New Year's Day Open House Menu

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Yield: Serves 12

Rick Rodgers, author of Celebrations 101, shares this menu for casual, low-key entertaining:

Baked Ham with Pineapple Chutney Glaze
Green Bean Salad with Toasted Pecan Vinaigrette
Yam and Yukon Gold Potato Salad
Fresh Rolls, Mustard, and Mayonnaise
Jean's Flat Apple Pie
Five-Spice Hot Apple Cider

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Rick Rodgers

Rick Rodgers is a cooking teacher, food writer, the author of more than 40 cookbooks, freelance cookbook editor, and radio and television guest chef. His recipes have appeared in Food & Wine, Men's Health, Cooking Light, and Fine Cooking, and he is a frequent contributor to Bon Appétit and a blogger at Epicurious.