I wish you a …..

Table
Full
of
Food
and
Friends
to share it with

I have always heard about the dinner of the seven fishes
for Christmas Eve dinner
But never known anyone who makes it.

My friends coming for lunch on Christmas day
also requested fish
but only select fish
Mussels, clams, shrimp and calamari

so this year’s menu for our Christmas lunch is

Homemade Springrolls
( I wanted something non-traditional)

Seafood lasagna
and
Penne al cartoccio
( seafood ragu then baked in the oven)

Sauteed Clams and Mussels
‘Mpepata di Cozze
garlic, olive oil, chili, white wine and black pepper

Fried Calamari and Shrimp

Oven Roasted mixed Vegetables

Panettone
made by our friend David

Mandarine Sorbet!

Thank God we are going light!

I also have a couple of treasures from Sicily that I am going to use.
I bought some dried fish in Trapani…

an Octopus

and Tuna Tripe!

Pictures will come !!!

A more traditional meal would also have a seafood salad, perhaps a soup

a whole roasted fish and a poached fish
each with it’s own vegetable,
often Insalata Russa,
boiled potatoes, carrots and peas held together with Mayonaise


at Eataly in Torino the selection for fish soup

already boned and cleaned anchovies to marinate in lemon juice and oil

octopus calamari, “ciuffi” just the legs!, and whole fish for roasting

hanging up are the spatole, a scary looking fish which I adore!
boned rolled stuffed with breadcrumbs, garlic, lemon zest and chili, then grilled
sicilian style.

Sweets?
This is the Christmas sweet I bought for my husband
who loves meringues



Buon Natale