut, onion, salt, pepper

Quite often on festive table I cook poultry dishes. Absolutely everyone in my family likes duck with sauerkraut in the oven. The duck turns out tasty and tender.

Ingredients:

- 1 duck;
- 400 grams of sauerkraut;
- 150 grams of onions;
- salt;
- black pepper.

17.12.2018

Peppa Pig salad for New Year

Ingredients: potatoes, chicken, cheese, pickled cucumber, boiled sausage, salt, beets, mayonnaise

There is very little left until the New Year 2019. It's time to think about what we will treat our guests to. Since the Year of the Pig is coming, you can arrange delicious salad in the form of a loved one cartoon character- Peppa Pig.

Products for the recipe:

- two potatoes;
- 100 g chicken meat;
- 1 pickled cucumber;
- 50 g cheese;
- 150 g of sausages or boiled sausage;
- salt;
- mayonnaise;
- 2-3 pieces of boiled beets.

23.11.2018

Chicken tabaka in the oven

Ingredients: chicken, spice, salt, garlic, butter

The oven produces excellent tobacco chicken - tender, with a crispy crust, beautiful and tasty. It's much easier than cooking it in a frying pan. Don't believe me? See for yourself by reading our recipe.

Ingredients:
- chicken – 1 carcass weighing 700 g;
- spices for tobacco chicken – 1.5 tsp;
- salt – 1 tsp. without slide;
- garlic – 3 cloves;
- butter – 2-3 tbsp.

27.09.2018

Chanterelles fried with sour cream and onions

Ingredients: chanterelle, onion, sour cream, butter, salt, dill, parsley

Ingredients:

- 350 grams of chanterelles;
- 100 grams of onion;
- 110 grams of sour cream;
- 30 grams of butter;
- salt;
- parsley;
- dill.

20.05.2018

Duck with apples and oranges in the oven

Ingredients: duck, apple, orange, honey, salt, pepper

Duck meat is very tasty. Today I want to tell you how to cook a very tasty holiday dish - duck with apples and oranges in the oven.

Ingredients:

- 1.2-1.5 kg. ducks,
- 1 apple,
- 2 oranges,
- 2-3 tsp. honey,
- salt,
- black pepper.

09.04.2018

Airy cake with gelatin glaze

Ingredients: eggs, butter, sugar, yeast, salt, cream, cognac, flour, raisins, vegetable oil, water, gelatin

I suggest you prepare a very tasty, tender and airy cake with gelatin glaze. I have described the cooking recipe in detail for you.

Ingredients:

- eggs - 2 pcs.,
- butter - 50 grams,
- sugar - half a glass + 4 tbsp,
- yeast - 10 grams,
- salt - a pinch,
- cream or full-fat milk - 100 ml.,
- cognac - 1 tbsp.,
- flour - 300 grams,
- raisin,
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp.,
- water - 3 tbsp.,
- gelatin - half a tsp.

15.03.2018

Eggs stuffed with herring

Ingredients: herring, eggs, dill and any other greens, onions, butter, red caviar, processed cheese, mayonnaise

In order to prepare a delicious and original appetizer for the holiday table, all you need to do is buy lightly salted herring. You can use it to make stuffed eggs. How to do this, see the recipe with photos.

Products for the recipe:
- salted herring fillet - 200 g,
- eggs - 5 pcs.,
- fresh herbs (dill and parsley),
- small onion,
- 2 tbsp. spoons of butter,
- 20 g red caviar,
- processed cheese - 70 g,
- 50 g mayonnaise.

11.03.2018

Rabbit stewed in sour cream

Ingredients: rabbit, sour cream, onion, carrots, garlic, butter, salt, spicy mixture of Italian herbs, ground pepper, spices

For dinner or a holiday table, I suggest you prepare a very tasty dish - rabbit stewed in sour cream. The recipe is very simple and quite quick.

Ingredients:

- 1 kg. a rabbit;
- 150 ml. sour cream;
- 1 onion;
- 1 carrot;
- clove of garlic,
- 50 grams of butter;
- salt;
- spices.

17.02.2018

Braised pork ribs with potatoes

Ingredients: pork rib, potatoes, carrots, onion, pepper, salt, bay, paprika, garlic, water, oil

I don't know a single man who would refuse pork ribs. This is a truly masculine dish. I cook very tasty food for my beloved, hearty dish- stewed pork ribs with potatoes

Ingredients:

- half a kilo of pork ribs,
- 400 grams of potatoes,
- 1 carrot,
- 1 onion,
- 1 sweet pepper,
- salt,
- pepper,
- paprika,
- dry garlic,
- 1 Bay leaf,
- chilli,
- 2 glasses of water,
- 30 ml. vegetable oil.

