Today is National Fettuccine Alfredo Day. What better day to tell the story behind this simple dish of perfection. Authentic Fettuccine Alfredo is nothing more than a ribbon pasta, butter and melted cheese. It’s the story behind Fettuccine Alfredo that is truly amazing.
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Friday’s Cod Fish Hoagies with Tarter Sauce
Happy Friday! It’s the start of another great weekend for most folks. And a day to pause in quiet reflection for most Old-school Catholics. Sadly some have forgotten the importance of penance, and this is especially true in America.
Continue reading “Friday’s Cod Fish Hoagies with Tarter Sauce”No Ordinary Seafood Enchilada
The Holidays are behind us, Advent and Christmas over. It’s now Ordinary Times. From a Catholic perspective, there is little that is ordinary (as in uneventful or unimportant) about Ordinary Times.
Continue reading “No Ordinary Seafood Enchilada”Friday Night Mushroom Bolognese Spaghetti
If you’ve been around a while (and I thank you), then you know ours is an Old School Catholic household. That is to say in many ways we practice the faith of our childhood, before the changes of Vatican II.
Continue reading “Friday Night Mushroom Bolognese Spaghetti”Autumn Ember Days and Grilled Salmon
Ember Days are among the most confusing of Catholic practices. Ember Days are by their very nature an extension of our agrarian roots. Yet most Catholics today are unfamiliar with the term Ember Days let alone how to observe them.
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Are you a fan of history? I am – the past fascinates me. Not just the events themselves, but the human element behind it. The whys and hows and eventual outcome. Every deed, no matter how seemingly unimportant at the time, are like a pebble tossed onto the waters. The ripples span out in ways we might not yet fully understand.
Continue reading “Life’s Questions and Roasted Garlic Spaghetti”Take a Pause for A Day in History
On May 8, 1945 the world embraced V-E Day (Victory in Europe) and while the Nazis had formally accepted defeat, the war itself was not yet over. Death and destruction continued to rage on in the East. And America turned all its attention to defeating Japan.
Continue reading “Take a Pause for A Day in History”Dining in the Shadow of Yaquina Head Lighthouse
Today is National Lighthouse Day. Rather than share a collection of lighthouses like we did last year with our Oregon Coast Supper to Remember, I thought it might be fun to pick just one lighthouse. There are so many to pick from, all with interesting stories and rich histories.
Continue reading “Dining in the Shadow of Yaquina Head Lighthouse”Here’s to All the Grandma Types
In 2001, Alice Solomon, a syndicated newspaper columnist, published her first book. Love, Sex and the Single Gorgeous Grandma: Reflections on Being Single over 50 was an extension of her column A Guide for Gorgeous Grandmas for the Metro West Daily News. Alice Solomon is the founder of Gorgeous Grandma Day.
Continue reading “Here’s to All the Grandma Types”Our Lady of Carmel and Friday’s Taco Feast
The Carmelite Order and dedication to the Virgin Mary has a long history among the Faithful. The Oral Tradition of the Catholic Church traces the Carmelite Order to the Prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel in what is now Palestine.
Continue reading “Our Lady of Carmel and Friday’s Taco Feast”If It’s Friday This Must Be . . .
A fabulous day for fish! In our house, Fridays are fabulous as well as meatless. Every Friday is like a Friday of Lent. Partially due to faith and old school teachings, but also because eating fish is good for you.
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Oh my, that Catfish looks more like a shark with whiskers. With nearly 3,000 known species, catfish are one of the most divers groups of vertebrates on the planet.
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As a working man, Kiddo looks forward to Fridays. It’s the end of the workweek. Two glorious days off. All he need do is get beyond our Friday Night Catholic Supper.
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Sometimes a full dinner just seems to be too much. Yet a sandwich just isn’t striking a cord either. What to do? A salad, of course.
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Today is National Shrimp Scampi Day. If you are thinking sautéed shrimp with lots of butter, you are right. In America, often shrimp entrees are called Scampi in our Italian Restaurants. Scampi over Pasta. Scampi Salad. Is Scampi Italian for Shrimp? Or is Scampi a way to cook Shrimp?
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