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

It's another busy week this week, though it slows down the tiniest bit by the weekend. There are a lot of quick meals, and meals we prepared before and put in the freezer for times like this.

Spring is officially here, though we did have a few cooler days in between the spike in temperature last week and the gradual heat that looks to be coming this week. Flowers are blooming, our maple tree leafed out almost overnight, and it is the best time of year for this part of our state. May through July is really the only time I love it here. Everything is alive, and in June and July fruits and vegetables begin to be available. Usually, there isn't much fire activity during this time, either.

Anyway, aside from needing those quick meals, we are still actively trying to excavate our freezers and make room for lambs, turkeys, and other meat from butchering. So, we are trying to eat from the freezer and pantry until there is sufficient room. We will eventually also need room for that produce I mentioned above.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Egg and Cheese Bagel Sandwiches, Strawberries, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Slow Cooker Cuban Mojo Pork, Moros y Cristianos, Ensalada Cubano, Key Lime Pie and Cuban Lime Sugar Cookies
• Monday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Cheese, Toast, Sliced Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Chile Verde Burritos, Salsa Rice, Fruit Plate
• Tuesday - Feast of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus
  Breakfast: Potato Hash with Bacon, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Tomato Tuna Stew, Bread, Fruit Plate
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with Raisins and Cinnamon, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Tomato Dal, Basmati Rice, Salad, Fruit
• Thursday - Feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius
  Breakfast: Creamed Eggs, Toast Fingers, Sliced Oranges, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Spanish Chorizo and Lentil Soup, Italian Bread, Salad
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast, Sliced Apples, Tea and Honey
  Dinner: Adriatic Style Grilled Shrimp, Eggplant, Potato and Tomato Bake, Soparnik, Fruit Bowl
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Blueberry Lemon Ricotta Tea Cake to break the fast after Liturgy
  Dinner: Lemon Garlic Scallops with White Wine and Olive Oil, Parsleyed Rice Pilaf, Green Salad, Cold Oven Pound Cake

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: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Fesah', Governor Inslee Needs a Frozen Fish to the Forehead, Homemaking, Homesteading, Menu Plans, Pascha, Tales from the Kitchen