What the "**Frian' Friar" is all about...

I enjoy good food, wine, and the opportunity to study cuisines of other cultures, peoples, and lands.  Ancient Jewish tradition espoused the fact that friends should enjoy one another and break bread together.  It is my belief that no matter how simple the meal, it is a time for sharing and coming together.  I have dedicated this site to collecting recipes and stories that reflect culinary diversity, adventure, and fun.  Please enjoy and God bless.

This site has a unique name, "Frian' Friar", and you might ask "where did the name come from?"  Well, the South has a culture of it's own, down-home, flavorful, and downright good!  One of the special foods served here is deep fried turkey with all the "trimming's".  So, considering that I am an uprooted northerner in the South, who aspires to learn Southern cultural cuisines, I decided to meld my Franciscanism with a "hint" of the local color.  That it, in a few words, the genesis of the site name. 

Let me know how you like the site and I will endeavor to add all of your stories, recipes, pictures, and anecdotes to the site.

Pax Et Bonum,

Rich Bendorf, ofm