We can only celebrate in a cozy way, but it is still Christmas and the table must still be special. Here are our tips
This year we will all celebrate Christmas inintimacy of the family, a family certainly less numerous than usual.
Someone will be alone, someone in two, someone in the company of only the dearest loved ones.
Let's not lose heart though and let's prepare something special to be enjoyed perhaps in front of a screen in connection with distant relatives and friends.
Intimate Christmas: single portions as many as I can
What we suggest is to cook small portions, maybe more things you like, and then freeze for days to come. This organization applies both if you are alone and if there are two or three of you at home.
You will not find yourself having to cook at the last moment and you will have time to dedicate to yourself to enjoy a little relaxation.
So get some containers with hermetic closure and then all the ingredients you need.
Cook in advance if you can, then you just have to heat up and above all do not overdo it.
Also think about side dishes that can last for multiple days and that they can become appetizers, such as grilled vegetables and pan-fried vegetables to be placed on a bruschetta of bread with a little mozzarella and accompanied by a glass of wine.
If even for a year the menu will be a little reduced, it doesn't matter, just prepare special dishes that warm the heart.
First for Christmas: lasagna for everyone, even if few
Buy the sheets of pasta for lasagna which are cooked directly in the oven and prepared different toppings: one for Christmas Eve, one for Christmas lunch and possibly one for Boxing Day.
Here are our tips.
For Christmas Eve we propose a classic of the classics: the smoked salmon.
Cut it into banners and cook it in a pan with some thinly sliced radicchio and a knob of butter.
Then add the béchamel and the filling of the Christmas Eve lasagna is ready.
For Christmas, opt for a classic ragù, white or red, and certainly not wrong.
Maybe you make a pan a little bigger to eat on Boxing Day and if it is left over, freeze it for New Year's.
If you want a special menu also for 26, fill the lasagna with mushrooms and zucchini or do i cannelloni, always ready to be cooked directly in the oven. If you want more inspiration read 5 lasagna recipes to try.
Another interesting first is the baked pasta that you can do in many ways and prepare in advance.
Also in this case we suggest you look for inspiration in this piece: 10 ways to make baked pasta.
Easy seconds for Christmas Eve
A simple and tasty second could be a baked fish as rhombus or one sea bass with potatoes, or simply with salt with a side dish.
Otherwise prepare a cod and potato pie which you can then eventually freeze.
Boil the potatoes and cut them into slices and alternate them in layers in a pan with the cod cooked in boiling water with celery, carrot and onion.
Also add chopped breadcrumbs, oil, garlic and parsley between one layer and the other and sliced tomatoes.
Season with oil and a little salt and complete the last layer with fragrant breadcrumbs.
This pie cooks in a static oven at 200 ° for 25-30 minutes if you prepare a small portion.
If you cannot give up something as enjoyable as theRussian salad, And you love cold seconds, try the Fake fish.
Just mash boiled potatoes and tuna in oil with a handful of capers and add a few tablespoons of mayonnaise.
Then give this mixture the shape of a fish and serve. You can also try the version of fake fish in the oven.
Seconds for Christmas
You can really indulge yourself with the main courses for Christmas lunch.
If you celebrate with the children, prepare some cutlets with chips is battered vegetables and you will make everyone happy, or white meatballs with lemon. A somewhat homely and simple menu, but special for the little ones.
If you want something more Christmas, cook one very classic stew to be served with mashed potatoes or one French stew in white.
Even the veal with tuna sauce it is an excellent solution and you can keep it in the fridge for a couple of days, to be served with grilled vegetables or potato salad.
Dessert
There is never a shortage of sweets during the holidays so don't worry about preparing anything extraordinary.
Get yourself a good one artisan panettone and serve it with one mascarpone cream very classic or take a look at our recipe of filled panettone covered with chocolate.
If you don't like panettone, opt for a good pandoro and prepare one English cream light or one custard.
Finally, surprise the children with a cute pandoriccio.
Set the table for a party
Even if you don't have guests, make it there party table a little bit special, do it just for yourself.
Choose a nice tablecloth and use the dinner service for special occasions that must be dusted off once a year.
Turn on one candle in the center of the table if you don't want to prepare a scenographic composition and choose a special musical background.
Enjoy your lunch or dinner and take all the time you want between one course and another.
Time passes slowly and there is no rush on holidays.
It will be a less noisy Christmas, less crowded, perhaps less fun, but still Christmas!
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