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Nov 15, 2021

Marriage: More Poetry than Planned

Marriage: More Poetry than Planned

Yesterday my wife Char and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary. Or, to be more accurate, yesterday was our anniversary, but we’ve been celebrating for several days. It started on Thursday evening

Oct 7, 2016

Sick Pilgrim: Out on a Limb

Sick Pilgrim: Out on a Limb

Jessica Griffith and Jonathan Ryan are pilgrims. Sick pilgrims, to be exact. And they are on a mission to remind us all that we are pilgrims here on earth. A major part of

Jan 14, 2014

Chef John Besh: Cooking from the Heart

Chef John Besh: Cooking from the Heart

Chef John Besh Releases New Cookbook: Cooking from the Heart Just before Christmas I wrote an article about the new Besh Box initiative that Chef John Besh launched in November. The Besh Box

Jan 13, 2014

Cajun or Creole?

Cajun or Creole?

Which Is It? Cajun or Creole? I was in Lafayette on Friday. My wife and I made the 2-hour drive to join our friends in their celebration of the Sacrament of Matrimony. The

Jan 8, 2014

Oven-Baked Salmon

Oven-Baked Salmon

Quick & Easy: It Doesn’t Get Any Easier Than Baked Salmon Not even sushi is as quick and easy as this oven-baked salmon recipe. You can prep the salmon in just a

Jan 7, 2014

Healthy Fish or Shrimp Ceviche #Recipe

Healthy Fish or Shrimp Ceviche #Recipe

What Is Ceviche? Originally hailing from South America, ceviche is now widely popular throughout Central and North America. Ceviche is essentially a marinated seafood salad made with fresh raw fish or shellfish. It’

Dec 29, 2013

7 Tools to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick

7 Tools to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick

Originally published in Our Sunday Visitor on December 26, 2012 [https://www.osv.com/MyFaith/MarriageFamilyandSexuality/Article/TabId/682/ArtMID/13726/ArticleID/4013/How-Catholics-can-take-a-balanced-approach-to-2013.aspx] , I have updated these subversive “secret weapons” to

Dec 21, 2013

Spicy-Sweet Bourbon Pecans

Spicy-Sweet Bourbon Pecans

Besh’s New “Besh Box” A couple of weeks ago on Instagram I mentioned how surprised I was Saturday afternoon to arrive home from a #NOLAChefsAid planning meeting to find a Besh Box