What a week and weekend we had! Snow, ice, freezing rain, and just about everything canceled. This week it is warming up a little, which will help. We spend so much of the last part of last week and the weekend just keeping warm. The heater had a hard time with the temperatures below zero, and then the ice and freezing rain brought problems of their own.

One of the highlights of last week included the Afghan bolani. It is not difficult to make and was absolutely delicious. Afghan food is such a treat, and is part of my ancient heritage, on my father's side. It is definitely something that will go on our menu plan again, it is Lenten, and is super frugal, using a simple flour dough filled with potatoes, scallions and cilantro.

I didn't get to the stock making this past week, so I am hoping to get to that this week. We moved around some meals and parts of meals, so we have a few repeats this week. As we use up a lot of what we have in the freezer, and I am starting to have hope that we will finally be able to see into them easily. It is really important for us to rotate stock and make room for the animals that need butchering, and a couple lambs that we hope to buy for butchering in the next month or two.

• Sunday - Feast of Saint Agnes
  Breakfast: Ricotta Fritters with Maple Syrup, Bacon, Sliced Oranges, Coffee and Tea
  Dinner: Meatloaf, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Steam Sautéed Green Beans and Corn, Christmas Cherry Nut Cake
• Monday - Feast of Saint Vincent and Anastasius
  Breakfast: Leftovers, Fruit Plate, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Pickles, Fruit Plate
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Syrian Rice Pudding with Dried Cherries, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Borschty, Sour Cream Egg Noodles, Cabbage Salad, Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies, Brown Butter Ginger Chews
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Timothy
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Raisins and Brown Sugar, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Croatian Roux Soup with Croutons, Green Salad, Fruit Plate
• Thursday - Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul
  Breakfast: Labneh, Za'atar and Olive Oil on Toast, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Potato Dressing with Turkey Gravy, Orange Cranberry Cookies
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast, Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Falafel, Sah'awiq, Taratoor, Vegetables and Olives, Khoubz Araby, Fruit Plate
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Christmas Scones, Sausages, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Peruvian Kebabs with Beef Heart and Grilled Lamb Chops, Super Crisp Peruvian Roasted Potatoes, Green Salad, Frosted Button Cookies*

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, Homemaking, Keeping the Feast, Menu Plans, Nativity, Prayer Requests, Tales from the Kitchen