We are not aligned with the East in our fast this year. We begin about five days before them this year, because we begin on Ash Wednesday, midweek. Quinquagesima is the 50th day before the Paschal feast for us in the West. We continue to pray, that both East and West will unite to celebrate together every year. The practices of Ash Wednesday are so profound, as are those of Forgiveness Sunday, and I hope that eventually the Church will get her act together and find a way to bring them together in all ways.

I've explained before that xerophagy is the accurate term for Lenten fasting. It means dry eating. We restrict meat, fish, dairy, eggs, oil and wine, which means our food is not as lubricated as normal. There are two strict fast days (no food or nutritive drink) in the West, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. There is an optional strict fast from the evening after the Maundy Thursday service through the end of the Paschal Vigil. In the East, the first week of Lent, from Clean Monday through their vespers service on Wednesday is supposed to be as strict a fast as possible, with the guidance of a spiritual father or mother, and they share the same Triduum fasting, I believe. Aside from that, the earliest rule of the Church is to eat no meat, no fish (with the exception of shellfish - and because of the expense, we eat them sparingly), no dairy or eggs, no olive oil (all oil in a few jurisdictions), no wine (or alcohol). On Saturdays and Sundays, the rule is relaxed to include olive oil and wine, and on a few significant feast days we are able to eat fish, and one day caviar is permitted (Lazarus Saturday, the day before Palm Sunday, with fish eggs acting as a shadow of the eggs associated with the Resurrection). In the West, we celebrate Laetare Sunday about midway through the fast, and on that day we also eat dairy and egg. None of this is to imply that eating or that any of these foods are bad. They are good things from which we abstain as a discipline to train ourselves, following the example and teaching of our Lord.

This is worship. Worship throughout the Bible, Old Testament and New, always means sacrifice. It is not prayer, though that usually accompanies it. It is not singing hymns and songs, though they may also accompany it. It is not homilies or sermons, though they are edifying. It is sacrifice. The sacrifice that Christ offered for us once for all that we join into in the Eucharist. The sacrifice of something good for our own good in fasting. In the West, penance is emphasized, and while this is absolutely a part of our Lenten journey, fasting, praying, and almsgiving are seen more as a discipline Christ gives us through the Church to grow us spiritually. Young children, the elderly, those who have serious medical conditions, those who are hospitalized, pregnant and nursing women, are all exempt. There is no make-up required for these people. Their fast is considered complete. In all cases, fasting or not, we are to keep our eyes on our own plate. We are not to concern ourselves with how someone else is keeping the fast, unless that person is asking us for assistance or support.

This year, we have drawn down our diet a little more like the East does, so last week was our final week with meat, and this week holds our final few days with fish, eggs and dairy. Because our Sunday evenings are shared with an Anglican parish where we assist, there will be some Sundays with non-Lenten foods, and we will simply thank God for those breaks and enjoy them. I share our meals to encourage and help you to keep this worship. It is a training for ourselves, and an offering we give to God. Like all of these gifts, it is something He gives us first, which we then offer back to Him.

As we prepare for Lent, we must prepare for self-examination. So, in that frame of mind, if I have offended you or wronged you in any way, please forgive me and pray for me, a sinner. As for you readers, I pray that this will be a profitable and Holy Lent for you, however you observe it. Please pray for us, as well. Have a blessed fast.

• Sunday - Quinquagesima
  Breakfast: Apple Bourbon French Toast, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Church Family bringing Pork Shoulder, Parish bringing Side Dishes/Salads/Fruit/Desserts
• Monday
  Breakfast: Arabic Cheeses and Bread, Sliced Cucumbers and Olives, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Fish Tacos, Radish Salsa, Coleslaw, Strawberry Mango Salad with Lime Dressing
• Tuesday - Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday)
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Toast, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Paneer Mussallam, Rice, Fassoliya, Louqaimat, Fastnacht Kreppel Filled with Cherry Jelly, Fritule
• Wednesday - Ash Wednesday
  Dinner: Tahina and Date Syrup Sandwich with Sliced Oranges for Nejat
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Black Bean and Sweet Potato Breakfast Burritos, Fruit, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: El Bulli Bean Soup, Bread, Fruit Plate
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast with Honey, Fruit, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Sheet Pan Chow Mein, Green Salad with Sesame Citrus Dressing, Mandarin Oranges
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Mana'eesh*, Sliced Cucumbers and Tomatoes, Sliced Pears, Coffee, and Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Moroccan Spiced Vegeable Soup with Cous Cous, Lenten Bougatsa me Krema

Labels: Ash Wednesday, Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Fasting as a Family, Homemaking, Keeping the Feast, Lent, Mardi Gras, Menu Plans, Quinquagesima, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 7:28 AM 0 comments

This is a special baked rice that is kind of a custard. It can be made savory, as I did, but is sometimes made sweet as well (which I might try one day). While it is a simple dish to make, it is also loaded with yogurt, sammen, and cream, which makes it a special side dish, and boosts whatever meal you are making. I was served this dish in a few places while I was in Egypt, and recreated it for the family here at home. My sweet auntie bought me enough of the traditional Saudi ceramic dishes to outfit an entire kitchen (she actually bought me more, and some that were larger, and we couldn't fit them in my suitcases), so I baked mine in those. If you are using these dishes, you need to first soak them in water, then dry and proceed.

