Our Daily Bread

This recipe from Milk Street Bakes mostly sticks to tradition but amps up the flavor with tangy buttermilk instead of regular milk, along with orange zest and a little Lyle's Golden Syrup for its bittersweet caramel notes. 

When I eat this family pesto recipe, I am always transported back to my mom's kitchen on Good Friday at about 5 p.m., right after church.

 You can adjust this meatless meal with more or less heat, and serve it with the baked good of your choice.

"These quesadillas are easy to make, but it is one of those meals that makes everything feel a little better," writes Sr. Helga Leija, columns editor for Global Sisters Report. "And it will taste like a Mexican mom made it for you."

NCR copy chief Teresa Malcolm shares a favorite meatless meal she said works as a main or side dish. 

NCR digital editor John Grosso shares a favorite meatless meal for Lent: cacio e pepe, one of the "four horsemen" of Roman pasta. Three ingredients and 30 minutes make for a unique, delicious challenge.

Discipline and deliciousness aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, said certified executive chef Jim Churches, president of the American Culinary Federation's Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association and a member of St. Patrick Parish in Brighton, Michigan.

NCR executive editor James V. Grimaldi came up with a Guinness lentil stew made with the famous Irish stout. He thinks that seems right for the weekend. And if you're in the D.C. area, he has a March 15 party invite for you.

NCR's Heidi Schlumpf shares a recipe for  broccoli cheddar soup from the blog "I heart vegetables." She says it's a family favorite.

This Lent NCR staff will share recipes for their favorite meatless meals. Managing editor Stephanie Yeagle's stir-fry recipe is quick and easy, with space for swapping out ingredients with whatever you have on hand.

Between Epiphany and Mardi Gras, people all over the world eat King Cake. Whether simply because it tastes good or because people love holiday traditions, the King Cake is beloved.

St. Hildegard said her cookies of joy "calm all bitterness of the heart and mind, open your heart and impaired senses, and make your mind cheerful." In this Christmas season, we need to revive these cookies of joy.

The religious congregation is extending the Lenten observance to what they're calling Mercy Meatless Mondays, inviting Catholics to join them in addressing climate change with more plant-based diets.