Fancy Feast

 

Our family has moved several times across multiple states over the last seven years and I’ve been blessed to meet mothers of all walks of life with great advice to give.

I thought maybe it would be helpful to share a few of the tips I’ve learned along the way.

In my last post, I talked about the meal matrix our family uses. Along a similar line of thought is our weekly “fancy feast.”

Growing up, Sunday dinners were always a special occasion. Usually my grandparents would join us for a delicious home cooked meal followed by some sort of dessert (pie or ice cream sundaes were frequently the dessert of choice)

We’ve continued the tradition of Sunday being a day for a good home cooked meal and we’ve added in setting the table to make it a “fancy” feast. Most days this simply means we throw down a table cloth before setting down our normal dishes. We always light candles to set the mood and we use the meal as a chance to practice etiquette rules and table setting!

At the end of our meal, before dessert (which is usually either a fruit crisp or a bowl of ice-cream), we say our nighttime prayer which includes intentions. My children love using a candle snuffer to put out the flames with each intention they share (I put out five or six votives on a small tray). The kids like to watch their intentions rise to Heaven!

We’ve really enjoyed making Sunday family dinners so special even though clean up is a little more than a typical night! 

What special traditions does your family have? I always love getting new ideas! Consider sending me your favorite one at catholiccoffeeshop@gmail.com