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Christmas Eve Feast of 7 Fish Recipe Roundup

Christmas Eve Feast of 7 Fish Recipe Roundup

I’ll be with family and friends for Christmas. Our Neapolitan family tradition is to prepare a 7-fish Christmas Eve dinner, La Festa dei Sette Pesci. Seven fish unless I’m with the Sicilian branch of the family, then it’s 13! I hope you will be with 

Pasta with Prawns & Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Recipe

Pasta with Prawns & Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Recipe

I love the intense sweet roasted red bell pepper flavor of this quick sauce. It’s a perky fresh topping for chicken, meat or fish and fantastic as a sauce for pasta. I’m using it to dress strozzapreti (choke the priest) pasta and prawns. Roasted pepper 

Cioppino: Christmas Eve Stew of Seven Fishes from San Francisco

Cioppino: Christmas Eve Stew of Seven Fishes from San Francisco

For a quick and easy 7-Fish Christmas Eve dinner watch this video recipe to make cioppino, a San Francisco Italian fish stew, all in one pot.

Crispy Succulent Shrimp (Gamberi Fritti)

Crispy Succulent Shrimp (Gamberi Fritti)

When I was a kid on a steamy summer Friday night in Jersey, fried fish was one of my favorite dinners. My Mom lightly dredged an array of fish in flour and quickly fried them in olive oil. We ate the fish hot out of 

Sweet Grilled Shrimp on a Hot Summer Day

Sweet Grilled Shrimp on a Hot Summer Day

Enjoy caprese, sweet grilled shrimp, pesto and pasta, and sip home-made sangria for your next meal on a sultry summer day.

Friday Recipe: da Flora’s Arancini with a Spicy Aioli

Friday Recipe: da Flora’s Arancini with a Spicy Aioli

All of those who gathered at my private Sunday dinner at da Flora raved about our il pranzo. The women at da Flora were at the top of their game!