A Few of our Christmas Eve Goodies...

HERE ARE A FEW OF THE GOODIES I MADE FOR CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER-
I'M NOT ADDING RECIPES BECAUSE I DIDN'T USE ANY- THESE ARE MADE FROM MEMORY- IF YOU WANT ANY RECIPES LET ME KNOW AND I WILL GLADLY WRITE IT UP FOR YOU.

WE STARTED WITH A LITTLE SHRIMP COCKTAIL

I ALSO MADE SOME QUICK SALMON APPETIZERS



LINGUINI WITH CLAM SAUCE



CALAMARI (SQUID) AND OCTOPUS WITH ONIONS

STUFFED CALAMARI (SQUID)

SHRIMP SCAMPI
I NEGLECTED TO PHOTOGRAPH THE HUGH POT OF MUSSELS MARINARA
AND THE SCUNGILI SALAD

WHAT A WONDERFUL MEAL WE HAD
BEST OF ALL WE WERE ALL TOGETHER TO SHARE OUR TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS EVE FISH DINNER.

TODAY-
I COOK AGAIN
I'LL POST THOSE PICTURES LATER...

Baccala’ with Potatoes and Tomatoes

Cut your cleaned and soaked Baccala’(dried salted Cod) in small pieces.

Boil several cubed potatoes.

Some diced tomatoes with sauce.

Capers

Onion

Scallions

Green Pepper

Parsley

Salt and Black Pepper to taste

Sauté thinly sliced onions, scallions and sliced green pepper.

Once they are tender add your diced boiled potatoes,

diced tomatoes, sauce, parsley and capers.

Once it is nicely combined add your cubed Baccala’.

Salt and Pepper to taste and

Slide the pan into the oven and

bake at 350* until your fish is tender (about 45 minutes).

I serve this with thick crusty Italian Bread to dip in the juices .

This is my entry for the Seven Fishes Feast hosted by

Joe of Italyville and Maryann of Finding La Dolce Vita.

I have also entered this recipe in the Potato Ho Down
which is being hosted this month by Christie from The Fig and Cherry.
If you would like to take part in the festivities please rush right
over to her site and read how to enter and start cooking.