Today is the Feast of All Saints. With All Hallow's Eve and All Souls, it is a Triduum of commemoration. Pray for your family's departed. Pray for the many souls who have nobody to pray for them. I make it a particular practice of mine to pray for our Protestant friends and family who have passed, as well as my Muslim family, as I know most of them have nobody else praying for them. Christ comes to those in Hades, as well, and judges the heart perfectly. Tomorrow, I will be especially remembering my grandparents, on both sides, Rich's father, my aunts and uncles who have passed, some friends of ours who have passed over the last year, Emmanuel, Rayan, all of our lost innocents. Please join me in prayer.

I'm finally catching up on recipes, and there is a fairly long recipe round up that was posted yesterday, and there will be another couple long ones coming up soon. I hope you enjoy the recipes, and that they help you feed your families good meals.

We're still cooking from the freezer, in anticipation of our butcher's phone call, and starting to think about Thanksgiving prep. With all that is going on here, Thanksgiving is going to be more potluck than it normally is here, and will have fewer pies. Elijah, God bless him, said he wanted to make the gingerbread, since Alexander is not going to be here to make it.

Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for your words of comfort.

• Sunday - Feast of All Saints
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Fried Polenta, Bacon, Hot Chocolate for a Crowd and Coffee
  Dinner: Parish Family bringing Chili with Sour Cream and Cheese, Other Toppings, Cornbread, Baked Potatoes, Fruit/Dessert
• Monday - Memorial of All Souls
  Breakfast: Migas, Sliced Radishes, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Roasted Leg of Lamb, Simple Rice Pilaf, Duqqus, Roasted Tomatoes and Garlic, Persian Love Cake
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Vanilla Yogurt with Cherry Almond Granola, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Poblano Chile Relleno Bake with Chorizo, Salsa Rice, Fruit
• Wednesday - Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
  Breakfast: Lenten Apple Oatmeal Muffins* with Cashew Butter, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Stir Fried Vegetables, Szechuan Fried Rice, Mandarin Oranges
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Labneh, Za'atar and Olive Oil on Toast, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Leftovers, Fruit
• Friday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast with Honey, Fruit, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: White Bean Soup, Bread, Fruit Plate
• Saturday - All Hallow's Eve
  Breakfast: Shakshouka with Nabulsi Cheese, Toast, Mint Tea with Honey and Rosewater
  Dinner: Grilled Lamb Chops, Basmati Rice, Duqqus, Loubiyeh bi Zeit, Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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: All Saints, Church Year, Faith and Morality, Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Prayer Requests, Tales from the Kitchen