It is now Sexagesima Sunday, which just means sixty and refers to the fact that we are within about 60 days of the end of the feast. It is with excitement that we greet Lent, however, even if it is a challenge.

I wrote this a couple years ago, but neither Rich nor I grew up with this pattern of fasting and feasting (though with my Muslim upbringing, it was more familiar to me - just with one month of fasting, rather than four seasons of it and a biweekly observance), but now we cannot imagine our lives without it. What is foreign to us now is the idea that our every day, week, month, year, would not be marked by a remembrance of the events in Christ's life. Even though all of us are aware that doing so is not the norm for most Americans, or people in the West, it is always a surprise to the kids when they find that people are eating meat on a Wednesday or Friday, or when they wish someone a Merry Christmas or Happy Easter the day after the feast and have someone answer that it is over. It is a poverty that they don't mark the time this way, and for all the challenges the fasting and feasting can bring, it is such a gift to us, that we can make even what we put in our mouths part of our devotion and worship of God. It imbues meal times, weekly scheduling, all of it, with the spiritual. It is hard and good - perhaps more good because it is sometimes hard.

It is like the Old Testament admonitions in Exodus and Joshua to do something specifically so your children will ask why and what it means. Talking about Wednesdays, Fridays, Advent and Lent, and why we eat differently then, brings the conversations up about Jesus, His betrayal, His Crucifixion, His Incarnation, His Resurrection. It makes every moment of our lives tied to the life of the Church and the life of Christ. In truth, I am sad for Christians who don't do this out of a mistaken aversion to following rules.

Again, the Lenten "rule" is for each of us and not something to advertise or hammer over someone else's head. It isn't a sin to neglect the fast, so much as it is a pity. It means we won't be so prepared. My hope is that our menu plans and the recipes I share help others get ideas and perhaps be encouraged in their struggle. Above all, I pray that you take advantage of these exercises God grants us through His Church.

Because Valentine's Day is before Lent this year, we can celebrate with a little more festivity. Because we are older and don't like crowds, we are doing that for lunch instead of dinner out with everyone else and overpriced smarminess. It will be good to have a date together, though, because we've been dealing with a lot in our health and family that is just hard.

We've had a challenging month. There is a lot to pray for us, though most of it we cannot share. Just think of us in prayer, because God knows best.

• Sunday - Sexagesima
  Breakfast: Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches, Sliced Pears, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Lamb Rogan Josh and Rice, Parish bringing Side Dishes/Salads/Fruit/Desserts
• Monday
  Breakfast: Cottage Cheese with Za'atar and Olive Oil, Toast, Olives, Chopped Tomatoes, Mandarin Oranges, Coffee and Tea
  Dinner: Creamy Pork Chops, Rouz Ma'amar*, Arugula and Cucumber Salad, Sliced Pears
• Tuesday - Feast of Saint Scolastica
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Toast, Sliced Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Sujuk Rolls, Harissa, Taratoor, Toum, Leftover Salad, Sliced Oranges
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Potato and Vegetable Breakfast Burritos, Prize Winning Roasted Tomato Salsa, Mandarin Oranges, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Quick Sesame Noodles with Panfried Mixed Shellfish, Fruit Plate
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Salatat Battatas ou Bayd, Tamis, Sliced Pears, Milk, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Poblano Cornbread Casserole with Chorizo, Quick and Dirty Mexican Rice, Brown Butter Ginger Chews, Orange Cranberry Cookies
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast with Honey, Sliced Oranges, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Stir Fried Vegetables and Cashews, Jasmine Rice, Fruit
• Saturday - Feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius and Valentine
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Sausage Patties, Toast, Mandarin Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Kabuli Pulao, Duqqus, Laban bi Chiyar, Orange Rum Cake

Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Prayer Requests, Romance and Relationship, Sexagesima, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 5:02 AM 0 comments

It is now Sexagesima Sunday, which just means sixty and refers to the fact that we are within about 60 days of the end of the feast. It is with excitement that we greet Lent, however, even if it is a challenge. This year, especially, as we fast and celebrate East and West together, gives another dimension to the joy of the struggle.

