Fasting on bread and water has a long tradition in Catholic spirituality. It’s a personal devotion and goes back to Biblical times.

A good spiritual discipline, fasting on bread and water is a way to connect with the meaning of Lent. What makes fasting bread different than ordinary bread? First, it’s not a light textured or fancy bread. Dense with high quality Biblical ingredients – and the ingredients all have Biblical significance. INGREDIENTS AND THEIR SYMBOLIC REFERENCES: Flour – a reminder of the manna given by God … Continue reading Fasting on bread and water has a long tradition in Catholic spirituality. It’s a personal devotion and goes back to Biblical times.

King Cake for Mardi Gras

Fat Tuesday is March 4 – just around the corner, and it’s celebrated with, well, lots of decadent food (to ready ourselves for the lean eating during Lent) and, of course, King Cake.  Authentic traditional King Cake is a yeasted dough that is a labor of love for sure, but today I’m sharing an easier recipe that starts from a cake mix. When I chatted … Continue reading King Cake for Mardi Gras

Corn Puddings for Thanksgiving

My listeners and readers are the best! It shows in the recipes they share, like the corn pudding recipes here today. At our house, corn pudding is always a special treat. How about you? Is corn pudding on your holiday table? Let me know and if you have a favorite recipe to share, I sure hope you’ll be kind enough to send it to me. … Continue reading Corn Puddings for Thanksgiving

Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings

It’s a favorite in the blogging world and I have to say crescent roll apple dumplings deserve the praise. I first tasted these when my former neighbor, Sandy, brought some over. Oh my gosh, they were so good. “The dough is crescent rolls”, she said. These dumplings are not low cal but you know what? As I told Matt Swaim today on the Sonrise Morning … Continue reading Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings

Breakfast Cookies To Go

As I’ve mentioned before, chatting with Matt Swaim each week on The Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio is always fun and informative. Plus he makes me chuckle with his “Mattisims”. Today we talked about an ancient grain mentioned in Proverbs: FLAX: Proverbs 31:13:. “She seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly with her hands”.  The ancients wove the plant fibers into cloth for making clothes, bed … Continue reading Breakfast Cookies To Go

A Bounty of Basil and Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

Well, it seems like the sweet basils growing in between my tomato rows are the gifts that keep on giving. I trim them back a couple of times a week, but I do let one plant go to seed for next year’s plantings. Some of you have an abundance of basil, too. So let’s make a thicker version of pesto with the basil, and use … Continue reading A Bounty of Basil and Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

New Recipe Chunky Granola

Today Matt Swaim on the Sonrise Morning Show chatted about a timely subject: back to school. During Bible Days education was as important as it is today. In the Old Testament, you’ll find lots of references regarding how people felt religious training was important, so the primary purpose of education among the Jews was the learning of and obedience to the law of God. Of … Continue reading New Recipe Chunky Granola