This is the final post about Feasting on the Christmas Story . If you missed them, you can go back to the first course Caesar Salad and Bethlehem Bread , the second course Savory Eastern Trio , and the main course Lamb in a Manger . Celestial King Cake Traditional Epiphany Kings’ Cakes aren’t usually available in December, so we make a version at home using a puff pastry and an almond filling. We make the filling using the following ingredients: ½ cup unsalted butter, softened ½ cup sugar 1...

It's time for th e main dish of Feasting on the Christmas Story . If you're just joining us, you can find a walkthrough of the first course, Ceasar Salad & Bethlehem Bread , here , and the second course, Savory Eastern Trio , here . The main dish is called Lamb in a Manger and highlights Jesus, the Lamb of God. We cook lamb filets and serve them on a "bed of straw", made of French fries and green beans. Some of our kids enjoy their meat with ketchup, and we let that quietly foreshadow the...

Here is part two of Feasting on the Christmas Story , a Scripture-based meal I created to remember the first Noël. In case you missed the first course, Caesar Salad & Bethlehem Bread, you can find that here . After we've set the stage for the Nativity story, we serve the Savory Eastern Trio . This is carrots served three ways, to represent the three gifts of the Magi who came from the East to find Jesus. Yes, even though they arrived after the Savior's birth, the Magi and their gifts of...