Italian Christmas Eve, part one

So, we arrive at Christmas Eve, once more. A great custom that a friend introduced me to (Joel) is the Seven Fish Italian Christmas Eve meal. We take our own twist, and cook or eat seven fish over the course of the day.
This year we have
1. Smoked salmon with avocado and parmesan chips, a caper or 2, some olive oil and a drop of lemon juice

Next up was a Giorgio Locatelli recipe (thanks to the Locanda Locatelli chef's cookbook we received a few years back from our brother Aidan --- good job Aidan!!)
Sardines on Panzanella. Equally delish!

After that was an old faithful, Scallops cooked in a skillet with some butter and served with a white herb sauce.

Next up were some bluepoint oysters .... mmm ... taste the ocean ...

The beer was not Duvel, but Labatt's (the last of the Duvel was devoured a few days ago). The wines are courtesy of Chambers St Wines. Chablis was green, a little mineraly, but still quite fat or filling for a Chablis. The Puligny was marshmallow meets butterscotch/caramel and they all have their wicked way over and over again !!! mmmm !!!

Last but not least, is the newest addition .... McNulty.
All our male cats are named after Wire characters. And true to his name, what a handful the little rascal is ....
Here he is with his 2 sisters ... he's the little mite at the bottom center of the screen ...