It is Joy Sunday, and I am choosing joy today. It is doubly hard this year, but it will come.

We have had many good things come to us this week, so it is easy to have gratitude, which becomes joy.

• Sunday - Third Sunday of Advent - Gaudete Sunday
  Breakfast: Proscuito and Gruyère Scones with Scallions, Chocolate Zucchini Muffins, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Ham, Horseradish-Dill Potato Pancakes, Steam Sautéed Carrots with Garlic and Dill
• Monday
  Breakfast: Toast with Za'atar, Feta and Olive Oil, Sliced Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Black Bean and Poblano Tortilla Casserole, Spiced Roasted Squash, Quick and Dirty Mexican Rice (made with oil and vegetable broth)
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Crock Pot French Toast, Sliced Apples, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Pesto and Ricotta Baked Pasta, Garlic Bread, Fruit Plate
• Wednesday - Ember Day
  Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with Chopped Apples and Cinnamon Sugar, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Black Bean Chili, Fried Tortilla Strips, Oranges
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Cranberry Walnut Bread, Hard Boiled Eggs, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Spicy Lentils, Roasted Potatoes, Cabbage and Carrot Salad
• Friday - Ember Day
  Breakfast: Toasted English Muffins with Peanut Butter and Honey, Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Baked Potatoes with Steamed Broccoli and Faux Cheese Sauce, Fruit Plate
• Saturday - Ember Day
  Breakfast: Potato and Vegetable Hash, Toast with Marmalade, Sliced Apples, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Dinner with Friends

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: Advent, Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Fasting as a Family, Gaudete, Governor Inslee Needs a Frozen Fish to the Forehead, Homemaking, Keeping the Feast, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 9:14 AM