Christmas Food and Recipes

Web Sites

Pittsburgh Region

• Family's traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes celebrates Christmas Eve vigil
  An article from the Monday, December 19, 2005, issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Virginia Phillips about the Italian traditional meatless Christmas Eve meal of seven fishes.
• "Christmas Eve feast of the fishes"
  A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article from Monday, December 20, 1999 describing the Italian tradition that is still observed by many Italian-American families in Pittsburgh.
• Slovenians have kept to roots of Christmas
  An article from the Thursday, December 21, 2000, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about Slovenian Christmas traditions, some of which are followed here in Pittsburgh. Included are recipes for Potica (nut roll) and Holiday Raisin Bread (Sarkelj).

United States

• Better Homes & Garden: Christmas
  Includes gifts and decorations as well as food and entertaining.
• Epicurous: Christmas
  This website offers articles and recipes from Gourmet and Bon Appetit magazines.
• Food Network: Christmas Recipes
  Recipes for fruitcake, Struffoli, Christmas duck and Christmas goose, plum pudding...
• Land O'Lakes: Christmas
  This butter manufacturer offers 465 recipes for Christmas.
• StephenCooks: Christmas Eve Menu - The Feast of the Seven Fishes
  Learn all about this Italian tradition, called "La Vigilia", in this blog.
• Sustainable Table: Sustainable Holidays
  Learn how to make your own eggnog, holiday wreath, Christmas ham or goose.
• Yahoo! Recipes: Christmas
  Check here for additional links. Categories include Fruitcake, Gingerbread Houses, Glogg, Panettone, Stollen, Yule Log.

International

• BBC Lifestyle: Christmas
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/christmas.shtml
  This British site includes recipes for turkey and goose, Edible gifts, Christmas lunch, Festive baking, Veggie Christmas, Vegan Christmas.
• Italy: Mangiare Bene: Christmas Menu
  http://www.mangiarebene.net/ACADEMY/MENU/xmas2003.html
  Includes a collection of Christmas cookie recipes.
• Italian Food Forever: An Italian Christmas
  http://www.italianfoodforever.com/iff/articles.asp?id=37
  Learn about the food customs of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at this Italian food site that also gives you the recipes.
• Italy: Sicilian Culture: Christmas Eve Fish Dinner
  http://www.sicilianculture.com/food/xmasfish.htm
  Learn about the Feast of the 7 Fishes that many Italians in Pittsburgh have on Christmas Eve.
• Mexico Connect: A Christmas Kitchen
  http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/indchristmas.html
  A selection of recipes for Christmas.