The Trapanese pesto pizza with shrimp and chard last week was a huge hit, and will definitely show up on the menu again. We leave out the cheese when we make the Trapanese pesto, so it will be Lenten, and increase the amount of the almonds, and it is so good! It was more like a flat bread than a pizza, but there was a local restaurant that made a similar (not exactly the same) flatbread and took it off its menu, so this was a great replacement, and actually better than theirs.

We are excited to have the feast of Saint Patrick this week. I had the opportunity to give a little talk about him to our homeschool co-op this week, which was awesome, as his life and confession are so inspiring to me. We will be having fish on Friday in his honor.

This morning, we told our kids that since we didn't have church this morning, we would have a family movie morning with muffins and maize (popcorn), because last night was a pretty late one, and with the evil D(emonic) S(atan's) T(ime) change, we didn't want everyone up even later. I think my prayer intentions today are for the end of DST.

• Sunday - Saint Gregory the Great
  Breakfast: Lenten Apple Butter Muffins with Sliced Almonds, Popcorn, Coffee and Tea
  Dinner: Mediterranean Braised Vegetables, Rice, Strawberries
• Monday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Chickpeas with Veggies, Fruit Plate, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Potato and Poblano Stew with Crisp Tortilla Strips (no cheese), Lenten Cornbread, Cabbage and Carrot Salad with Cumin Lime Dressing, Lenten Tropical Muffins
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Vegetable Hash Burritos with Salsa, Sliced Oranges, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Curry Ramen Noodles with Vegetables, Marinated Cucumber and Onion Slices, Pineapple Cups
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with Raisins, Cinnamon and Brown Sugar, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Vegetable Bean Chimichangas, Salsa Rice, Fruit Plate
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Potato Pancakes, Home Canned Peaches, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Slow Cooker North African Vegetable Tagine, Cous Cous, Home Canned Pears
• Friday - Saint Patrick
  Breakfast: Cream "Cheese" Toast, Fruit, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Baked Middle Eastern Style Cod, Roasted Potatoes, Steam Sautéed Carrots and Peas with Garlic and Dill
• Saturday - Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
  Breakfast: Big Green Salad with Olive Vinaigrette to break the fast after Liturgy
  Dinner: Creamy Avocado Pasta with Cashews, Green 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 a Saturday.

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