Christ is Born! Glorify Him!

We are celebrating joyously this week! Christ is born and our salvation is begun, so nothing else is really as important. We have been bitterly cold this past week and had a Christmas tree emergency (we had to replace it on Christmas Adam, because the hard below zero temperatures froze our tree from the west side), but that isn't really that important. We have no fasting over the next 12 days, and we are making a lot of delicious treats.

Christmas was full of freezing rain and we had to miss the Christmas Eve service, as it was cancelled so people would be safe. We might have to cancel the Christmas Day service, but because we hold it in the evening, there might be enough time for the roads to clear. If we don't meet with our church group, we will have a lot of leftovers from dinner tonight.

This week is also full of some significant events in our family. Jerome gets wheat back, glory to God, and he is so happy about that. It is also Rich and my 26th wedding anniversary. We are celebrating with a special dinner here at home. The kids will be eating snack tray and leftover cookies and desserts earlier in the evening. Yet again, we are making our cookies and candies throughout the 12 days of Christmas, rather than making them all at once, and stressing ourselves out over them.

• Sunday - Feast of the Nativity of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ
  Breakfast: Turkish Eggs in Yogurt Sauce (Çilbir), Christmas Bread and Butter, Bacon, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Garlic Rib Roast, Wine Pan Sauce, Cranberry Horseradish Relish, Boursin Stuffed Potatoes, Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Braided Egg Bread, Lentils and Ham, Salad, Devilled Eggs, Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Candy Cane Ice Cream, Brown Sugar Shortbread, Fruitcake, Wine, Apple Cider
• Monday - Feast of Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr
  Breakfast: Orange Cardamom Muffins, Bacon, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Chinese Take Out, Decorated Sugar Cookies
• Tuesday - Feast of Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist
  Breakfast: Bacon and Egg Cups, Toast Fingers, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Tandoori Chicken and Rice with Yogurt Sauce, Harissa, Rosewater Almond Tea Cookies*, Pistachio and Cardamom Crescents
• Wednesday - Feast of Holy Innocents
  Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls, Bacon, Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Kofta bil Bayd, Rice, Loubiyeh bi Zeit, Roasted Squash, Harissa, Raspberry Almond Shortbread
• Thursday - Feast of Saint Thomas à Becket
  Breakfast: Chorizo Breakfast Casserole, Sliced Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Pizza, Salad, Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies, Brown Butter Ginger Chews*
• Friday
  Breakfast: Christmas Scones, Sausages, Hard Boiled Eggs, Sliced Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Bierocks with Mustard, Fried Cabbage and Onions, Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Cranberry Pumpkin Bread and Bacon and Biscuit Bake for Potluck after Liturgy
  Dinner: Pasta with Parmesan, Lemon and Cream, Seared Scallops, Three Hearts Salad, Faux Pots de Crème, Sparkling Cider, Prosecco

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.

Labels: Christmas, Church Year, Family, Governor Inslee Needs a Frozen Fish to the Forehead, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Nativity, Romance and Relationship, Tales from the Kitchen