Little Way Rose Pastries On St. Therese's death bed, she said, "After my death, I will let fall a shower of roses. I will spend my heaven doing good upon earth. I will raise up a mighty host of little saints. My mission is to make God loved." Her feast...
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Oeufs à la Coque (Soft-Boiled “Eggs in the Shell”) and Mouillettes St. Margaret Mary’s last name, Alacoque, means “in the shell” in her native French. This simple in-the-shell breakfast is fancy enough for guests, but the beheading and...
Spooky Baked Macaroni & Cheese All Hallows Eve, as the vigil day of the important solemnity of All Saints, was historically a day of required fasting and abstinence. Since 1962, the fasting and abstinence is recommended, but is no longer required. Our family...
Pope St. JPII Polish Sausage & Peppers Pope St. John Paul II’s favorite food, famously, is a puffed pastry and custard cream dessert now known as kremówka papieska or "papal cream cake." (A recipe for that dessert was included in the Catholic All Year Liturgical...
Bl. Carlo Acutis Nutella Sundaes Carlo Acutis is a millennial blessed, born in Italy in 1991. He died of cancer at the age of fifteen. We know that (in addition to Mass and the sacraments) he liked playing soccer and video games, and that his favorite treats were...
Edible Rosaries To celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, we like to make an edible rosary! This can be accomplished with just about anything: mini muffins or donuts or cereal pieces at breakfast time, nuts or goldfish crackers or dried fruit at snack time,...
St. Thérèse French Onion Soup Gratinée My family loves this soup for the feast days of French saints, and it’s always one of the soups I serve at our Lenten Soup and Stations get togethers. To make it more crowd-friendly, I assemble the cheesy crouton topping...