We do have one repeat this week. The next few days are taken up in preparing for having my dad here and Alexander's name day this week. This is our last full week before Lent, and we're doing it up well here. I have almost all of our Lenten dinners planned for the entirety of Lent. There will be changes as we go, of course, based on schedules and what is available or on sale at the grocery store. We thought that this year, we should try to plan ahead more, so as to be focusing less on what we're eating and more on the why of it.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Toast and Jam, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Carnitas, Ranchero Beans, Rice, Tortillas
• Monday
  Breakfast: French Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Sausage and Cabbage Soup, Whole Wheat Rolls
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Cinnamon Sugar and Raisins, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Gratinéed French Onion Soup, Croutons (Two soups in a row, plus stew, plus chili was asking a bit much of Rich, I'd forgotten how much of this was planned this week when I moved the sausage soup)
  Italian Sausage and Potato Bake, Roasted Garlic Peasant Bread, Salad with Creamy Feta Dressing*
• Wednesday - Saint Alexander of Alexandria
  Breakfast: Whole Wheat and Oat Breakfast Cake, Pomegranates, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Black Beans with Green Chile Rice, Fruit Plate
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Polenta with Maple Syrup, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Lamb and Guiness Stew, Soda Bread (the recipe is formatted a little oddly, the raisins are optional, not the buttermilk)
• Friday
  Breakfast: Cherry Almond Granola, Yogurt and Honey, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Macaroni & Cheese, Sautéed Kale with Garlic in Olive Oil
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Pancakes with Butter and Maple Syrup, Fried Eggs, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Chili* and Cornbread

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 recipe round up on Saturday.

Labels: Faith and Morality, Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen