Menu Planning Help For Tomorrow (January 17)
The feast of St. Anthony of the Desert is celebrated on January 17 and it is, apparently, traditional to celebrate the fest of this ascetic vegetarian by eating.....pork. I don't know why but that just cracks me up. Apparently nobody knows exactly why but the best working theory I have seen goes something like this. A pig is the symbol of excess and gluttony killing him and eating him is symbolic of removing these things from your life. As a parent, I think it's important to balance the celebration of these little fun quirky feasts in order to balance the celebration of the more ascetic observances.....like Lent. My children are much in favor of anything that might lead to the making of bacon which is a very rare and much loved treat in my house.
If you are trying to bring more of the Liturgical Year into your home for whatever reason, you might want to check out the on-line resource Feastday Cookbook which does not mention St. Anthony of the Desert but A Continual Feast, does.
If you are trying to bring more of the Liturgical Year into your home for whatever reason, you might want to check out the on-line resource Feastday Cookbook which does not mention St. Anthony of the Desert but A Continual Feast, does.
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