INGREDIENTS
SWEET POTATO BASE:
3 LARGE CANS SWEET POTATOES
1 CUP WHITE SUGAR
1/2 CUP MILK
1/3 CUP MELTED BUTTER
2 EGGS
1 TEASPOON VANILLA
TOPPING:
1 CUP SHREDDED COCONUT
1 CUP CHOPPED NUTS (WALNUTS OR PECANS)
1 CUP BROWN SUGAR
1/2 CUP FLOUR
1/3 CUP MELTED BUTTER
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Stir together the ingredients for the sweet potato base and spread them into the baking dish.
Mis the topping ingredients and spread them evenly on top of the sweet potato base.
Bake for 20 minutes and enjoy!
This recipe was submitted by Kathi Steiner, parishioner at Divine Mercy Parish in Massillon. She made this recipe for Bishop Thomas Tobin and 20 other guests in 1997, before Confirmations at St. Barbara Church—and he was reportedly amazed that themeal was homemade.
THE CATHOLIC KITCHEN
A reflection by Amy Davis, director of Faith Formation at Divine Mercy Parish in Massillon
The approaching holiday season will bring about many opportunities to gather with family and friends to slow down, to share meals, to catch up and to do one of my favorite things—to tell stories. Some of my family’s stories are ones that we reminisce about and have heard repeated year after year. Others will be new accounts of events that took place since we saw each other last. All our stories are part of a larger plot that God has uniquely designed for each one of our lives.
On November 1, we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. Those that we recognize as saints represent a diverse group of people—men, women, rich, poor, religious, clergy, laypeople and people from countries all over the world. Their lives tell fascinating stories of faith, which inspire us and encourage us on our own journeys toward deeper union with God. Saint Francis de Sales was from a noble family, studied law and used his writing skills to try to teach others that living a devout life was possible for everyone, not just the clergy. Saint Bernadette was a poor peasant girl whose visions of the Blessed Mother at Lourdes caused a commotion that led others to witness her steadfast faith and come to prayer and repentance. Your family may want to consider a fun new tradition this year of choosing a saint whose story is unfamiliar to you and spending some time learning about his or her life.
May we be inspired by the stories of the saints and strive to live holy lives so that one day we may be counted among them.
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