We get to do some fun things this week, which makes up for a lot of hard weeks over the past couple months. It is also the 32nd anniversary of Rich and my first meeting on Wednesday. We're going to get some seafood and drinks, and celebrate. The place we are planning to go often has live music, though I doubt they will in the middle of the week.

You will see that leftover cake features on our menu quite a bit this week. Who knew that with four kids out of the house we would have leftover cake? Even bringing it to church Sunday, and sharing with others, we are still eating the remainder of three cakes. Three. Cakes. I'm going to have to start sending baked goods to Rich's work now.

The problem is that I want to bake more things this week. Our freezers are full, and we are not eating as much as we used to eat. So, I need a new plan. I should start serving bread with each meal, like we did when I was a kid. There wasn't a meal without bread and butter. Then, we have the issue of the cost of butter. On the plus side, our freezers are also full of butter, so we bought it at a lower price and it will free up freezer space. Hmmm. . .

Thanks be to God for our parish family. They have been so wonderful about either supplying or supplementing the meals at church, to lift the burden on us while we are going through such a hard time. I could not be more grateful for them.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Leftover Cake, Strawberries and Raspberries, Ham, Pink Lemonade
  Dinner: Turkey Vegetable Soup with Rice, Arugula Salad, Sides/Salads/Fruit/Desserts brought by Parish
• Monday - Feast of Saint Veronica
  Breakfast: Leftovers, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Ham Sandwiches, Pickled Asparagus, Fruit Plate
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Battatas ou Bayd, Toast, Sliced Apples, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Meatloaf, Scalloped Potatoes, Steam Sautéed Peas and Carrots with Garlic and Dill, Leftover Cake
• Wednesday - Feast of Saints Bonaventure and Swithun
  Breakfast: Breakfast Potato Hash, Sliced Apples, Mint Tea with Rosewater and Honey
  Dinner: Oven Sesame Vegetable Chow Mein, Mandarin Oranges
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Mana'eesh bi Za'atar ou Joubneh, Sliced Oranges, Tea with Mint and Rosewater
  Dinner: Baked Pork Chops, Sautéed Arugula and Garlic, Lemon Pasta, Leftover Cake
• Friday
  Breakfast: Lenten French Toast, Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey, and Coffee
  Dinner: Kusheri, Green Salad, Fruit Plate
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Best Coffee Cake, Bacon, Hard Boiled Eggs, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Leftovers

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