Thank God for our church family who are providing such a great meal for tonight's dinner! We are so grateful for them.

All of us are pretty much dead from our schedule last week. We are hoping to get some rest this week. Both the recital and the airshow went well, and we are ready for Rich and Dominic's birthdays now. Rich has given up his Father's Day for the last five years, and his birthday for four of those years, to put on the airshow. So, it was quite a lovely treat that his birthday this year was even after the clean up day from airshow. I have already shared my meat sauce recipe that I use in my lasagna, but one of these days I should actually share my whole lasagna recipe.

This week is a recovery week, and then we get down to summer. This year, summer has come a bit later than normal. We only had temperatures approaching 70 this weekend! That was pretty cold for us. We should have started with the heat at the beginning of May, so we will see what the rest of summer looks like. I just hope that it means we have a longer fall. How is your summer looking?

• Sunday - Father's Day
  Breakfast: Pancakes and Syrup, Scrambled Eggs, Sausages, Fruit, Orange Juice, Chocolate Milk, Coffee
  Dinner: Jerk Chicken, Red Beans, Vinegar Coleslaw, Potato Salad, Chicken Salad, Asiago Bread, Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies
• Monday
  Breakfast: Leftovers, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Barbecued Chicken and Pork, Loaded Mashed Potatoes, Caesar Salad, Fruit Plate
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Potato and Asparagus Skillet with Poached Eggs, Sliced Apples, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Lasagne with Best Meat Sauce Ever, Green Salad, Garlic Bread, Strawberry Cheesecake
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Raisins and Brown Sugar, Grapefruit Halves, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Spanish "Poor Man's" Potatoes, Green Salad, Strawberry Mango Salad
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Labneh, Za’atar, Olive Oil and Tomatoes on Toast, Strawberries, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Yellow Squash, Corn and Egg Bake, Green Salad, Fruit
• Friday
  Breakfast: Ful, Duqqus, Toast, Grapefruit Halves, Mint Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Seafood and Scallion Pajeon with Dipping Sauce, Kimchi, Rice, Sliced Apples
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Chilaquiles, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Carnitas, Carne Asada, Pinto Beans, Mexican Rice, Chicken Mole, Tortillas, Salsa, Tres Leches 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: Birthday, Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen