CF111 – Pretzels and Beer For Lent

The Catholic history of the pretzel and a delicious soft pretzel recipe… And a guy who is fasting on beer and water all of Lent. Wow! Check it out right here on the Catholic Foodie, where food meets faith!

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Resources for Lenten activities for families:

DanielleBean.com (here’s my affiliate link to the cookbook A Continual Feast on Amazon)
CatholicMom.com
FaithandFamilyLive.com
MakingMusicPrayingTwice.com
CatholicCuisine.blogspot.com
CatholicCulture.org
CatholicIcing.blogspot.com

Don’t forget to check out the interesting story of Jay Wilson fasting on beer and water this Lent:

And don’t forget to pre-order your copy of Sarah Reinhard’s new book for Advent: Welcoming Baby Jesus!

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About Jeff Young

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.