Alleluia! Christ the Lord Ascendeth into heaven! Come let us adore Him! Alleluia!

This past week was so busy and tiring that I couldn't even post a menu. I can tell you what we ate if you are really that interested. It was a good week, with lots of fun and good accomplished, but exhausting.

First off was recital weekend, so there were late/extra rehearsals, hair, makeup and costume prep, two performances and all that this entails. My allergies, Alexander's allergies and Mariam's allergies were all acting up that weekend, Rich had a cold and we all just got worse from there.

Mother's Day was spent recovering on the couch with books. Alexander made me a lovely chocolate cake with chocolate frosting:



Dominic and Amira worked together to make me butter cookies that spelled out Happy Mother's Day:



We had a field trip I had organized, school work to do, gardening and then came Ascension Day. We had several late nights this week, friends over and hard work in the yard. It's time to catch up on some rest.

I've been meaning to post my recipe and pictures on how to make ma'amoul for a while, and I finally uploaded the pictures. Perhaps I can do that in the next couple weeks. I also have a recipe for baked pesto pasta that we really like and is quick and easy to put together that I can post soon.

This is the last week of the Paschal season. I'm finally going to test drive my lamb pan and try to make us a butter cake in it. It will be our farewell to the season. Pentecost is this coming Sunday!

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese and Salsa, Tortillas, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Crisp Chorizo Burritos with Cheese, Chile, Lettuce and Guacamole, Cookies


• Monday
  Breakfast: Dutch Baby Pancake, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Mongolian Beef, Stir Fried Cabbage and Onions, Rice


• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Raisins and Cinnamon Sugar, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Garlic Lemon Chicken with Kamut & Herb Salad with Feta Cheese and Candied Walnuts


• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Ful with Harissa, Bread, Mint Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Linguine with Melted Onions, Garlic Bread, Radishes (from our garden)


• Thursday
  Breakfast: 'Ijja, Toast, Mint Tea & Honey
  Dinner: Baked Kofta with Potatoes, Slow Sauteed Green Beans


• Friday
  Breakfast: Yogurt with Jam, Toast, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Vegetarian Ranchero Beans, Rice


• Saturday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Pancakes with Strawberry Jam, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Ham, Shredded Scalloped Potatoes, Buttered Peas, Lamb Shaped Butter Cake

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: Church Year, Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen