Lent Can Be Full of Surprises It’s been an exciting Lent so far. I mean, a pope retires for the first time in 600 years. A new conclave is called. A new pope is elected… the first pope from the Americas, by the way. And we were informed that alligator can indeed be eaten by [...]
Pope Francis: Our New Holy Father I admit it. I totally geeked out the last couple of days. Of course, I had been praying for the conclave and for whoever would become our new Holy Father. But as yesterday’s “smoke watch” drew near, I felt nervous and excited. I had Vatican Radio streaming in the [...]
Did You Hear the One About the Alligator and the Archbishop? It all started on Ash Wednesday. Someone over at Insta-Gator Ranch & Hatchery posted a picture of a 3 year old letter on the Insta-Gator Facebook page. The letter just happened to be from the Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans. And [...]
Alligator is OK on Fridays in Lent, Says Archbishop of New Orleans The last few days the Louisiana alligator has been in the media spotlight. Again. But this time it’s not because someone is screaming, “Choot ‘em! Choot ‘em!” Instead folks are screaming, “Cook ‘em! Cook ‘em!” On Fridays in Lent, that is. And what [...]
Ash Wednesday and Lent: A Time for Penance From Fat Tuesday to fat pretzels, carnival season and Mardi Gras are now over. Lent is here. And that is a good thing. Life if full of seasons and there is a time for everything. We turn now from our revelry and rejoicing to face our own [...]
I’ve been banned. I’m not allowed to deep-fry anything. At least not in my kitchen. Maybe in your kitchen I would be able to. Or in a restaurant kitchen. But I have been banned from deep-frying anything in my own kitchen. Why? Not only is it too messy, but I also don’t do it very [...]
Mujadra is tasty, quick, and easy to make. It can be served as the main course (which we do sometimes on those busy Wednesdays when the girls have gymnastics till 8:30 PM!). It can also be served as a side dish. It’s delicious either way! Mujadra is meatless, so it would make a great family [...]
Why fish on Friday? Why can we eat fish on Fridays in Lent? Isn’t fish a kind of meat too? I have to be honest… this was a real stumbling block for me when I first “turned to the Lord” at the age of 16. I lived in Baton Rouge, LA where seafood was just [...]
INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water (about 110 F) 1 tablespoon honey 1 envelope active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons) 4 cups all-purpose flour (we prefer King Arthur) 1 teaspoon Kosher salt Coarse salt (for topping) 1 egg, beaten DIRECTIONS: Add the honey to 1 1/2 cups warm water (about 110 F). You don’t want [...]
A quick celebratory video episode here to say “Happy Easter!” He is risen! Alleluia! Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus in typical Louisiana fashion with boiled crawfish! This was a big production for us, y’all. Big D joined us for the festivities (which means that there were a few – or more – Abita [...]
About this time last year I posted my recipe for Seafood Gumbo. Now, I love gumbo. And I make it quite often. Usually … Read the rest...
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