How you celebrate the New Year is how you will spend it. Therefore, paying tribute to traditions, you should think through the meeting of the coming year to the smallest detail. One of the most important nuances- This is the decor of the festive table.

According to the eastern calendar, the coming year will pass under the sign of the Red (Fire) Monkey. Therefore, when preparing a festive feast, you need to try to please the hostess of 2016. What will this overseas guest like? Let's figure it out.

Three main rules for decorating a table for the New Year

Setting the table is not an easy task. Therefore, you will need to show your creativity and ingenuity. Basic rules on how to decorate a table for the New Year 2016:

1. Table setting and festive dishes on it should correspond to the symbols of the New Year. In this case, it is advisable to assign the main role to the image of the Monkey.
2. The New Year's atmosphere should also be felt so that the feast does not become ordinary and similar to other holidays.
3. When decorating a table, there is no need to clutter it with all sorts of decorative elements. In this matter, it is important to feel the so-called “golden mean”.

And of course, you must take into account what category of guests the feast is intended for: children or adults, family, friends or work colleagues.

In this article we will offer you various options table settings, from which you can choose the ones that suit you best.

Color of the New Year's table - 2016

First of all, you need to focus your attention on the color scheme of the New Year's table. What does it depend on? How to choose the right color?

The answer to these questions lies in the preferences of the 2016 housewife.

The Red Monkey enjoys fruity shades of red, gold, yellow and orange. It is this spectrum that will form the basis for the color of the festive table.

Of course, these colors will by no means be the only ones: to create the effect of slight contrast, we will need decorative elements of other “New Year’s” colors - blue and green.

Choosing New Year's decorations for the festive table

The New Year's table 2016 should combine traditional serving and original design in the spirit of the jungle. We will base our design idea on this principle.

Then we can start choosing paraphernalia for decorating the table.

This year they should definitely be present on the table. Why? Because we are preparing to celebrate the Year of the Fire Monkey, which means that the flame will act as a symbolic element of decor.

You can decorate the table with candles in two ways: in classic colors (plain white, red or blue) or make them more exotic (for example, from orange zest, tie them with cinnamon sticks or decorate them with pineapple peel).

Tablecloth.

It can be traditional white or variegated. Especially bright New Year's table will look great with a red or orange tablecloth. And if your holiday feast includes dishes with tropical fruits, you can choose a green tablecloth to create an exotic jungle atmosphere.

Small Christmas tree.

You can pay tribute to tradition and place a small artificial Christmas tree in the center of the table (you can make it yourself from tinsel, paper or other materials) or a composition made of pine needles.

Edible exotic.

If you want to move away from the classic New Year's table setting, try making a Christmas tree from exotic fruits or sweets.

Tinsel and beads are a monkey's passion.

The patroness of 2016, the Monkey, loves everything bright and shiny, and therefore tinsel and fashionable beads will come in handy. They can be used to decorate small homemade compositions on the table or hang them around the entire perimeter of the table.

Christmas balls and other balls.

Let's add even more sparkle to the decoration of the New Year's table! When choosing suitable options, pay attention to their color: it is recommended to make compositions from gold, red, yellow and orange balls.

By the way, you can make them with your own hands from fruit, paper or fabric.

Christmas balls for table decoration should be chosen to match the color of the tablecloth and the overall solution.

Tropical fruits.

As you know, monkeys are big fans of such delicacies. Therefore, do not forget to offer the hostess of the New Year such treats.

Classic decor.

Of course, we should not forget about the traditional paraphernalia on the New Year's table: bows made of satin ribbons, figurines of fairy-tale characters (Snowmen, Father Frost, Snow Maiden, elves, deer and others) and small compositions in red and green colors.

Fabric napkins.

They should match the color and style of the tablecloth. Today it is fashionable to tie them with ribbons or beads, and also to put special metal rings on them.

Have you already guessed what color these accessories should be? It is better to choose red or orange ribbons, gold beads and rings (this color will not only emphasize the theme of the Year of the Monkey, but will also give a luxurious look to the table setting).

As you can see, you can decorate the New Year's table different ways. It all depends on your imagination and the chosen design style. Lovers of the classics can use a minimum of exotic attributes, and those who like the atmosphere of the jungle and wild tropics will be delighted if this theme becomes the main one when decorating the table.

