Karen Akunowicz: Our 30 Favorite New Year’s Eve Recipes

Updated December 09, 2020

New Year’s Eve calls for celebratory food, and we’ve got your menu covered from breakfast to dessert. Start off the day with a rye and crème fraîche strata with smoked salmon, before moving on to snacks like hogs in a blanket and white anchovy toasts with parsnip butter. For dinner, our herb-roasted king salmon with pinot noir sauce makes an impressive centerpiece; drinks-wise, citrus-Champagne punch is perfect for a midnight toast. Read on for those recipes, and more New Year’s Eve dishes we love.

Farro Mafaldine with Black Truffle Butter and Mushrooms

Farro Mafaldine with Black Truffle Butter and Mushrooms
CREDIT: PHOTO BY VICTOR PROTASIO / FOOD STYLING BY RISHON HANNERS / PROP STYLING BY CLAIRE SPOLLEN

“The best way to cook with truffles is as simply as possible,” says chef Karen Akunowicz, of the Northern Italian restaurant Fox & the Knife in Boston. Bold in scent and flavor, black winter truffles require very little coaxing to lend their heady punch to a dish, though Akunowicz does recommend using a bit of gentle heat, which helps develop and release their deepest flavor, as in this elegant-yet-hearty dish, which pairs creamy butter, nutty farro pasta, and a fortifying mix of wild mushrooms with just enough truffle to elevate each forkful.

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