The menu is ready and all the fish has been ordered over here on the East Coast! My Food Blogger’s Feast is ready to roll….a huge GRAZIE MILLE to my foodie friends for providing your most loved recipes! I will be posting recipes and photos over the next few days and do not hesitate to drop me a note if you need a recipe in advance….more to come!!

Buon Natale!!

Michele

La Vigilia di Natale 2013

Antipasti

Cappon Magro (Italian Seafood Salad) – Our Italian Table

Gamberi Oreganati (Shrimp with Bread Crumbs) – Come Follow Me to Italy

Polpette di Baccala (Baccala Meatballs) – AJ and Gigi (The Godkids!)

Pecorino Toscano Staginato with Chestnut Honey

Orange Salad with Anchovies and Black Olives

Artichoke and Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms

Tuna-Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers

Primi 

Saffron-Tomato Mussels over Capellini – Deb’s Recipe a Day

Crab and Ricotta Cannelloni with Lobster Tomato Cream Sauce – Our Italian Table

Secondi

Planked Mustard Pepper Salmon – Debra’s My Italian Garden

Involtini di Pesce Spada (Swordfish Rolls) – Ciao Chow Linda

Lemon-Zested Broccolini with White Anchovies and Garlic Confit

Salad of Butter Lettuce and Radicchio with Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Dolci

Frozen Orange Cream Torte with Dark Chocolate Crust and Spiced Cranberries

 EXTRA FISH Permitted!

Continue reading Michele’s Feast of the Seven(+) Fishes – Food Blogger Style at Our Italian Table.

Sometimes the simplest preparations are the tastiest! And this one is for sure….take the freshest fish you can buy, stuff lightly and bake in a salt crust …incredible!  I have used this technique once before when my brother and I were cooking for our Feast of the Seven Fishes.  With company visiting from Italy this past weekend, I thought it would be fun to try this simple preparation again. The final presentation never fails to impress and the dish is incredibly simple to prepare.

Continue reading Pesce al Sale (Fish in a Salt Crust) at Our Italian Table.