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Ang-Rich
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Italian-American Christmas Eve
I know it's kinda early for this but since we are hosting Christmas Eve for the very first time, I wanted to start to gather ideas and recipes.
This what my menu looks like so far:
Appetizers
Proscuitto Bread (3)
Spinach Dip w/ White and Rye breads
Sausage, Cheese & Cracker Platter
Main Menu
Manicotti
Tortellini with Alfredo Sauce
Eggplant Rollatini
Fried Breaded Shrimp
Fried Calamari
Stuffed Calamari
Chicken Cutlets (for the kids)
Salad w/ tomatoes
Potato Croquettes
Stuffing w/ Gravy
Cranberry Sauce
Desserts
Rainbow Cookies
Apple Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream
Assorted Pastry Dish
Where I am concerned is the fish. I don't really prepare a lot of fish on my own but I want to try to make this more traditional. I found this great recipe that I want to try:
Stuffed Calamari
Anyone have any other suggestions or care to share their menus?
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Posted 11/10/06 12:45 PM  |
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
Everything sounds delicious! My in-laws do a lot of fish - in addition to what you arleady mentioned:
lunguine with white clam sauce
shrimp cocktail
fried bakala (sp?)
baked clams
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| Posted 11/10/06 12:51 PM |
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danielleandscott
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
Danielle and I had Christmas eve for the past two years.
Last year she made two versions of her stuffed breads
Pasta Fusulli....
Not sure about the Main meal though....
Something italian.
The first year she made Pork Roast
Most of her family doesnt eat fish, so I just had some shrimp for appetizers...
Scott
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| Posted 11/10/06 1:27 PM |
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Anniegrl
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
We do 7 fish, and it usually involves mussels (they're really not that hard to make), stuffed clams, insalata di polpo (you can buy this pre-made, and p.s. I won't eat that crap!  ), shrimp, scallops (pretty easy to make too - just don't overcook), crab stuffed flounder (very easy), and sometimes my mom will make spaghetti with clam sauce.
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| Posted 11/10/06 2:39 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
Posted by Anniegrl
We do 7 fish, and it usually involves mussels (they're really not that hard to make), stuffed clams, insalata di polpo (you can buy this pre-made, and p.s. I won't eat that crap! ), shrimp, scallops (pretty easy to make too - just don't overcook), crab stuffed flounder (very easy), and sometimes my mom will make spaghetti with clam sauce.
Ohhh!!! Love these ideas. Do you have a recipe for the crab stuffed flounder?
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| Posted 11/10/06 3:16 PM |
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Anniegrl
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
Posted by Ang-Rich
Posted by Anniegrl
We do 7 fish, and it usually involves mussels (they're really not that hard to make), stuffed clams, insalata di polpo (you can buy this pre-made, and p.s. I won't eat that crap! ), shrimp, scallops (pretty easy to make too - just don't overcook), crab stuffed flounder (very easy), and sometimes my mom will make spaghetti with clam sauce.
Ohhh!!! Love these ideas. Do you have a recipe for the crab stuffed flounder?
No, not on me. I don't really even use the same one every time since all the recipes are pretty similar.
This one is from AllRecipes.com, and it sounds really good! (got good reviews too)
ETA - I just saw that I said "stuffed clams" in my other post when I meant "baked clams".
Message edited 11/10/2006 3:25:01 PM.
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| Posted 11/10/06 3:23 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
Thanks for the link!
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| Posted 11/10/06 3:34 PM |
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oops123
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
I was just thinking that I have to start a list for my menu also...
i get tired just thinking about this!
