The Catholic Foodie

This broadcast of Around the Table radio aired on April 19 2013. Guests join us to talk about Louisiana Seafood.

This is the debut of Around the Table radio show that aired for the first time last Friday. It will have its own podcast feed soon. Enjoy!

Around the Table radio show and the French Quarter Festival. The world's largest jazz brunch features over 60 local restaurants serving Cajun and Creole cuisine...

Did You Hear the One About the Alligator and the Archbishop? It all started on Ash Wednesday. Archbishop Aymond clarified that it’s OK to eat alligator on Fridays in Lent. Included in this episode is an interview I did that aired on NPR.

Louisiana Caldo is a thick, nourishing soup that is traditional to the Isleños… settlers of St. Bernard Parish (outside of New Orleans proper) who came from the Canary Islands over 200 years ago. It’s not a gumbo, yet it is thick, hearty and nutritious. It features two unique ingredients: mustard greens and pickled pork.

The last few days the Louisiana alligator has been in the media spotlight. Again. But this time it’s not because someone is screaming, “Choot ‘em! Choot ‘em!” Instead folks are screaming, “Cook ‘em! Cook ‘em!” On Fridays in Lent, that is.

When I was a child Lent was all about ashes, fish sticks, the Stations of the Cross, and the Rice Bowl. In those days it was called “Operation Rice Bowl,” and I remember the excitement I had every Lent as I assembled my bowl and marveled at the fact that I could do something that would help suffering people...

From Fat Tuesday to fat pretzels, carnival season and Mardi Gras are now over. Lent is here. And that is a good thing. Life if full of seasons and there is a time for everything. We turn now from our revelry and rejoicing to face our own shortcomings and sinfulness, and to acknowledge our deep need for a Savior.

The Blood Orange Vodka Martini recipe that I am going to share with you today is not, in the strict sense, a martini at all. It is so named solely because of the glass in which it is served. A Martini glass.

This is cabbage season. Cabbage is usually available from late fall through the winter. Cabbage is abundant and cheap. It can be served as a side or as a main dish. That means cabbage is an excellent choice for Fridays during Lent too.