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Danielle Bean

Danielle Bean
Danielle Bean, a mother of eight, is editor-in-chief of Catholic Digest and Faith & Family. She is author of My Cup of Tea, Mom to Mom, Day to Day, and most recently Small Steps for Catholic Moms. Though she once struggled to separate her life and her …
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Rachel Balducci

Rachel Balducci
Rachel Balducci is married to Paul and they are the parents of five lively boys and one precious baby girl. She is the author of How Do You Tuck In A Superhero?, and is a newspaper columnist for the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia. For the past four years, she has …
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Lisa Hendey

Lisa Hendey
Lisa Hendey is the founder and editor of CatholicMom.com and the author of A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms and The Handbook for Catholic Moms. Lisa is also enjoys speaking around the country, is employed as webmaster for her parish web sites and spends time on various …
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Arwen Mosher

Arwen Mosher
Arwen Mosher lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband Bryan and their 4-year-old daughter, 2-year-old son, and twin boys born May 2011. She has a bachelor's degree in theology. She dreads laundry, craves sleep, loves to read novels and do logic puzzles, and can't live without tea. Her personal blog site …
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Rebecca Teti

Rebecca Teti
Rebecca Teti is married to Dennis and has four children (3 boys, 1 girl) who -- like yours no doubt -- are pious and kind, gorgeous, and can spin flax into gold. A Washington, DC, native, she converted to Catholicism while an undergrad at the U. Dallas, where she double-majored in …
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Robyn Lee

Robyn Lee
Robyn Lee is a 30-something, single lady, living in Connecticut in a small bungalow-style kit house built by her great uncle in the 1950s. She also conveniently lives next door to her sister, brother-in-law and six kids ... and two doors down are her parents. She received her undergraduate degree from …
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DariaSockey

DariaSockey
Daria Sockey is a freelance writer and veteran of the large family/homeschooling scene. She recently returned home from a three-year experiment in full time outside employment. (Hallelujah!) Daria authored several of the original Faith&Life Catechetical Series student texts (Ignatius Press), and is currently a Senior Writer for Faith&Family magazine. A latecomer …
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Kate Lloyd

Kate Lloyd
Kate Lloyd is a rising senior, and a political science major at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in New Hampshire. While not in school, she lives in Whitehall PA, with her mom, dad, five sisters and little brother. She needs someone to write a piece about how it's possible to …
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Lynn Wehner

Lynn Wehner
As a wife and mother, writer and speaker, Lynn Wehner challenges others to see the blessings that flow when we struggle to say "Yes" to God’s call. Control freak extraordinaire, she is adept at informing God of her brilliant plans and then wondering why the heck they never turn out that …
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Thanks so much to everyone who prayed for my husband’s job situation.  We got some great news yesterday.  He got a very firm job offer, and will hopefully start a new job the day after Easter!  The hours aren’t the greatest, but the pay is comparable to his previous salary, and we will continue to be able to juggle our hours so that I can keep my part time job without needing any daycare.  Most importantly, we feel that it is in a field where he is being called to use the gifts God has blessed him with to serve others.  Thanks again for all the prayers!

 

oh praise heaven, Claire, i’m so happy for you!!!

what does he do again?

what a blessed Easter indeed!

 

Thanks Lina!  He was working at a credit union, but now he’s going to be working with people with disabilities.

 

Praise God! 
Will continue to pray you thru the transition time.  Be kind to yourselves….give each other a month before you pass judgment on what’s working/not working out.  It can be a relief but also a strain…  (Learned thru recent experience, ahem!) smile
Very happy for you both, Claire.

 

I am interested in knowing what you all are fixing for Easter dinner, partly because I like to see what others are doing, and partly to get ideas myself. I never know what to fix because my husband won’t eat ham or lamb, or many of the spring-ish side dishes that are popular. He wants me to fix turkey, but that is a lot of work and since we had that for Thanksgiving and Christmas I would like to do something different.

 

How about roast beef?

 

We live eleven hours away from our family, so it’s just us and our two children.  We’ve never had the traditional big meal on Easter.  So we fix what we like.  Easter lunch for us is always grilled steak, baked potatoes, veggies, and salad.  Nontraditional, I know, but we love it!

 

What about roast chicken with some kind of veggie salad, fresh buns or potatoes (or even a rice dish)?

 

Last year we tried Beef Wellington. It was good but more work than a turkey. My friend does Easter brunch with her large family. They eat between 1-3pm and have chicken salad, quiche, maybe roast beef or a small turkey breast, lots of fruit and a green salad. Light and easy foods seem very yummy on a beautiful warm spring day. Then there are still plenty of leftovers to munch on in the evening, not to mention all the treats from the easter baskets:)

 

Why don’t you get a boneless turkey breast?  That is just as easy to cook as a roast beef.  My neighborhood market sells “turkey london broil” which is really easy. Just marinate and grill.  My other favorite thing to do with that is brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper and herbs de province.  Bake for about a half hour and it’s done!!!  Yummy, easy and a little bit fancy!

 

I was going to suggest boneless turkey breast too.  Very easy, makes the man happy.  I’m trying a new “pineapple casserole.”  Pineapple chunks, crackers, cheese….sounds unusual.

 

Michelle, that pineapple casserole is delicious! It has been a family favorite of ours for years. We usually serve the traditional ham at Easter dinner, and it is a perfect dish to compliment it. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do! smile

 

Have you ever tried turkey breast in the slow cooker?  It is super delicious and very low prep.  You can use bone-in or boneless.  I do it every year for Thanksgiving and occasionally throughout the year.


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