One of my favorite Lenten practices is taking part in the efforts of CRS Rice Bowl. This Lent, CRS Rice Bowl has put together new stories and new recipes for each week of Lent, and I will be sharing one story and one recipe with you each Sunday in Lent. The first story and recipe comes …
Tomato Soup with Lamb and Rice
This recipe for Tomato Soup with Lamb and Rice is one of the recipes I included in my recent book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine. With all the cold weather we have had recently (19 degrees in New Orleans this week!), soup has been on my mind. My wife made …
Crawfish Etouffee in the Christmas Season
We are still in the Christmas Season, folks, and today we continue our #12DaysofChristmas #recipes with Crawfish Étouffée. Yes, I missed a few days of recipe-sharing during the #12DaysofChristmas #recipes. Life, you know. Sometimes it gets in the way of our best-made plans. The Christmas Season doesn’t officially end until the feast of the Baptism …
Lamb-Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Today is New Year’s Day… So Happy New Year! No matter how hard I try each year to cook something different, Lamb-stuffed Cabbage Rolls always seem to end up on our table. It’s a good thing we love them. I used to not be able to say that. I hated cabbage growing up, and I …
Seafood Gumbo: A Favorite Christmas Tradition?
It’s Christmas Eve and I have only a few hours to plan tomorrow’s feast. That might seem like an easy task, but it’s not. Our Christmas Day tradition for the last several years involves me making a traditional Seafood Gumbo. You have to understand that Christmas Day is usually the only day of the year …