Heavenly Recipes

Hannah Arceneaux

VEGETARIAN MEAL Hannah Cooks a:

Story and Photos by Lawrence Chatagnier

22 • Bayou Catholic • Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux • March 2020 This month’s heavenly recipe, broccoli casserole, comes from Hannah Arceneaux, a parishioner of St. Hilary of Poitiers Church in Mathews and the religious coordinator, general music teacher for grades K-3 and choir director of St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School in Thibodaux. In addition to teaching at St. Joseph, she is the music coordinator and a choir director at St. Hilary where she plays the piano and sings. She schedules the choirs, choir rehearsals, works with the youth band, the children’s choir and adult choir.

Hannah, a vegetarian, says that she has never had the desire to eat meat. “The broccoli casserole is a recipe that my mom makes. It has been handed down from the family. When I was a child my mom would always cook a regular meal for the family and prepare a meatless portion for me on the side. To this day I’m not a big eater. I could live on salad. I also enjoy canned vegetables.”

Music has always been a part of Hannah’s life. She recalls her love for music at a very young age. “I started by playing the piano. I was very shy as a child. My mother would encourage me to sing, however I didn’t know I had a singing voice because I was too afraid to use it. My grandmother would always ask me to get close and sing in her ear. The first time I sang in front of a group was at my grandmother’s funeral.”

Shortly after her grandmother’s funeral, when Hannah was 15 years old, she began singing at St. Hilary. She has been singing there ever since.

Hannah took piano lessons when she was five years old and continued until she graduated from high school. She began taking voice lessons in the 10th grade and continued through college where she graduated from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux with a degree in music (concentration vocal

Broccoli Casserole

INGREDIENTS:

Shredded cheddar cheese 1 can cream of mushroom soup 2 blocks frozen broccoli florets 1 onion, chopped 3/4 cup rice 1 block butter

DIRECTIONS:

Defrost and drain broccoli. Cook rice on the side. Sauté onion and block of butter. Add broccoli. Cook until soft. Then add can of cream of mushroom soup and a handful of cheddar cheese. Mix well. Add rice. Lastly, place in a baking dish and add cheddar cheese on top. Place in 350 degree oven long enough to melt cheese.

performance). “I played the saxophone in the school band. I also played the violin in a community orchestra. I still sing occasionally with the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans.” Hannah loves teaching the students music at St. Joseph. “It is wonderful. Music itself is an awesome universal language. It brings the students so much joy that in turn brings me joy. The kids love to sing and dance. They all love to sing. They are not afraid. There’s no holding back. It’s beautiful.”

The teacher, who loves to travel, has a special fondness for lighthouses. “I have traveled to Maine and visited the Portland Head Light, a lighthouse within Fort Williams National Park. I find much symbolism in my faith in God who is my guiding light, and lighthouses. Just as God guides us in our faith, lighthouses guide Mariners with its guiding light. There are many lighthouses which have stood the test of time, which to me is very symbolic of God.” BC

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