Today there won’t be any recipe on MsM… it is the time to celebrate and above all it is the time to enjoy the company of your loved ones. My parents have been here for a couple of weeks already and we are all having a great time together. The kids especially are having a blast with nonni!
So today, while we are all busy having a cosy family time (and lots of yummy food!), I just want to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas!
We have also been busy in the kitchen… today the girls and I have baked and decorated a batch of sugar cookies for Santa! Here they are… cute, eh? Victoria’s cookies are on the left and Georgia’s ones are on the right:
And are you curious to know what our menu will be?? Here it goes…
CHRISTMAS EVE
Antipasti (all served on home-made Pain Brioche)
- French Pâté de canard with Onion Jam and Persian Blue Salt
- Smoked Ocean Trout
- Norwegian Smoked Salmon
Entrées
- Fagottini di Parmigiano in brodo di pollo – home-made pasta filled with Parmigiano Reggiano and served in chicken broth
- Snapper en papillote with potatoes and red onions
Dessert
- Profiteroles – a pyramid of Choux pastry balls filled with Whipped Cream and Crème Pâtissière, dipped in a chocolate sauce and garnished with whipped cream.
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
Entrée
- Fish Couscous – my mom’s recipe for the most famous dish of Trapani (Sicily). This is the “real deal”, not the pre cooked couscous you find at the stores!
Dessert
- Parfait di mandorla with warm chocolate sauce – this is my Aunt Maria’s recipe. I have already shared a recipe for almond parfait when I started blogging, but this version is slightly different (and so delicious!).
I will be posting the recipes of our Christmas meals over the next few weeks. For now, how about checking out my Christmas in July post for some tasty ideas?
And for an extra sweet treat…. Check out my Christmas Tree Cake Pops!
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my readers and their families!!!
Manu
Your website is a marvel! I am Italian and have only just discovered it. I am very enthusiastic about your recipes, your meticulous explanations and your generosity in sharing. One question: how on earth do you manage to get all those dishes ready for Christmas lunch? Do you start at dawn and eat at midnight? Complimenti di nuovo, veramente bravissima, piu’ che bravissima!
Grazie mille Rosa! 🙂
Hehehehe I know… lots of food! But I don’t cook alone… on special occasions like Christmas, my mum (and sometimes my dad) join me in the kitchen and we prepare food together (over a couple of days, so we are not too tired). It’s like a tradition we have. 🙂 Welcome on MsM! <3
I know I’m late (SORRY!) but Merry Christmas! … And happy New Year (early! :D). HUGS!!!
Your menu sounds wonderful Manu. We made real couscous on our first cooking class in Marrakech, I had no idea it was so labour intensive. I brought back some non-instant. What a lovely photo of your family. Happy holidays, all the best for 2012!
Auguri di Buon Natale … a te e alla tua bella famiglia … favoloso menu … dovevo fare i blini stasera ma non sono riuscita …
Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo!
Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family, Manu! And may you have a Prosperous New Year to come!
~ ray ~