We have another busy week ahead of us. Tuesday is the anniversary of our first date, and Rich and I will have our own celebration. It's been 31 years! There is also a set of meetings Rich has out of town, and I will be coming with him for the day and get some knitting time in as well as running errands in places we don't have here. Sadly, one of our events this week is the memorial for a dear man who was involved in the air show here. He is missed by all who know him.

Harvest season is wrapping up here, and we are so blessed. I've made and canned enough salsa for us for about three months, and I will be making more this week. The weather has turned, though, and we wake up cold now. I'm trying to appreciate that we had such a long and beautiful fall, but the winter is creeping in now.

We attended the Anglican Diocesan Synod and returned yesterday in time to attend our pregnancy resource center dinner. What an inspiring speaker we had! We are so encouraged and continue to pray for those in crisis pregnancies.

We so appreciate your prayers for Jerome. This surgery was much less complicated and went more smoothly, but it is still surgery, exhausting, and comes with its own privations and difficulties. Please pray for him any time you think of us.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Yogurt and Jam, Cornbread, Grapes, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Hot Chicken Salad, Parish brings Sides/Salads/Fruit/Desserts
• Monday
  Breakfast: Granola Bars and Yogurt, Plums, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: H'ejazi Mqalqal, Roasted Cauliflower, Rice, Duqqus, Sliced Nectarines
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Salatat Battatas ou Bayd, Tamis or Persian Barbari Bread, Strawberry Yogurt for Jerome, Plums, Milk, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Saleeq, Steam Sautéed Carrots with Garlic and Dill, Nectarines
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Tomato Toast, Fruit Plate, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Tomato Dal, Spiced Roasted Cauliflower, Basmati Rice, Sliced Watermelon
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Sausage and Vegetable Breakfast Hash, Plums, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Split Pea Soup with Ham, Tri-Colored Braided Bread, Fruit Plate (Apricot Sauce for Jerome)
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast and Honey (Strawberry Yogurt for Jerome), Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Persian Eggplant Stew, Rice, Sliced Watermelon
• Saturday - Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist
  Breakfast: Yogurt and Jam, Toast, Fruit Plate, Milk and Tea
  Dinner: Green Chile Pork Stew, Rice, Plums (Applesauce for Jerome)

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, Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Prayer Requests, Romance and Relationship, Tales from the Kitchen