Rosanna Shavron Lafontaine, RD, RDHHappy New Year to all and welcome back to the Fresh and Fabulous Blog! New Year's Eve is such a fun and special time to be with the one you love, friends and family!
What cool parties or ways did you celebrate this year? Please leave your comments below. My husband and I hosted a small festive appetizer party on New Year's Eve. It was awesome. We partied like it was 1999.
There were a lot of appetizers on the Menu. All of which are super easy to make, at least 5 min-10 min.
1. Bacon wrapped lobster
2. Prociutto, tzatziki sauce and cilantro on a crostinni
3. Breaded shrimp balls
4. Crab stuffed mushrooms
5. Bruschetta
6. Spinach and Artichoke Dip with Tortilla chips
See Recipes here.
We served a variety of drinks including a Berry Quench and Lemon Lime Punch. The one I'd like to feature in this post is a delicious and traditional drink from the islands of Tonga. The drink is called Otai (O-tie). There are a variety of ways of making this drink too. Here's how I made it:
Ingredients
1 ripe seedless watermelon
1 can crushed pineapple (alternatively you can use fresh, ripe, mangoes )
1-2 cups of 1% milk ( a healthier choice is to choose skim milk. Other recipes use evaporated milk)
1-2 cups water
Crushed ice
(alternatively, you can also add 2 Tbsp - 1/2 cup sugar, depending on how sweet you prefer)
Directions
In a large bowl, grate watermelon with a fork. Add all other ingredients and mix. Make sure not to put ingredients into a blender. This drink is all about its texture. Add crushed ice and serve and enjoy!!
All the best to each and every one this New Year! Thank you for visiting The Fresh and Fabulous Blog.
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