The central image of the festive table is the Monkey

You can’t do without the symbol of the year on the New Year’s table. That is why housewives must find a suitable figurine in advance. It is best to stock up on soft toys, which you can purchase in a store or make yourself.

But it could be a small porcelain figurine, as well as a craft made from vegetables and fruits. A popular version of the composition is a monkey sitting under a palm tree (as they say, in its native habitat).

How can you beat this image? We will offer you some ideas:

When serving sweets and coffee to your guests, you can try your hand at the coffee art technique - drawings on foam. And, of course, choose a drawing of a monkey. For inspirational examples, see the photo below.

A short master class in latte art: how to quickly and easily draw a monkey on coffee foam.

Want some more bright ideas? Then read on and you will find out how you can decorate holiday dishes in such a way that they will please not only your guests, but also the capricious hostess of 2016.

New Year's menu: decorating dishes in the style of the jungle

When preparing a festive feast to celebrate the Year of the Fire Monkey, you should feel like a culinary decorator. Any housewife can do this task. In addition, creating a tasty design is also a rather interesting process that brings a lot of positivity.

We will offer you bright creative design ideas New Year's dishes that will make your table original and unusual.

The image of a monkey in the design of dishes.

Well, where would we be without her? When decorating the New Year's table, be sure to prepare a monkey-shaped dish. This can be a salad, sandwiches, sliced ​​vegetables or fruits, as well as a variety of sweets (cakes, cookies, muffins, pastries).

Dessert dishes can be decorated with mastic, from which you can sculpt a figurine of a monkey, palm tree or exotic fruit, and use it as fondant.

Cakes can be decorated with monkey figures and fondant bananas.

You can make them from pineapples (such compositions, naturally, will be large in size, but very plausible). You can attach a pineapple with lush green branches to the top of such a palm tree. Fruits are usually held together using wooden skewers inserted inside. You can “plant” toy monkeys or figures of these fidgets made from fruits on the trunk of a palm tree.

In addition, images of palm trees can be laid out on a plate using pieces of banana and kiwi, and they can also be made from olives on a skewer and greens (as shown in the photo).

So, the New Year is getting closer. Most families New Year's menu already compiled! And if not, then we offer you some more interesting New Year's dishes!

If we look at the Chinese horoscope, then the coming year is the year of the Fire Monkey. And this animal loves celebration and fun. It is believed that in the year of the Fire Monkey, there should be a lot of people on the festive New Year's table 2016 vegetable salads, cheese snacks (the Monkey loves cheese), several hot meat dishes, as well as poultry - where would we be without hot food! There should also be candles (fire!) and greenery on the table.

Snacks and salads

Snowmen made from eggs

Traditional New Year's snack.

• Eggs - 12 pcs. (6 large and 6 smaller).
• Boiled carrots - 1-2 pieces.
• Peppercorns - 30 pcs.
• Spaghetti pasta - 6 pcs.
• Parsley (sprigs) - 6 pcs.

Number of servings: 5.

1. Boil the eggs hard, cool and peel. Cut off the top and bottom of the egg for stability.
2. Using a pasta skewer, place the eggs on top of each other. We form the body of a snowman.
3. Peel the boiled carrots and cut into slices - wider and narrower. Place a small one on a wide circle and attach it to the pasta. Cut off the protruding end of the pasta with scissors.
4. Make eyes and buttons from peppercorns.
5. Cut a triangle out of carrots and insert a spout. Make a handle from a parsley leaf on a branch and insert it on the side.
6. New Year's snack"Snowman" is ready! Bon appetit and Happy New Year!

Christmas wreath made from stuffed cherry tomatoes

Simply stuff the tomatoes with your favorite filling (mozzarella in the photo) and place them in the shape of a wreath on green leaves.

Vegetable Christmas tree

Here the scope of imagination is limitless! Cucumber slices are used as a basis, and any vegetables, cheeses, meat products. Try fruits too unusual combination! It is convenient to string cucumber slices onto wooden skewers.

Broccoli Christmas tree

If your New Year's table should not violate your diet, then this Christmas tree can decorate it. Moreover, the monkey loves greens!

Portioned salads

Any salad, even a very hackneyed recipe, takes on a “new meaning” if it is served in portions. Don't have that many small bowls or bowls? No problem, grab some juice glasses!