2 cups short grain rice (if you can get Egyptian rice, do)
2 cups whole milk
2/3 cup whole milk yogurt
2 tablespoons heavy cream (this would be qishta in the Arab world, but I can only find it in a can here)
2 tablespoons sammen (or ghee or unsalted butter) plus more to grease your pan(s)
2 teaspoons flake salt
freshly ground black pepper, to taste (optional)

Grease two medium oven safe dishes (or one large oven safe dish). Pre-heat the oven to 350˚F.

In a medium saucepan, combine rice, milk, yogurt, cream, sammen, salt, and black pepper (if you are using it). Heat, stirring, over medium heat, to heat all ingredients and allow you to mix them well. This isn't to cook them, just to get the yogurt, sammen, and the other ingredients to melt, heat, and mix.

Turn off the heat, then divide the rice mixture equally between your two dishes (or pour into one larger dish) and smooth the tops. Bake for 40 - 45 minutes, until the rice is fully cooked and the tops are browned. Serve as a side dish.

Labels: Homemaking, Recipes, Tales from the Kitchen

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

For Valentine's Day, I am hoping to have a pair of slipper socks finished for Rich, and he has asked for a resistance hat with a red, white, and blue tassel to represent our country - he is a veteran and says his oath to protect the Constitution from enemies, foreign and domestic, never expires - and I am working on a surprise project you can see up there, too.

If you look, you can see that I am in the middle of surgery on that project, because I made a mistake that I could not live with (after I ripped it back entirely and started over when I realized it was the wrong size), and decided to drop the stitches back to correct it. Then I found a similar mistake, and that is why there is another needle in there. I've gotten past it now and am back to the finishing of it. Rich and I had an early Valentine's Day lunch at a local Italian restaurant, and I was able to work on it while we waited for our meal and in between courses.

My design work is still Qidyssat Katrin, which should be ready for beta knitting by September, and published in November. Those are the four projects in my project bag at the moment. I have the next four queued up, as well, according to my plan of "Something Old, Something New, A Design, From My Queue," but I'm trying to focus on these.

Now, I'm about a quarter of the way through Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge, and I don't hate my only presidential hero yet. There are a few valid criticisms of his presidency which can be made (though the darling of modern people is in error in my view, as he did what he could to keep economic collapse at bay, but it had been at work for a couple decades before him, and it was his successor's policies which prolonged the Great Depression), and his creation of the border patrol and immigration limits have had lasting effects that I don't know that he foresaw, given his personal and political dedication to racial harmony. It does appear that he was busy cleaning house after the mess that President Harding left, but that he was a faithful man and husband, and there is no whiff of scandal or infidelity in his entire life. I appreciate that.

Also, I finished both The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax and The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax. I've started A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax, and will likely finish it tonight or tomorrow. These are not long books, and they are fun and easy to read. They include some things I really don't love about our government, but show the best of our ideals, as well.

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// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 6:12 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.

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

Lent is around the corner and this refreshing salad is fantastic either in or out of Lent. I had a version of it served to me at Al-Basali in Jeddah, and it was delightful, so I recreated it for the family. Even the non-arugula fans loved this salad. It is super quick and simple and really delicious. As you might expect, it is often served with fish, but it is good with anything, really. I added some pomegranate pips as a garnish, which we thought was a lovely foil to the sour, salty, and bitter, but some of the family ate it without them, and it is wonderful either way.

1 1/2 pounds Arab/Persian cucumbers, finely diced
1/2 pound baby arugula or chopped arugula
juice of three small lemons
1/3 cup olive oil
6 medium cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt (I use Diamond)
pips from a pomegranate (optional)

Toss the arugula and cucumbers in a large salad bowl.

In a measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and salt. Drizzle over the salad and toss to combine. Serve with or without pomegrate pips.

Labels: Fasting as a Family, Homemaking, Recipes, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 2:19 PM 0 comments

Do you see this up there? I'm ripping all of that out today. It turns out it is about an inch smaller than it ought to be, so I will be making a larger size. However, that is the work of less than a full day, so it isn't too terrible. This is a surprise project, and I won't be sharing it entirely until the recipient has it. I do like the pattern quite a bit, and the yarn is deep stash Lush, which is delightful to work with.

In the meantime, I am returning to Qidyssat Katrin, plus a couple other projects to put into my rotation. I have a couple pair of forgotten mitts/mittens, plus the second sock of a pair I started last year. They won't all be in my bag at once, but will get cycled through as I finish projects and can get to them.

I'm still plugging away at the Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge and I finished The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, which I still loved at the end. It was written in 1966, which is why it didn't have the obnoxious modernisms and anachronisms in it. I just picked up the second book in the series, The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax, which is set in Turkey and also a delight.

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// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 10:32 AM 0 comments

Tomorrow is the last feast of the Infancy Narrative of the Incarnation. It is the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple. It is the close of the Christmas season. From now on, all of our feasts and fasts will have to do with His adult life or glorified life in the heavens. It is the day that the Blessed Mother would have come back to be ritually cleansed from childbirth and brought back into the life of corporate worship, and the day that Jesus would be presented and "bought back" as the first born son who opened the womb. This practice is preserved in the Church today, through the service of the Churching of Women (which is still found in all Anglican traditions, as well). In the East, both Orthodox and Catholic, it is the teaching for women to rest at home with their babies for the first 40 days, to heal, to care for their babies, and to be served. On the 40th day, they are brought back into the church for prayers and blessings, and it is common to perform the baptism for the baby that day.

It is the day of the prophecies of both Saints Anna and Simeon, and so is also called the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple. It is a fitting conclusion to the Nativity season. We do not have the words of Saint Anna, only that she spoke of Him to all were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. Clearly, she knew who Jesus was. I love how they both recognized the Lord immediately on seeing Him.

The Church teaches us that Saint Simeon was a scribe, and that in his work as a scribe he attempted to "correct" the Isaiah passage which prophecies of the virgin birth, since no person could be born that way. In the moment that he tried to scrape out the word virgin and change it to wife, he noticed that his hand was being held back by an angel. That angel whispered to him that he, himself, would see its fulfillment before he died. Saint Simeon spent the rest of his life waiting to see this fulfillment. Because of this, we have not only Saint Simeon's words of prophecy, but we pray his prayer every night at evening prayer:

This week is Septuagesima and next week is Sexegesima, so we don't really have a lot of time between the Christmas season and Lent this year. The preparation time before Lent actually overlaps with the Christmas season.

Our schedule right now is brutal - especially in the morning. I am trying to automate our breakfasts more, even if that means they are a little more boring and repetitive. On the menu this week is cassoulet, and we are using the meat from our own ducks. I'm pretty pleased with that. Last week, I made a kind of Arabic hamburger helper. Instead of the more American flavorings, I used seven spice, yogurt, and Aleppo pepper. It was super good, and we will likely make it again.

Things are still very challenging here, and more people are sick. Please pray for our family. Depending on how we are feeling, we may not be making it to church. Pray for them, too.

• Sunday - Feast of Saint Ignatius of Antioch
  Breakfast: Buttermilk Pancakes with Apple Maple Syrup, Bacon, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Ropa Viejo? Pizza? Italian Beef Sandwiches? Parish bringing Side Dishes/Salads/Fruit/Desserts
• Monday - Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple
  Breakfast: Scrambled Egg and Cheese Sandwiches, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Samaak bi Taratoor, Sayadiyeh, Cumin Roasted Carrots, Arugula and Cucumber Salad* with Pomegranate Pips
• Tuesday - Feast of Saint Blaise
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Chopped Apple, Coconut, and Pecans, Coffee, Tea and Milk
  Dinner: Quickie Doner Kebabs, Sumac Onions, Lettuce, Olives, Taratoor, Toum, Sah'awiq, Moroccan Beet Salad
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Cornelius
  Breakfast: Potato and Veggie Hash, Salsa, Strawberries, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Roasted Scallops with Garlic Balsamic Glaze, Steam Sautéed Carrots and Peas with Dill, Green Salad, Fruit Plate
• Thursday - Feast of Saint Agatha
  Breakfast: Yogurt and Jam, Toast, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Broiled Harissa Marinated Lamb Chops, Battatas Harra, Green Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette, Cous Cous, Fruit Plate
• Friday - Feast of Saint Titus
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast with Honey, Sliced Oranges, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Stir Fried Vegetables and Cashews, Jasmine Rice, Fruit
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Çilbir, Persian Barbari Bread, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Cassoulet, Country Bread, Green Salad, Fruit Plate

Labels: Blessed Virgin, Christmas, Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Nativity, Prayer Requests, Presentation, Purification, Septuagesima, Tales from the Kitchen, Theotokos

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 8:54 AM 0 comments

I think I was supposed to share this last January. It is delicious and simple, and perfect for a quick dessert or a fruit plate at a party.

1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Stir all ingredients together until fully combined. Serve with fruit.

Labels: Homemaking, Recipes, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 11:32 AM 0 comments

Last week I did end up finishing up and blocking Madelyn's sweater, and I was able to give it to her this week, nearly a month after her birthday. She was a bit hesitant to put it on at first, but then didn't want to take it off once it was on her. What a delight she is! Now she and Amelia both have her birthday sweaters and Winifred will have one this year, as well, I hope.

