Italian Christmas Eve: The Feast of Seven Fishes - A Reminiscence with Recipes

Good for the body as well as the soul!

Bring your family back to the table this Christmas season with a tantalizing array of fish dishes from the traditional Italian-American kitchen. In these authentic Italian recipes passed from one generation to the next, home cook Linda Maniscalco and her husband Rocco, a master mixologist, explain step-by-step how to create a family Christmas that celebrates the birth of Christ with the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Since Advent is a penitential season in which devout Italians abstain rom rich foods in preparation for the coming of Christ, the Feast of Seven Fishes is a delicious, healthy way for today's Italian-American families to celebrate their heritage. 

"Stata buon" is an Italian toast that means "staying well." Join us in reclaiming the family traditions of our Italian ancestors, and create a simpler way of life, if only for one night. "Stata buon" is good for the body as well as for the soul. 

"Italian Christmas Eve is a simple, modest but engaging collection of Christmas recipes and memories that will please the heart and satisfy the taste buds with good seasonal food at the same time. A delight!" - Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. - Archbishop of Philadelphia 

"According to an Old Catholic custom, December 24th was the day of penance and special prayer in preparation for the next day, the birth of Jesus. So, no meat! Leave it to the Italian to come up with splendid, scrumptious ways to keep the fast but still feast. And this delicious book tells us the secrets." - Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan - Archbishop of New York