Holiday ham was never a tradition in my house, apart from my former vegetarian lifestyle, the family just never made ham.

Instead we would have an assortment of casseroles, and mother was always kind enough to split the best dishes in half and make a vegetarian version and a non-vegetarian version, so people (namely me) could try the dish no matter what the diet.

This year, though, I'm done with casseroles. I've decided to have a healthy Christmas. I may well cook a ham. But, most likely I'll go with a Christmas fish. Perhaps a salmon, or tuna. No better time to get tons of orac value through omega 3 vitamins than eating fish at Christmas. A good salmon is also filled to the brim with proteins, just as much as ham. The only real decision left is whether I carry the seafood cuisine through every dish this Christmas or whether I keep it relatively traditional besides the fish.