I am going to have to go back and re-enter some 70 photo sources on the blog for this year, as Instagram has changed their policy on hotlinking and will not allow images to be linked on other pages as of this past Thursday or Friday. If you use that feature on Ravelry, note that it will no longer be possible there, either.

Anyway, we are in the depths of winter here now. We have already had temperatures in the teens at our house, and we have the whole garden either harvested, pulled up and stored in more insulated outbuildings, or covered with plastic to see if we can give them a couple more weeks (plants that are underground). Tomorrow morning is likely to be in single digits at our house. It is miserable. Winter here lasts about six months. I'm trying not to be so sad, but it is hard. We have some good meals planned for the week, though, and we don't have too much to do away from home. Now that we have three other drivers in the house, I am no longer obligated to drive people to their activities, either. It is times like this that I wish I could do some form of semi-hibernation. I am already so cold, and cannot even face the cold that is coming. Please pray.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Vegetable Hash, Fried Eggs, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Cheeseburgers with Sliced Tomatoes, Grilled Peppers and Onions, French Fries with Béarnaise Sauce, Leftover Cake
• Monday
  Breakfast: Egg Muffin Sandwiches with Cheese, Sliced Pears, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Slow Cooked Chicken and Chickpeas, Herbed Cous Cous, Chopped Salad with Pomegranate Pips
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Slow Cooker Rice Pudding with Coconut and Craisins, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Kofta bil Bayd*, Duqqus, Loubiyeh bi Zeit, Arabic Spiced Roasted Squash Slices
• Wednesday - Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast with Honey, Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Falafel, Khoubz Araby, Duqqus, Sliced Tomatoes, Cucumbers and Onions, Kalamata Olives
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with Cinnamon Sugar, Chopped Apples and Raisins, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Baked Pasta and Tomato Pepper Sauce, Béchamel, and Topped with Feta, Fruit Salad
• Friday
  Breakfast: Tomato Toast, Fruit Plate, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Tacos de Papa with Avocado Relish, Quick and Dirty Mexican Rice, Sliced Watermelon
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Leftover Tacos, Fried Eggs, Sausages, Avocado Relish, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Roasted Hot Dogs, Tomato Salad, Bloodshot Eye Devilled Eggs, Candy

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. Linking to Menu Plan Monday

Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Governor Inslee Needs a Frozen Fish to the Forehead, Homemaking, Homesteading, Menu Plans, Quarantine, Tales from the Kitchen