The Mom Weekly Volume 34: March 19, 2024
Happy Saint Joseph Day!!!
This is such a great feast day that I love to celebrate each year. This is mostly because of all the Josephs in our family (both Grandpas, Dad, and of course J3). He’s a wonderful saint and a great patron of so many things: families, fathers, travelers, house sellers and buyers, workers, and so many more!
I’ve had a tradition of making Savoiardi, which are Italian ladyfinger cookies. Because of that, I have perfected the fairly simple recipe, and here it is:
Savoiardi (Lady Fingers) for St. Joseph’s Day
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon almond extract
Beat sugar and eggs until thoroughly blended and cream-colored.
In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients:
2 cups sifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
Stir dry ingredients slowly into egg mixture. Beat with an electric mixer under a smooth, creamy consistency is reached.
Drop batter by spoonfuls (I use a medium size cookie scoop)
onto parchment-lined baking sheets, shaping it about 3 inches long and 1 inch wide.
Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
My not-love for Italian sweets
The funny thing is that even with my great sweet tooth (that I inherited from Grandpa Joseph), I’ve never been one to like Italian baked sweets of any kind, including Savoiardi. Sometimes I feel a bit disloyal to my Italian heritage, but I can’t deny it. And now that I’m sensitive to almond ingredients, I don’t even have to sample one of these cookies!
But you should enjoy them.
Remember how much I love you,
Mom
Interesting/Notable:
Saint Joseph’s Table
We have never had a “St. Joseph’s Table,” but this article is quite detailed about all the symbolism of the arrangement and different ingredients. I don’t necessarily want to have one, but it’s interesting!
An Action Item: Keep working on your taxes
I’m going to include this almost every time as an action item because I need the accountability to finish our taxes, and I am going to strongly encourage you to complete yours this week! You’ll be so glad that you did.
What are you doing this weekend?
So, now that it’s Tuesday, what are you planning for the weekend? I’m going to suggest trying to cover four “F”s to get ideas flowing:
*faith—when are you going to Mass?
*friends—what friends will you see or connect with?
*food—any fun recipes you plan to try, or restaurants you plan to visit?
*fun—anything interesting you are going to play, watch, or do this weekend? Now’s the time to think it through, and put it on the calendar (even informally).