I am nearly finished with the first pair of baby socks for Winifred, and have half a pair for Madelyn made, too. If you want to make these, you might want to make sure you have subscribed to my newsletter (see below).

Most of the books I have open are a little more demanding of me than I can handle in this socio-political climate, so I took a moment to open up the Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge and read about the only president I admire without qualification. I'm hoping I don't find out he was a jerk of a man, but I admire his policies and principles. Also, after a long bout of books recommended that I ended up not liking, I picked up The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, recommended by another crafting blogger, from the library and am finding it delightful. I'm not all the way through it, so maybe I will change my mind, but for now, it is a fun, interesting, but not too taxing book.

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// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 11:12 PM 0 comments

Sort of.

Technically, next Monday is the final feast of the Nativity season, but this is close enough.

Things are rough here, a couple people are sick, a lot is going on, and we could use your prayers. On top of that, this is our first week back with co-op, the first week back with youth group, and there is a mother-daughter event for Mariam and Nejat, with me. We are having our quarterly Melting Pot-Luck to try to get folks to know each other, as our way to fight the bigotry and distrust in our society right now. Obviously our unwell will be staying home.

Because of the malaise and the upheavals here, we didn't eat all the meals planned last week, and you will see some again this week. Again, please keep us all in your prayers, and love your families.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Leftovers, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Turkey Vegetable Casserole, Parish brings Sides/Bread/Fruit/Salad/Dessert
• Monday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Cheese with Tomatoes, Toast, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Arabic Style Hamburger Helper, Fruit Plate
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Leftovers, Milk, Coffee and Tea
  Dinner: Turkey and Rice, Salad, Fruit
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Ephraim the Syrian
  Breakfast: Vegetable Hash, Salsa, Strawberries, Tea and Honey
  Dinner: Tomato and Olive Pasta (GF for Jerome), Fruit Plate
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Egg and Cheese Bagel Sandwiches, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Turkey Vegetable Soup, Crackers, Strawberries and Sour Cream Fruit Dip*
• Friday - Feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs: Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory the Theologian, and Saint John Chrysostom
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast with Honey, Fruit, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Lentil Chimichangas from Fasting as a Family, Three Hearts Salad, Fruit Plate
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Yemeni Lahsa, Bread, Fruit, Milk, Coffee and Tea
  Dinner: Lissan al-'Asfoor, Roasted Stuffed Onions, Rice, Mafrouka

Labels: Christmas, Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Nativity, Prayer Requests, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 11:40 PM 0 comments

There is a reason I am calling this Korean style rather than Korean. It is not Korean, but it has flavors and ingredients that a Korean person might recognize. It is quick and delicious and makes a great weeknight meal, especially with some jasmne rice, stir fried vegetables with a touch of sesame oil and sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds, and citrus or other acidic fruit like pineapple. When I stir fry vegetables, I like to start with a dry, hot pan, and get a little color on the onions and/or peppers first, then add the other vegetables and oil at that point to finish the cooking.

1/3 cup tamari sauce
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons grated or minced ginger
1 teaspoon ground, dried chile peppers (if you can get gochugaru chiles - or other Korean chiles, use them)
2 pounds ground beef
10 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 large bunch scallions, finely chopped, to serve

Whisk together tamari sauce, brown sugar, ginger and chile peppers in a small bowl and set aside.

In a skillet, over medium high heat, brown ground beef, breaking it up, and stir in the minced garlic. Cook another minute or two, then add the sauce, giving it a stir before it goes in the pan, and cook over high heat for 2 - 3 minutes. Remove from heat and top with chopped scallions. Serve with rice and stir fried vegetables.

Labels: Homemaking, Recipes, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 1:25 PM 0 comments

The bluebird sweater is almost finished! Life has kind of gotten in the way of my knitting a lot, but I am almost finished with the second sleeve, and then can weave in ends and block it. I have basically a third of two pairs of baby socks knit, too. My goal is to have all of these projects finished in a couple days.

Last week, I was able to start up my weekly sit and stitch again, and while I may have bored them by showing a lot of my pictures and videos from Saudi Arabia, it was wonderful to have those ladies here again and stitch and talk with them.

A funny aside, I visited my primary care person and she prescribed more prayer and knitting for my elevated cortisol levels and inflammation. I thought that was kind of great. It gives me a reason to sit by the fire and knit more, as I pray for our family, friends, neighbors, and the world. She has me on some medicine and supplements, as well, but she cares about her patients as whole persons. Since January is just a hard month for me, anyway, I am doing the best I can to accomplish what needs to be done and still take time to rest and recuperate.

I sort of finished Love and Saffron. I was so annoyed with how cavalierly the author dealt with abortion in the story (especially given the circumstances and time in history), so I basically skimmed the rest of the book. It appears that she killed off one of the main characters before she had a chance to really finish the story. Perhaps this was on purpose, as life does end in inconvenient ways and times, but it really seemed more like she couldn't figure out how to resolve the story, and so had a deathbed letter that would solve everything. I won't be reading more in this series.

