Holiday Entertaining

New Year’s Eve food tends to be over-the-top and celebratory, and we’ve got your indulgent holiday menu covered from breakfast to dessert. Start off the day with our rye and crème fraîche strata with smoked salmon, before moving on to party snacks like hogs in a blanket and white anchovy toasts with parsnip butter. For a more substantial dinner, our herb-roasted king salmon with pinot noir sauce serves 10; for drinks, our citrus-Champagne punch is the perfect cocktail to toast with at midnight. Read on for those recipes, and more New Year’s Eve recipes we love.Related: Guide to New Years Eve recipes

When shopping for someone who’s been through culinary school, or who’s been cooking for many years, it’s easy to get stuck wondering what gadget they don’t already own. Any expert home cook will have an arsenal of appliances they use religiously, but that also means they can always use a fresh version of their overworked tools. We’ve rounded up a few of the best gift ideas for the home cook who has everything. From brand new Damascus steel knives to meat grinders and kitchen scales, these are the best tools for advanced home cooks to own right now. 

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From churros to double-lemon scones.

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