Lebanese Butter Cookies – Ghraybi (or Ghraybeh) Delicate. That’s how I would describe these cookies. Delicate with a soft, understated sweetness. These cookies certainly make an impression. Family & Tradition There’s nothing like tradition to bind a family together. Our family is no different. We have lots of traditions that bind us together: the birthday crawfish boils …
The Catholic Foodie’s Mardi Gras King Cake Recipe
You know, every year during Mardi Gras season, not only do I make lots of king cakes, but I also talk about them a lot on the Catholic Foodie podcast. I tweet pictures of the kings cakes that I make, and I post those pictures on Facebook too. And every year folks contact me to …
Pumpkin Brûlée: My Best Thanksgiving Dessert
A guest post by Kate Daneluk of Making Music Praying Twice We’ve moved five times in our 13 years of marriage, and through all this time, we had one house big enough to host Thanksgiving. So, we did. That year, I went crazy, cooked for days, and had a ball. As usual, my focus was entirely on fresh, …
No-Bake Cookies
Recipe submitted by Sean McGaughey from CatholicRoundup.com. In 1981, my father co-signed a $1200 bank loan for me and my brother, aged 13 and 12–both with paper routes, to purchase our first computer, a TI 99/4. The whole family was excited by the potential of this machine but in different ways. My brother and I …
Strawberry Shortcake Trifle
Recipe submitted by Veronica Gantley of http://mycatholickitchen.com. Ingredients 1 large angel food cake For the custard: 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed For the glaze: 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch 3 tablespoons strawberry jello 1 cup water 2 cups fresh strawberries, …