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

Christ has Ascended! From Earth to Heaven! Alleluia!

The Paschal season is winding down. We have Rogation days this week, the Feast of the Ascension, then the novena to the Holy Spirity begins on Friday. We are going to try to fly a kite and find a higher spot to eat for the Ascension. Please pray with us.

Our schedule was a little up and down last week, so we moved some of the meals to this week and did different meals last week. Friday, we had a chance to go to a free concert at the lake, and so we brought a picnic of falafel and khoubz and other fixings. We had so many leftovers that the meal I initially planned for Monday is moved later in June, and we are eating leftovers tomorrow.

We are slowing back down to ordinary time. In just two weeks, we will celebrate Pentecost (the second highest feast of the Church year), and have another fast free week. Then, it is back to the quotidian. I'm not sorry for that.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese and Vegetables, Bread, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Italian Beef Sandwiches, Fried Peppers and Onions, Sides/Salads/Fruit/Desserts brought by Parishioners
• Monday - Rogation Day
  Breakfast: Fried Eggs, Toast, Blood Oranges, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Leftovers, Roasted Asparagus, Rice, Ice Cream
• Tuesday - Rogation Day and Feast of Saint Bede
  Breakfast: Labneh with Chopped Tomatoes, Sliced Cucumbers, Za’atar and Olive Oil, Toast, Mint Tea
  Dinner: Cubano Sandwiches, Potato Chips, Pickles, Rhubarb Curd with Chantilly Cream
• Wednesday - Rogation Day
  Breakfast: Poor Knights of Windsor (Yogurt and Vanilla Rhubarb Jam for Jerome), Mandarin Oranges, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Stir Fried Cauliflower, Peppers, and Asparagus, Burnt Garlic Fried Rice, Scallion Pancakes, Hot Chocolate Cookies
• Thursday - Feast of The Ascension of the Lord
  Breakfast: Ham and Cheese Egg Cups, Mandarin Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Barbecue Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Layered Cloud Dessert
• Friday
  Breakfast: Egyptian Ful with Duqqus, Chopped Radishes, Cucumbers, and Onions, Persian Barbari Bread, Cherries, Mint Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Polenta Stuffed Poblanos with Tomato Sauce, Cuban Salad, Lime Cookies
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Bacon Stuffed Savory Griddle Cakes, Blood Oranges, Hot Chocolate, Sahlab, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Sticky Lamb Chops, Rice, Roasted Asparagus, Gatayif

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).

Labels: Ascension, Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Fesh'a, Homemaking, Homesteading, Keeping the Feast, Menu Plans, Pascha, Tales from the Kitchen