Tag Archives: Good Friday

Easter Traditions and Marriage

It is a tradition of our marriage not to eat meat on Good Friday. We traditionally have salmon patties for lunch or dinner on Good Friday. So does our daughter and her husband. At our current church we have hot cross buns after the service. The same thing used to happen in another church we belonged to in Sydney. I don’t, since I’m gluten free. No-one seems to have a produced gluten free hot cross buns. I can’t be bothered making them just for me. One year Mick and I attended a church in the rural area where we lived. … Continue reading →

Church-Going Cherub

The week before Easter brings a marathon of church-going for Christians. There’s church Maundy Thursday, with communion; church Good Friday; and a variety of Sunday-morning services to celebrate Easter. Since I was a child, I’ve attended church Thursday, Friday, and gone to one service on Sunday morning – the Easter Sunrise Service. Yep, we got up, put on our Sunday finest, and drove (sometimes walked) off to a service that started at 6:00am. We’d sit in church, singing hymns, listening to the joyful Easter sermon, and catching whiffs of the delicious Easter Breakfast aromas floating up from the church kitchen. … Continue reading →

Two Fish Recipes

I admit I’m one who doesn’t eat meat on Good Friday. It’s something our family has always adhered to. So if you’re looking for a fish recipe for the day, or for any other time, here is the fish curry I mentioned recently. If you have a family that’s not real keen on fish either of these recipes could be a good option. Both are gluten free. Fish Green Curry Ingredients 12 ounces basa fish fillets, 1 tablespoon oil I Spanish onion, diced 1 clove garlic 2 tablespoons green curry paste 1 red bell pepper 16 ounce tin coconut milk … Continue reading →