Lots of folks love Christmas and Easter, and I am one of them. But today I am reminded of how much I love Pentecost Sunday. The orange and red flowers behind the altar, the streams of red ribbon flowing from the processional crucifix, the readings at mass…oh the readings! A rush of the wind, tongues [...]
April 26, 2011
By the time we get through the 50 days of Easter, it will be nice and hot here in the South! What would taste better than some egg salad, either plain or in a sandwich? I feel about egg salad the way I feel about pimiento cheese- they are always great sandwich fillers year round, [...]
March 30, 2011
While Papa Benedict is busy with his “Court of the Gentiles” project, and many Lutherans are busy getting ready to swim the Tiber, I’ll have you know that I’m busy, too – making pretzels. Yes, the “feasting with the family” idea continues here at home while I try to help my children associate food with [...]
March 22, 2011
Up until this weekend I didn’t even know what a fava bean was and had never been to a St. Joseph’s Day feast. All that changed this past Saturday when Chick B (and our families) attended our first St. Joseph’s Day celebration thanks to Southern Catholic Chick L! For the convert, all the feast days can [...]
March 15, 2011
For several years my parents hosted a St. Patrick’s day party, complete with corned beef and cabbage. It’s a great time of year to celebrate, and everyone seems to want to get in on the fun- Catholic or not! There are so many interesting things about this feast day, including the legend of St. Patrick, [...]
March 5, 2011
Since I’ve been Catholic, I’ve been asking around my parish about Shrove Tuesday. I’ve been getting a lot of puzzled looks. Shrove comes from a Middle English word “shriven” meaning confession, and Shrove Tuesday comes from an old tradition of going to confession in preparation for the holy season of Lent. Shrove Tuesday is the [...]
January 31, 2011
When you think of St. John Bosco, you think of children and the dramatic impact he made on the lives of young boys (and girls) in his ministry. So tonight, I’m giving the kids a dinner that they’ll love- no vegetable plates over here this evening! Instead, join me in fixing steak hoagies as the [...]
January 25, 2011
Saint Paul’s conversion turned the world upside down, so what better way to remind your family of that by turning your meals upside down and serving breakfast for dinner?! Throughout our children’s early years, we often would have an “Upside Down Day” – once, we had hotdogs for breakfast and pancakes for supper. Since we [...]
January 4, 2011
Ok- so- today is the feast day of my confirmation saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, former episcopalian and first canonized saint to have been born in North America. I just can’t pass up the chance to cook something in her honor, but I always think Maryland-Emmitsburg- mid-Atlantic when I think of her, and that means crabs [...]
January 1, 2011
I have come up with one new year’s resolution (project, really) for 2011- to cook more for my family. Mind you, I have tried this with resolve many times over the years. I usually begin in September at the start of a school year, only to get derailed by some all-encompassing sports season of my son’s [...]
June 12, 2011
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