Heavenly Recipes
Story and Photos by Lawrence Chatagnier
Grandma’s apple pie
Nicole Naquin
This month’s heavenly recipe, Swedish apple pie, comes from Nicole Naquin, administrative assistant for the diocesan Office of Worship. Nicole got the recipe from her grandmother Una Naquin. Nicole, a native of Pointe-aux-Chenes, now resides in Houma. Her grandmother was very influential in Nicole’s life being that she and Nicole’s father raised Nicole from the age of about four and a half years. “My grandmother helped raise me and my two sisters who are younger than me.” Nicole graduated from South Terrebonne High School and attended Nicholls and Fletcher for a few semesters. Nicole says that God called her to be a full-time mother shortly after. “My favorite thing is to bake. I love to bake homemade cinnamon rolls. It’s special. It is so special that the recipe from my grandmother is a family secret. Our whole family has it, and now since my grandmother is 93, it is up to us to continue the tradition of making the cinnamon rolls,” says Nicole. “I grew up in Pointe-aux-Chenes and still attend Mass at St. Charles Borromeo.” Nicole is a big part of the music ministry there. “I am the choir director, organist and cantor since 2006. I joined the choir there when I was 11 or 12. I was the youngest one in the choir for many years, in fact I still am.” A self-taught musician, she leads the choir and plays the organ. “I took choir for two years in high school. That has helped me.” Nicole has two children, Angel who is 18 and Juliana who is 16. “They both have my open heart. They are quick to help when help is needed. Their father is Hispanic and
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22 • Bayou Catholic • Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux • February 2022
