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Cooking with Mary #6

As it appeared in the March 1975 Madonna House Restoration newspaper
by Catherine Doherty
I believe it might be timely for Easter recipes.
I am giving you the whole story of Easter cooking as it is recorded in our “Book of Customs.” We have quite a few customs accumulated in the 25 years of our apostolate. Amongst them [...]

Cooking with Mary #15

As it appeared in the January 1976 Madonna House Restoration newspaper
by Catherine Doherty
We are still so filled with the holy days of December that our minds cannot think of any other cooking but that of the past season.
So, if you are a recipe saver, here are a few for your next December-January file.
Epiphany Fruit Bread
Ingredients [...]

Cooking with Mary #14

As it appeared in the December 1975 Madonna House Restoration newspaper
by Catherine Doherty
Perhaps you might be interested in a few of the foreign recipes for Christmas cakes or other foods that bring us closer to our neighbors – wherever they may be.
Turta – Walnut layered strudelFrom Romania
12 cups flour6 egg yolks4 tablespoon vegetable oilAbout 2 [...]

Cooking with Mary #3

As it appeared in the December 1974 Madonna House Restoration newspaper
by Catherine Doherty
How much we miss in fun, taste, adventure, and economy in bypassing yeast-raised dough and all the wondrous things one can make with it!
For some unearthly reason the modern housewife considers yeast dough, and all that goes with it, first a mystery, secondly [...]

Cooking with Mary #2

As it appeared in the Novermber 1974 Madonna House Restoration newspaperBy Catherine Doherty
The other day those of us working in the kitchen were confronted with a tragedy – a nice pudding made of coffee cake and sweet bread crumbs which just did not get baked thoroughly.
There it was. Nicely [...]


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