One of the stated reasons I started The Catholic Foodie in 2008 was to inspire and encourage families to get back into the kitchen and back around the table. It was all about growing in faith, growing in… communion. Because as we see in Scripture, and as we experience in our own lives, communion is …
Prepping for Easter: Pomegranate & Pistachio Turkish Delight
I know we are only on the Second Sunday of Lent, but it doesn’t hurt to plan ahead. That’s why I’m grateful to Woodeene Koenig-Bricker for providing today’s guest post and recipe from her newly released book Dinner Party with the Saints. Enjoy! One of my favorite sweets is Turkish Delight. I’m not sure how …
The Vatican Christmas Cookbook
If you are looking for a Christmas gift for the foodie in your life (or maybe for yourself?), I have a unique recommendation for you. I recently received a copy of The Vatican Christmas Cookbook, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. “Stunning,” is the first word that I used to describe this book. The …
Giving Thanks even in the Mess
Thanksgiving embodies the idyllic family feast, at least for us here in America. Our literature, movies, television shows, and commercials (!) all pick up the theme: Thanksgiving is for family. Even our statistical data bears this out: 95 percent of American families gather for Thanksgiving, according to a Harris Poll of people surveyed four years …
Hamilton Becomes Skelilton in New Orleans Thanks to 2020
There is a house in New Orleans they call the Skeleton House. I can’t say that it’s been the ruin of any poor boys, but it has been known to draw big crowds…. One of our cherished Halloween traditions as a family consisted of driving down to the corner of St. Charles Avenue and State …