This week and next are going to be pretty busy for us. We're getting ready for a pretty big trip with the whole family, so I'll try to post on the blog next week, but I make no guarantees. There's a ton of laundry and organizing and paperwork and last minute school work and scholarship applications going on here before we can leave. Not surprisingly, I am a bit tense about all that needs to be done. Oh, and we have to try to prep a closet in our basement to withstand a leak, should the big thaw come while we are gone. I've been having the kids shovel snow and ice chunks away from our walls and roll giant ice and snow balls out of our yard into the irrigation ditch. Rich came home and saw them by the ditch line with them and asked if they were building snowmen. They told him that they were getting rid of the snow, because I'd told them to do it. Only the little kids are really still excited about the snow at all.

When I planned our menus for last week, I had forgotten that we'd scheduled our monthly dance a week early, so our Saturday dinner is being repeated this week. We're still eating our way through the citrus we bought, too, and we're repeating a few breakfasts as well.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Brown Sugar with Raisins, Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Chicken and Green Chile Enchiladas, Rice, Pinto Beans, Tortilla Chips, Guacamole, Salsa, Sour Cream, Apple Crumble and Vanilla Ice Cream
• Monday
  Breakfast: Toast with Feta Cheese, Za'atar and Olive Oil, Mandarin Oranges, Milky Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Braised Lamb Shanks, Steam Sauteed Carrots Spiced with Harissa, Freekeh, Pomegranates
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Toast, Pomelos, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Crock Pot Jambalaya with Shrimp and Andouille Sausage, Rice, Hot Pepper Vinegar, Oranges
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Ful, Harissa, Toast, Sliced Oranges, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Indian Dal Makhani, Garlic Rice, Fruit Plate
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Yogurt and Jam, Buttered Toast, Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Sliders, Home Fries, Salad, Fruit
• Friday
  Breakfast: Honey Almond Butter Toast, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Baked Potatoes with Vegetables and Cheese, Salad
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Pancakes with Maple Syrup, Bacon, Fried Eggs, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Grilled Chipotle Rubbed Flank Steak Fajitas with Grilled Peppers and Onions, Quick and Dirty Mexican Rice, Black Beans, Ice Cream

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.

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