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Danielle Bean

Danielle Bean
Danielle Bean, a mother of eight, is web editor of Faith & Family Live! and senior editor of Faith & Family magazine. She is author of My Cup of Tea: Musings of...
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Rachel Balducci

Rachel Balducci
Rachel Balducci is married to Paul and together they are the parents of five lively boys. Besides being a mom, she is also a writer and a newspaper columnist for...
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Lisa Hendey

Lisa Hendey
Lisa Hendey is the founder and editor of CatholicMom.com, a Catholic web site focusing on the Catholic faith, Catholic parenting and family life, and Catholic cultural...
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Arwen Mosher

Arwen Mosher
Arwen Mosher has been blogging since 2004. She lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband Bryan, their toddler daughter Camilla, and their baby son Blaise....
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Rebecca Teti

Rebecca Teti
Rebecca Teti has been married to Dennis for 15 years, with four children (3 boys, 1 girl) who -- like yours no doubt -- are pious and kind, gorgeous, and can spin...
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Sr. Patricia Proctor, OSC

Sr. Patricia Proctor, OSC
Sr. Patricia is a Poor Clare nun living in community at the Poor Clare Monastery in Spokane Washington. She is a best-selling author of the "101 Inspirational Stories"...
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Sarah Reinhard

Sarah Reinhard
If Sarah Reinhard isn’t off hiding somewhere with a good book, chances are she’s chasing a toddler or a Jack Russell terrier (or sleeping, because every mom...
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Lenten Bread

a recipe for Ash Wednesday

A couple of years ago, my older kids got the idea that they would like to do a “bread and water” fast on Ash Wednesday.

I surely didn’t want to be an obstacle on their path to what are obviously great heights of holiness, but I did want to be sure they were still getting necessary nutrition, even on a fasting day. So that year, I baked up a couple loaves of whole wheat bread, and a tradition was born.... READ MORE 


Bread of Life

A behind-the-scenes look
Jodi Hilton for The New York Times

Here’s an interesting article about a family-run business in Rhode Island that makes and sells communion wafers.

Says Andy Cavanagh, General Manager of Cavanagh Company: “The best thing we can do is make sure the bread is perfect in every way possible.”


Self-buttering Bread

sometimes mistakes turn out all right
http://imagineannie.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/brioche/

It’s gotten cold here in Washington, DC.

As we live in a drafty Victorian built shortly after the Civil War, cold weather means my daughter and I retreat to the kitchen many Sunday afternoons to get a leg up on the week’s cooking and baking—and be able to feel our feet and hands.

Yesterday one of our projects was brioche—those feathery-light little loaves that are traditionally served with a top-knot... READ MORE 


Our Daily Bread

fall baking made easy

One of the cozy things I’ve been doing since the weather turned cooler is baking bread.

With ten bodies to feed, I no longer attempt to meet all of my family’s bread needs with homemade, but it is awfully nice to have fresh bread on the dinner table a couple of times a week.

Besides, it’s easy. No, really, it is.

I totally cheat and use instant yeast (Have you used this stuff? You just add it along... READ MORE 


Chocolate Zucchini Bread

more summer baking

Do you have zucchini? You must have zucchini. Even if you don’t grow your own, chances are you know someone who is looking to unload a squash or two this time of year.

This bread we baked yesterday was a yummy treat. It’s a very easy recipe that’s perfect for pint-sized bakers. In fact, 6-year-old Stephen handled it pretty well by himself, with only minimal supervision.

But now for the important information—Just... READ MORE 


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