A relaxed New Year’s Eve menu for gathering without fuss — familiar flavors, comforting dishes, and a table meant for sharing. This casual supper brings together nostalgic recipes, easy bites, and festive sips for welcoming the new year in good company.
An Elegantly Simple Italian-Inspired New Year’s Eve Supper
An elegantly simple New Year’s Eve supper inspired by Italian flavors, flickering candlelight, and the quiet joy of gathering. A menu meant to be savored slowly, welcoming the year with warmth and intention.
TEA-TABLE COFFEE CAKE
A quietly elegant cake meant for afternoon tea and lingering conversation. This Tea-Table Coffee Cake is tender, lightly sweet, and timeless—perfect with a warm cup of coffee, winter light through the window, and the simple pleasure of gathering at the table.
CINNAMON–DATE SCONES
Gently spiced with cinnamon and studded with tender dates, these Cinnamon–Date Scones are a quiet nod to traditional winter baking. Best served warm with butter or cream, they’re a comforting addition to the holiday table and a perfect companion for afternoon tea. From The Gilded Table: December Edition.
VICTORIAN GINGERBREAD BISCUITS
Warmly spiced and delicately crisp, these Victorian Gingerbread Biscuits reflect a gentler era of holiday baking. Lightly sweet with notes of ginger and spice, they were made for afternoon tea, candlelit kitchens, and quiet winter gatherings — a timeless biscuit with enduring charm.
SPICED CHOCOLATE TEA BISCUITS
Rich with chocolate pieces and gently spiced for winter, these Spiced Chocolate Tea Biscuits are made for quiet afternoons and candlelit tea tables. Crisp at the edges and tender within, they pair beautifully with hot tea, mulled wine, or a softly falling winter evening.
EDWARDIAN CHRISTMAS LOAF
A Christmas loaf from another time — tender, lightly spiced, and finished with a snowfall of sugar. This Edwardian recipe belongs beside evergreen branches, teacups, and lingering conversations.
Edwardian Scottish Shortbread
Buttery, tender, and timeless, this Edwardian Scottish Shortbread reflects the quiet elegance of early 20th-century tea tables. Made with simple pantry staples and a devotion to craft, it’s a biscuit meant for lingering — best enjoyed with tea, candlelight, and unhurried company.
EDWARDIAN BUTTER TOFFEE
Deeply spiced and quietly nostalgic, these Victorian Gingerbread Biscuits are crisp at the edges, tender at the center, and perfect for candlelit tea tables, holiday tins, and slow December afternoons filled with warmth and memory.
ALVERDA’S (1932) SUGAR COOKIES | Retro Recipes Revived
A tender 1932 sugar cookie revived from a Depression-era bride’s cookbook — soft, lightly sweet, scented with nutmeg, and enriched with sour cream. A nostalgic holiday bake that feels like opening a window into a gentler world, where simple cookies carried both comfort and celebration.