Christ is Risen! The Lord is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!

Traditionally, the eight days of the Paschal Octave have absolutely no fasting in them. Glory to God, Jerome has no significant foods to avoid anymore. It is pretty easy to pass over bananas and lima beans. So, all our family gets to feast completely this year. That is such a blessing to all of us. Christ is risen, no matter what we can eat or not eat, though, and that is the most important thing. Since we are a week off from the East this year, our Saturday will be at an Orthodox vigil and we will celebrate with our brethren from that lung of the faith.

Blessed Feast and a Holy of Holiest weeks to our Eastern brethren!

• Sunday - Pascha/Fesah'
  Breakfast: Paschal Braided Bread, Pascha Cheese, Scotchicanese Eggs*, Bacon and Cheese Muffins, Strawberries and Sliced Oranges, Hot Chocolate and Coffee with Chantilly Cream
  Dinner: Vegetable and Olive Tray (with Kalamata Olives, Green Baladi Olives, and Marinated Peppers), Tourshi, Tourshi Makhloot, Deviled Eggs, Herb Roasted Green Lamb, Hummus, Baba Ghanooj, Muhamarrah, Tabbouleh, Waraq 'Ounab, Harissa, Sah'awiq, Duqqus, Fatayir bi Sabanich, Fatayir bil Joubneh, Sambousak, Laban bi Chiyar, Khoubz Araby, Red Eggs, Baq'lawa, Gatayif, Red Wine, and Martinelli's Sparkling Cider
• Monday
  Breakfast: Leftovers, Sahlab and Hot Chocolate
  Dinner: Loaded Meat Pizzas (a local place has a special on Mondays), Salad, Ice Cream and Nutella Brownies*
• Tuesday - Feast of Saint Leo the Great
  Breakfast: Savory Parmesan French Toast with Hollandaise Sauce, Sausages, Fruit, Orange Juice and Coffee
  Dinner: Leftovers, Mutawam Kusa, Sheherazades (a pitcher), Knaffeh
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Proscuitto and Gruyère Scones*, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Roasted Hot Dogs, Leftover Fatayir and Salads, Peeps S’mores
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Cheese Potica, Bacon, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Red Pork Tacos, Black Beans and Rice, Cumin Lime Coleslaw, Pistachio Cream Cake
• Friday
  Breakfast: Lemon Soufflé Pancakes, Bacon, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Onion Burgers with Smoked Cheddar, Roasted Asparagus, French Fries, Cherry Gelato and Blueberry Cheesecake Gelato
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Baghrir with Buttermilk Syrup, Bacon, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Koubbeh, Sirnica with a Butter Lamb, Italian Bacon and Romano Pasqua Bread, Arabic Cheeses, for after liturgy

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 (this may be later this time because of our holiday feasting and rest).

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