What to buy for the New Year: a checklist for those who are afraid to forget everything

It's much easier to prepare for the holiday when you know exactly what to buy. We compiled a checklist of goods so that on the evening of December 31 you would not be sad that you do not have tangerines, and you will have to give a gift to your loved one without beautiful packaging.

All prices are based on data from the Auchan hypermarket chain and are current at the time of publication.

1. Everything for the New Year's table

You will surely buy champagne, tangerines and ingredients for Olivier without a reminder. But it is easy to forget about other products in a pre-holiday rush. Head to the store or place your order online with this listing. How much to buy all this depends on how big the company is expected to be.

Canned food

• Green pea,
• sweet corn,
• olives.

Can be used in side dishes or salads. If you have vermouth on your table, you definitely cannot do without olives.

Caviar

• Red caviar.

If you are meeting 2020 in a close family circle, a 125 gram jar should be enough.

Red or white fish

• Lightly salted trout,
• lightly salted white fish.

For sandwiches and canapés or as a stand-alone snack.

Meat

• Chicken carcass,
• beef for roasting in the marinade.

Main ingredient in the main course. Life hack: to save time, buy the meat in a baking bag, which is easy enough to put in the oven.

Meat products

• Ham,
• boiled pork,
• smoked sausage.

For sandwiches or as a stand-alone snack.

Cheese of different varieties

• Edam,
• tilsiter,
• Parmesan,
• brie,
• chechil.

For a cheese plate.

Fresh vegetables

• Potatoes,
• carrot,
• bell pepper,
• cucumbers,
• tomatoes,
• leaf salad.

For salads and vegetable cuts. Some vegetables can be baked as a side dish with a main course.

Fruits and berries

• Apples,
• pears,
• bananas,
• kiwi,
• grapes,
• raspberry,
• Strawberry.

Just wash them and arrange them nicely on a 2- or 3-tiered fruit platter. Raspberries and strawberries go well with champagne. If you cannot find fresh berries on sale, buy frozen ones.

Sauces

• Balsamic vinegar,
• olive oil,
• pesto,
• salad dressing.

An essential ingredient in your salads.

Sweets

• Chocolate candies,
• marshmallow,
• waffles,
• cake.

Tea drinking is usually the final part of the New Year's feast. Everyone usually has a supply of tea, but sweets are eaten quickly.

The drinks

• Mineral water,
• Orange juice,
• berry juice,
• wine,
• vermouth.

You should take more mineral water - in the morning you will thank yourself for your foresight. And juices and fruit drinks will replace champagne for those who decide to celebrate the New Year without alcohol.

Prepare a festive dinner

2. Table setting accessories

Tablecloth

• Festive Polyester Tablecloth.

You will use the New Year's tablecloth once a year, but this is not a reason to refuse to buy a new one. Better to opt for a model of mixed fabrics. The cotton and polyester tablecloth is easy to wash and iron, and it does not lose its shape and color after the first washings.

Napkins

• Serving napkin,
• paper napkins (plain),
• paper napkins (decorated).

Buy a few serving napkins to match the tablecloth and two or three packs of the usual options with New Year's motives: they certainly won't be superfluous.

Tableware

• Serving dish,
• a set of glasses,
• cake dish,
• set of decorated disposable plates.

It is not necessary to buy a New Year's service, which you are unlikely to use in the summer, but you should take a closer look at the festive dishes for meat, cake dishes, champagne glasses.

If you celebrate New Year outside the city, do not buy ordinary disposable tableware: there is a festive one. Its decor, of course, is inferior to the imperial porcelain, but it can also look solemn - certainly better than the usual white plates and glasses. And you don't have to wash anything.

Set the table

3. New Year's decor

Christmas tree

• Table spruce.

For those who like the smell of pine needles in the house, and are ready to vacuum every day, there are live plants for sale in different sizes, ranging from miniature trees in pots. Christmas bazaars start working in mid-December.

Artificial options may not be so encouraging, but their choice is more varied: green, dark blue, white and silver.

Decorations for the tree

• Figure toy,
• a set of decorative cones,
• tinsel from foil.

Even if your family has antique Christmas tree decorations that are passed down from generation to generation, it is always a pleasure to add to your collection.

Are all your spruce branches busy? No problem. For example, silver-plated balls will look great in a large transparent vase, and a couple of Christmas bell toys can be hung on the wall.

Electric garland

• Garland.

Illumination in complete darkness bewitches and makes the atmosphere even more festive and cozy. If there is absolutely no room on the tree, the LED garland can be placed around the perimeter of the window.

Other decorations

• Christmas wreath,
• candlestick,
• curly candle,
• tea candles.

To enhance the New Year's atmosphere, hang a festive wreath of spruce branches on the front door and buy several beautiful candlesticks that will decorate not only the table, but also the chest of drawers, bookcase.

Decorate the house for the holiday

4. Sweet gifts

• Sweet baby set,
• chocolate santa claus,
• a set of chocolates,
• set of cookies.

Surely by this time you have already decided what and to whom you will give, taking into account the wishes of your loved ones. Chocolate sweets are a nice addition to your presentations. Children will be delighted with chocolate Santa Claus, symbols of the year and eggs with a toy. And adults can be presented with festively decorated sets of sweets or cookies in a tin can.

Choose delicious sweets

5. Festive packaging

• Gift bag,
• gift box,
• gift bag for a bottle of wine.

Opening presents by unrolling shiny paper, removing the lid from a festively decorated box or peeking into a beautiful paper bag is a separate pleasure. Present it to your loved ones - take care of the packaging.

Pack gifts