Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday! There are also only nine days left until our Mardi Gras doughnut night. We are excited about that, and even about the spritual school of the fast. We are enjoying our pre-fasting time as much as we can right now. Rich wanted us to get some fancy barbecue and pizza from a restaurant here in town before the fast, so we are doing that this week. They are going to work with us to accomodate Jerome's food intolerances, which is fantastic.

Jerome gets cheese back tomorrow, and we are all thrilled for him. We start his test of coriander/cilantro this week, and I really hope he has no trouble with that, because we eat it all the time, normally. It will make Lent much easier for us if he can eat that, too. Then, we try the milk one more time, to see how it goes now that the weather has calmed down a little.

• Sunday - Sexagesima
  Breakfast: Pancakes with Raspberry Syrup (Fluffy Gluten-Free and Vegan Peanut Butter Pancakes for Jerome), Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Leftover Turkey, Gravy, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Cranberry Horseradish Relish, Salad, Cream Cheese Cookie Bites, Apple Pie and Chantilly Cream
• Monday
  Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting (Gluten-free for Jerome), Breakfast Sausage Patties, Sliced Apples, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Stacked Turkey, Corn and Chard Enchiladas (Non-dairy Milk for Jerome), Salsa Rice, Sliced Oranges
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Baked French Toast (Gluten and Dairy-free for Jerome), Canned Spiced Peaches, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Smoked Brisket, Pulled Pork, Smoked Turkey, Barbecue Pizzas, Cowboy Beans, Corn Bread, Cole Slaw, Potato Salad
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Polycarp of Smyrna
  Breakfast: Battatas ou Bayd, Grapefruit Halves, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Baked Feta and Tomato Pasta (Gluten-free for Jerome), Green Salad, Sliced Oranges
• Thursday - Feast of Saint Matthias the Apostle
  Breakfast: Shakshouka, Bread (Gluten-free for Jerome), Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Double Decker Grilled Reubens (Gluten-free for Jerome), Pickles, Green Salad, Sliced Apples
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast (Gluten-free for Jerome) with Honey, Sliced Apples, Tea and Honey
  Dinner: Caribbean Seafood Stew, Rice, Oranges
• Saturday - Feast of Saint Alexander of Alexandria
  Breakfast: Pumpkin Pancakes (Gluten and dairy-free for Jerome) with Maple Syrup, Bacon, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Pepperoni Pizzas (Gluten-free for Jerome), Salad, Fruit Plate

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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