The End of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness - Audio version (Plus a quick recipe and a book recommendation)

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What I cooked this week…

Here’s a recipe I made this week, perfect for one or two people.

One pan asparagus and gnocchi in a quick cream sauce

Ingredients:

1 package of remade gnocchi

1 bunch thin asparagus

1 Tablespoon of butter

3 Tablespoons of cream cheese

1/2 cup half and half

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Garnish of dill

Directions:

Fill a large skillet with water, add a large pinch of salt and bring to a boil.

Add the gnocchi and asparagus and cook for 3-5 minutes until the gnocchi float to the top of the water and the asparagus are just tender. Drain into a colander.

In the drained skillet, add the butter, cream cheese, and half and half over medium heat. Lightly stir until the butter and cream cheese have melted into the half and half. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the gnocchi and asparagus back into the pan and stir to coat. Squeeze the half lemon over the pan and stir to incorporate. Garnish with dill. This will make two healthy portions. Serve with warm garlic sourdough bread. Enjoy!

What I read this week:

Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual Master by Bishop Robert Barron

An accessible introduction to Thomas Aquinas

From the publisher: “Thomas Aquinas is widely considered the greatest and most influential of Catholic theologians. Yet too often his insights into the nature of God and the meaning of life are seen as somehow cold, impersonal, and divorced from spirituality. In this award-winning book, Bishop Robert Barron shows how Aquinas’ profound understanding of the Christian mystical life animates and helps explain his writings on Jesus Christ, creation, God’s “strange” nature, and the human call to ecstasy.”