07.02.2018

Pork in sweet and sour sauce with pineapples and bell peppers

Ingredients: pork, sweet peppers, canned pineapples, garlic, ground ginger, starch, soy sauce, refined oil, salt, spices, fruit vinegar, sugar, ketchup

If you like unusual flavor combinations, such as those inherent in Asian cuisine, then you will certainly like pork in sweet and sour sauce with pineapples and bell pepper. This dish turns out very tasty and is suitable for both everyday life and holidays.

Ingredients:
- pork meat (tenderloin) – 500 g;
- sweet pepper – 0.5 - 1 pc.;
- canned pineapples – 150 g;
- garlic – 1-2 cloves;
- ground ginger – 1 tsp;
- starch – 1 tbsp;
- soy sauce – 3 tbsp;
- refined oil – 3-4 tbsp;
- finely ground salt, spices.
For the sauce:
- vinegar (preferably fruit) – 1 tbsp;
- sugar – 1 tbsp;
- ketchup – 2 tbsp;
- soy sauce – 3 tbsp.

27.01.2018

Tiramisu with mascarpone and Savoiardi cookies

Ingredients: mascarpone cream cheese, cream, coffee liqueur, ground coffee, instant coffee, water, sugar, Savoiardi cookies, cocoa powder, grated chocolate

It is difficult to find a dessert that surpasses tiramisu in sophistication and sophistication. Absolutely perfect, with a subtle aroma of buttercream, this delicacy seems impossible to make even better. However, our culinary research does not stand still, we decided to make coffee tiramisu.

Ingredients:

- 200 g mascarpone cream cheese;
- 100 ml cream 35% fat;
- 40 ml coffee liqueur;
- 2 tsp. ground coffee
- 1 tsp. instant coffee;
- 100 ml water;
- 3 tsp. Sahara;
- 8-10 pcs. Savoyardi cookies;
- cocoa powder and grated chocolate.

27.01.2018

Juicy ground beef cutlets

Ingredients: veal, egg, onion, ground paprika, thyme, ground black pepper, salt, garlic, breadcrumbs, vegetable oil, canned tomatoes, sour cream

Don't know what to feed your family today? And you buy a small piece of veal and prepare very tasty and satisfying cutlets in sauce according to our recipe.

For the recipe you will need:

- 300 grams of meat;
- one egg;
- a head of onion;
- 1/2 teaspoon ground paprika;
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- ground black pepper - to taste;
- salt - to taste;
- two cloves of garlic;
- 1 tbsp. spoon of breadcrumbs;
- 20 ml vegetable oil;
- 300 grams of canned tomatoes;
- half a glass of low-fat sour cream.

18.01.2018

Beef and pork jellied meat

Ingredients: beef, pork ribs, bay leaves, peppercorns, gelatin, salt, water

I suggest you prepare a very tasty jellied meat. Beef and pork go well together in this dish. I have described the cooking recipe in detail for you.

Ingredients:

- beef - piece,
- pork ribs,
- bay leaf - 2 pcs.,

- gelatin - 10 grams,
- salt,
- water.

18.01.2018

Beef jellied meat

Ingredients: beef, water, peppercorns, gelatin, salt

Jellied meat is a very tasty and satisfying dish. There are a lot of jellied meat recipes and they are all incredibly tasty. Today I have prepared for you an excellent beef jellied recipe.

Ingredients:

- beef - piece,
- water,
- black peppercorns - several pieces,
- gelatin - 10 grams,
- salt.

17.01.2018

Fast and tasty economy pizza on pita bread

Ingredients: lavash, tomato, salami sausage, cheese, mayonnaise, ketchup, salt

Pizza can be prepared in 10 minutes if you use a non-flatbread as a base. yeast dough, and ordinary thin pita bread. It will turn out just as tasty and beautiful, but preparing such a dish is much faster and easier.

Ingredients:

2 pieces of thin pita bread;
- 1-2 pcs tomatoes;
- 200 grams of sausage (Salami type);
- 100 grams of hard cheese;
- 2 tbsp. mayonnaise;
- 2 tbsp. ketchup;
- salt.

16.01.2018

Beef Wellington

Ingredients: beef tenderloin, puff pastry, mushroom, onion, butter, mustard, bacon, thyme, salt, pepper

From now on, you can prepare excellent Beef Wellington in your own kitchen. I already did this, everything worked out fine top level, today I am sharing the recipe with you.

Ingredients:

- 700 grams of beef tenderloin,
- 500 grams of puff pastry,
- 300 grams of champignons,
- 1 red onion,
- 70 ml. vegetable oil,
- 1 tbsp. American mustard,
- 3-4 plates of bacon,
- thyme,
- 2 yolks,
- salt,
- black pepper.
Today we are giving you a double gift - we are revealing the recipe for the wonderful classic Stolichny salad and telling you how to prepare mayonnaise at home. The sauce, prepared with your own hands and from proven ingredients, turns out to be extremely tasty and tender.

Ingredients:
for mayonnaise:
- 1 egg;
- 220-250 g sunflower oil;
- 1-1.5 tsp. mustard;
- 1.5-2 tbsp. l. lemon juice;
- salt and sugar;
- 2-3 pinches of ground black pepper;
for salad:
- 200-250 g of boiled beef;
- 4 boiled eggs;
- 4 large potato tubers;
- 2 medium onions;
- 1/2 can of canned green peas;
- 3 pickled cucumbers;
- 2 boiled carrots;
- 4-5 tbsp. l. mayonnaise;
- salt.

09.01.2018

"Herring under a fur coat" roll

Ingredients: lightly salted herring, beets, potatoes, pumpkin, hard cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, dry gelatin, egg, olives, dill, salt

We are actively preparing for the holidays, and today we are preparing everyone’s favorite salad with the eloquent name “Herring under a fur coat.” However, this year we decided to use our imagination and serve the dish in a special way - in the form of a snack roll. What did we get?

Ingredients:
- 1 lightly salted herring;
- 2 baked beets;
- 2 baked potatoes;
- 110 g baked pumpkin;
- 50 g hard cheese;
- 2-3 tbsp. l. sour cream;
- 3 tbsp. l. thick mayonnaise;
- 2. l. dry gelatin;
- 1-2 boiled eggs;
- 4 olives;
- 1 bunch of dill;
- salt.

Culinary community Li.Ru -

Hot dishes for birthdays

The most popular holiday dish in our area, the recipes of which are known to many housewives, is chicken with potatoes in the oven. I share the good and simple recipe cooking chicken with potatoes with photos.

Hash brown is a popular potato dish in American cuisine that is very simple and easy to prepare. We will need potatoes, butter and onions. We will cook in the oven and on the stove. Go!

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For me, there is nothing tastier and more filling than a well-cooked meatloaf. Meatloaf is a real holiday life for lovers of meat and meat products. I’m sharing a proven recipe! :)

Beef goulash is a classic dish of Hungarian cuisine. For me, this is both soup and second. You can’t do without the popular Hungarian paprika. You will also need potatoes, bell peppers, onions and spices.

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Tender beef with mushrooms and sour cream served with rice or noodles. The cooking recipe was invented by Count Pavel Alekandrovich Stroganov in 1890 in St. Petersburg.

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"French-style meat" from minced chicken

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Quick holiday table

Recently I had to put together a holiday table in a hurry. There was little time to prepare - only 2.5 hours + another 1 hour for a quick run to the store for everything you need. I made it. It turned out very tasty, the guests were satisfied.

I’ll tell you how you can manage your time, have time to assemble the table and not get too tired. And what to whip up for guests.

What should be on hand

• Good knives (a sharp small one and 1 large one are enough for me);
• Cutting board (2 possible);
• Grater (large and small);
• Several bowls for preparing and mixing the dish;
• Spices (which you usually use);
• Apron;
• Dishes for table setting (plates, forks, spoons, glasses, glasses, glasses and utensils for tea and coffee: cups, saucers, plates for cake, teaspoons), napkins, a jug for drinks (for compote, juice), tablecloth.
• Dishes for serving dishes to the table and tablespoons (for laying out salads and other dishes);
• Cooking utensils (pots, pans, kettle).

In addition, clean hand towels are needed in the house, toilet paper, soap. Perhaps slippers, if you and your guests usually wear them.

I cooked on foreign territory. Therefore, I took with me: an apron, spices (dried basil) and a grater (in case I didn’t have one in the house). If you go to cook in someone else’s house and are not sure whether there are comfortable knives there, I advise you to definitely bring your own, proven ones.

What can you buy in the store?

We assume that time is running out. Therefore, complex salads, for which you need to cook and cut a lot of different ingredients or lay them out in a special way, are not suitable for us. You can take them, but only ready-made ones. Yes, I know that ready-made salads are evil, but we have an urgent men's birthday. Here - either everything is from the supermarket kitchen, or we still have time to prepare some of the dishes ourselves, giving the table a homely look.

