Usually, I dedicate my prayers during the Dormition fast to the end of abortion. I am still doing that, but I am also praying for some personal intentions for the women we know who are pregnant and their husbands and children. We know two families who are or just did deal with some challenges during pregnancy, and we are praying for all of their health and safety. I invite you to join us in all these prayers.

We have a couple repeats this week. Between fewer people at home and some of us not feeling well, we just haven't been eating as much, so we shifted gears to leftovers a few times. One of the handy parts of a fasting season is that the food we make is generally appropriate for any day of the week.

Right now, we are getting ready for fair week, we are trying to weather the weird growing season/bizarre summer we are having, and hoping we get produce before the freezes come. I'm making a mushroom dish for the family on the Transfiguration because I love them. They were marked down at the Grocery Outlet, and because they like them, I bought a lot. So, they have been having sautéed mushrooms with their lunches and I will make these for them for a Spanish themed Transfiguration feast.

• Sunday - Feast of Saint Dominic
  Breakfast: Rum Raisin Coffee Cake, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Southwest Cornbread Pie with Beans and Cheese, Corn on the Cob, Fruit Plate
• Monday
  Breakfast: Fruit and Yogurt Cups, Toast, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Hummus and Baba Ghanooj, Tamis, Vegetables and Olives, Muhallabiyeh
• Tuesday - Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
  Breakfast: Breakfast Veggie Crinkle, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Spanish "Foolish Eggs," Spanish Poor Man's Potatoes, Spanish Mushrooms, Torta Dominguera
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Apple Coconut Breakfast Bowls with Honey Peanut Drizzle, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Mexican Garlic Soup with Oregano and Fried Tortilla Strips, Salad, Fruit Plate
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Homemade Cottage Cheese with Avocado, Cucumber, Cherry Tomatoes and Cracked Black Pepper, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Cheese Zombies, Green Salad, Chocolate Mint Cookies
• Friday
  Breakfast: Vegetable Hash Burritos with Salsa, Fruit, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Seafood and Scallion Pajeon with Dipping Sauce, Kimchi, Rice, Fruit Plate
• Saturday - Feast of Saint Laurence
  Breakfast: Overnight Slow Cooker French Toast, Fruit, Milky Tea
  Dinner: Salmon Cakes, Portuguese Carrot 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 Saturday.

Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Homemaking, Keeping the Feast, Menu Plans, Prayer Requests, Tales from the Kitchen