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Feb 4, 2014

I'm Leaving Tomorrow... on a Jet Plane

I'm Leaving Tomorrow... on a Jet Plane

Food Meets Faith in the Holy Land with The Catholic Foodie Tomorrow I leave for Israel. Yes, on a jet plane [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4hsC0nRvZM]. But, God willing, I know

Jan 20, 2014

Drago's Tommy Cvitanovich Opens Fire House Burgers

Drago's Tommy Cvitanovich Opens Fire House Burgers

Chargrilling Oysters on a Fire Truck Leads to a New Restaurant Concept? Tommy Cvitanovich of Drago’s Seafood Restaurant [http://www.dragosrestaurant.com/] fame (with their signature chargrilled oysters [http://cfjwyoung.wpengine.com/

Jan 19, 2014

Crabs, Crawfish and Shrimp... Oh My!

Crabs, Crawfish and Shrimp... Oh My!

Louisiana Seafood: Tracking Time by the Seasons I grew up in south Louisiana – Baton Rouge [http://www.visitbatonrouge.com/], to be specific. One of the many blessings of growing up where I did

Jan 17, 2014

What is Prayer?

What is Prayer?

This past week some of the Sisters of Life [http://www.sistersoflife.org/] were in the New Orleans area, and the other afternoon they joined with several homeschooling families for a luncheon. My

Jan 14, 2014

Chef John Besh: Cooking from the Heart

Chef John Besh: Cooking from the Heart

Chef John Besh Releases New Cookbook: Cooking from the Heart Just before Christmas I wrote an article about the new Besh Box initiative that Chef John Besh launched in November. The Besh Box

Jan 13, 2014

Cajun or Creole?

Cajun or Creole?

Which Is It? Cajun or Creole? I was in Lafayette on Friday. My wife and I made the 2-hour drive to join our friends in their celebration of the Sacrament of Matrimony. The

Dec 29, 2013

7 Tools to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick

7 Tools to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick

Originally published in Our Sunday Visitor on December 26, 2012 [https://www.osv.com/MyFaith/MarriageFamilyandSexuality/Article/TabId/682/ArtMID/13726/ArticleID/4013/How-Catholics-can-take-a-balanced-approach-to-2013.aspx] , I have updated these subversive “secret weapons” to