8 Easy Eats for Your All Saints Day Party

There are so many meals, snacks, and treats that can be made for All Saints Day.

In fact, if you want an idea, you could pick just about anything shared on Catholic Cuisine, peruse our past sharing of Simple Eats with the Saints, borrow an idea from Snacking with the Saints, or browse Pinterest.

You can also take a peak at these eight easy eats that have been served at All Saints Day parties we've attended through the years.

Mind you, our parties are often thrown togther fairly last-minute by busy moms who have too much going on, so you won't find picture-perfect set ups in the photos - just quick, easy ideas.

1. St. Thomas Fingers

Mini-franks were heated and put in a crock. Kids devoured them!

2. St. Bernadette's Sticks

We love bringing these, because they can be gluten-free and eveyrone likes them. 

Find a printable signfor this along with other snakcs here.

3. St. Maria's Stew

A crock of stew warms everyone up. Use your favorite recipe or the one here, and find a printable signfor this along with other snakcs here.

4. Blood of the Martyrs

Juice wigglers made like the orange juice ones described here, but with red 100% juice instead of orange juice, always go in a flash!

5. Saint Halo's

When you have Portuguese friends, their cookies become halos!

6. St. Francis' Friends



Who doens't like animal crackers? You can even find gluten-free ones.

7. St. Therese's "Carmel"ite Apples

Sure, they brown quickly if you don't shake them in lemon juice, ut sliced apples and caramel are always a hit!

8. St. Isidore's Bounty

It's alwasy good to have whole foods to balance the treats, so a tray of favorite produce is a must most years!

What are some of your favorite simple eats for All Saints Day parties? Do share them with us by posting them as comments or on our Facebook page. Thank you so much!

Saints in Heaven, pray for us.

Simple Eats with Saint Maria Torribia

Sometimes, it is fun to learn about and celebrate lesser known saints.

Saint Maria Torribia, whose feast day is September 9, can be one of those saints this month.

I learned about this lesser known saint when preparing for an All Saints Day party last year.  

I was looking up information about St. Isidore the Farmer to add to a placard by a vegetable platter, but, then, discovered his wife, Maria, was also a saint and that there was a story about them and stew. So, I decided to do a stew for these saints instead of the vegetable platter and also noted on my calendar that it would be fun to add a vegetable stew to our menu some years on September 9 in celebration of the saint.

Perhaps you'd like do do the same.

On September 9th, serve up your favorite stew - or, since St. Maria Torribia was Spanish, make this oil-free vegan Spanish stew that I found online and adapt by taking out the salt and adding a dash of liquids amino acids to - and read to your children about how:

St. Maria always kept a pot of stew on the fireplace in Sts. Isidore and Maria's humble dwelling, because she knew her husband would often bring home anyone who was hungry. One day, however, Isidore brought home more hungry people than usual, and, after Maria had served a number of them, she told him that there simply was no more stew in the pot.  Isidore then insisted that Maria check the pot again, and she was able to spoon out enough stew to feed them all.

After sharing this story, you might also chat about how Sts. Isadore and Maria shared a commitment to family, a love for the land, deep spirituality, and service to the poor. Do a check in with your own family to see which of these qualities are strong within your family and which could use some work. I hope you enjoy simple eats with the saints on September 9th!

St. Maria Torribia, pray for us!