Im having it for the 1st time at my home and im so nervous bc although i grew up w/the traditional italian 7-fish and never ending buffet, i will be cooking for my in laws and the extended family-
all straight from Sicily (accents&all! lol)
and theyre amazing cooks...
i know they will bring food &help me out,but for the most part i will do most of the cooking. Off the top of my head im thinking:
antipasto(no meat)&
parmaggiano reggiano
stuffed peppers
i carduni-fried
rice balls
stuffed artichokes
stuffed mushrooms
baked clams
lard bread
insalada di mare
Alaskan king crab sauce w/linguini
lobster tails
baccala-not sure how im making this yet
fried eel(tradition-yuk!)
shrimp fradiavalo
Filet Sole piccata
pasta w/anchovie sauce-(my DH's contribution!)
broccoli or rabe
cauliflower w/breadcrumbs
(PS..i eat NONE of this!!!)
Dessert:
italian cheesecake
pannatone
struffuli
cenci
pastries my family will bring in from brooklyn
Biscotti
vin santo
black coffee
anisette
sambuka
fruit&nuts&fennuke(spelling??)
lots of vino!!!!
wow! sorry this is so long, but..there,thanks for making me think about this!!!!
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| Posted 11/10/06 9:03 PM |
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partyof6
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
Posted by oopsididitagain
I was just thinking that I have to start a list for my menu also...
i get tired just thinking about this!
Im having it for the 1st time at my home and im so nervous bc although i grew up w/the traditional italian 7-fish and never ending buffet, i will be cooking for my in laws and the extended family-
all straight from Sicily (accents&all! lol)
and theyre amazing cooks...
i know they will bring food &help me out,but for the most part i will do most of the cooking. Off the top of my head im thinking:
antipasto(no meat)&
parmaggiano reggiano
stuffed peppers
i carduni-fried
rice balls
stuffed artichokes
stuffed mushrooms
baked clams
lard bread
insalada di mare
Alaskan king crab sauce w/linguini
lobster tails
baccala-not sure how im making this yet
fried eel(tradition-yuk!)
shrimp fradiavalo
Filet Sole piccata
pasta w/anchovie sauce-(my DH's contribution!)
broccoli or rabe
cauliflower w/breadcrumbs
(PS..i eat NONE of this!!!)
Dessert:
italian cheesecake
pannatone
struffuli
cenci
pastries my family will bring in from brooklyn
Biscotti
vin santo
black coffee
anisette
sambuka
fruit&nuts&fennuke(spelling??)
lots of vino!!!!
wow! sorry this is so long, but..there,thanks for making me think about this!!!!
how many people are u having???
are these your thoughts or your exact menu>
I always do a italian xmas eve..brace yourself---its like u need a second mortgage.
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| Posted 11/11/06 8:06 PM |
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Kristin616
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Kris
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
Posted by oopsididitagain
I was just thinking that I have to start a list for my menu also...
i get tired just thinking about this!
Im having it for the 1st time at my home and im so nervous bc although i grew up w/the traditional italian 7-fish and never ending buffet, i will be cooking for my in laws and the extended family-
all straight from Sicily (accents&all! lol)
and theyre amazing cooks...
i know they will bring food &help me out,but for the most part i will do most of the cooking. Off the top of my head im thinking:
antipasto(no meat)&
parmaggiano reggiano
stuffed peppers
i carduni-fried
rice balls
stuffed artichokes
stuffed mushrooms
baked clams
lard bread
insalada di mare
Alaskan king crab sauce w/linguini
lobster tails
baccala-not sure how im making this yet
fried eel(tradition-yuk!)
shrimp fradiavalo
Filet Sole piccata
pasta w/anchovie sauce-(my DH's contribution!)
broccoli or rabe
cauliflower w/breadcrumbs
(PS..i eat NONE of this!!!)
Dessert:
italian cheesecake
pannatone
struffuli
cenci
pastries my family will bring in from brooklyn
Biscotti
vin santo
black coffee
anisette
sambuka
fruit&nuts&fennuke(spelling??)
lots of vino!!!!
wow! sorry this is so long, but..there,thanks for making me think about this!!!!
This is what we have every year also, except my mom makes Linguini with clam sauce as the pasta dish.
No meat in our house on the Eve, just fish! It's my favorite holiday 
Don't forget the chestnuts
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qtptootie
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
We don't have any meat on Xmas eve.. our menu is..
*Seafood "fish" salad - consisting of clams, pulpo, shrimp, calamari, scungilli,celery, parsley, garlic, olive oil.
*bacala salad
*shrimp cocktail
*Crabcakes (sometimes I make them)
* Baked Clams
Lingini with shrimp and lobster sauce (we use the little slipper tails for that)
Fried Shrimp
Fried Scallops
Potato Coquettes/riceballs
Broiled lobstertails with butter
Filet of sole Oreganata
Asaparagus or broccoli
Dessert
on Xmas day... we make meat.
antipasto (all cheeses,meats, olives etc)
stuffed shells or manicotti with meat sauce
Pork roast and turkey
potaoes
salad...
dessert
OMG I can't wait now I am starving...........lol
Message edited 11/12/2006 12:24:03 AM.
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| Posted 11/12/06 12:22 AM |
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oops123
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
how many people are u having???
are these your thoughts or your exact menu>
I always do a italian xmas eve..brace yourself---its like u need a second mortgage.
lol i know!!!
Im having about 20 people and the list is just what I am thinging of off hand...
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| Posted 11/12/06 4:06 PM |
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juju
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
Can I be an Honorary Italian? Your menus sounds so yummy!
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| Posted 11/12/06 6:49 PM |
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jana
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
Posted by qtptootie
We don't have any meat on Xmas eve.. our menu is..
*Seafood "fish" salad - consisting of clams, pulpo, shrimp, calamari, scungilli,celery, parsley, garlic, olive oil.
*bacala salad
*shrimp cocktail
*Crabcakes (sometimes I make them)
* Baked Clams
Lingini with shrimp and lobster sauce (we use the little slipper tails for that)
Fried Shrimp
Fried Scallops
Potato Coquettes/riceballs
Broiled lobstertails with butter
Filet of sole Oreganata
Asaparagus or broccoli
Dessert
on Xmas day... we make meat.
antipasto (all cheeses,meats, olives etc)
stuffed shells or manicotti with meat sauce
Pork roast and turkey
potaoes
salad...
dessert
OMG I can't wait now I am starving...........lol
Ummm were you at MY house last year? 
I do Christmas Eve every year and this is my exact menu! With one exception, I stuff and bake the lobsters...soooo yummy.
& its true, this is definetly the most expensive holiday to host but in my family,the most higly regarded, so I am very honored 
BTW: At my local fish market,they take advance orders,give you a number and have your order ready early in the morning,beats waiting on line forever and risking getting the sloppy leftovers.
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| Posted 11/13/06 2:01 AM |
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qtptootie
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Re: Italian-American Christmas Eve
Posted by jana
Posted by qtptootie
We don't have any meat on Xmas eve.. our menu is..
*Seafood "fish" salad - consisting of clams, pulpo, shrimp, calamari, scungilli,celery, parsley, garlic, olive oil.
*bacala salad
*shrimp cocktail
*Crabcakes (sometimes I make them)
* Baked Clams
Lingini with shrimp and lobster sauce (we use the little slipper tails for that)
Fried Shrimp
Fried Scallops
Potato Coquettes/riceballs
Broiled lobstertails with butter
Filet of sole Oreganata
Asaparagus or broccoli
Dessert
on Xmas day... we make meat.
antipasto (all cheeses,meats, olives etc)
stuffed shells or manicotti with meat sauce
Pork roast and turkey
potaoes
salad...
dessert
OMG I can't wait now I am starving...........lol
Ummm were you at MY house last year?
I do Christmas Eve every year and this is my exact menu! With one exception, I stuff and bake the lobsters...soooo yummy.
& its true, this is definetly the most expensive holiday to host but in my family,the most higly regarded, so I am very honored
BTW: At my local fish market,they take advance orders,give you a number and have your order ready early in the morning,beats waiting on line forever and risking getting the sloppy leftovers.
lol.. so funny!! We stuff our lobsters too.. same as you!!! Forgot that detail.... 
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