Cooking with the Saints
Cooking with the Saints by Alexandra Greeley, published by Sophia Institute Press in 2019, is a unique cookbook that intertwines culinary delights with the rich traditions of the Catholic faith. This edition features 323 pages of recipes inspired by various saints and their feast days, offering a blend of nourishment for the body, mind, and spirit. Readers will discover traditional dishes such as Cottage Pie and Basque Lamb Stew, alongside brief biographies of sixty saints, making it a resource for both cooking and spiritual reflection.
In this cookbook, families can explore a diverse array of recipes from countries including Ethiopia, Spain, and Poland, while also finding a comprehensive list of celebratory cookies for feast days throughout the year. The book includes practical elements like a categorized shopping list for each recipe, ensuring a seamless cooking experience. With contributions from professional chef Alexandra Greeley and food enthusiast Fernando Flores, Cooking with the Saints aims to enrich Christian celebrations, turning each feast into a joyful occasion filled with gastronomic delight and spiritual significance.
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For the Love of Food, the Church, and Her Saints!
From traditional Cottage Pie on St. Patrick’s Day to Basque Lamb Stew on the feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, the delicious recipes in this unique cookbook will excite your senses, awaken in you greater love for the saints, and bring Catholic festivity into your home.
Here you’ll find brief saints biographies and ideal accompanying dishes tied to the liturgical feasts of the Church. From this exceptional cookbook, your family will receive triple nourishment: for body, mind, and spirit.
In it, you’ll encounter:
- Scores of exciting dishes from dozens of countries, including Ethiopia, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Korea, Scotland, France, Greece, and Sweden.
- Sixty fascinating biographies of saints.
- A comprehensive list of celebratory cookies for feast days throughout the year.
- Many traditional recipes, including Roman Honey Cake, Hungarian Goulash Soup, and even Papal Cream Cake (a favorite of St. John Paul II).
- A handy index to help you find just the kind of dinner you need tonight.
- A carefully categorized shopping list for each recipe, to save you time in the store.
Gathered by Alexandra Greeley, a professional chef and author of thirty-five cookbooks, and Fernando Flores, a world traveler and aficionado of all things relating to food and faith, each of these succulent recipes has been home-tested by our team of Christian mothers and their families.
With the help of Cooking with the Saints, you’ll turn every Christian feast into a joyous, faith-filled occasion, bringing your family gastronomic delight and spiritual enrichment throughout the year.
Among the saints celebrated in this book, you’ll meet:
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga
- St. Anselm of Canterbury
- St. Basil the Great
- St. Brigid of Kildare
- St. Catherine of Siena
- St. Damien of Molokai
- St. Isidore the Farmer
- St. Joan of Arc
- St. John Neumann
- St. Josemaria Escriva
- St. Junipero Serra
- St. Justin Martyr
- St. Kateri Tekawitha
- St. Mark the Evangelist
- St. Mary of Egypt
- St. Padre Pio
- St. Paul Miki
- St. Simon Stock
- St. Teresa of Calcutta
- St. Therese of Lisieux
- St. Thomas Aquinas
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