I wrote this last year, but neither Rich nor I grew up with this pattern of fasting and feasting (though with my Muslim upbringing, it was more familiar to me - just with one month of fasting, rather than three seasons of it and a biweekly observance), but now we cannot imagine our lives without it. What is foreign to us now is the idea that our every day, week, month, year, would not be marked by a remembrance of the events in Christ's life. Even though all of us are aware that doing so is not the norm for most Americans, or people in the West, it is always a surprise to the kids when they find that people are eating meat on a Wednesday or Friday, or when they wish someone a Merry Christmas or Happy Easter the day after the feast and have someone answer that it is over. It is a poverty that they don't mark the time this way, and for all the challenges the fasting and feasting can bring, it is such a gift to us, that we can make even what we put in our mouths part of our devotion and worship of God. It imbues meal times, weekly scheduling, all of it, with the spiritual. It is hard and good - perhaps more good because it is sometimes hard.

It is like the Old Testament admonitions in Exodus and Joshua to do something specifically so your children will ask why and what it means. Talking about Wednesdays, Fridays, Advent and Lent, and why we eat differently then, brings the conversations up about Jesus, His betrayal, His Crucifixion, His Incarnation, His Resurrection. It makes every moment of our lives tied to the life of the Church and the life of Christ. In truth, I am sad for Christians who don't do this out of a mistaken aversion to following rules.

Again, the Lenten "rule" is for each of us and not something to advertise or hammer over someone else's head. It isn't a sin to neglect the fast, so much as it is a pity. It means we won't be so prepared. My hope is that our menu plans and the recipes I share help others get ideas and perhaps be encouraged in their struggle. Above all, I pray that you take advantage of these exercises God grants us through His Church.

This past week, things were moved around a bit, so I shifted the lengua tacos to this week. We are still eating much from our freezers, and trying to use up more meat and dairy so we won't have that much left out of our freezers by next week. We are running out of time to eat our dairy and egg and other treats.

We are finally warming up again here, by which I mean that it is now in the 40s during the day. I'll take it. As we will be home this year, we can have our doughnut night again next week, after skipping it last year, which brings everyone great joy.

• Sunday - Sexagesima, and the Feast of Saint Polycarp
  Breakfast: Mthouamat Banadora*, Tamis, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Lemon Za'atar Chicken and Potatoes, Rice, Brownies brought by Parishioners
• Monday - Feast of Saint Matthias
  Breakfast: Potato, Chorizo and Vegetable Hash, Toast, Strawberries, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Leftovers
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Hard Boiled Eggs, Toast, Sliced Apples, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Kofta bil Bayd, Rice, Loubiyeh bi Zeit, Harissa, Chopped Salad with Feta and Lemon Vinaigrette, Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Alexander of Alexandria
  Breakfast: Tomato Toast, Grapefruit, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Vegetarian Ranchero Beans and Rice, Fruit Plate
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Toast, Sliced Apples, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Lengua Tacos, Salsa, Cabbage and Carrot Slaw, Chocolate Cherry Pudding
• Friday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Raisins, Brown Sugar and Coconut Milk, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Falafel, Veggies and Olives, Taratoor, Naan, Harissa, Fruit Plate
• Saturday - Feast of Saint David of Wales
  Breakfast: Ricotta Fritters with Maple Syrup (gluten-free for Jerome), Bacon, Sliced Apples, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Tacos de Papa, Avocado Relish, Salsa Rice, Raspberry Almond Shortbread

Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Sexagesima, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 1:49 PM 0 comments

It is now the second week of the pre-Lenten season. Sexagesima means 60 and simply refers to the fact that we are within 60 days of the feast. For us in the West, it is a week and a half until the Lenten observance begins. In the East, this year, it is not for another six weeks. We are far apart this year, which grieves me. The West still preserves the East's understanding of easing into the fast in Septuagesima and Sexagesima, and even with the Mardi Gras traditions of eating doughnuts or pancakes to use up the last of the eggs, milk and butter, which does point to the earlier and more authentic practice. One day, I hope that the observances of Forgiveness Sunday and Ash Wednesday can be joined in some way and I pray that one day we will all observe and celebrate together.

Unfortunately (or fortunately?), this year, we will not be hosting our big doughnut feast on Mardi Gras, because of the upcoming wedding. Dominic and Shawn are officially converting to Orthodoxy, so their wedding will not be during Lent, so we will be suspending our fast for the Saturday and Sunday of their celebration. It is wrong to fast when the bridegroom is with us and we certainly are not going to put a solemn cast on their joyous day. As the fasts of the Church are a school given to us for our own growth, so we are prepared in body, mind, and soul for the spiritual battles of this world. It isn't a sin to neglect the fast, so much as it is a pity. It means we won't be so prepared. However, breaking it for celebrating a wedding with someone is neither a sin nor a pity and we rejoice to share with them. As I said before, because of our worshiping in the Orthodox mission here in town, we will be observing the Lenten rule on a few Saturdays after our Paschal feast, so it all works out in the end.

I know I have said this before, but neither Rich nor I grew up with this pattern of fasting and feasting (though with my Muslim upbringing, it was more familiar to me - just with one month of fasting, rather than three seasons of it and a biweekly observance), but now we cannot imagine our lives without it. What is foreign to us now is the idea that our every day, week, month, year, would not be marked by a remembrance of the events in Christ's life. Even though all of us are aware that doing so is not the norm for most Americans, or people in the West, it is always a surprise to the kids when they find that people are eating meat on a Wednesday or Friday, or when they wish someone a Merry Christmas or Happy Easter the day after the feast and have someone answer that it is over. It is a poverty that they don't mark the time this way, and for all the challenges the fasting and feasting can bring, it is such a gift to us, that we can make even what we put in our mouths part of our devotion and worship of God. It imbues meal times, weekly scheduling, all of it, with the spiritual. It is hard and good - perhaps more good because it is sometimes hard.

It is like the Old Testament admonition in Exodus and Joshua to do something specifically so your children will ask why and what it means. Talking about Wednesdays, Fridays, Advent and Lent, and why we eat differently then, brings the conversations up about Jesus, His betrayal, His Crucifixion, His Incarnation, His Resurrection. It makes every moment of our lives tied to the life of the Church and the life of Christ. In truth I am sad for Christians who don't do this out of a mistaken aversion to following rules.

We will feast well this week, though. The Anglican church where Rich serves Evening Prayer is hosting members of a Sudanese church that meets in the Tri-Cities, and we are preparing a feast for them. It will be glorious, with their choir joining our small parish, and joining us in singing praise to God and worshiping our Lord in the Eucharist. All week, our meals are going to be a little decadent, and we are using up the butter and eggs, milk and cream, sweets and meats, to make room for more Lenten fare. The Grocery Outlet often has good deals on foods that are appropriate for the Lenten fast (aside from the basics of fruits, vegetables, grains, and so on), and as the rule does not insist that the food we eat taste bad, only that it involves certain sacrifices (worship), we will take advantage of those good deals. While we should not focus all our attention on the food, because those guidelines are a training, and not the end of the training, I do find that planning it out ahead of time does help me keep my focus on prayer and charity, because I don't have to spend so much time thinking of what to make. Again, there is a balance to be struck.

This week Metropolitan Saba of the Antiochian Orthodox Church will be here, so we are having liturgy Friday night instead of Saturday morning. We have loads of events this week, actually, which makes our preparing for the wedding a little more busy. East and West are not fasting and feasting together this year. We will one day pray and feast together always. Pray with me for the reunification of the Church. Glory to God!

• Sunday - Sexagesima and Feast of Saint Cornelius
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Sausage and Cheese, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Charcuterie Tray, Lamb Shawerma*, Broiled Garlic and Herbed Lamb Chops, Arabic Style Rice Pilaf, Khoubz Araby, Harissa, Duqqus, Laban bi Chiyar, Sliced Tomatoes, Shredded Lettuce, Mixed Olives, Baq'lawa, Sour Cream Cake, Chocolate Coconut Bars
• Monday - Feast of Saint Agatha the Martyr
  Breakfast: Leftovers, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Lemon Mussels with Feta, Garlic Butter Pasta, Steam Sautéed Peas with Garlic and Dill, Sliced Oranges
• Tuesday - Feast of Saint Titus
  Breakfast: Syrian Rice Pudding with Dried Cherries, Sliced Apples, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Smothered Pork Chops with Shallots, Roasted Parsnips, Squash, Beets and Onions, Arabic Rice Pilaf, Sliced Apples
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Chickpeas with Vegetables, Toast, Grapefruit Halves, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Vegan Enfrijoladas, Cuban Yellow Rice, Guacamole and Salsa, Sliced Oranges
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Mesfouf with Cream, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Saucy Hungarian Red Potato Goulash, Fruit Plate
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast with Honey, Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Southern Style Pickled Shrimp to Share after Liturgy
• Saturday - Feast of Saint Scholastica
  Breakfast: Lemon Cream Cheese Butterhorn Bars, Sausage Patties, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Pepper and Beef Stir Fry, Jasmine Rice, Sliced Oranges

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

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 9:33 AM 0 comments

This is the second Sunday in the pre-Lenten, preparatory, season. Again, the name simply refers to the number of days. We are within 60 days of the Paschal feast, and sexagesima means 60. It is a week and a half until Lent begins in the West. While we aren't scaling back in the same manner as the East, we are trying both to enjoy the foods we will be bidding farewell to at that time and prepare ourselves for that by not overly indulging right now. It's a balance of treating ourselves and not gorging ourselves. This is the same balance we will need to strike during Bright Week, in some ways, as we go back to feasting and then normal eating.

