Bo tai chanh, steamboat, and salt and pepper calamari

Salt-and-pepper calamariI adore a homemade family feast. Large communal eating gatherings are a strong part of "ethnic" cultures, and I relish that familiar bustle of cooks in the kitchen, raucous laughter amongst the stress of preparation, many hands making light work, and the cacophony of shrieking children as they create havoc underfoot.Celebratory feasts with the family of Veruca Salt are all