Christmas in Viterbo

Christmas Eve dinner with the family of Anna's two daughters. Dinner started with homemade Gnocchi with a scampi cream sauce. As is tradition for Italians, a fish main course (tuna), deep fried vegetables and fresh garbanzo beans.

Then came dessert. This was essentially a lasagna, but instead of tomato sauce and cheese, it was baked with ground up hazelnuts and chocolate. I had leftovers for Christmas morning breakfast.

I got gloves and a scarf from Anna. I gave her a DVD player, which brought the technology in her house from the 1980's (VCR) into the 1990's. The Internet will never happen.

Christmas Eve dinner was only the first of two feasts. Here is Anna roasting potatoes and lamb for Christmas day lunch.

Christmas day lunch started with homemade tortellini soup, roasted lamb and potatoes, salad and dessert.

On Christmas Eve, my friends the Giuliano's had a Christmas present of their own as their first son (third child) Luciano "The Prince" Giuliano was born. Here he is with his grandmother Rita.