Angels and Saints

Today is the Feast Day of Saints Philip and James the Just. It is also the 5th Sunday of Easter. I love that about my Catholic faith – we do know how to linger in the Holy Seasons.

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This Immaculate Second Sunday of Advent

If this were not a Sunday of Advent, today we would be celebrating the Immaculate Conception of our Blessed Mother. Advent Sunday does take precedence. We shall honor Mary’s conception tomorrow, and attend Mass as a family. After all, it is a Holy Day of Obligation.

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Yum – Wine-Braised Chicken

Welcome to my kitchen on this amazing Saturday. Hubby and I plan to spend a little time this weekend shoring up the raised beds in our garden. It had been our intention to build all new beds this year. The ones we have now have seen better days. I’m not sure why we chose to make the best of what we have for one more year. But we did.

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Slow-Cooker Forty-Clove Garlic Chicken

We seem to be eating more and more chicken these days. I’m not sure why that is. Coming up with new ways to serve the same old thing does get to be a bit much. One thing I can promise you about this chicken is the aroma.

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And Now the 12th Day of Christmas

Twelve Drummers Drumming. “Come they told me Pa-rum pum pum pum. Our newborn King to see, pa-rum pum pum pum.” Originally titled “Carol of the Drum”, this popular Christmas song was written in 1941 by American composer Katherine Kennicott Davis. It would not be recorded for another 10 years.

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