With our own hands we will only do things that can be prepared quickly. The principle of distribution of forces is as follows:

1. A few homemade quick and easy meals.
2. Some prepared food (1-2 salads, 1 meat). This is to guarantee that we will be fed something if we don’t have time to cook.
3. Snacks - something that will be a tasty addition to dishes or diversify the table, but does not require cooking (sausage, cheese, olives, cherry tomatoes, fruits, candies and other snacks).

I only write what I chose for a specific birthday.for 7-8 people. And you are guided by the situation.

Shopping list

Of the spices, I only had dried basil (for cutlets and cucumbers, but you can do without it). Check if you have salt at home. Otherwise, it must be added to the list.

Ready-made culinary dishes

• Salads with mayonnaise to choose from: – 700-800 g– Olivier (almost a win-win, most guests love it, so we bought it). Herring under a fur coat is also an option; women love it. You can take any other delicious salad that you have already bought here and are confident in its quality.
• Baked/fried meat: – piece by piece, by the number of guests. We took the meat in French style. Can be replaced or supplemented with chicken thighs or legs (oven-baked or grilled). Choose something traditional, beautiful and fresh.
• Vegetable salads – 400 g(not all of them will be). Instead of vegetable salads, we bought 300-400 g of marinated champignons with onions. Options: coleslaw or sauerkraut if you like it spicy: Korean salads(seaweed, mushrooms, pork ears), Georgian cabbage (large pieces in beet juice). Spicy and fresh variety taste sensations guests.

Semi-finished products

• Minced meat (we have delicious pork-beef, pork-chicken and chicken) – 700-800 g.

Canned food

• Pickled cucumbers(gherkins) – 1 jar(not necessarily, we haven’t opened it, and there are so many). You can – pickled tomatoes;
• Mushrooms (salted are tastier than pickled) – 1 jar. We didn’t buy anything, we made do with those from the culinary industry;
• Olives and black olives – 1 jar each;
• Pineapples – 1 jar(480 g). This is for a salad with cheese and garlic.

Vegetables fruits

• Cherry tomatoes (fresh) – 500 g (packaging). Place the whole sprig on the table. They are very good eaten casually, like grapes (you can take both/or grapes for both a salty and a sweet table). Choose those cherries that sit firmly on the branch, they are fresh (those that have fallen off have been standing for a long time).
• Fresh cucumbers – 5-8 pieces(medium size). This is for the fast ones lightly salted cucumbers;
• Potato - 2-2.5 kg(whole plastic bag);
• Lemon – 1 piece;
• Garlic - 1 head;
• Bulb onions - 2 heads(in salad and cutlets);
• Dill - bun.
• Tangerines, grapes, any seasonal fruits and berries. We had 1 kg of tangerines.

Sausage, cheese, minced meat, fish, eggs

• Boiled sausage (doctor’s) – 0,5 small loaf;
• Boyarskaya sausage(type of ham) – 0,5 small loaf;
• Cheese Black Prince(Belarusian) – 250 g. The taste is good, traditional;
• Cheese (some kind of regular cheese, like Russian, in a salad) – 100 g;
• Processed cheese (Friendship or Orbit) – 1 piece;
• Eggs - 1 ten(large);
• Herring in oil – 1 package;

• Mayonnaise (the hostess’s dream turned out to be quite normal) – 1 small package (200 ml);
• Vegetable oil for frying(you only need a little, maybe you have a quarter of a bottle at home).

Beverages

Remember that at a rich table you always want to drink and 1 glass of compote or juice will not be enough for a guest (assume that everyone drinks 2-3 glasses).

• Alcohol: wine, martini, vodka - whatever you like. We have 1 bottle each: white and red wine (dry and semi-sweet), Martini Bianco. We drank a little, but everyone had a choice. Focus on your company.
• Juice - 2-4 liters(orange, grapefruit, apple, multifruit, tomato) - whatever you like. Can - three liter jar homemade compote.
• Mineral water – 2 bottles 1.5 liters each.

• Tea - package. Perhaps coffee (we made do with regular Ahmad tea);
• Sugar - package lump (refined sugar) or 0.5 kg of regular bulk.

Hercules or semolina- it lies right next to it (you will need a couple of handfuls for cutlets). I took a package of rolled oats, then the owners will cook porridge from the leftovers.

Sweet

• Cake - 1 piece(we had 800 g of honey and sour cream, the most common, similar to homemade).
• Candies - 500 g. I bought by weight, 3 types - Gulliver (cool, big), Mishka (good) and some ordinary ones. You can just have a box or do without candy.

Bread

Take everything in slices, remember that we don’t have time.

• Black or custard - 1 loaf/loaf;
• White bread or loaf – 1 piece.

