Emily Stimpson Chapman knows about hospitality. She has seen its power to build community, stave off loneliness, and fill homes with joy. But she knows, too, that many are intimidated by the challenges of hospitality: budgets, babies, or busyness, to name just a few.
In Around the Catholic Table: 100+ Simple Recipes for Family and Friends, Chapman helps you overcome common barriers to hospitality by providing useful tips as well as profound insights (and lots of delicious recipes) to make opening your home to others a joy.
Around the Catholic Table features:
- Simple, crowd-pleasing recipes with options to accommodate special diets and food allergies
- Brunch, salads, soups, entrées, sides, and desserts for everyday and special occasions
- More than a dozen thirty-minute meals for putting food on the table fast
- Appetizer and cocktail recipes to make hosting smaller gatherings easy (and delicious)
- A special chapter on risotto, along with a primer on preparing it to perfection—even for a crowd
- And ten essays that shed light on the practical aspects of hospitality as well as its spiritual meaning
Whether you are cooking for a family of five or a crowd of fifty, Around the Catholic Table will help you build community and communion with all who gather around your table.
About the Author
Emily Stimpson Chapman is an award-winning Catholic author of over a dozen books, including The Catholic Table: Finding Joy Where Food and Faith Meet; These Beautiful Bones: An Everyday Theology of the Body; The Story of All Stories children’s story Bible; and a series of children’s books co-authored with Scott Hahn. Chapman lives in Steubenville, Ohio with her husband, Chris, and their three children.
What People Are Saying
"Emily's heart for hospitality shines magnificently in these pages and recipes. If you, like me, are tired of combing through and piecing together dozens of online recipes to try to make fabulous food, this cookbook will be your friend in the kitchen for years to come."
"Emily has a gift of inviting you in and making you feel like hosting or cooking hearty delicious meals is possible! As a mother of a big family, Around the Catholic Table provides me with delicious meal ideas that all my children actually enjoy, but it also gives me encouragement and perspective on the value of our homes and table. Shared meals are a gift no matter what state of your home or state of your life."
"Emily's heart for hospitality and feeding others, including her sweet family, comes across on every page as she inspires readers to also gather Around the Catholic Table. From an array of go-to recipes (including scrumptious scones and her trademark risottos) to signature essays, this is a beautiful cookbook that will truly cultivate Catholic community."
"When biological parenthood wasn't possible, Emily and her husband chose to bear life around their table—welcoming others in, creating community, and making room for joy, sorrow, and everything in between. Rooted in a deeply Catholic understanding of the home as a domestic church, this book reminds us that holiness can be lived out with simple meals, full tables, and open doors."
"Around the Catholic Table is far more than a collection of recipes (though the food is divine) —it's also a testament to the power of hospitality. Every page is infused with Emily's signature style: grounded, generous, and gloriously Catholic. This book nourishes body and soul."
"Everyone needs a friend who has the answer to the question of what to cook for dinner, or for a gathering, or to bring to a mom in need. With her crystal clear common sense, Emily answers all your pressing kitchen questions. Her essays are invaluable because—while we all need recipes—what we really crave is a dear friend with us in the kitchen. Let Emily be that friend."
A Book That Nourishes the Body and Soul
Around the Catholic Table is author Emily Stimpson Chapman's homage to Catholic hospitality. More than a recipe book, this new release includes essaus and practical tips for low-stress hosting that fosters authentic community.
From the Author
Emily Stimpson Chapman on Catholic Hospitality
Share your love for food and for Catholic hospitality
The book includes:
- Simple crowd pleasing recipes with options for special diets
- Brunch, salads, soups, entrées, sides, and desserts
- More than a dozen 30-minute meals
- Appetizer and cocktail recipes for smaller gatherings
- And ten essays that shed light on hospitality
