Lent

  • Litany of Humility

    O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed… Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved… From the desire of being extolled … From the desire of being honored … From the… Continue reading

  • Be Careful Which Cross You Pick Up

    ’cause it might not be the cross He designed for you… The past few days’ meditations/readings have been striking me as very similar to this message. I’m Ms. Make-It-More-Complicated-Than-It-Has-To-Be. If I would just pick up the cross *He* has picked… Continue reading

  • How Goes Lent

    – Whew. Two days. Of not going to my usual killing-time sites. I am still reading Catholic blogs and websites, mostly for Lenten inspiration and meditation, but I’ve been staying away from sites that don’t bring me any closer to… Continue reading

  • Lent in Our Home

    Good friend e-mailed last night and asked what Lent looks like in our home, and I realized I hadn’t gotten around to putting our plans here. And since putting stuff here helps us with accountability…. what we do, or at… Continue reading

  • Bagna Cauda

    Four Days to Party Time! So far we’ve got embutido (not my recipe, but something similar), samosas, chicken wings (sweet-spicy and Buffalo), crab cake bites, Thai-flavored mussels, morcon, scallops-in-bacon, chicken sate, and mango sorbet done. The recipes linked are not… Continue reading

  • Brazil Exploration: Peixe Frita Fortaleza

    Peixe Frita Fortaleza (Fried Fish Fortaleza) Based on a recipe in Tasting Brazil by Jessica B. Harris This is a simple fried fish dish from Fortaleza on Brazil’s northern coast, a city known for its beaches, baby clothes, and handmade… Continue reading

    Brazil Exploration: Peixe Frita Fortaleza

  • Brazil Exploration: Basic Rice and Sopa de Mariscos

    Like most of you know, I’m a rice gal — we have rice most days and we usually feel a meal isn’t a meal unless there’s rice somewhere. So I’m naturally curious about all the different rice preparations that other… Continue reading

    Brazil Exploration: Basic Rice and Sopa de Mariscos

  • Brazil Exploration: Bolinhos de Bacalhau

    Today we start a culinary adventure to Brazil! The kids and I are doing a month-long exploration, so I thought I’d do it through food as well. Oftentimes when we do our country unit studies we do it for a… Continue reading

    Brazil Exploration: Bolinhos de Bacalhau