Comments on: A Nun’s Life … and Food … Podcast

By: Yvette

Yvette — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:22:32 +0000

Sr. Julie & Sr. Maxine:
I’ve missed the last few podcasts due to family obligations but I’m going to try my best to listen to the podcast on Nov. 24 since it promises to be amazing.

As far as my Thanksgiving recipes/stories, growing up in the Chicago area my family always combined American dishes with Cuban recipes. The turkey was always basted in a nice mojito marinade that my dad prepared ahead of time. (The ‘mojito’ or ‘mojo criollo’ includes garlic, onions and lemon or sour orange juice. ) We’d also have white rice and black beans, yuca (manioc/cassava), some kind of green salad plus a few “American” ingredients, usually cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. This was our typical Thanksgiving meal. Because my birthday usually landed during this time (this year, it’s actually on Thanksgiving day), we might also have a cake.

Hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving Day!

By: Dominican Sisters

Dominican Sisters — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:21:23 +0000

We must be thinking along the same lines. Just recently, we started posting recipes from the sisters on our blog. More will come soon! http://opblauvelt.blogspot.com/search/label/Recipes

By: Sister Julie

Sister Julie — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:15:20 +0000

Cool! Hope you can join us tomorrow night!

By: Another Sister Julie, CSSF

Another Sister Julie, CSSF — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:56:38 +0000

My vegetarian (blood) sisters helped me develop a yummy gravy we can all enjoy. We used olive oil instead of fat and whole wheat flour when making the roux. When that is dark enough–but *not* burned!–we add vegetable stock and boil until thickened. We also add seasoning to taste, like black pepper, a little salt, maybe some minced onion, shallot or garlic, sliced mushrooms, etc.

They also bring assorted roasted vegetables and a tofu product that looks like a rolled turkey breast. I also make them “stuffing” using a family recipe, but with crumbled tofu sausage instead of the ground pork and chopped giblets.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!