My Catholic Kitchen

Southern Comfort Food: Biscuits and Gravy

This gravy is practically a must in most southern kitchens. It is called by many names, sausage gravy, sawmill gravy, white gravy. It is similar to the one served at the Cracker Barrel restaurant...

April 4, 2011 / 8 comments »

Meatless Friday Eggplant Gratin

If you get a chance go to Spicie Foodie and check out Your Best Recipes. Now, on to my post.A while back my friend Hila made Eggplant Gratin and brought it in to work. One...

March 31, 2011 / 3 comments »

Steak Salad and Your Best Recipes

I made this last week, when it was 80 degrees. This morning it snowed. It didn’t stick, but it did snow. It rained a lot too. I think I saw Noah loading the Ark with...

March 28, 2011 / 3 comments »

Meatless Friday, Pasta Fagoli Soup

Look at that cheesy goodness. OK, climb up on that top shelf in your kitchen and see what is lurking up there. Amid the dust, do I see a slow cooker? What, you got...

March 24, 2011 / 5 comments »

Going to The Dogs!

Recently, well maybe like a month ago, I was looking in foodbuzz. I came across a wonderful post from Baking Serendipity: Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats. So, I decided I would make them for my...

March 22, 2011 / 6 comments »

Blueberry Southern Iced Tea

I have teamed up with Jeroxie.com for a Nostalgia party. We are all to post something that evokes yearnings of the past. What better way to do that than a big old glass of iced...

March 20, 2011 / 9 comments »

Meatless Friday and Irish Soda Bread

Since lent began, I noticed a lot of vegetarian meals are being posted, I am not sure if everyone is just trying to eat better or they too are doing the no meat on Friday....

March 17, 2011 / 3 comments »

Black and Tan, Guinness Brownies and St Patricks Day

For St. Patricks day I decided to make brownies with Guinness beer. Beer and chocolate? How could you go wrong? To me that would be very Irish, Guinness beer I mean. Certainly not the...

March 14, 2011 / 3 comments »

Meatless Fridays and Mushroom Risoto

Lent is a forty-day season of preparation for the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In order to suffer like Christ suffered the faithful do not eat meat on Fridays. I will post a meatless meal...

March 11, 2011 / 2 comments »

Goalie and Grilled Pork Chops with Sweet Potato Salad

Did I mention Monkey Girl (my daughter) made goalie for her field hockey team? She plays for St Pius X Catholic School. She has been playing field hockey for years. My mind wanders back...

March 3, 2011 / 11 comments »