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‘Come and have breakfast’: Unravelling the mystery of food in Jesus’ life

April 01, 2024

I wrote in this column a couple of years ago that “there is something odd about Christ’s risen body”, which I suppose is fairly obvious. But I meant something more than the fact that it was risen, whereas most dead bodies stay dead. I was writing then about the fact that Christ’s body is simultaneously

The onset of Lent calls for some flexibility in the kitchen

February 01, 2023

There is a fashion in the secular world for something called “Dry January”. Just 31 days without alcohol, in part to make up for all the excesses of the Christmas season. Well, the Christmas Octave lasts into January, and Christmastide can be said to last until Candlemas on 2 February, so that simply won’t do.

Pasta: la vista – a History of the Italian food staple

January 03, 2023

Jeremy Haselock delves into a new history of this constantly evolving Italian – and Catholic – staple

Tessa’s Feasts: Two classic apple desserts for St Charles Borromeo

October 21, 2021

This month I have prepared two apple recipes – tarte tatin and an apple Charlotte – for St Charles Borromeo, the patron saint of apple orchards. Tarte tatin was invented by sisters Stéphanie and Caroline Tatin at their hotel in Loir-et-Cher in the late 1880s. While preparing a traditional tart, Stéphanie, knackered after a long