Recipes for Epiphany 2025?

[Buzz Rules]

Recipes for Epiphany 2025?

 

[Buzz Rules]

https://catholiccuisine.blogspot.com/2015/01/chicken-tikka-masala-for-epiphany.html

 

[tvguy]

I don't have any recipes but I sure hope the Manager of our grocery store plans better than he has the past two years on his orders for Egg Nog.
Two years ago, he closed out all the Egg Nog, half off on January 2nd. He wanted it gone. It was all gone a few days later when the church groups that celebrate the epiphany on January 6th, and Orthodox Christmas on January 7th came in to buy it for their observations. Manager got an earful from upset customers.
Last year, he did not close it out, and even tried to order extra, but he apparently waited too late, their warehouse had exhausted all their inventory of all brands and again it was all gone before the epiphany and Orthodox Christmas.
I am not hopeful this year, because his store was out of egg nog several times before Christmas, and their store chain OWNS their own dairy. They some how managed to stock up with a brand they don't normally sell, a competitors dairy who apparently has the capacity to fill orders.
I get that some don't like egg nog, but if you can't keep it in stock you need to order more.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

Recipes for Epiphany 2025

That's a day in January right? We don't really have any super special days in January past the first of the year, but it is kind of a month where I make soup ... Between it being colder and being the post holiday season, soup just seems to be a good choice. So I would look at the vegetarian soup recipe thread for inspiration.

 

[Buzz Rules]

That's a day in January right? We don't really have any super special days in January past the first of the year, but it is kind of a month where I make soup ... Between it being colder and being the post holiday season, soup just seems to be a good choice. So I would look at the vegetarian soup recipe thread for inspiration.

January 6th (but will be celebrated on the 5th because of the Catholic Sunday/Monday exception rule). Thank you for the suggestion.

 

[tvguy]

That's a day in January right? We don't really have any super special days in January past the first of the year, but it is kind of a month where I make soup ... Between it being colder and being the post holiday season, soup just seems to be a good choice. So I would look at the vegetarian soup recipe thread for inspiration.

The epiphany is a Christian holiday, marking the day the Wise Men arrived at the manger in Bethlehem to meet baby Jesus.

 

[tvguy]

January 6th (but will be celebrated on the 5th because of the Catholic Sunday/Monday exception rule). Thank you for the suggestion.

Other Christian faiths celebrate it on the 6th still.

 

[robinb]

I don't have any recipes but I sure hope the Manager of our grocery store plans better than he has the past two years on his orders for Egg Nog.

I’ve made Alton Brown’s recipe in the past. It’s delicious!

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/eggnog-recipe2-2013745.amp

The epiphany is a Christian holiday, marking the day the Wise Men arrived at the manger in Bethlehem to meet baby Jesus.

It’s also Twelfth Night of Shakespeare fame.

 

[_19disnA]

Growing up I can't recall anyone ever talking about having certain recipes/food for Epiphany.

 

[tvguy]

Growing up I can't recall anyone ever talking about having certain recipes/food for Epiphany.

I don't either. I just remember my mom insisting the Christmas decorations stay up through the epiphany. The Christmas season for her started on Christmas Day and ended on the epiphany. As I have posted previously, in her household growing up Santa brought the Christmas tree, decorations and gifts while everyone slept on Christmas Eve, They first saw everything Christmas morning.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Growing up I can't recall anyone ever talking about having certain recipes/food for Epiphany.

Growing up, several people in our Catholic Church made kings cakes (whatever version they grew up with), stews, pastas, or roasted meats. Some people would try something Middle Eastern since the "Wise Men" came from the "East". There are no wrong answers for the thread. I'm just curious what Disboarders suggestions are.

 

[Buzz Rules]

https://www.themediterraneandish.com/moroccan-lamb-stew-recipe/

https://holycowvegan.net/lebanese-chickpea-stew/

https://everylittlecrumb.com/lebanese-green-bean-stew/

https://everylittlecrumb.com/chicken-escalope/

https://everylittlecrumb.com/chicken-machboos/

https://everylittlecrumb.com/lebanese-chicken-and-potatoes/

https://everylittlecrumb.com/recipe/middle-eastern/

https://www.themediterraneandish.com/category/middle-eastern/

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

Growing up, several people in our Catholic Church made kings cakes (whatever version they grew up with), stews, pastas, or roasted meats. Some people would try something Middle Eastern since the "Wise Men" came from the "East". There are no wrong answers for the thread. I'm just curious what Disboarders suggestions are.

I thought a king cake was something for Mardi Gras? I like the Middle Eastern food idea. From your everylittlecrumb link, so many things look so good. I think I'd do the roasted baby eggplants, Lebanese spinach stew, Egyptian rice, honeycomb bread, and the chocolate halva cake. If I still ate meat, definitely one of the lamb stews.

 

[Simba's Mom]

I'd forgotten about the Rosca de Reyes. It's a Mexican tradition- a round bread, usually with candied fruit involved, and a small baby Jesus statue baked into it. Whoever gets the baby Jesus either is blessed with great fortune or whatever the group decides beforehand. Frankly, I've even heard where whoever got the baby Jesus had to treat everyone to a dollar, or that everyone pitched in a dollar and the finder of baby Jesus got the money. Some people had more religious beliefs about the meaning than others!

 

[Buzz Rules]

I thought a king cake was something for Mardi Gras? I like the Middle Eastern food idea. From your everylittlecrumb link, so many things look so good. I think I'd do the roasted baby eggplants, Lebanese spinach stew, Egyptian rice, honeycomb bread, and the chocolate halva cake. If I still ate meat, definitely one of the lamb stews.

Epiphany is the start of the season leading into Mardi Gras (Carnival). King cakes traditionally start being served during Epiphany.

 

[BayouQueen]

We always try to make a night of "Twelfth Night." I honestly never thought about doing Middle Easter kinds of food. But that makes a whole lot of sense. We've always just had a roast and a cake.
Buzz...I think you may have started a new tradition in our family. Thank you!

 

[Buzz Rules]

I thought a king cake was something for Mardi Gras? I like the Middle Eastern food idea. From your everylittlecrumb link, so many things look so good. I think I'd do the roasted baby eggplants, Lebanese spinach stew, Egyptian rice, honeycomb bread, and the chocolate halva cake. If I still ate meat, definitely one of the lamb stews.

Feel free to join in the night celebration of great Middle Eastern food.

 

[Buzz Rules]

I'd forgotten about the Rosca de Reyes. It's a Mexican tradition- a round bread, usually with candied fruit involved, and a small baby Jesus statue baked into it. Whoever gets the baby Jesus either is blessed with great fortune or whatever the group decides beforehand. Frankly, I've even heard where whoever got the baby Jesus had to treat everyone to a dollar, or that everyone pitched in a dollar and the finder of baby Jesus got the money. Some people had more religious beliefs about the meaning than others!

That's the Spanish version. The baby Jesus tradition varies by family. Some people use rasins or a bean instead of a plastic baby Jesus. Most people I know don't do a money thing but instead the finder gets luck from God for a year and has to buy or make the cake next year.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

Feel free to join in the night celebration of great Middle Eastern food.

Will do! I celebrate plenty of holidays that are religious based, without really belonging to any one religion myself. One that can include a Middle Eastern feast sounds like a good one to add! Though, would I go with the regular Jan 6th, or do it on Jan 5th this time? I kind of lean towards the 5th since I have more time to cook on the weekend.

One meal of 2025 planned, 364 to go! Though, maybe I'm going to make it a bit simpler and get some fresh pita and a dessert from our local Lebanese restaurant.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Will do! I celebrate plenty of holidays that are religious based, without really belonging to any one religion myself. One that can include a Middle Eastern feast sounds like a good one to add! Though, would I go with the regular Jan 6th, or do it on Jan 5th this time? I kind of lean towards the 5th since I have more time to cook on the weekend.

One meal of 2025 planned, 364 to go! Though, maybe I'm going to make it a bit simpler and get some fresh pita and a dessert from our local Lebanese restaurant.

Catholics will celebrate it on the 5th since our Holy Day of obligation requirement is fulfilled with the Sunday service since the Holy obligation falls on the Monday (so we don't have to go to mass on the 6th).