We have a busy Sunday, but most of our week is going to be relatively relaxed. Our neighborhood is having its summer picnic, I have my sewing day, and a theater in our area, which also serves pizza, is having a free movie we can take the kids to see. Other than that, it is reading, resting, and weeding and continuing to clean the girls' room. Did I mention that we are overhauling it, and the main shared space between the kids?

It is finally gleaning season here. Our spring and early summer have been very strange and a lot of things just haven't been ready. We are ready now. So, even though the late freezes killed off all the cherry blossoms save five which turned into cherries for us, we have gotten loads of cherries through our gleaning group, to eat fresh. I should bake more with them, too.

Jerome officially has peas back, which is fantastic, and we start of pineapple tomorrow. After that, the only things we will be testing that he would miss are oats and wheat. Everything else on the list is something he can easily live without, so while we are hoping that they all go well, if he has to live without bananas, oysters, chestnuts, macadamia nuts, and lima beans, it will be fine.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Bacon and Cheese Crumpets (Gluten-free bread for Jerome), Cherries, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Chicken Fricassée, Mashed Potatoes, Salad, Fruit
• Monday
  Breakfast: Yogurt and Jam, Toast (Gluten-free for Jerome), Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Ham, Horseradish-Dill Potato Pancakes, Steam Sautéed Carrots with Garlic and Dill, Cherries
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Ham and Potato Hash, Sliced Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Ham and Beans, Arepas, Salad and Fruit or Dessert brought by study group members
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Apple Coconut Breakfast Bowls with Honey Almond Drizzle, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Kusheri, Chopped Salad, Oranges
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Chorizo and Eggs, Sliced Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Leftover Muffroom (from freezer) over Rice, Salad, Moroccan Orange Honey Cake
• Friday - Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene
  Breakfast: Scrambled Chickpeas with Onions and Peppers, Home Canned Pears, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Falafel, Harissa, Duqqus, Khoubz Araby (Turkish Flatbreads for Jerome), Veggies, Kalamata Olives, Oranges
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Creamed Eggs, Toast (Gluten-free for Jerome), Canned Peaches, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Grilled Steaks, Loaded Baked Potatoes, Grrilled Crookneck Squash, Cherries and Apricots

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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