Food for the Fast

He findeth many companions of His table, but few of His fasting.  -Thomas a Kempis

We have begun Lent which explains in part my sketchy blogging this week. Part was some unexpected job demands for Allen which kept us busy. Things are settling again and we had a very productive Sat.  We went to Boy Scouts Blue and Gold, came home and tended to some animal husbandry tasks (dehorning, trimming hooves etc) and I got to sit and get some notes down for the coming weeks.

This lent the children collectively decided to abstain from meat the whole season. Seemed doable. I worked out three weeks of menus and will repeat them. Here is the first week:

Scrambled eggs,toast, peach cider
cottage cheese, tomato soup, flatbread
Salmon patties or steaks, brown rice, asparagus

Hi protein oatmeal (made with eggs and milk) bananas, wassail
Quesadillas, refried beans, chips, corn
Stuffed potatoes (broc/cheese, etc) spinach salad

Hash browns, oranges, milk
chef salad, lemon poppy muffins
Thai wraps (chinese vegs in tortillas) brown rice

Breakfast burritos, pineapples
15 bean soup, barley, carrots and celery sticks
lasagna, salad, french bread

Eggnog, toast, peaches
bean burritos, corn
chiplotle shrimp, brown rice, broccoli

Apple breakfast cobbler, cheese cubes, tea
potato soup, boston brown bread, vegs
Peanut/ramen/slaw, fried rice

Sunday we have our meat meal.  The drinks are from the Fix it and Forget It Lightly cookbook.

Comments

[Julie]

this sounds quite yummy

[Barb McK]

Our Byzantine friends have NO meat, eggs or dairy for Lent. I always bring them a big basket of eggs and some meat for Easter :)

[Rebecca]

Wow! Everything sounds so delicious and healthy. Can I visit this week? :)

[Meredith]

I agree with Rebecca, and what a great sacrifice for them to all decide together :))) Happy Lent!

[Tara]

We're giving up Pop Tarts this year. Not necessarily for Lent, but just b/c they're an unhealthy crutch I've leaned on for 5 years. I don't eat them, but they're convenient and fast for the kids. Anyway, I liked seeing what your family eats. I've spent the past couple of weeks actually cooking breakfast. Profound idea, I know. I'd love to see your menus more often. They inspire me!