Menu Plan: Fourth Week of Advent

This has been a rather hectic and disorganized Advent, it seems. Alexander has been working quite a bit with a Christmas season job, and we're still taking girls to ballet for one more day. My days have been truncated with ferrying people about and doing extra errands. But it has been a good season, and it is winding down as we approach the feast of the Nativity. After that, Rich and I celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary, which is pretty exciting.

The weather here has been pretty miserably cold, enough snow to be a nuisance, and enough respite to trick you into thinking it will be better, then dumping more snow or freezing rain or sleet so you have to start over again. Since I am not a fan of winter, anyway, this hasn't been nice for me. We've been below zero pretty regularly, and colder than Siberia, yet again, as it seems fairly common of our winters.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese and Salsa, Crumpets with Honey Butter, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Chili with Cheese and Onions, Buttered Rolls, Carrot Sticks, Mandarin Oranges, Pie
• Monday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Brown Sugar, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Pasta with Meat Sauce, Sliced Oranges
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Toast, Oranges, Coffee and Milk
  Dinner: Tomato and Corn Pie, Salad
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle
  Breakfast: Harvest Pancakes, Toast, Mint Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Vegetarian Ranchero Beans, Rice, Fruit Plate
• Thursday - Feast of the Great Martyr Anastasia of Sirmium
  Breakfast: Slow Cooker Rice Pudding with Craisins and Coconut, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Baked Potatoes with Vegetable Cheese Sauce, Fruit Plate
• Friday
  Breakfast: Ful, Toast, Hot Sauce, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Nutball Soup, Cornbread
• Saturday - Christmas Eve
  Breakfast: Pancakes, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Eggs in Purgatory, Garlic Pasta, Steamed Green Beans

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.