The Feast is on

We are anticipating a somewhat less raucous party this year - several family members cannot get into town for one reason or another - and we've already brought our A-game to the Festival a couple weeks ago.  So we're taking it somewhat easy - though that's a relative term when you're married to Shannon.  Tonight's menu:

• Anchovies sauteed in garlic and olive oil, then served on fresh bread with provolone layered on top.
• Tuna pasta
• Something Shannon found called Italian street pasta.  More on that later - although there will be grilled shrimp served over it - I believe.
• Whiting salad - although whiting is an ever-present tradition in my family this is a new dish.
• Smelt - rolled in flour, salt and pepper and then fried in oil and hot pepper seeds in a cast iron skillet.
• Deep fried baccala fritters.
• Raw oysters and clams.

Excuse me.  I can't type anymore.  I've got to go get something to eat.
PS - we're going to try and get more stuff up today - including the festival recipes which did not get posted for technical reasons.  In the event we don't get back - Buon Natale!