In contrast, I adored My Mexico City Kitchen, her views on not soaking dry beans or salting them while cooking notwithstanding, and finished it. Though I do want to purchase it, I'm trying not to buy things that aren't necessary at the moment, so it sits in my saved for later cart.

Oh! I never did my end of year wrap up for my craft projects and books! Now that I have things that should go in my sidebar for this year, I should do that. Let me do that here.

2025 Finished Projects (knit, crochet, or sewn)

• Broken Rib Beanie, Madelyn - knit January 1
• Jane's Barathea Mitts, Autumn - knit January 22
• Winter Weekend Socks, Me - knit January 28
• Basbousa, Rich and me - knit February 19
• Cabled Baby Socks, Madelyn - knit March 15
• Cabled Baby Socks, Winifred - knit April 13
• 'Igal, Me - knit May 8
• Purple Precipitation, Winifred - knit July 17
• Beary Bear, Winifred - knit August 7
• Saint Patrick, Sample - knit September 3
• Snowflake Baptismal Gown, Winifred - knitSeptember 24
• Snowflake Headband, Winifred - knit September 27
• Crossandra, Amelia - knit October 15
• Bear Paw Mitts, Winifred - knit November 1
• Très Petit Scarfette, Layal - knit November 17
• Prettyish Wilderness Shawl, Challah Fawzia December 8
• Make Straight a Path in the Desert, ME! December 19

• January
• Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages
• Blackberry Crumble
• Blame the Beignets
• Pumpkin Roll
• Banana Split
• You Are Peter
• February
• Très Lèches
• Pride and Prejudice
• Baked Alaska
• March
• Rocky Road
• Coconut Layer Cake Murder
• Christmas Cupcake Murder
• April
• Fortune Cookie
• Wedding Cake
• The Candy Cane Caper
• May
• The Joy of Yarn
• Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Muder
• July
• Caramel Pecan Roll Murder
• Pink Lemonade Cake Murder
• August
• Taco USA
• The One and Only GooGoosh
• Poirot Investigates
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// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 1:20 PM 0 comments

We are still in the Nativity Season, but now in more ordinary time. Our meals reflect that. However, we have all had the post holiday and cold and dark blahs, so there are a lot more leftovers that we are eating, instead of the meals we planned.

The girls' science classes have started up again, and co-op will be starting soon, so our mornings are more rushed than during the Christmas holidays. This is making breakfast more and more of a challenge. I really prefer everyone to have a cooked breakfast most days, especially in the fall and winter, and that is harder to do now.

This week is also my sit and stitch Christmas party, so I am making a lovely turkey with gravy and mashed potatoes, and making more room in the freezer, by the way, and the guests will be bringing side dishes and desserts. I'm super excited to have them over, and do our yarn swap and get to see their families.

Please pray for our family's health. There is a low level malaise going through the house, and the weather and darkness do not help. Some of our older kids could really use prayers for their outlooks, as well.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Potato, Pepper and Pancetta Scramble with Cheese, Rolls, Fruit Plate, Milk, Coffee and Tea
  Dinner: Korean Style Ground Beef*, Sesame Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables, Jasmine Rice, Parish brings Sides/Salads/Fruit/Desserts
• Monday
  Breakfast: Hard Boiled Eggs and Cottage Cheese, Toast, Oranges, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Souvlaki Marinated Roast Pork Tenderloin, Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower, Basmati Rice, Sliced Oranges
• Tuesday - Feast of Saints Sebastian and Fabian
  Breakfast: Leftovers, Milk, Coffee and Tea
  Dinner: Leftover Pork and Rice, Green Salad
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Agnes
  Breakfast: Potato and Vegetable Hash with Salsa, Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Spanish Potatoes, Portuguese Spicy Vegetable Rice, Marinated Carrots, Sliced Oranges
• Thursday - Feast of Saints Vincent and Anastasius
  Breakfast: Cottage Cheese, Olives, Mint Tea and Honey
  Dinner: Lebanese Roasted Stuffed Onions, Rice, Mafrouka
• Friday
  Breakfast: Apple Coconut Breakfast Bowls with Peanut Butter Drizzle, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Lentil Chimichangas from Fasting as a Family, Three Hearts Salad, Fruit Plate
• Saturday - Feast of Saint Timothy
  Breakfast: Çilbir, Persian Barbari Bread, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Herb Roasted Turkey, Bourbon Gravy, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Side Dishes and Desserts brought by Guests

Labels: Christmas, Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Nativity, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 12:10 PM 0 comments

So, I actually didn't get a chance to make this. The fresh green beans at the grocery store were limp and sad, and we were out of the good kind of frozen ones that we buy at Trader Joe's. However, here is the method my auntie used when she made them for me. It is most often served as a side dish, but can be a vegetarian main dish, if you like, especially with salads or other vegetable or legume dishes served with it.

good olive oil
2 pounds green beans, fresh or frozen, trimmed and stringed
1 large onion, peeled and finely diced
2 chopped tomatoes, fresh or canned (whole, drained, and crushed by hand - save the liquid for other dishes or soup)
juice of 1 lemon, strained
salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
10 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 bunch cilantro, leaves only, minced (save stems for soup or stock or another cooked dish)

Heat a large skilled over medium high heat until hot. Add a generous amount of olive oil, and cook onions until softened. Add green beans and cook until al dente, just a couple minutes.

