Every Christmas Eve growing up my family celebrated with the Feast of Seven Fishes. An Italian tradition that has evolved over the years, away from the more traditional dishes to our Americanized version. The two dishes I remember always being present at our dinners were squid (calamari) salad with parsley, olive oil and vinegar; and stuffed clams. Everything else was usually more varied, but I think spaghetti and clams was usually a constant as well.
This year, our menu included:
- Cold squid salad with fresh parsley, olive oil and vinegar
- Parmesan-crusted baked salmon
- Baked flounder with butter and lemon
- Steamed clams, mussels, and bay scallops with red sauce
- Shrimp cocktail
- Oyster stuffing
- Steamed broccoli with lemon pepper and lemon juice, garden salad, and crusty bread
- Italian pastries: Napoleons, éclairs, cannoli, and butter cookies
Ok, so that’s eight fish. The more the merrier? heh
The preparation was exhaustive, so by the time it was time for plating and pictures, we didn’t fuss. Very simple, extremely delicious. My apologies for the poor quality photos! I was in a hurry to eat. You might also be wondering where our Christmas dishes are. To be honest, I haven’t yet unpacked them since we moved!
It’s been a busy year.
This was my first time making oyster stuffing. SO GOOD!
I must have made the nice list because Santa was very generous. Be brought me a Mint floor cleaner:
26 feet running through this house = floors need constant sweeping. Yay for technology to help with that task!
A super fast desktop computer with a solid state hard drive that Dustin built for me, piece by piece! <3
I have a need for speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed! It’s glorious.
Plus, this Ezybalance calibration card:
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I think my December gifts are going to help take blogging 2013 to the next level.
I hope everyone has had a peaceful holiday season.
One more biggie to go!
Up next: 2012 year in review post.
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December 29, 2012 at 10:48 PM
Looks like a great feast! Can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2013!
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December 30, 2012 at 6:50 AM
Nothing says true love like a man who builds his woman a computer piece by piece with a solid state drive. And I’m dead serious! What I wouldn’t give
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