by Jeff Benda | Apr 26, 2023 | No Meat Meals
Serves 6 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes If you ask my 7-year-old daughter what the Holy Trinity is, you’ll get a different answer than a chef from Louisiana. They’re sure to say onions, bell pepper, and celery. These three aromatic vegetables are the...
by Jeff Benda | Apr 19, 2023 | No Meat Meals
Serves 4 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Jesus reminds us in Matthew 22:21 that, as citizens, we have an obligation to render to the state whatever material and services are required for the common good of the society. Catholics are called to obey the just...
by Jeff Benda | Apr 12, 2023 | No Meat Meals
Serves 5 Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes This Friday is a solemnity, so we have a special no meat meal! There is no such thing as a perfect steak! But I honestly prefer a lean and protein-packed cut of venison cooked in a cast-iron skillet. Cast iron...
by Jeff Benda | Apr 5, 2023 | Exodus 90, Lent, No Meat Meals
Serves 2 Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes The story of Saint Paul Miki and Companions (Feast Day February 6) is a perfect example of all three pillars of prayer, asceticism, and fraternity. When the first missionaries like St. Francis Xavier came to Japan...
by Jeff Benda | Mar 29, 2023 | Exodus 90, Lent, No Meat Meals
Serves 6 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Sweet Potatoes are native to Peru. And so was Saint Martin de Porres. This Peruvian Dominican brother lived a life of humble service and charity and became the first black saint of the Americas. Martin refused to...
by Jeff Benda | Mar 22, 2023 | No Meat Meals
Serves 4 Prep time: 45 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes We finally get to use the grill for a recipe in this cookbook! We’re all abstaining from television, movies, and video games during Exodus 90. So here’s a great reason to get outside, watch the kids run around the...
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