New Year's Celebration Ideas

What are you doing New Year's Eve? Sometimes it feels like a huge party is the only way to ring in the new year, but just in case, you're like me, this is not your style...here are a few other options.

• Host a Best-Recipes Potluck. Invite friends and family to bring food reflecting their best or favorite recipes, ingredients, or cooking techniques of 2010 to share. 
• Make Reservations at your favorite restaurant. Most restaurants offer a reservations on New Year's Eve
• Have a hot cocoa party. Serve variations of hot cocoa flavors and lost of mix-ins like peppermint sticks, heath bits, cinnamon sticks, Red Hots, York peppermint patties, and other candies. 
• Make a New Year's Day Brunch. I adore brunch, so obviously, I love this idea. Check back for a post on just brunch.
• Ring in the new year in a different time zone. For those of you who have kids or don't want to stay up until midnight, pick another time zone and theme a celebration around a particular city or country. Ex: New Year in Italy featuring an Italian spread of food and of course learning how to say "Happy New Year" in Italian!

Check out additional ways to make this New Year's Eve simple even at the last minute. Happy planning for a Happy New Year celebration!