2026 CMA Award Winner | Lifestyle Category
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.
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
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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