What dishes were on the table (menu)

• Cutlets (cooked) - 12-14 pieces came out (depending on size);
• French-style meat – 7 pieces;
• Olivier salad - a large salad bowl;
• Pineapple salad with cheese and garlic (prepared) – 1 medium salad bowl;
• Stuffed eggs - 2 plates, Jewish salad of processed cheese with garlic (prepared);
• Sliced ​​meats (2 types of sausage and cheese) – 2 plates;
• Olives and black olives;
• Herring with onions;
• Marinated champignons;
• Mashed potatoes). I made it with olive oil; I didn’t have any butter or sour cream or milk at home. It turned out delicious.
• Cherry tomatoes;
• Korean-style tomatoes (prepared in advance).

Procedure

Stewed cutlets

Boil eggs hard– Boil 9 pieces, the tenth raw one is minced. Post to cold water, bring to a boil, cook for 10-12 minutes. Cool in cold water.

• Prepare minced meat for cutlets: break 1 egg into the minced meat, add rolled oats (1/2 or 2/3 cup), grate a couple of cloves of garlic (fine grater) and 1 onion (coarse grater) into it. Add a pinch of basil. Add salt. Knead. Let it sit while we peel the potatoes - the flakes will swell and absorb excess moisture.
• Lightly salted cucumbers cook and then - peel potatoes(put in water, set to cook 40-50 minutes before guests arrive). Quick preparation of lightly salted cucumbers in slices: wash, cut off the ends. Cut each cucumber in half and cut the rugs into 4 slices. Throw the slices (as they are cut) into a container or jar and add salt on top. Chop a few sprigs of dill and 2-3 cloves of garlic and add to the cucumbers. Close the lid and shake vigorously for 2-3 minutes. Then leave at room temperature until serving (under tightly closed lid). You can shake them periodically (as soon as you remember them, shake them, they will be better salted).

  

  Lightly salted cucumbers

• Fry the cutlets– heat the oil in a frying pan, form cutlets and fry them on both sides until a small crust appears. Fried - place in a pan with a layer of oil at the bottom. When all the cutlets are in the pan, add 2/3 cup of cool water, cover with a lid (or open it slightly if there is no hole in the lid for steam to escape so that the water gradually evaporates) and simmer over low heat until the cutlet smells (30 minutes) . Be careful not to burn.



Eggs stuffed with salad

Stuff eggs– Peel the hard-boiled eggs and cut them into halves. Remove the yolks and mash them with a fork. Add finely grated: processed cheese and 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped onion (1/2 head). Mix. Season with a small amount of mayonnaise. Stuff the eggs with the resulting salad (1 teaspoon per egg). There is no need to compact them, let them be heaped. I decorated with dill and a piece of sweet pepper (yes, we didn’t buy it, I found it in the owner’s refrigerator, but this is not necessary). 4 eggs fit on a dessert plate (7 halves in a circle + 1 in the center), I had 9 (18 halves), the extra one was somehow squeezed in. Before serving, each plate can be placed in a plastic bag (so that the bag on top does not come into contact with the eggs, let air in there). And put in the refrigerator until serving.

• Slice sausage and cheese. I cut the sausage loaf lengthwise into 2 parts and then cut it into thin semicircles across the loaf. You probably cut the same way. Place the slices on plates, put them in bags and also put them in the refrigerator so that the slices do not spoil or become rotten.
• Make a pineapple salad. Place pineapples in a bowl (pieces or cut rings into pieces), grate cheese (hard, like Russian) into it - a coarse grater, garlic (2 cloves) - a fine grater. Closer to serving, stir and season with mayonnaise.

As you go along, you need to set the table - entrust this to someone at home or run around yourself during breaks between cooking. Set the table, cover with a tablecloth, arrange the plates, lay out napkins (place additional ones in the napkin holder), and forks. Place glasses and glasses. Bring drinks to the table. Place the bread on a plate (cover with a napkin or put it in a bag for now).

• Assemble the table: gradually place all the prepared dishes in salad bowls and plates and transfer them to the table. You can immediately put bowls of olives and black olives (they won’t spoil); pickled cucumbers and tomatoes; Place the herring in the herring bowl, add the onion cut into semicircles (half of the stuffed eggs is left). Just when the cutlets arrive, the potatoes are cooked (drain the water, add salt, add oil, mash). I also cut lemon for tea (I sprinkled the circles with sugar to make it tastier, but whoever likes it). Remove salads and cold cuts from the refrigerator right before guests arrive to prevent them from spoiling.

All! Bon appetit!

A quick holiday table in a hurry.