Menu Plan Monday
In case you haven't read my update, please accept my apologies about the way the blog looks. I'm working on migrating all my hosted photos so I can go through and change all the links so there are no longer spam notices and broken image links all over the blog

Actually, I haven't had much time to do any of that this past week, and don't foresee a lot of time this week, either. I have a pretty tight deadline on a design for a UK magazine coming up, which I am working on in almost every moment that I am not taking care of Amira, who had her tonsils taken out on Friday. She's doing alright, but is just in a lot of pain. Please pray for her recovery.

We have a ton of zucchini from a glean, so we're making batches and batches of zucchini bread and muffins for our freezer and to eat, plus eating it in just about every meal. Amira is still on a fruit gelatin, stock, juice, and tea diet, but we're hoping that she can move to mashed potatoes and bananas and things like that Sunday or Monday (she'll eat the gravy, regardless, and maybe some mashed potatoes). Last week, besides knitting like a fiend, I made gallons and gallons of beef stock and chicken stock and lamb stock and turkey stock. I also made two 9" X 11" pans of fruit gelatin. We're giving her colostrum powder in her food/drinks to help her immune system heal her body as well.

My birthday is also this week, though it will be more subdued. However, I have a 41% off sale on all patterns sold in my Ravelry store with the coupon code overthehill. It begins midnight of July 24 (Sunday night!) and ends at 11:59 PM PDT on July 28. Come celebrate my birthday with me!

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Fried Egg and Cheese Sandwiches, Bananas, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Chicken with Gravy and Dressing, Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Zucchini
• Monday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Chopped Apples and Cinnamon Sugar, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Oxtail Soup, Garlic Mashed Potatoes
• Tuesday - Feast of Saint James
  Breakfast: Lemon-Zucchini Bread, Applesauce, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Chicken with Poblano-Lime Cream, "Mexican" Rice Pilaf, Black Bean and Corn Salad (with Diced Zucchini)
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  Breakfast: Ful, Chopped Tomatoes, Onions, and Green Chiles, Toast, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Potage Parmentier, Sourdough French Bread
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Slow Cooker Rice Pudding with Coconut, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Spicy Italian Sandwiches with Roasted Veggies, Coleslaw, Fruit Plate
• Friday
  Breakfast: Tunisian Shakshouka (using sweet potatoes), Toast, Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Eggs in Purgatory, Garlic Zucchini Pasta
• Saturday - Feast of Saints Mary and Martha
  Breakfast: Pancakes with Maple Syrup, Bacon, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Mahshi (using Zucchini), Rice, Salad with Lemon and Za'atar Dressing

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.

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