Salads, tips, Lebanese Convention, Carnival Cruise, Chef John Besh, Luke Restaurant, New Orleans, Green Goddess, family, celebration, joy.

Today we're talking about my birthday week. Yes, we even stretch out birthday celebrations as long as we can! It's not unusual for folks to celebrate birthdays with a meal, & that's definitely a big tradition in our family. I love going to my favorite pizza parlor. And boy do I have a story for you!

Next weekend is Greek Fest here in New Orleans, and I want to show you why we love it so much, even though we are not Greek. Wish I could say it was due to some ecumenical outreach of ours. But, it’s not. In this short episode I show you why we go.

Next weekend is Greek Fest here in New Orleans, and I want to show you why we love it so much, even though we are not Greek. Wish I could say it was due to some ecumenical outreach of ours. But, it’s not. In this short episode I show you why we go.

We talk about crawfish, devotion to Jesus and the Divine Mercy, the Wedding Feast at Cana and more. And Sarah Reinhard joins us today with her Mary in the Kitchen segment. All this and more right here, at the Catholic Foodie, where food meets faith!

Audio-only version of last episode: An Easter greeting to you from the Catholic Foodie. It's an Easter crawfish extravaganza! Laissez les bon temps roulez! Special thanks to our sponsor: DivineOffice.org

History of the po-boy, Catholic Foodie's top 5 types of po-boys & the top 5 po-boy establishments between New Orleans & Baton Rouge. Shout-outs to Dianna Kennedy, Craig Poirier, Lisa Hendey, and Fr. Seraphim Beshoner, TOR. Sarah Reinhard joins us too!

The Catholic history of the pretzel and a delicious soft pretzel recipe... And a guy who is fasting on beer and water all of Lent. Wow! Check it out right here on the Catholic Foodie, where food meets faith!

St. Patrick's Day Parades in New Orleans, St. Joseph's Day Altars, Evann Duplantier of thankevann.com & the Virtual St. Joseph Altar, Sarah Reinhard reflecting on St. Joseph, and my discussion of a really whacked out first week of Lent.

Mardi Gras season is now over and Lent is here! Happy Lent! Today we recap Mardi Gras and talk about Lent and fasting and abstinence. Sarah Reinhard joins us with Mary in the Kitchen, and I give a few shout outs to listeners.