Creative with Cooking

One aspect of being a wife that I am really looking forward to is cooking meals. Meals have always been a large part of our Catholic faith. Jesus chose to reveal the depths of his love for his people at the most important meal ever, the Last Supper, and he continues to give himself to us every single day through the Eucharist at Mass. Cooking meals for Eric is a labor of love for me. Thankfully I am marrying a man who loves to eat! We have decided that once we are married we will once a week (either Saturday or Sunday depending on his work schedule) cook a huge indulgent meal for us to enjoy. The other days though will be more focused on being healthy. Due to the nature of Eric's job as a firefighter and his commitment to stay healthy for his family, he currently eats, one might say, simply. I should mention that I am forever grateful for his commitment to being healthy so he can do his job well and most important be a husband and father well into old age. His focus is on lean meats, vegetables, and protein. Desiring to cook meals he will really enjoy while staying within his desired way of eating, I have begun the process of searching for new ways to cook making use of chicken, lean beef, fish, and veggies. Tonight we are going to go out on a limb and are going to try cooking something entirely new: Shepherd's pie with a twist. Instead of mashed potatoes the recipe uses mashed cauliflower for the top. And instead of beef I am using ground turkey. I'll let you know how it turns out. Maybe we will find a new treasure that will become a regular once we are married. Here is a link to the recipe if you are interested... http://www.elanaspantry.com/paleo-shepherds-pie/

Welcome

Welcome to our blog! I hope this will be a way to share our life with family and friends who we love so much! I also hope that this might be one tool Eric and I can use to witness about the faith that drew us together and we pray will continue to fuel our marriage, family, and life. The blog is called "Cradle for Saints" because as Eric and I reflect on our upcoming entrance into the vocation of marriage we often talk about our desire to be blessed with a family and we pray that through the grace of God our home will be a place for raising and nurturing little saints. I will post a mix of updates on our life, thoughts that I have as a pray and grow to become the wife and (God-willing) mother that God desires me to be, and any fun tidbits that others may find useful.