Christmas tradition
Christmas tradition
I love the French tradition of celebrating Christmas. On Christmas eve, everybody gathers around the dinner table and eat crystallized fruits and candied chestnuts. I tried last time I went to France and they are delicious: http://www.histoiresucree.com/product_c ... andied.htm
It is also part of the tradition to eat dried figs and Calissons: http://www.histoiresucree.com/calison_d_aix.html
What about your favorite Christmas tradition?
It is also part of the tradition to eat dried figs and Calissons: http://www.histoiresucree.com/calison_d_aix.html
What about your favorite Christmas tradition?
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I personally like the Italian tradition of eating various fish dishes on Christmas Eve. Its origin is in the Roman Catholic tradition of not eating meat on Christmas Eve, but the Italians have really perfected it with various types of fish. If you are a fish lover, you can't wait to sit at the dinner table on Christmas Eve.
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I am familiar with this Roman Catholic tradition CK, and speaking of various types of fish, could you advise me on some that are tasty without being overly 'fishy'? I like a mild taste to fish and I'm trying to broaden my taste palate because I know fish is a lot more 'heart healthy'...I love tilapia cooked any way, salmon's alright...what are some others? Perhaps we could try something new with the perfected Italian flare this Christmas Eve.. 

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I am part Italian and my Husband is all Italian and we always do the 7 fishes dinner for
Christmas Eve! We do a little things a little different as we usually use
calamari, fried smelts, anchovy sauce for the pasta, Flounder, Scallops, Shrimp, and
scungilli. Sometimes we even use crab For the none Italians reading Calamari is squid and the scungilli is refered to as Italian Conch but its more like a kind of a whelk. We also have a large antipasto with Caponata (marinated eggplant) fresh mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, kalamata olives, black olives, mini stuffed peppers, marinated artichoke, and sometimes some marinated or pickled vegetables. We have pasta course too! lots of food LOL
Here is a photo from 05 with a small antipasto

My favorite is the traditional deserts we make cheesecake, Chocolate rum balls, almond butter cake, creme puffs, assorted filled cookies, cannoli, Oreo cookie pie (its more like a pudding), chocolate cream pie, cherry cream Jello, eggnog punch, and pettifore's here are a few pics of that.




Christamas Knight ....tell me about your fishes dinner!
Christmas Eve! We do a little things a little different as we usually use
calamari, fried smelts, anchovy sauce for the pasta, Flounder, Scallops, Shrimp, and
scungilli. Sometimes we even use crab For the none Italians reading Calamari is squid and the scungilli is refered to as Italian Conch but its more like a kind of a whelk. We also have a large antipasto with Caponata (marinated eggplant) fresh mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, kalamata olives, black olives, mini stuffed peppers, marinated artichoke, and sometimes some marinated or pickled vegetables. We have pasta course too! lots of food LOL
Here is a photo from 05 with a small antipasto

My favorite is the traditional deserts we make cheesecake, Chocolate rum balls, almond butter cake, creme puffs, assorted filled cookies, cannoli, Oreo cookie pie (its more like a pudding), chocolate cream pie, cherry cream Jello, eggnog punch, and pettifore's here are a few pics of that.




Christamas Knight ....tell me about your fishes dinner!
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goodness sake, Santa Baby! Check out that spread *drool*
Silver Belle, I tried this recipe once and it was pretty delish! It combines the Italian with a light, not-so-fishy fish.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Oran ... etail.aspx
Silver Belle, I tried this recipe once and it was pretty delish! It combines the Italian with a light, not-so-fishy fish.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Oran ... etail.aspx
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When i was younger in Quebec we use to have dinner on the 24th and open all our gifts on the 25 around noon . Meal was mostly Vulture ( jokking) Turkey and cranberry with mashed patatoes and for desert it was fruit cake with ice cream . I am speaking for our familly ( we were 3 in total mom dad and me ) but no matter what the people were doing that is what we used to do year after year and at that time (10 years old) i didnt like that lolllllll . Now i am so missing that it's not like it used to be anymore........
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SWC wrote:goodness sake, Santa Baby! Check out that spread *drool*
Silver Belle, I tried this recipe once and it was pretty delish! It combines the Italian with a light, not-so-fishy fish.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Oran ... etail.aspx
Thanks, SWC! I totally trust your judgment, I'll give that one a shot.


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Thanks guys for all the great compliments Its nice to hear such wonderful feedback!
I wish I could cook for you all!!!! Hmmmmmm ......thinking.....
I wish I could cook for you all!!!! Hmmmmmm ......thinking.....
I've been an awful good girl,
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight.
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight.