No, I think I did penne vodka and sausage on the grill when you were at the house. Hard to remember, it was so long ago (hint, hint).

I've done the fish thing, although thankfully my brother has taken over Christmas Eve! I do some appetizers like shrimp cocktail, caviar, smoked salmon and cream cheese on white bread (which I actually cut into the shape of Christmas trees), and a lovely hot crabmeat spread (very easy to make). Then we have a first course of something like Coquille San Jacques (surprisingly easy to make and not too expensive because you can use the little scallops) and/or baked clams. Then I serve a linguini with a red sauce. I usually put shrimp, calamari, scungilli and clams in the sauce. If you go to the right fish store, they'll probably sell it all cleaned. Very easy to make, but looks impressive.

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