Category: Recipes
Try making this fun calzone for Saint Valentine’s Day and filling with your family’s favorite pizza toppings. Even younger children will be able to help with many of the steps. For the dough, we use this simple pizza crust recipe: 2 1/2 – 3 cups flour 2 1/4 tsp yeast 1 tsp salt 1 cupRead more
Even younger children can help to make this bread to celebrate the Feast of Saint Lucy- and practice their braiding skills, too! The name Lucy means “light” and one of the traditional ways to celebrate this feast has been to make a wreath-shaped bread decorated with candles. Since our little sister’s chosen saint for the yearRead more
“If there were one million families praying the Rosary every day, the entire world would be saved.” -Pope St. Pius X This edible rosary, in honor of the month of the Holy Rosary, was created from 3 ingredient oreo truffles and a bit of string licorice as follows: 16 oz. oreo or other “sandwich” cookiesRead more
When the King of Heaven took on human form, He chose a humble stable for the place of His birth and shepherds to be the first of His stewards. So too did the Queen of Heaven – like Her Son – chose a humble grotto in Lourdes and young shepherdess to reveal one of theRead more
“Before the birth of Jesus, the world had never witnessed such a day as the birth of Mary. As this child appears in the world on the 8th of September, the devils may not realize that their long-foretold defeat has arrived and that at last the woman has appeared who is destined to crush theRead more
We recently made these Sacred Heart/Immaculate Heart cookies for a bake sale at church. They were fun and relatively easy to assemble— and we received lots of great comments on them! You’ll want to frame these cookies when you’re done, not eat them! This is our “go-to” recipe for roll out cookies because they taste great and theRead more
Blessed Virgin Mary – Queen of Heaven and Earth Though ecclesial references to the royal dignity of Mary can be traced back as far as the Council of Ephesus in 431, the Feast of the Queenship of Mary was not established until 1954. Prior to this, in 1925, Pope Pius XI established the liturgical feastRead more
Hearts + crosses + sugar cookie dough = St. Valentine’s Day cookies Three of our favorite things all rolled into one! Celebrate the famous feast day of St. Valentine with this sweet and colorful treat. This is an especially fun and easy project to do with kids! Ingredients 1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1Read more
Hot cross buns, Hot cross buns! One a-penny two a-penny, Hot cross buns! If you have no daughters, give ’em to your sons! One a-penny two a-penny, Hot cross buns! Maybe you learned this famous rhyme years ago on the playground or in your music lesson. Maybe your grandmother sang it to you as aRead more
Hot Cocoa Mix Ingredients: 1 cup non-fat dry milk powder 2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1/2 cups white chocolate chips 1/8 teaspoon salt Directions 1. Blend all ingredients in a large bowl. Process ingredients in blender or food processor until chocolate is finely ground. 2. Pour mix into 2 pint-sized jars andRead more
Cappuccino Mix Ingredients 2/3 cup instant coffee granules 1 cup powdered non-dairy creamer 1 cup powdered chocolate drink mix 1/2 cup white sugar 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg Directions 1. Process instant coffee to a fine powder in a food processor or blender or crush with a rolling pin. 2. Combine creamer,Read more
Who doesn’t love soup on a chilly day? This is a fun soup with a great flavor that is SO easy to make! It’s also a perfect jar mix gift-giving. Or, turn dinner into a special occasion with this tasty new recipe! Follow the directions below for assembling and cooking your patchwork soup. (To preventRead more
Not only do they taste great, but the mix looks so pretty in a jar! We altered this recipe slightly to include these limited edition dark chocolate and mint chips. Though you could give this mix-in-a-jar gift anytime of the year, we decided to make it a Christmas gift for a relative who loves mintRead more
The unique combination of flavors and textures make these cookies hard to beat! Try these out at home, or give as a gift! Your recipient will need to add only butter, an egg, and vanilla. Enjoy! 1 cup flour ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. baking powder ¼ cup oatmeal, finely chopped or processed (we useRead more
Cherries and white chocolate chips? Yes, please! This mix looks awesome in a jar and tastes even better! Give as a gift or add the vanilla, butter, and egg to make a batch at home. Enjoy! Ingredients 1/2 cup all purpose flour 2/3 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking sodaRead more