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New year's eve with friends

Toast 2005 with this decadent make-ahead menu for six

By Monda Rosenberg

Updated November 2, 2012

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New year's eve
with friends

	· Oysters on the half shell · Silky butter chicken · Basmati rice pilaf · Shitake-basil green beans · Two-tone chocolate torte (featured recipes in bold)

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