the Kitchen Madonna :: Let this be a place where those who hunger can be fed.

WHO IS THE
KITCHEN MADONNA?
She is the busy mother of four in small town Oklahoma who makes sure the poor get fed. She is the Southern grandmother who lives alone yet most days cooks family-sized meals for whoever drops by. She is the woman in New York City who always brings something good to eat to her office. She is everywoman who knows to serve is to reign. more

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(Special Thanks to Cyndi Kane of KPGM
Pawhuska Radio in OK for providing this
audio transcript)

KM's Kitchen Sink Shrine
Finding God Amongst the Pots & Pans (06/28/06)

Great saints of the Church have known that God may be found while elbow deep in suds and dirty dishes. Saint Teresa of Avila claimed that “The Lord walks among the pots and pans.” Her spiritual son (generations removed) St. Lawrence of the Resurrection, a humble monastery cook and clean-up guy, is famous for his conversations with a learned bishop about how to practice the Presence of God while washing pots and pans. His surprising approach to the spiritual life is studied to this day.

For this reason, the kitchen madonna has a kitchen sink shrine. On the windowsill there are holy cards, statuettes, a miniature tea set, printed prayers, prayer list, and dried roses. And of course that greatest rotating display: first clean dishes, then dirty dishes, clean dishes again, nasty pots, clean pans and so it goes.

This is where the action is.
Spiritual battle isn't for sissies.

(Where is that group discount on dishwashing gloves and heavy-duty hand lotion?)

KM Values
The Kitchen Madonna Value #1: Frugality (07/13/06)
With the overabundance of summer produce, what do we do with the overripe tomatoes, peaches, and okra that come our way? full article

In The Kitchen
The Kitchen Madonna Expounds on the House Wine of the South (07/13/06)
I recently moved back South after living out West. Somehow, I learned to make and drink unsweetened tea. Yes, I turned my back on my heritage. I might as well have gone ahead and stomped on my ancestors' grave... full article

A Tip from the Kitchen Madonna
Tell the Kitchen Madonna What you Eat,
and She Will Tell You Who You Are (07/13/06)
One summer, I had a cowboy living in the bunkhouse behind my house. I was new to the ranching life, and Winston was new to adult life. He would graduate from college the following spring... full article

Southern Soul
The KM Reflects on Her Linen Drawer
(and the True Nature of Hospitality) (07/13/06)
When I open my linen drawer and see immaculate napkins, something like an endorphin rush occurs. Something about running my hands over the cool crispness of starched linens transports me to another world... full article

Stories that Simmer
The Kitchen Madonna Asks, "What Am I, Chopped Liver?" (07/13/06)
The best way to gently manipulate my man-child is to ask him, "What am I, chopped liver?" His eyes drop down, his voice gets soft, and he says, "No, mom." And then he hurries over to hug me... full article