As we get ready for Easter week, the last week in Lent, I chatted with Matt Swaim this morning and the subject was hot cross buns, which we make every Lent for Good Friday. I’ve shared recipes in the past for this special treat. Here’s the latest – this time I added a bit of baking powder for extra “oomph”. Here’s some fun facts: Matthew … Continue reading Hot Cross Buns!
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.
Today, Matt Swaim and I chatted about fish on the Sonrise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio. Here’s where it’s listed in the Bible: Matthew 15:34-36: The story of the loaves and fishes, when Jesus took seven loaves of bread and a fee small fish and miraculously fed 4,000 men, plus women and children, with leftovers. When you consider the geography, the Sea of Gallilee, the … Continue reading Baja Fish Tacos
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
As I write this column from my little patch of heaven, snow is melting and the girls/chickens are beginning to lay eggs again. Valentine’s Day is on the winter horizon. This year, I’m skipping chocolate treats and instead, baking batches of a beloved, buttery, sugar cookie flavored with both vanilla and almond extract. I first tasted these light golden cookies when Jane Cervantes, a West … Continue reading Simply Sensational Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies
Oh my this is a good one for a holiday gathering. Everything you love about loaded twice baked potatoes but in a casserole for easy serving. Thank you for reading this column, as always, and as I tell you every year, a blessed new year ahead is what I pray for you and yours to have. Loaded stuffed mashed potato casserole Ingredients 4 pounds russet … Continue reading Loaded Stuffed Baked Potato Casserole
Are you ready for simple food after you finish the holiday feasting? How about a pot of well seasoned black bean soup? That’s what I made this morning and it does smell good – onions, garlic, peppers, cumin all melding together with black beans, celery, bell pepper and a pinch of thyme. With a plop of sour cream and a squeeze of citrus, I’m talking … Continue reading Simple Black Bean Soup and a Panera Taste-a-Like
During the holidays around here, we focus a good amount of time on food gifts from the kitchen. Like the limoncello, nut brittle and quick bread recipes I’ve shared with you. So why today am I excited to give you a recipe, for, of all things, ham salad? Well, ham is ubiquitous on many a holiday table, including mine, and that means leftover ham. I’ve … Continue reading Ham Salad: Plain & Fancy
As promised, today I’m sharing friend and expert baker Betty Howell’s recipe for blueberry pumpkin bread once again. It’s perfect for this “all things pumpkin” holiday season. The bread is moist, sweet and an excellent keeper. Think gifts from the kitchen… Oh, and I just knew you’d like a trendy salted honey butter Parker house roll recipe. From Half Baked Harvest, you may just learn … Continue reading Blueberry Pumpkin Bread and Salted Honey Butter Parker House Rolls
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
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