Add chopped tomatoes. Stir in and heat; season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle lemon juice over the top. Serve the dish from the pan or in a shallow serving dish.

In another frying pan or small skillet, quickly fry garlic and cilantro in more olive oil and pour over the serving vessel while it is still sizzling. Eat as a side dish with a meat dish, or bulk up with other vegetarian dishes as a meatless meal, and rice, scooping up the fassoliya with hot bread (like Khoubz Araby, Turkish Flatbreads, Persian Barbari Bread, or 'Aish Baladi) if you can.

Labels: Fasting as a Family, Homemaking, Recipes, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 2:29 PM 0 comments

You can see my progress on the bluebird sweater there. There is only about a third of one sleeve and the other sleeve to complete. I'm hoping to be able to give Madelyn her sweater this weekend, nearly three weeks late. She'll forgive me, right?

I'm also almost finished with the first pair of Shurrab for the granddaughters, and I might start Nisseet, my afterthought fingerless mitts, or I might make the second pair of socks. Both of these are destined to be thank you patterns to my 1,001 Knits subscribers. If you haven't signed up yet, you still have time to get this year's gift (and maybe even find out how to get last year's gift, too).

One of my goals with my stash this year is to use the yarns that I bought because they were pretty, but aren't really the weight of yarn I like to use. So, for instance, I'm making those fingerless mitts with gorgeous self striping sock yarns, but I rarely use fingering weight yarn. My happy place is really between sport and worsted. This year will see me find alternative uses for yarns as well as doubling them or carrying them with other weights in interesting ways. How are you managing your stash?

Just for fun, here is a picture of me in the Red Sea. That day, I was able to swim in the sea the whole morning, until about 3:00 in the afternoon. That trip was the first time in my, not even adult, because I had so many responsibilities as a teenager, too, but the first time in a LONG time I really had no responsibilities.

This is part of the gold and silver markets in the old town of Jeddah, Al Balad, but it is in this area that my uncle (my maternal auntie's husband) had his shop. One of my cousins was telling me that they spent their childhood running around this area, and this part of Al Balad was so familiar to her because of that. For me, it was a sign of a complicated person, who supported my mother and me my whole childhood, so I would be cared and provided for, even when it wasn't his duty, and maybe something he didn't want. His wife, my sweet auntie, and my cousin's mother, sisters, spent their whole lives providing for and caring for me, and their husbands accepted this and helped. We had a home, food, clothes, everything because of them. One of the best parts of my trip was getting to tell one of them this, and that she was not unseen or unthanked.

Here are just a few more images of Al Balad. I got to spend a few days/nights there, and loved roaming around the more historic parts of the city. Jeddah is a resort town, wealthy, and like being in the Jetson's view of the future, but I love the history and the homes of the founding families, so it was a treat for me to spend time here. While I was in Egypt with my father, he would take me to three museums and historical sites each day. He knew how much I loved history, and frankly, you can't trip in Egypt without finding some historical signifier.

This was an archaelogical dig that we got to peek into, and even my cousin hadn't seen it before. I would love to go visit it again when I return and see what else they have found.

This is the original Al Basali. It is a fish and seafood restaurant named after the owner's nickname, the onion man. He was always carrying onions, because the traditional rice served with fish, sayadieh, is a dark, highly flavored, rice, which gets its color from the large quantities of onion, cooked down before the rice is added. I got to eat at the newer location, but this one has both the original, small, eat in restaurant, as well as a street food, take away window full of tasty treats (right next door is a bakery, where you can grab freshly baked bread to eat, too). The fish here is phenomenal. Honestly, the fish from the Red Sea, with the exception of Columbia River and Alaskan salmon, and our cold water halibut (and maybe cold water tuna), is the absolute best fish I have eaten anywhere. I ate fresh fish a few times in Jeddah, and in Alexandria, and while it was all excellent, the fish from the Red Sea is the best in the world. Their shrimp and squid are also delicious, and I imagine the octopus is, too, but I do confess that I prefer our cold water Dungeness and Red Rock crab to the warmer water crab. Though I didn't taste the lobster, I imagine it would also be better from cold water, but I could be wrong. However, with the two exceptions I made, I think I will compare all fish to that Red Sea fish for the rest of my life.

