Giada has a step-by-step approach for planning and executing Thanksgiving, as she starts preparations three days in advance. The make-ahead menu includes lemon and pea alfredo; sweet and savory kale salad; prosciutto wrapped turkey; for dessert, mascarpone cannoli cheesecake.
It's the day after Thanksgiving, and that usually means three things: college football, Christmas shopping and Thanksgiving leftovers; Giada marks the official start of the Christmas season with wrapping gifts and delicious food.
A Christmas cocktail party and silly Santa gift exchange; holiday appetizers and favorite karaoke tunes; spinach artichoke panini bites; warm citrus marinated olives; chocolate coconut cake and burnt citrus cocktails.
Giada De Laurentiis and her daughter, Jade Thompson, host a Christmas party for Jade and her friends; Giada prepares a batch of holiday cutout sugar cookies, that the kids can decorate using a variety of fun toppings and frosting.
In Italy, the night before Christmas is celebrated with the Feast of the Seven Fishes, and Giada DeLaurentiis hosts a family Christmas Eve dinner that honors this tradition.