Well, we are back from a whirlwind tour. Rich had a business conference in Sunriver, so we had planned on leaving the older children in the care of their grandparents while we took Mariam with us on a little vacation. Then, we decided to take almost a week visiting in the Portland area, then traveling to Sunriver, then, since Alexander's birthday was that next week, spending a few days back home with his friends for his birthday, too. It was a lot of fun, but also a lot of driving.

We discovered that our children are allergic to their grandparents' house, however. They pointed out that every time the children visited them, they got sick. It happened this time, too. Part of it is the climate, we have acclimated to the dry side and when we hit the wet side, you can hear the children's sinuses clogging up as we drive, but when we went north, almost everyone got better, and it's not like they were sick all the time we lived over on that side. Jerome, however, is not doing very well. His sore throat made it hard for him to eat and drink, and he is lethargic because of the lack of energy and hydration. Please keep him in your prayers. We are trying to give him soft foods to eat and lots to drink to help him back to normal.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Leftovers and Milky Tea
  Dinner: Food on the Road


• Monday
  Breakfast: Toasted Bagel Sandwiches with Cream Cheese and Fried Eggs, Peach Tea with Honey and Coconut Oil
  Dinner: Grilled Beer Bratwurst with Grilled Onions & Sauerkraut, Sliced Apples and Pears


• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Apples and Cinnamon Sugar, Milk, Coffee
  Dinner: Moroccan Chicken*, Fried Eggplant, Pepper and Onion Cous Cous, Middle Eastern Chopped Salad*, Peach Cobbler (from our freezer)


• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Rice Pudding (with diced pears and dried cranberries), Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Smoked Salmon and Goat Cheese Quiche, Cabbage Salad, Sliced Pears


• Thursday
  Breakfast: Cherry-Pomegranate Toaster Pastries, Applesauce, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Fancy Hot Dogs, Egg Noodles, Baked Squash (from the garden)


• Friday
  Breakfast: Yogurt, Honey and Granola, Apple Slices with Almond Butter, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Curried Lentil Soup*, Biscuits, Tropical Fruit Salad


• Saturday
  Breakfast: Cinnamon Apple Waffles with Butter and Apple Cider Syrup, Bacon, Milk, Coffee
  Dinner: Sloppy Joes, Oven Fries, Baked Apples

What is on your menu this week? If you want a recipe, ask and I will provide it as soon as I can. If there are any starred recipes, I will follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up on Saturday.

Labels: Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen