We have a fun beginning to our week, with Amelia's birthday. The rest of the week is full of school and housework and eye appointments. Such is life. The cold is setting in, and I am trying to accept that with peace.

Since Jerome is still on his soft food, no chew diet, and I'm trying not to make entirely different meals, we are also eating mostly soft foods (though we eat our fruit whole, and have parts of meals which are different than his). It looks like, if all goes well, he will be able to eat more normally by Thanksgiving. We are praying for no more set backs, and he is being especially cautious because of having had to go back into the hospital for another surgery once. This is one prayer concern. Another has to do with a family member in trouble. God knows the trouble, but in your mercy would you pray for this person in our family, as well.

The harvest season is basically over here. We are putting up what we can, and enjoying the end of the harvest. We've already had a week or more of temperatures below freezing in the mornings, and I'm trying to bear it. Please pray for me.

In the meantime, Rich has been working on our oven and stove, so it is all working correctly again. The folks at church have taken over the meal for tonight, which is wonderful. I certainly appreciate their generosity.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Potluck Trapeza, Bring Chicken and Rice, Grapes
  Dinner: Green Chile Chicken Posole, Tortilla Chips, Lime and Cilantro, Sliced Watermelon
• Monday
  Breakfast: Granola Bars and Yogurt, Nectarines, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Sauerbraten, Sour Cream Egg Noodles, Pluots
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Cottage Cheese, Chopped Tomatoes and Cucumbers, Kalamata Olives, Toast, Plums (Applesauce for Jerome)
  Dinner: Thai Style Ginger Chicken with Eggplant, Jasmine Rice, Pluots
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Tomato Toast, Grapefruit Halves, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Persian Eggplant Stew, Rice, Sliced Watermelon
• Thursday - Feast of Saint James of Jerusalem
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Spinach and Feta, Home Fries, Plums, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Macaroni and Cheese (GF Cheese Sauce over Baked Potato for Jerome), Sliced Watermelon
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast and Honey (Strawberry Yogurt for Jerome), Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Vegan Mahshi, Rice, Duqqus, Plums
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Turkish Menemen, Shawerma Spiced Sausage Patties, Toast, Pluots, Mint Tea with Honey and Coffee
  Dinner: Arabic Beef and Vegetable Soup, Baba Ghanooj, Tamis, Sliced Watermelon

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 try to follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up on Saturday.

Labels: Church Year, Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Prayer Requests, Tales from the Kitchen