Hearty salad "Pleasure"

The salad is filling but not heavy. This salad is worthy of the New Year's table!

Monkey-shaped salad

Any salad can be decorated in the form of the main character of the year :) .

For example, like this:

Palm salad

Well, where there are monkeys, there are palm trees! Wooden skewers and parsley sprigs come into play again!

New Year's jellied meat

Jellied meat is traditionally placed on the New Year's table in Russia.

You can make jellied meat in a slow cooker, this will make the housewife’s task easier before the New Year.

• Pork shoulder - 1 kilogram;
• pork knuckle - 1 kilogram;
• black pepper - a pinch;
• salt - a pinch;
• garlic - head.

Soak the meat in water for 5-6 hours so that the broth is clear later, put everything in a multi-cup. We turn on the “Stewing” mode for six hours, after the end of the mode we leave the meat in the “Heating” mode for another two to three hours (if desired, throw in clean carrots to cook, or cook separately), after seasoning with pepper and salt. We disassemble the meat into parts (from bones and fibers), strain the broth. We lay out the Christmas tree and carrot decorations, add chopped garlic, meat, fill it with broth - and onto the balcony.

Hot: meat and poultry

Duck with cherries in wine

The duck turns out unusually juicy, with a delicate spicy taste.

Goose in a sleeve stuffed with apples

The most New Year's recipe!

Pork neck skewers

Cut the pork neck into pieces about 2*2 cm, add salt, your favorite spices (I prepare this dish with the expectation that children will eat it, so I add sweet paprika), frozen or dried dill/parsley, a small amount of mayonnaise (1- 2 tbsp per 1 kg, the meat should simply be greased with mayonnaise, and not swim in it), onions (I try to choose smaller onions, cut them into rings, as in real kebab), it’s good to add a couple of spoons of wine, but even without it the result will be excellent. Mix everything and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for at least three hours, and generally up to a day. Then we thread the meat and onions onto thin wooden skewers, like on a regular kebab, and place them in a mold. First line the bottom of the pan with two layers of foil, placing it crosswise. We cut off the foil with a good margin, taking into account that the free edges will then need to cover the skewers.

Pour about 1/2 to 2/3 cup of water into the bowl in which the meat was marinated, collect the remaining marinade from the walls and pour it over the meat. Cover the meat with the free edges of both layers of foil and place in the oven for 2-2.5 hours, temperature about 210-220 C. The meat is juicy and soft!

Chicken breast with cheese and lemon

Pieces chicken breast layered with cheese and lemon and baked.

Desserts and sweets

Of course, the monkey has a sweet tooth, so there should be a lot of sweets!

Before the New Year 2016, we are carefully preparing how to decorate our home and bring beauty to it for the holiday. Just a few details on the walls and windows can transform a room beyond recognition, changing the atmosphere in it. But it is important not only to decorate the Christmas tree and hang the garlands, but also to pay due attention to the New Year's table decor, where the whole family will gather.

Decorators suggest drawing inspiration for the New Year's interior not from glossy catalogues, but from the winter forest. Don’t let this approach surprise you, because this season the most fashionable items have become natural materials, which can find new life in New Year’s decor 2016.

The most important detail is the fir branches, which will become the base part New Year's crafts. It also wouldn’t hurt you to stock up on branches with red years - it could be viburnum, rosehip, or barberry. It is also important not to forget one of the main elements that will unite almost all parts of the 2016 New Year's decor together - a skein of natural rope. It is called flax twine, and it consists of twisted strands of flax fibers. It is interesting that now it is often used as packaging material, but previously it was used for practical purposes in the household.

Particular attention should be paid to table setting before the festive dinner. You need to twist fabric napkins into a tube and tie them with thread or ribbon, pinning a natural twig to them. You can also tie a cinnamon stick, which will be a pleasant shock absorber in the apartment.

There are a lot of such options for setting the New Year's table, and you can supplement it with cookies in the shape of fairy-tale characters or cardboard figures.

The year of the fire monkey is upon us, known for its cheerful disposition, recklessness and love of tropical fruits.

To honor the symbol of the coming 12 months, it is worth decorating the 2016 New Year's table especially brightly, elegantly and with thematic reservations.