Love and Saffron is back from the library, so I can read it again. Also, I have been enjoying My Mexico City Kitchen so much! The only thing I actually disagree with her about is that I think soaking beans is good and cooking them with the salt is good. There are recipes in there for making your own crema, which is super exciting to me, and I think I might actually buy this book for our cookbook library.

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// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 6:24 AM 0 comments

Christ is illumined! Let us shine forth with Him!

It's the last three days of the Epiphany octave, and we are still in the Christmas season. We are still enjoying the Nativity and its celebration, though we are back to the normal pattern of fasting.

Dominic and Shawn left with Winnie yesterday morning, and we already miss them. We are hoping to take a trip to visit them in the spring. Shawn's mother and a couple of her brothers were here this weekend, and left today, so we are a little lonely now. It was wonderful to have all our kids and grandkids under our roof on Saturday. Though we didn't do our normal slate of sweets and treats, we have spread the Christmas joy around in the lovely foods we've been eating.

Part of what I did when I was in Saudi Arabia was ask my family how they made specific dishes, and record it for us and our children. I will be sharing some of those foods with you here, too. It was wonderful to get both the food stories and the family stories, which I have also recorded, for our family. I got to learn more family history, including the specifics of our ethnic background, including to which Saudi tribes our family belongs.

Our week is back to normal, mostly, though we are still easing into schoolwork. Next week, we will be back on schedule with that, and then in a couple weeks, we will start our homeschool co-op for winter. I'm still trying to catch up at home, and get into a normal sleep pattern. Please keep us in your prayers.

• Sunday - First Sunday after the Epiphany and Theophany of Our Lord
  Breakfast: Breakfast Tacos with Avocado, Salsa and Sour Cream, Milk, Coffee and Tea
  Dinner: Lamb Shawerma, Parish brings Sides/Salads/Fruit/Desserts
• Monday
  Breakfast: Leftovers, Milk, Coffee and Tea
  Dinner: Ranchero Beans, Sliced Beef, Salsa Rice
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Cottage Cheese, Olives, Mint Tea and Honey
  Dinner: Hobbit Dinner (Sausage, Potato, Carrot, Sauerkraut and Onion Skillet), Roasted Squash, Ice Cream
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Hilary of Poitiers
  Breakfast: Potato and Vegetable Hash, Sliced Oranges, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Roasted Vegetables (Brussels Sprouts, Onions, Squash), Wild Rice Pilaf, Fruit Plate
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Sausage, Toast, Fruit Plate, Coffee, Tea and Milk
  Dinner: Saleeq, Fassoliya*, Christmas Cherry Nut Cake
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter and Honey Toast, Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Falafel, Sah'awiq, Taratoor, Khoubz Araby (GF for Jerome), Olives and Veggies, Fruit Plate
• Saturday - Feast of Saint Antony of Egypt
  Breakfast: Çilbir, Persian Barbari Bread, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Korean Style Ground Beef, Sesame Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables, Jasmine Rice, Brown Sugar Shortbread

Labels: Christmas, Church Year, Epiphany, Faith and Morality, Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Nativity, Tales from the Kitchen, Theophany

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 5:17 PM 0 comments

This Bluebird sweater is inching closer to completion each day. I was hoping to have the body completed by tonight, but that didn't happen. I'm supposed to knit until the body is seven inches from the underarm, and it has been six inches for a day and a half. Tomorrow was supposed to be for the sleeves, or at least the first sleeve, but might be for finishing the hem and getting started on the first sleeve. We are having another Christmas dinner on Saturday, with all the family, and I wanted to be able to give her the sweater then, even though it is two weeks after her birthday. Autumn's birthday is this weekend, but I have a great present for her already!

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Though I didn't finish Love and Saffron before the library ruthlessly took it back, I am more than half way through it, and I do enjoy it, but I'm tired of how much political lecturing there is in it. It could have been expressed through the story, without the condescension, but I am afraid modern authors don't know how to make their points in their story, without stepping out of it to be lecturers, or don't trust their readers to be smart enough to get their message. Trust your readers. When I am consistently lectured in a fiction book, I never really enter the story, even when it is a good one. This book could have been so much better (even though it is enjoyable), and could have made its point withouth constantly shifting in and out of the characters' to the author's voice. When I get it back from the library, I will finish it. There is enough fun and interest in it for that, but I don't think I will continue with her other books.

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// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 11:04 PM 0 comments

Christ is illumined! Let us shine forth with Him!

We are finishing the feasting portion of our Christmas celebration this week. With everyone's exhaustion and schedules, we are not making King's Cake for Epiphany this year. However, since Dominic and Shawn are visiting us, and they are Old Calendar, we will do a little more Christmas celebrating with them. Because of that, we will also be keeping a lighter fast for Wednesdays and Fridays while they are here.

