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What’s on tap for dinner this Christmas Eve?

Tonight's feast:

Lots of IPAs and gin;
Massive cheese and charcuterie board with baguette;
A few different kinds of pickles and olives with salads;
Turkey;
Bone-in ham;
Loaded mashed tatters;
Green beans and carrots; and
Cookies, tarts, tiramisu and other sweets.

I had nothing but a bagel this morning in preparation to this feast. IPAs have been flowing for a while. Should be a good one!
 
Despite my handle, I’m a paisan, which means Christmas Eve is our big meal and it is traditionally all seafood. My wife and I took over the cooking duties from my mother this year with an eye towards giving her a break and taking the menu in a different direction. Here’s our menu:

Appetizers:
Crab Louie salad lettuce cups
Marinated anchovies with bread and butter

Salad Course:
Pan seared squid over greens with lemon aioli

White Course:
Grilled Octopus and Gigante Beans

Red Course:
Shrimp and strozzapreti in a spicy red sauce

And I almost forgot to mention the most important dish, bacala!

Hopefully it doesn’t suck. Merry Christmas to everybody.
 
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Despite my handle, I’m a paisan, which means Christmas Eve is our big meal and it is traditionally all seafood. My wife and I took over the cooking duties from my mother this year with an eye towards giving her a break and taking the menu in a different direction. Here’s our menu:

Appetizers:
Crab Louie salad lettuce cups
Marinated anchovies with bread and butter

Salad Course:
Pan seared squid over greens with lemon aioli

White Course:
Grilled Octopus and Gigante Beans

Red Course:
Shrimp and strozzapreti in a spicy red sauce

Hopefully it doesn’t suck. Merry Christmas to everybody.
I don’t know what some of that stuff is, but I want come over for dinner.
 
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