This previous phrase sums up today's whole entry.
For a starter we had canape with pate de foie gras and margarine and smoked salmon.
Our first course was of a traditional homemade pasta filled with minced meat, called cappelletti (because its shape reminds that of a small hat, in italian cappello). Most people in this part of Italy have it cooked in broth, but we like it more with tomato sauce.
Another traditional dish, called parmigiana. This one is heavenly delicious! It's made of thistle, first boiled, then fried and finally dressed up with tomato sauce and much (much, much, much!) parmesan cheese (hence the name parmigiana).
We had three different types of meat so as to meet everyone's likings! On the left you see stuffed rabbit, while the one on the right is a pork roll filled with truffle in a cheese sauce (I couldn't taste any of it, but I was told it tasted so good!)
The third type of meat was to die for: stuffed chicken! So yummy!
This year I tried another typically Christmassy dish: russian salad, basically made of peas, carrots, potatoes, all dressed with mayo. I used boiled eggs to embellish the dish.
And now on to my presents (I was a lucky one: everyone spoilt me big time, as per usual!)
my sister's boyfriend got me a wax seal with my initials. It will make my letters all the more serious and official now!
Ricky's brother and his girlfriend got me a bath lotion and cream with mandarin scent and a 2012 diary with a leather purple cover that I adore!
my parents surprised me with a very expensive gift, something I didn't really expect: a purse! I didn't expect that much, really, but I love it a lot!
and this is everything I got from my sister: purple and cream slippers (they are so comfy and warm!), a nail decorating machine (that I still have to figure out how it properly works) and an ornament for my scarves (it's made to keep them tight to the neck)
and this is everything I got from my Ricky, the best boyfriend on earth! I got the most amazing Camper sneakers ever! They fit me perfect and they are so very beautiful! He added to the shoes two pairs of sock that I love a lot, an owl shaped 4Gb usb key (how cute is that?!) and he surprised me with a voucher for a cake design course that will be held sometime in 2012 in Rome (I really didn't expect it but I am totally up for it!!!). I am a spoilt brat, I know!
This is what I got from Ricky's family: his parents got me this lovely triple bracelet, I love it and I feel more feminine when wearing it (I haven't got much jewellery and it's perfect to wear on a fancy dinner or a night out). Ricky's aunt and uncle got me this lovely picture frame, but I still have to find the perfect photo to fit in it.
And finally this last present that my father gave to me, mom and my sister's boyfriend (who would work with us part-time): it is a work outfit, in green you can see the logo of my parents' firm. It was a funny idea and I like the darker one. My mom and I have the tshirts in dark and light blue, the boys have it in dark blue and red.
I am ending this photo entry with two more shots: the first one I took of my finished advent calendar that I bought in London in November, in a Clinton's Cards' shop not far from Westminster Cathedral.
and the last one is a craft I made of polymer clay, each one of our guests on Christmas day had a place-card made by me.
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