However, this is a great time of scaling back and using the meats and treats in our freezers. We've gotten out a couple bigger pieces of meat to use that means we have more room for the ducks when they are butchered, and then the turkeys when it is their time. It is also helping us to rearrange a little so the foods that will be more appropriate to the fast are in our inside freezer and ready for us to use. I recently found out that Biscoff cookies, like Oreo cookies, are Lenten. This will make for a great treat somewhere around the middle of Lent, when we are struggling. I have a package at the ready. Ritz crackers are also Lenten, but they aren't as good as Biscoff cookies. Our Grocery Outlet has some wonderful, and Lenten, dairy free frozen chocolate bars that I am eyeing, too. They are made with real food, and coconut milk rather than cream and milk. If they are there on my next shopping trip, I will likely pick some up for the final weeks of Lent, when it is harder on everyone. Overall, we do try to eat simply and avoid meat/dairy substitutes, but those are still fine and can help get us over the speed bumps that come up occasionally. Remember that fasting food (abstinent food, really) does not have to taste bad, it just has to follow the guidelines, but we should not focus all our attention on the food, because those guidelines are a training, not the end of the training. I do find that planning it out ahead of time does help me keep my focus on prayer and charity, because I don't have to spend so much time thinking of what to make. Again, there is a balance to be struck.

Our Eastern brethren have just finished their fast free week, and are beginning Meatfare week, which is their final week of eating meat and fish. Next week will be Cheesefare week for them, which will be their final week of eating dairy and egg, oil and wine. Then their Lent will begin five days after the West. The West still preserves these concepts in Septuagesima and Sexagesima, and even with the Mardi Gras traditions of eating doughnuts or pancakes to use up the last of the eggs, milk and butter, which does point to the earlier and more authentic practice. One day, I hope that the observances of Forgiveness Sunday and Ash Wednesday can be joined in some way and I pray that one day we will all observe and celebrate together.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Yogurt and Jam, Toast, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Hot Dogs, Chips, Cool and Creamy Potato and Pea Salad, Christmas Cherry Nut Cake
• Monday
  Breakfast: Cereal and Milk, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Leftover Casserole (using ingredients we froze), Salad, Frosted Button Cookies
• Tuesday - Feast of Saints Valentine, Cyril and Methodius
  Breakfast: Vegetable Hash Burritos with Salsa, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Tacos de Papa, Avocado Relish, Black Beans (Ranchero Style), Salsa Rice, Pineapple Cups
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Chickpeas with Vegetables, Toast, Fruit Plate, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Mount Athos Rice, Loubiyeh bi Zeit, Persian Chopped Salad, Oranges
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with Brown Sugar, Apples and Raisins, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Irish Farmhouse Vegetable Soup with Rosemary Croutons, Salad, Fruit Plate
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast, Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Bean and Rice Chimichangas, Cabbage Salad, Fruit Plate
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Proscuitto and Gruyère Scones to Break the Fast after Liturgy
  Dinner: Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Steam Sautéed Vegetables, Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies and Tagalong Bars

Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Governor Inslee Needs a Frozen Fish to the Forehead, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Sexagesima, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 11:02 AM 0 comments

Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday! There are also only nine days left until our Mardi Gras doughnut night. We are excited about that, and even about the spritual school of the fast. We are enjoying our pre-fasting time as much as we can right now. Rich wanted us to get some fancy barbecue and pizza from a restaurant here in town before the fast, so we are doing that this week. They are going to work with us to accomodate Jerome's food intolerances, which is fantastic.

Jerome gets cheese back tomorrow, and we are all thrilled for him. We start his test of coriander/cilantro this week, and I really hope he has no trouble with that, because we eat it all the time, normally. It will make Lent much easier for us if he can eat that, too. Then, we try the milk one more time, to see how it goes now that the weather has calmed down a little.

