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CatholicFoodie.com… Where Food Meets Faith!

“Catholic Culinary Inspiration to Help You Grow in Faith around the Table”

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We save the seafood gumbo for special occasions is that it is so expensive to make. But now I think I have found a variation of seafood gumbo that I can make more often. It’s a Louisiana favorite: Shrimp & Okra Gumbo.

Anticipating Christmas

In November 1971 Carly Simon released her second studio album, which was titled Anticipation. The title track of that album soared to number 3 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, and the following year…

Anticipating ChristmasRead More

New Orleans: More than Mardi Gras

Yes, Mardi Gras is over for this year. We are now in the 3rd week of Lent. But that’s kinda the point of this article I want to share with…

New Orleans: More than Mardi GrasRead More

Pumpkin Soup and Making Something Delicious with What You Have

Halloween 2017 is over. True. But that doesn’t mean we can’t get a treat out of reading lessons learned from the Halloweens of yesteryear. Oh, and if you click the…

Pumpkin Soup and Making Something Delicious with What You HaveRead More

Learning to Savor Sundays in Catholic Digest Magazine

[September kicked off a new endeavor for me… a monthly column in Catholic Digest Magazine called Savoring Sundays. Below is an excerpt of my first installment. Please do enjoy, and…

Learning to Savor Sundays in Catholic Digest MagazineRead More

Grilled Lamb Chops

Holy Thursday and the Lamb of God

“Behold the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world…” If you are a regular Mass-goer, the words above should sound familiar to you. At the beginning…

Holy Thursday and the Lamb of GodRead More

Finding God Around the Table

Do you see the common thread in these scenarios? 1) A cocktail hour before a business dinner. 2) The home-cooked meal that Mom whipped up in between the after-school pick-up…

Finding God Around the TableRead More

Finding Peace through Catholic Mindfulness

Dr. Gregory Bottaro of the Catholic Psych Institute joins me today to talk about Catholic Mindfulness and a new introduction course that he has available at CatholicMindfulness.com. The full course…

Finding Peace through Catholic MindfulnessRead More

Louisiana Cookin’ Magazine’s Chefs to Watch 2016

Exciting show today on location at Cavan restaurant on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Joining me around the table are two lovely ladies: Caitlin Watzke from Louisiana Cookin’ Magazine and…

Louisiana Cookin’ Magazine’s Chefs to Watch 2016Read More

Fall Festivals, the Olive Mass, and Father Leo Patalinghug

On The Catholic Foodie Show today we talk fall festivals in and around New Orleans (including the inaugural Fried Chicken Festival!) and the first-ever Olive Mass to celebrate food and…

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Recipes

I’ve been busy in the kitchen cooking up new favorite recipes.
Check them out below:

Creole Tomato Jam Recipe

I shared this recipe this morning on the Wake Up! show on Catholic Community…

Creole Tomato Jam RecipeRead More

Meatless Friday at CatholicMom.com – Summer Bulgur Salad Recipe

Barbara Stein shares her recipe for Summer Bulgur Salad today at CatholicMom.com as part…

Meatless Friday at CatholicMom.com – Summer Bulgur Salad RecipeRead More

Sister T’s Ratatouille Recipe

Recipe submitted by Sr. Tracey Dugas, FSP When you hear the word Ratatouille, what…

Sister T’s Ratatouille RecipeRead More

King Cakes, Mardi Gras and the Epiphany

From Wednesday’s show… King Cakes, Mardi Gras and the Epiphany… including the history of…

King Cakes, Mardi Gras and the EpiphanyRead More

No Meat! Meatless Fridays Throughout the Year | The Catholic Foodie Show

Hot on the heels of my interview on Catholicism Live! last night we tackle…

No Meat! Meatless Fridays Throughout the Year | The Catholic Foodie ShowRead More

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Vietnamese Preserved Lemons (Chanh Muối) and Salty Lemonade | Garden Betty

About a month ago, my wife and I had the opportunity for a date…

Vietnamese Preserved Lemons (Chanh Muối) and Salty Lemonade | Garden BettyRead More

Grilled Portobello Burger #Recipe

It’s summertime and folks all over America are firing up their grills… especially as…

Grilled Portobello Burger #RecipeRead More

Spicy Baked Tilapia

Spicy Baked Tilapia [#Recipe]

It’s Friday again… a Friday in Lent. I want to share a new Lenten…

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Oven-Baked Salmon

7 Unique Lenten Recipe Ideas for Fridays in Lent… with a Serving of Charity

Tired of fish sticks and tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays in Lent? Want something…

7 Unique Lenten Recipe Ideas for Fridays in Lent… with a Serving of CharityRead More

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About The Catholic Foodie

Jeff Young, perhaps better known as The Catholic Foodie, is an author, blogger, radio host and podcaster. He is the founder and producer of The Catholic Foodie blog and podcast where he provides "Catholic culinary inspiration to help you grow in faith around the table." Jeff hosts a daily radio show – The Catholic Foodie Show – on BreadboxMedia.com, and he co-hosts the Around the Table Food Show on Catholic Community Radio 690AM (New Orleans) and 1380AM (Baton Rouge). Jeff is a monthly contributor to CatholicMom.com and a contributing author of Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary, published by Ave Maria Press. Jeff is also a contributing author of The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections by Ave Maria Press. Jeff Young is a proud member of the elite Catholic Speakers Organization, CMG Booking. Jeff has spoken on topics ranging from "growing in faith around the table" to "using social media in the New Evangelization." Jeff's first book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine, published by Liguori Publications is now available. With 78 recipes and stories of faith and family (including his travels to the Holy Land), the book is sure to inspire you to get into the kitchen and to gather your family around the table. The book is available on Amazon.com, Liguori.org, and wherever good Catholic books are sold. Read More…