OK today when chatting with Matt Swaim on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart radio, the subject was cheese – yes, cheese was eaten during Bible times (perhaps not in the form we know today) but in 2 Samuel David is offered “honey, and curds, and sheep and cheese of kine (cow) as provisions. So cheese is indeed an ancient food. How about having feta as the … Continue reading Baked Feta with Garlic & Oregano
Today Matt Swaim/Sonrise Morning Show/ chatted about Memorial Day and its meaning. (Also mentioned St. Rita, my patron saint….). Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2023 will occur on Monday, May 26. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following … Continue reading Memorial Day Memories and Church Cookbook Strawberry Pie
Today Annie Mitchell and I chatted about Pope Francis and his legacy. Here’s a Q&A of our talk, along with a fun recipe for a pastry that the Pope loved as a child. It has an interesting analogy! We continue to honor the life and legacy of Pope Francis here on the Morning Show, and we’ve been doing our best to remember that since we … Continue reading Pope Francis Remembrances and Pastry “Lies”
I so enjoyed chatting with Matt Swaim this morning on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio. We chat every Thursday about Bible foods and herbs. With Lent going on, some folks do a fast day with simply bread and water. A good spiritual discipline, fasting on bread and water is a way to connect with the meaning of Lent. I have several really good, dense, … 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.
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
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
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
I made another batch of the granola I shared earlier today and added more nuts and seeds, so I wanted to let you know. Here’s a photo of the finished granola, and as far as the nuts & seeds, I added up to 2 cups nuts and 1 of seeds. Oh, and up to 1 teaspoon cinnamon! Someone also asked if they could use all … Continue reading Autumn Granola
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
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
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