• Sunday - Sexagesima
  Breakfast: Pancakes with Raspberry Syrup (Fluffy Gluten-Free and Vegan Peanut Butter Pancakes for Jerome), Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Leftover Turkey, Gravy, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Cranberry Horseradish Relish, Salad, Cream Cheese Cookie Bites, Apple Pie and Chantilly Cream
• Monday
  Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting (Gluten-free for Jerome), Breakfast Sausage Patties, Sliced Apples, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Stacked Turkey, Corn and Chard Enchiladas (Non-dairy Milk for Jerome), Salsa Rice, Sliced Oranges
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Baked French Toast (Gluten and Dairy-free for Jerome), Canned Spiced Peaches, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Smoked Brisket, Pulled Pork, Smoked Turkey, Barbecue Pizzas, Cowboy Beans, Corn Bread, Cole Slaw, Potato Salad
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Polycarp of Smyrna
  Breakfast: Battatas ou Bayd, Grapefruit Halves, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Baked Feta and Tomato Pasta (Gluten-free for Jerome), Green Salad, Sliced Oranges
• Thursday - Feast of Saint Matthias the Apostle
  Breakfast: Shakshouka, Bread (Gluten-free for Jerome), Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Double Decker Grilled Reubens (Gluten-free for Jerome), Pickles, Green Salad, Sliced Apples
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast (Gluten-free for Jerome) with Honey, Sliced Apples, Tea and Honey
  Dinner: Caribbean Seafood Stew, Rice, Oranges
• Saturday - Feast of Saint Alexander of Alexandria
  Breakfast: Pumpkin Pancakes (Gluten and dairy-free for Jerome) with Maple Syrup, Bacon, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Pepperoni Pizzas (Gluten-free for Jerome), Salad, Fruit Plate

Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Governor Inslee Needs a Frozen Fish to the Forehead, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Sexagesima, Special Diet, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 8:09 AM 0 comments

I mentioned last week how this whole past year has felt like one long Lent, and it occurred to me that Lent is our spiritual preparation for doing spiritual battle and the hard work of growing His Kingdom. That readjusts my attitude toward it a little. It's not that I look forward to any such battle, but I appreciate that we can be prepared for it. We are officially in the countdown to Lent this week. Technically, we were last week, but with the feast of the Purification and the end of the Christmas season, it was more like a blend of the two. Next week contains Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of the Great Fast.

We are glad that Valentine's Day falls both on a Sunday and before the beginning of Lent this year. Rich was able to buy a ticket to an online concert of Shostakovich's music for Saturday, so we will have a Valentine's concert and dinner then.

This week through next Tuesday, we are making and eating a lot of sweets and treats that we will not have for more than six weeks. It's funny, because Rich did not grow up eating with the Church in this way, and I certainly didn't, but now, it seems absolutely foreign not to mark time and remember God in even what we eat. Our kids find themselves surprised that people eat meat on Wednesdays or Fridays, just because it is such a normal part of their lives, and we have to remind them that not everyone marks Christ's betrayal and Crucifixion each week, even other Christians. This pattern of eating and having to think about what we are eating has imbued even mealtime and days of the week with the spiritual. That is a good thing. Even though it is a hard thing. Maybe because it is a hard thing. It is like the Old Testament admonition in Exodus and Joshua to do something specifically so your children will ask why and what it means. Talking about Wednesdays, Fridays, Advent and Lent, and why we eat differently then, brings the conversations up about Jesus, His betrayal, His Crucifixion, His Incarnation, His Resurrection.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Egg and Cheese Sandwiches, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Garlic Herb Roasted Pork Loin, Scalloped Potatoes, Steam Sautéed Carrots and Peas with Garlic and Dill, Hot Cocoa Cookies
• Monday
  Breakfast: Shakshouka in Muhamarrah, Sah'awiq, Toast, Sliced Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Thai Ginger Chicken with Eggplant, Jasmine Rice, Orange Butter Cookies with Grand Marnier Glaze
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese and Salsa, Sliced Apples, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Bishop Ken's Pork and Cabbage, Rice, Mandarin Oranges, Šape, Raspberry Almond Shortbread
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Scholastica
  Breakfast: Savory Parmesan French Toast with Hollandaise Sauce, Oranges, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Eggplant Ricotta Dumplings in Tomato Sauce over Pasta, Garlic Bread, Raspberry Almond Babka
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Leftover Babka, Bacon, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Cows in a Blanket, Tater Tots, Veggie Sticks, Brown Sugar Shortbread
• Friday
  Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with Brown Sugar and Raisins, Tea and Honey
  Dinner: Kusheri*, Mediterranean Style Chopped Salad, Halawa*
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Blueberry Pancakes with Maple Syrup, Sausage Links, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Chef Salad with Grilled Chicken Strips, Fruit Plate

Labels: Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Governor Inslee Needs a Frozen Fish to the Forehead, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Sexagesima, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 9:46 AM 0 comments