Today is the last Friday of the Lenten Season. While some people count Good Friday as the last Friday of the season, actually it’s not. The Lenten Season ends with the evening Mass of Holy Thursday. It is the Lord’s Supper, and it ushers in the Holy Triduum. More on that later.
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Today is the 21st day of March. It’s California Strawberry Day, Corn Dog Day and Crunch Tacos Day. It’s also Thursday. In our house, unless trumped by a Holy Feast Day or big National Holiday like Thanksgiving, an Italian Inspired Supper will usually grace our table.
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Welcome to spring! Spring and fall are my two most favorite times of the year. Both for the same reason. Color. Breezy days. And the foods of these seasons change.
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Today we celebrate one of two feast days to honor Saint Joseph, Christ’s earthy father. The full title of today’s feast is the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The fact this this is a Solemnity Feast speak volumes of the Church’s regard toward Saint Joseph.
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In case you haven’t guessed by some of the backgrounds in my pictures, much of what I’ve shared with you recently were meals that were actually prepared well in advance of posting. There’s always good reason, such as last minute changes to a recipe because something isn’t working right. It gives time for tweaking.
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Good Morning! Are you ready for yet another wonderful Saturday? We’ve been galavanting about – took a much needed and unusually early vacation this year. Traveling is always exciting, but it’s great to be home again.
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Welcome to the 4th Friday of Lent – we’re on the back side now. One more Lenten Friday, then Holy Week begins. For this particular Friday in the Lenten Season, we’ve shared six recipes over the years – half of those are for some sort of Tilapia dish. Hum, I sense a theme.
Continue reading “Pan-Seared Tilapia for A Lenten Friday”Spicing up Potato Chip Day
Today is National Potato Chip Day. I have this really cool slicer just for making your own potato chips. In all the years I’ve owned it, haven’t made potato chips once. But it does work well to get the most amazing paper-thin onions ever.
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Sometimes I cannot help but to find it ironic that today we honor those called Good Samaritans. The word Samaritan today has taken on a whole new meaning. Most people don’t even realize that Samaritans are a Ethno-religious offshoot from the ancient Israelites.
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Hubby is celebrating today. He adores all sorts of seafood, and scallops are at the top of his lengthy list. Until I met him, I had never eaten a scallop, let alone cooked one. You might say we have managed to broaden each other’s horizons over the years.
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Today is both Johnny Applseed Day and Eat Your Noodles Day. Noodles and pasta are the same, right? Okay, we don’t call Chicken Noodle Soup Chicken Pasta Soup, but we could.
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Today is Laetare Sunday. I’ve always considered myself to be a learned Catholic, with a fairly strong grasp on Church Teachings and traditions. I will confess, I hadn’t a clue what Laetare Sunday meant until recently.
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Now why couldn’t this be yesterday? I mean, how convenient would that have been! Lenten Friday, Oregon Day and Crabmeat Day all rolled into one amazing supper. Oh well, I guess we can’t have everything.
Continue reading “Celebrate Crabmeat with a Crab Feed”Celebrating Oregon on This Lenten Friday
It’s been a while now since we vacationed in Oregon. The Oregon Coast is one of my favorite places to spend time. I had even considered retiring in the Pacific Northwest. But then that was before.
Continue reading “Celebrating Oregon on This Lenten Friday”So, It’s Cereal Day
And to tell you the truth, I’m not sure what I should do with that. According to the National Day Calendar site, today we are suppose to grab our spoons and favorite cereal bowl to celebrate the most popular breakfast food in America.
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