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Happy Feast of St. Nicholas!

Happy Feast of St. Nicholas!

Dec 7, 2010

December 6th is the feast of St. Nicholas and it's the perfect day to teach your children who Santa Claus really is. The St. Nicholas Center is a great place to find information about St. Nicholas and ideas for celebrating his feast day. Also,...

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Baking with St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Baking with St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Nov 18, 2009

Today we celebrated the life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Her life story has always inspired me.St. Elizabeth of Hungary is the patron of bakers - how neat is that! So I thought it would be fun to make some Hungarian rolls called beigli. These rolls are commonly...

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