Check out this article on the meaning of the Feast of the Seven Fishes, celebrated by Italian Americans on Christmas Eve.  People ask us the meaning all the time and the answer is that there are different interpretations depending on who you ask.  This article provides some explanation as well as some great recipes!

Mary Ann Esposito is the host of PBS’s Ciao Italia and one of our favorites.   Check out the recipes provided in this article and even more on her website www.ciaoitalia.com.

Toni Lydeker, food writer, provides recipes for the Feast of the Seven Fishes.  In researching her new cookbook,  “Seafood Alla Siciliana” ,  she immersed herself in Sicilian cuisine.  She was chosen by the Journal News to provide seven recipes for the Feast of the Seven Fishes.  Click here for the article including seven great seafood recipes.

Recipes include Pistachio-Crusted Shrimp, Octopus al Nero d’Avola, Baccalá Salad with Blood Oranges and Pomegranate Seeds, Seared  Tuna with Sweet/Sour Onions and more….