We have the feast of the Theophany and Epiphany this week. So, we are still celebrating, even though we are getting back to our normal fasting schedule. The Christmas season doesn't end until the final feast of the Nativity, which is the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple. We keep our tree and decorations up through that feast, and still eat festive foods, though we slow down and ease back into normal eating during this time, so Lent doesn't hit us like a freight train. One of our kids had the idea to make star shaped French fries for the feast, so we are doing that.

Shawn's family (most of them) will be coming up this weekend, also, and we are excited to celebrate with them. May your feasting be joyous, and your New Year be full of health and love!

• Sunday - 11th Day of Christmas
  Breakfast: Shakshouka, Bread, Mandarin Oranges, Mint and Rose Tea, Coffee
  Dinner: Red Beans and Rice, Parish Brings Sides/Salads/Fruit/Desserts
• Monday - Twelfth Night
  Breakfast: Hard Boiled Eggs, Toast, Fruit, Mint Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Bierocks (Deconstructed for Jerome), Mustard, Pickles, Leftover Desserts
• Tuesday - Feast of the Epiphany and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ
  Breakfast: Cottage Cheese, Toast, Coffee, Tea and Milk
  Dinner: Cows in a Blanket, Star Shaped French Fries, Chocolates
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Hard Boiled Eggs, Fried Potatoes, Coffee, Tea and Milk
  Dinner: Butter Tomato Sauce with Pasta (GF for Jerome), Fruit Plate
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Toast, Fruit, Coffee, Tea and Milk
  Dinner: Broiled Skirt Steak, Salsa Rice, Ranchero Beans, Ice Cream
• Friday
  Breakfast: Yogurt and Blueberry Preserves, Toast, Coffee, Tea and Milk
  Dinner: Fish Burgers, Pickles, Fruit
• Saturday - Feast of Saint Gregory of Nyssa
  Breakfast: Ricotta Fritters with Maple Syrup (gluten-free for Jerome), Fried Ham, Sliced Apples, Applesauce for Jerome, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Garlic Rib Roast, Scalloped Potatoes, Steam Sautéed Carrots, Christmas Cherry Nut Cake and Brown Sugar Shortbread

Labels: Christmas, Church Year, Epiphany, Faith and Morality, Family, Homemaking, Keeping the Feast, Menu Plans, Nativity, Tales from the Kitchen, Theophany

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 2:11 PM 1 comments

3 slices dark, rye bread
thinly sliced corned beef
thinly sliced turkey
sauerkraut
thinly sliced Swiss cheese like Emmentaler or Gruyère
Russian dressing
butter, to fry the sandwiches
dill pickle, to serve

Spread one side of bread with Russian dressing, cover generously with corned beef, top with sauerkraut, spread the next slice of bread with Russian dressing and place, dressing side down on the sauerkraut. Cover the top of that slice of bread with cheese, then cover generously with turkey, then spread the next slice of bread with Russian dressing and place, dressing side down on the turkey.

Heat a medium frying pan or skillet over medium heat until hot, put butter in to melt and immediately place the sandwich in the butter. Reduce the heat to medium low and cook until the first side is browned. Turn, add more butter, and fry the other side until it is brown and all the cheese is melted.

Cut the sandwich in thirds and serve with a dill pickle and chips.

Russian Dressing

This is not as sweet as most recipes I have seen, and makes exactly enough for six large sandwiches plus a smaller one. If you aren't making that many, you can store it in the fridge for salads.

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons dill pickle relish/minced dill pickles
2 tablespoons horseradish
1 tablespoon minced onion
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon grainy mustard
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Mix all ingredients in a bowl or jar and use.

Labels: Homemaking, Recipes, Tales from the Kitchen

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 1:02 PM 0 comments

Re-entry into our home life and the real world has been tough with going straight to Christmas preparations, and the jet lag, and our anniversary. However, I started Madelyn's birthday sweater while I was still in Saudi Arabia, and though I am not finished (and her birthday was this past weekend), I have divided the body from the sleeves, and it is coming along well. Also, I don't think she will remember that her first birthday present was given late.

Let me tell you about my sweet husband. He wore socks from my mending bag, that need darning, while I was gone, simply because I had made them for him, and he missed me. So, yes, I will be darning those socks ASAP.

Speaking of my return, here are some of my pictures from while I was there. The trip was so much fun, but was really important for facilitating my re-connection with family members I hadn't seen in years, some decades, making new friends (with my brothers' wives, for instance), and spending time with my cousins. It was such an amazing experience, and I will be sharing more photos over the next month as I get permission from family members to do so. (Also, the preservation and renovation of Al-Balad, the Old City of Jeddah, is my youngest brother's work project).

There was not much reading done while I was gone, but on my return I did finish two books, both This Is Marketing and Something Beautiful for God. I'm reading some light fiction now, which is fun, but a bit too politically didactic, as I find so much modern fiction. Authors: Trust your readers to get your point through your story instead of lecturing. PLEASE.

Labels: Books, Design, Family, Homemaking, Knitting, WIP, Yarn Along

// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 11:55 PM 2 comments