Full on Feasts
No holiday is complete without food … like, a lot of food.
On the 12th Course of Christmas …
Ever heard of a Slovak Farmer’s Feast? Dave Stoken (Agency Services) has one every year. It’s a 12-part feast that includes: fruits, candy, cookies, dates, nuts, figs, pierogies, haluski, bobalki, tomato soup, Opłatki, and honey. Once they light a candle, everyone stays at the table.
“We blow out the candle three times to see how good our past year/present year/next year will be with much ado about reading smoke. Straight up is best.” — Dave
Nothing Fishy About This Tradition
Both Nina DiBacco (Media) and Maria Gualitieri (Creative) celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes. And it’s just that: a classic Italian-American feast that involves a lot of seafood — seven courses of it. That sounds like a swimmingly good time.
One Tradition. Two Salads.
Maria Mainelli-Ajmo (Creative) hails from Nebraska, and her husband Jason hails from New Jersey. They both grew up eating salads at their family holidays but in very different ways. Maria had her ambrosia and Jason had his fattoush!
Secret Recipe
Some things are just for the family, including recipes. Lindsay Motta (Marketing Communications) gathers with her family and makes a feast of Italian family recipes, none of which are written down.
“My family and I spend a full day making homemade raviolis, meatballs, and sauce for the family dinner. And everyone has a job to do within the process.” — Lindsay
