Intro: 

This is Jeff Young, the Catholic Foodie at catholicfoodie.com, and you are listening to episode 84 of the Catholic Foodie: A Cocktail, A Cookbook, and My 3 Favorite Prayers

Welcome, folks, to the Catholic Foodie, where food meets faith. I am your host Jeff Young and we are going to talk about cocktails made with beer today. That’s right. Cocktails made with beer. Oh, and a bit about tailgating! So, if you are the kind of person who likes to tailgate, but doesn’t like beer, then stick around. I’ve got a few surprises for you!

I am also going to review the children’s cookbook that I had hoped to share with you last episode. It’s called Now You’re Cooking, and I think you are going to love it.

Finally, I’ve been challenged, folks. And by a friend! So we are going to talk about my 3 favorite prayers. Why don’t you think of yours too. But, don’t go away. We have all this and more right here at the Catholic Foodie, where food meets faith.

Prayer before meals, great people that I met & dined with at the CNMC, the ingenious ideas of Dane Falkner (of divineoffice.org fame), and hitting the pub with Lino and friends... Plus a recipe for Abita Amber Beer Jerk Chicken and a review of the cookbook Saints at the Dinner Table. Good stuff! Feedback: 985-635-4974.

A special feast and a new beer are on the menu today, and I am very excited to share them with you! Last week Char and I had our good friends and fellow foodies, Danny & Christi Burns, over for dinner. It was more than just a meal. It was an experience. Even more, it was an experience of the JOY of God’s love. A truly remarkable dinner. In this episode I tell you why.

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We have an exciting show today. Sandy Garayzar joins us from Spain. She is a remarkable pilgrim, wine producer and foodie. We talk about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela (the Way of St. James), vino, and food. Awesome!

Also, I briefly recap our retreat with Immaculee, particularly the messages of Our Lady of Kibeho and the power of the rosary.

On the menu...

We recap Grace's First Communion and the killer-kickin' party we threw after the Mass. Lots of good food! We talk about our day on the farm, and we enjoy Sarah Reinhard's "Mary in the Kitchen."

This week’s “Mary in the Kitchen” is a reflection on Sarah Reinhard’s changing relationship with her kitchen table in the early morning hours.

Bon appetit!

On the menu today: the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Rockin' the Rails, sushi, Cinco de Mayo, hot tamales (traditional & New Orleans style), & the illustrious Sarah Reinhard with Mary in the Kitchen. The Catholic Foodie... where food meets faith!

Please pray for all those affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Oh... and remember that authentic restaurant in Houston that I couldn't remember (I mean I couldn't remember the name!)? It's Ninfa's. The original. I don't like the chain. At all.

On today's show, Char and I discuss devotion to Divine Mercy, indulgences, gardening, and we make a HUGE announcement. At least it's huge for me.

We decided to give Sarah Reinhard a break this week, since she spent the weekend packing to come down here to New Orleans! 

So, there will be no Mary in the Kitchen segment this episode. But maybe we can record something special when we get together this week.

This is an intense show, y'all. Not only do we discuss sin and Divine Mercy and indulgences, but we also share a bit more deeply about our Lent experience. And the big announcement? Whoa. You gotta hear it!

On the menu today... Holy Week, praying privately and liturgically, St. Augustine on prayer, Sarah Reinhard on Holy Thursday, feedback, and our family Holy Thursday celebration.

Don't forget to check out St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer at The Catholic Company.

Lent, more fasting, bread (lots of bread! Including hot cross buns), a new segment on the Catholic Foodie (Mary in the Kitchen)... And Char and I take on more Lenten reflection questions... about Shawshank Redemption this time. All of this, and more, on the Catholic Foodie, where food meets faith!

Here are a few of the links mentioned in the show:

On the menu today... A conversation with Joe Girard, co-founder of rouxbe.com. You can get a free 14 day trial of the full online cooking school by going to catholic.rouxbe.com.