The Feathered Nester

Sourdough + Family-Friendly Recipes

New Years Recipes - Let's Celebrate!

 

 

New Year celebrations call for fun food, happy moments, and a table filled with easy appetizers everyone loves. These festive favorites from The Feathered Nester are perfect for ringing in the year with flavor and joy. Kick off the party with easy sausage ball recipe with Bisquick, turkey sausage balls, or pimento cheese sausage balls for a trio of savory bites that disappear fast. Add knorr spinach dip recipe to your spread for a creamy classic that always brings people back for more. Every recipe is simple, delicious, and perfect for grazing while you count down to midnight.

Keep the celebration going with warm and cozy party snacks that feel extra special. ham cheese puff pastry pinwheels are light, flaky, and full of irresistible flavor, while pigs in a blanket casserole gives you a fun twist on a nostalgic favorite. velveeta cheese dip and cream cheese corn dip bring that melty, comforting goodness that pairs perfectly with chips, crackers, or crunchy veggies. These recipes make hosting effortless so you can enjoy the party right alongside your guests.

And for those who love dipping and snacking, cheese dipping sauce for pretzels and dairy free buffalo chicken dip add even more excitement to your New Year table. Both are bold, creamy, and ready to share with friends and family as the celebration unfolds. With these recipes, your New Year menu will sparkle with flavor and festive energy, helping you welcome the year ahead with great food, happy hearts, and unforgettable moments.

Start Here

Tater Tot Appetizer Cups

Loaded Tater Tot Appetizers - with just the twist of a glass, tater tots are transformed into a cheesy, crispy, delicious appetizer. Let me introduce you to Loaded Tater Tots Appetizer! Get Recipe

loaded tater tots placed in a wood serving tray.
Close-up of a serving platter with a pecan-crusted cheese ball that has a scoop taken out, revealing the creamy pineapple and herb filling. A cracker and a knife are visible in the foreground.

Pineapple Cheese Ball
Titled graphic collage of 9 finger food images.

40+ Finger Food Ideas
A round charcuterie board mixed with bread, meat, tomatoes, fruits, and cheese.

Easy Charcuterie Board
Nachos with cheese sauce, cilantro and tomato toppings.

Velveeta Cheese Dip
A round dish with pigs in a blanket and a bowl of sauce in the middle.

Pigs in a Blanket Casserole
A serving of buffalo dip on a platter with crackers and vegetables.

Dairy Free Buffalo Chicken Dip
Ham and cheese pinwheels on a white serving platter.

Ham Cheese Puff Pastry Pinwheels
A bowl of cajun crab dip with shrimp with croutons served on a wooden platter with a bowl of carrots.

Cajun Crab Dip
Sliced cowboy ribeye on a wooden board.

Cowboy Ribeye
Knorr spinach dip on a serving rectangular bowl with a wooden spoon. Served on top of a round wooden board with crackers and vegetables.

Knorr Spinach Dip Recipe
Bisquick sausage balls on a large white platter with a small jar of dipping sauce on the side.

Easy Sausage Ball Recipe with Bisquick
Four glass cups filled with chocolate bread, pudding, and topped with whipped cream.

Vanilla Mousse
Spoon lifting whipped cream and mousse from a small bowl.

3 Ingredient Chocolate Mousse
Serving dish with corn dip on a white background.

Cream Cheese Corn Dip
Large cast iron skillet full of smoked chorizo queso.

Smoked Queso Dip
Twisted wreath of homemade pesto bread, ready for serving.

Pesto Cheese Bread
bread rolls in a circle around camembert cheese as a Christmas wreath.

Baked Camembert and Bread Appetizer
oven baked wonton cups in a muffin pan.

How to Bake Wonton Cups
a photo collage of appetizer recipes which is jalapeno poppers, mushroom dumplings, spicy meatballs, and jalapeno wonton cups.

20+ Best Appetizers
Hand holding filled wonton appetizer in chopsticks.

Mushroom Dumplings
a white serving tray with a baked flatbread with mozzarella and tomato and sprig of fresh basil next to a red and white napkin.

Flatbread Pizza Margherita
a hand holding a pita chips dipping it to the Mediterranean-inspired roasted red pepper feta dip on a bowl with a spoon beside it and grapy striped cloth, and a bowl of pita chips and salt in the background.

Feta Roasted Red Pepper Dip
dipping easy sausage balls into a spicy hot mustard sauce in a clear weck jar.

Turkey Sausage Balls
appetizer toothpick stuck in a meatball made from palmetto cheese balls with a dipping sauce in the background and a tray of more appetizer balls.

Pimento Cheese Sausage Balls
A serving bowl of pretzel cheese dip next to pretzels and a bowl of salt.

Cheese Dipping Sauce for Pretzels
a cut holiday prime rib roast ready to serve.

Prime Rib Roast (Ribeye Roast)