The Monkey, like an extravagant lady, loves to be greeted with noise, laughter and a richly laid table. He prefers warm colors – ocher, gold, orange, yellow, red.

You can dilute this flame with blue or green, achieving elegant Christmas motifs and making reference to the lush tropical jungle and the blue of the sea coast.

When thinking about how to decorate the New Year's table 2016, think: maybe throw a themed party in a Hawaiian or African style?

And the smiling, shaggy-haired guest will definitely like the Brazilian carnival.

The more colors the better, this time you don’t have to adhere to the canons of minimalism and don’t be afraid of being branded a parrot.

To please the symbol of the year 2016, decorate your snacks with tropical motifs.

Cake in the shape of a monkey, cocktails in a coconut shell, salads decorated with palm trees of cucumbers, avocados and black olives...

Cupcakes in the shape of monkey faces and fruit platter, laid out on dishes with “tropical landscapes”.

How else can you decorate the New Year's table 2016? A variety of flames will come in handy: the glow of a burning fireplace, floating candles in glasses, Christmas compositions of pine cones, branches and ribbons in red, gold and yellow, themed napkins for each guest.

What to cook for New Year 2016

Mandatory attribute of the evening - fresh fruits and nuts. Of course, a modern person can hardly imagine a holiday without meat and fish delicacies, so we do not suggest that he become a vegetarian (or even a fruitarian).

However, coconuts, grapes, bananas and all kinds of exotics (papaya, pineapple, pamelo, passion fruit, lychee, kiwi, grapefruit, kumquat) can add zest to your celebration.

Don't give up traditional tangerines either. Prepare portioned fruit salad– the young audience will be delighted. Separately, you can serve bowls with nuts - Brazilian, cashew, coconut.

Seafood should occupy a special place on the 2016 New Year's table. Salads with shrimp, squid rings, canapés with salmon and caviar, oysters and scallops...

This dinner will be easy and memorable. Place it in the center of the table as a snack cheese plate, decorated with grapes, honey, kiwi and nuts.

What to expect in the year of the red fire monkey

It will fly by quickly, boldly, recklessly and cheerfully. But, most likely, all clear plans will go down the drain: our sudden primate does not like stability, schedules and routines.

You'll have to go with the flow and enjoy the whirlpools.

You can highlight these ideas on New Year's Eve dinner 2016: no strict serving, buffet assortment, freedom of choice and an abundance of light snacks at any time.

In addition, the sociable monkey has a friendly disposition, which means he loves noisy companies and friendly hugs.

It is better not to celebrate the upcoming holiday alone or in a narrow intimate circle. The more relatives and friends you gather, the more successful the year will be!

The New Year is getting closer and closer to the threshold every day, which means it’s time to start drawing up holiday menu and figure out how to decorate and decorate the festive New Year's table.

In this article, the News Portal “site” will share with you useful information regarding what is recommended to be included in the home New Year's menu in the coming year of the Fire Monkey, in 2016.

Many astrologers confidently declare that holiday dishes, you can somehow appease the symbol of the coming year, which means there is a high probability that the coming year will pass under the sign of prosperity, happiness and good luck.

So, let's start decorating the New Year's festive table.

How to decorate the New Year's table 2016?

Since the coming year, 2016, is the year of the Fire Monkey, it is recommended to decorate the New Year's table in bright red colors. You can use in decoration: a red or burgundy tablecloth, red napkins with gold or silver embroidery. You can replace the tablecloth and napkins with wooden decorative bamboo stands, which should also be chosen in red or a standard natural color with a red thread weave.

It is important that natural materials prevail in table decoration!

In the center of the festive table, be sure to place a beautiful fruit composition in which Exotic fruits: pineapple, bananas, kiwi, mango, grapefruit, oranges and tangerines and others.

The presence of images of the symbol of the coming year, the Monkey, will also be important on the festive New Year's table. Monkeys can be in the form of souvenirs; their cute faces can be embroidered on napkins and candles in the shape of monkeys.

Dishes that everyone appearance remind everyone of which symbol takes control of the board. It can be sandwiches, salads, festive new year cake, slicing, etc. in the shape of a monkey or with its image.

From alcoholic drinks Ideal for New Year's Eve 2016 would be: red wine, cognac, mulled wine. From non-alcoholic ones: berry compotes or juices from exotic fruits.

New Year's snacks recipe: