Merry Christmas! Our celebrations this year began with a Christmas Eve dinner where we feasted on one of my long time favorite meals - a shrimp and crab au gratin served over home made pasta. This recipe was given to me by Dana Klein in the first cooking class I ever took -- in the winter of 1990. And it was just as delicious today as it was then. On this occasion, Chris was my primary assistant on the pasta machine.
And just before dinner, Chris and Katherine helped me assemble and set out the luminaria along the sidewalk in front of our house.
This was a coordinated neighborhood activity and it looked like more than 50% of our households participated. In our section of the neighborhood, in particular, we had a really high level of participation. The street looked really neat.
Following dinner, we attended the 8:00 p.m. "traditional" Christmas Eve service at our church. This is a b
eautiful service -- the highlight of which is the singing of "Silent Night" by candlelight. high level of participation.
On Christmas day, we followed our tradition of opening Christmas presents in the morning and dining in the afternoon. This year, we prepared a full turkey dinner. Dad made the stuffing, using the recipe his mother and Zia Chiara always used. It was excellent.
And, finally, comfortably full from our Christmas dinner, we relaxed and watched the movie "Up." It was great fun.
In concluding this Christmas entry, we wish you and your family all the best this holiday season.
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