A logistical breakdown of how to plan for and host a holiday at your house, using Christmas Eve as the example.

On top of that, I had to ask Aunt Lisa for the recipe. I don’t know about y’all, but in this lovely Italian family of mine it’s definitely a lot of recipes that nobody has ever written down. So I needed to find Aunt Lisa and start asking questions.

An overview of one girl’s Italian-American Christmas Eve and the seven Fishes (and courses) that come with it.

My mom’s Italian pink and white anise cake recipe.

My mother’s homemade manicotti recipe. It takes 36 hours, includes a crepe-making recipe, filling recipe, and how to bake them.

A breakdown of how much food to buy for an Italian Antipasto including deli cheeses, deli meats, pickled items, and extras.