CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER

My grandma use to make a traditional Italian Christmas Eve Dinner when I was a little girl. The marinara sauce, the pasta, meatballs and sausage. I remember the oil cured black olives and ricotta cheese. I loved everything grandma made. I even loved the cast iron pans she used to cook everything in. The only negative was that our Christmas Eve Dinner started at midnight. It was just so hard to stay up so late. But it was always well worth it! 

I made my daughters Italian Soup last night. I think grandma would have approved, even if I did prepare it at a normal dining hour!