Each year as I sit down to write an introduction to a particular Catholic Feast Day, I take a moment to review what I’ve said in the past. It’s a nice trip down memory lane filled with delicious memories.
Continue reading “Let Us Remember Our Lady of Carmel”What Makes Us Who We Are?
It’s no secret that I was born and raised in California. While it’s about as far west as you can get in the Continental US, we don’t think of California as “Western” in the sense of Country-Western.
Continue reading “What Makes Us Who We Are?”Keeping Tuesday Simple
While the weather sometimes dictates how we eat, when it comes to Mexican spice it really doesn’t matter if its 40 degrees outside (best time for spice) or triple digits. Take a dip in the pool, stand under the fan, whatever it takes to let you eat spicy Mexican foods.
Continue reading “Keeping Tuesday Simple”There’s Some History Here
It’s no wonder Beans and Franks have their own National Day. I can remember growing up when times were lean Mom would warm a big pot of Van Camp’s Pork-n-Beans, then slice up a package of hot dogs to warm with the beans.
Continue reading “There’s Some History Here”Saint Veronica of the Veil
There are more Catholic recognized saints than there are days in a year. If we wanted to, we could celebrate each day with a dedication to a different saints for the next 27 years and not have celebrated them all. Yeah, that’s a lot of saints.
Continue reading “Saint Veronica of the Veil”Slow Down at Breakfast Time
When ordering breakfast at a diner, what do you typically order? Going out to breakfast is my absolute favorite meal, if after breakfast I’m just heading home.
Continue reading “Slow Down at Breakfast Time”Welcome to a Catholic Friday
When Fridays roll around one of the hardest things to do for me is to cook a meal for just two people. Oh sure, I could cook in my usual fashion, but that would create way, way more left overs than we could possibly eat.
Continue reading “Welcome to a Catholic Friday”Pampered Chefs and Sugar Cookies
Are Pampered Chef Parties still a thing? I wouldn’t know. These are the types of parties you attend when your kids are still kids. The invites seem to come from the mothers of classmates or women you know from the PTA.
Continue reading “Pampered Chefs and Sugar Cookies”There’s More than One Way to Enjoy Frozen Pizza
It’s a Wednesday – and that’s a Wild Card Day for us. It means thinking out of the box. Sometimes you just gotta break the mold. But with Hubby, it also means don’t go to extremes.
Continue reading “There’s More than One Way to Enjoy Frozen Pizza”Summer Tastes like Fresh Strawberry Sundaes
I grew up in the shadow of a big city, Sacramento. While our mailing address said Sacramento, as a young girl tiny hamlet of Florin was truly home.
Continue reading “Summer Tastes like Fresh Strawberry Sundaes”Ladies, It’s Fried Chicken Day
When you were growing up, was fried chicken on Sundays a thing? It seems to me fried chicken was a Sunday special, but only in the summertime. Come winter it was roast chicken or roast beef.
Continue reading “Ladies, It’s Fried Chicken Day”Aloha Kakahiaka
Every now and again, I like to reach back into my bag of past inspirations – like celebrating a particular state. Today just happens to be Hawaii Day. There are a lot of ways to bring the feel of Hawaii home, but the Filipino in me wants to celebrate with a delicacy that once was a symbol of wealth.
Continue reading “Aloha Kakahiaka”Celebrating 250 Years of Independence
Growing up there are certain things you just take for granted without much thought to sentimental meaning. The 4th of July meant back yard barbecues, fireworks and running about with sparklers in our hands.
Continue reading “Celebrating 250 Years of Independence”A Saint Filled with Doubts
Saint Thomas should stand as a great example for all of us – those who have embraces faith with zeal right from the beginning, and especially those of us who have struggled with doubt.
Continue reading “A Saint Filled with Doubts”It’s a Thursday Shake-up
Typically our daily “theme” when planning meals is to expand Taco Tuesdays with anything Mexican – from tacos to tostadas and enchiladas and more. Thursdays are all about having fun in the Tuscan Sun – from Spaghetti to Ravioli and our favorite, anything Piccata.
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