A collection of 13 posts
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
Advent begins today. Advent. You know, that season of the Church that seems like a blur? The one that’s neatly tucked in between Thanksgiving and Christmas? The one that is so easy
Last February I led the first Food Meets Faith pilgrimage to the Holy Land [http://cfjwyoung.wpengine.com/food-meets-faith-in-the-holy-land]. We were there for 11 days. We spent the first 4 days in the
My wife and I met in a bar. True, the bar was inside of a seafood restaurant, but it was still a bar. Drusilla Seafood in Baton Rouge. She was a waitress and
There’s lots of talk right now in the public square about cooking at home. Some praise home cooking [http://www.ediblemanhattan.com/foodshed-2/people-foodshed-2/local-heroes/mark-bittman/] and are rallying for a return
Do you watch food TV? For years we loved to watch Food Network [http://foodnetwork.com/] It was the channel that stayed on in the background. Then life got busy and we didn’
Chef Leah Chase [http://cfjwyoung.wpengine.com/around-the-table-with-leah-chase] says that all the world’s problems can be solved over a bowl of gumbo and some fried chicken. You just need to get people
This week’s 7 Quick Takes [http://www.conversiondiary.com/2014/10/7-quick-takes-friday-or-not.html] is going to be a little different. A 7 course vegetarian Middle Eastern menu in photos as a 7
A culinary tour of New Orleans? Yes. That’s what I called my plan for my son’s 15th birthday, which was on Wednesday. “We are going on a culinary tour of New
Food storage is a big deal. If food isn’t stored properly, then you risk wasting food, and that can get expensive. But the #1 reason that people turn to me and to
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
A Healthy Halloween? I know it is silly, but I have received so much joy from watching these little kids in this commercial. I can’t tell you how many times I have
