Menu Plan Monday!
Sunday
eggs over easy, toast, blood orange slices
miso soup & salad with balsamic vinaigrette
baked salmon & roasted asparagus and red potato de Provence
Monday
toast with peanut butter, sliced banana, and honey with tea
veggie chili with cornbread
stir fry rice bowl
Tuesday
waffles with boysenberry syrup, tea
egg fried rice
Stuffed peppers, salad
Wednesday
pumpkin spice pancakes with maple syrup
curried egg salad sandwich, pepper sliced, blood orange slices
‘Sausage’ peppers and onions on toast, steamed broccoli
Thursday
cottage cheese, applesauce, bagel with pumpkin butter
curried egg salad sandwich, cheese/crackers, banana
Chk’n nuggets, fast food style french fries, broccoli
Friday
waffles with boysenberry syrup, tea
Sloppy Janes [switched TVP for meat] added fontina cheese on toast, applesauce, tortilla chips
whole wheat baked pasta with boca crumbles, salad
Saturday
bagel with cream cheese, applesauce
hummus wrap, blood orange slices, trail mix with dried apricots
Boca burger, sweet potato fries, broccoli
snacks: cheese and crackers, trail mix, dried apricots, kids clif bars, blood oranges, dark chocolate, nilla wafers
I’m not sure about the pasta bake, but I did buy a nice chunk of fontia and I love baked pasta! I can’t find any good recipes though!
Weekend Report
Friday – Do very little day!
- I’ve hung out with Boyfriend.
- Cleaned the kitchen.
- Watched cooking shows.
- Done some legal research.
- I plan on watching more cooking shows
- Doing laundry
- Picking up the living room for company tonight!
- Movie night tonight with friends!
Saturday
- Class – all day! 8:00am until 6:00pm!
- Date night with Boyfriend! We’re going to see Avatar and the Men who Stare at Goats!
Sunday – The Lord’s Day!
- Menu Planning!
- Make a big Sunday dinner!
- Household Blessing with Boyfriend
Beautiful Blogger Award!
Oh wow this blog hasn’t even been around a full week yet and I’ve already been nominated for an award by the sweet Kristie @ PeetSwea! Thank you so much! Here are the rules:
- Thank and link to the person that gave you the award.
- Pass this award onto 15 bloggers you’ve recently discovered and think are fantastic.
- Contact said Blogs and let them know they’ve won
- State 7 things about yourself
Oh wow 15 bloggers! I just started up and don’t really ‘know’ anyone yet, but here are a few blogs that I’ve come across recently!
Now 7 facts about myself:
- I collect quotes. I have pages and pages and pages of quotes.
- The only way I can keep myself from biting my nails is to paint them every few days.
- I have red hair, super pale skin, and eyes that change between blue/green/gray depending on the weather.
- I am a law student. Thankfully I am almost done! I graduate this summer!
- I live in the Pacific Northwest and I adore living here. It’s so beautiful!
- I became a vegetarian when I was in the 8th grade because I did not like the way meat tasted, I was vegan for a few years, and now I am a Pescatarian.
- I read about 125 books last year. I read any chance I get. I currently need to get my library account fixed. They’re saying that I have a book out I gave back to them!
Lent is Upon us
I’ve really been thinking about what I am going to do for Lent this year. I want it to be simple and powerful. I’ve decided on quite a few things that are easy to do, but spiritually powerful.
I started with a Bible verse that is quite striking to me to be my sort of ‘Lenten Motto.’ Lent is a time to let go of earthly notions, forgive, pray, and find God. The only way I am going to be able to do that is to focus on finding God through myself. With that in mind I chose:
By the grace of God, I am what I am.
I Corinthians 15:10
In order to do that this Lenten season I’ve decided to do the following:
- Read The Story of a Soul (L’Histoire d’une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse.
- Cultivate a Radically Thankful Heart.
- Keep a Gift List.
- Create a Visual Journal.
- Abstain from fish on Friday’s [since it's the only meat I do eat]
- Stop swearing – really a terrible habit of mine. I will need a lot of help with this one!
- Spend 30 minutes a day focused on God.
- Give more and take less – ways to promote the things in life – give more to God, give more in other relationships, give more positive energy, and give more love and support.
My Lenten season will be filled with prayer, gratitude, giving, and God. Sounds about right to me.
What are you doing for Lent?
Shrove Tuesday!
Today is Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras or Pancake Day! I had pancakes for breakfast, but I didn’t end up making King Cake. I’m going out with friends this evening to celebrate a friend’s Birthday. It should be really fun! All of the excitement of tonight will truly be remembered at Mass tomorrow morning. Without the season of Lent there would be no celebrations today.
A few useful links:
- I am going to start reading The Story of a Soul (L’Histoire d’une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse at the beginning of this Lenten season. I’m happy I found it free online to read!
- I am preparing my heart and mind for Lent and am thinking about my personal Lenten program. I’ll have ironed everything out by tomorrow after Mass.
- A great article by Maria Augusta Trapp about Carnival on Catholic Culture is totally worth the read!
Menu Plan Monday
My first Menu Plan! Check out more over here!
Sunday – St. Valentine’s Day
Pumpkin Spice Pancakes w/ Maple syrup
Potato Dill Soup with saltines, Tropical Smoothie
Dinner out for Valentine’s Day!
Monday
Soft boiled egg, toast strips, orange slices with tea
Homemade Veggie tacos with apple sauce
Potato Dill Soup
Tuesday – Shrove Tuesday!
Pumpkin Cake Pancakes with tea
Grilled Cheese with tomato soup
Baked Potato bar with leftover taco filling, salad
King Cake!
Wednesday – Ash Wednesday – fasting
1/2 c. Cereal with strawberries & milk
Sloppy Janes [switched TVP for meat] on toast, applesauce, tortilla chips
1/2 c. Stir Fry with 1/4 c. brown rice
Thursday
Banana Bread with tea
Egg Fried Rice [from leftover rice previous night]
Canned Soup with toast triangles, romaine salad
Friday
Banana Bread with tea
Curried Egg Salad Sandwich, applesauce, whole wheat crackers
Chkn’ patty, sweet potato fries, green beans, romaine salad
Saturday
Bagel with whipped cream cheese and pumpkin butter
Hummus wrap, cliff bar, veggie sticks [school day]
Ramen with egg and veggies
Happy St. Valentines Day!
Happy St. Valentine’s Day!
