Lenten Meal Plan Week #7

Lenten Meal Plan Week #7

SUN-   Tuna Like Lamb

 

 

MON- Baked Tofu and Rice

 

 

TUES- Pasta and Clam Sauce.

 

 

WED-  Spinache and Rice

 

 

THURS- Pierogies

 

 

FRI- Shrimp and Rice

 

 

SAT-  Baked Vegetables

 

 

Lenten Meal Plan, Week #6

 Lenten Meal Plan Week #6

 

 

 

 

SUN-  Cincinnati Style Chili and Pasta , Fried Zucchini
 

MON- Baked Potato and L/O

TUES- Baked Tofu and Rice (didn't get to it last week)

WED- Potato/Zucchini Fritters

 

THURS- Pierogies

 

FRI- L/O

 

SAT- Shrimp and Rice

Lenten Meal Plan, Week #5

SUN- Briani

 

MON- L/O Spinach and Rice 

TUES- Potato Fritters

WED- Baked Tofu and Rice

 

THURS- Pasta Shells and Clam Sauce

FRI- Cincinnati Style Chili and Pasta

SAT- Shrimp and Rice 

 

I never did make Lenten Dolmathes.  I'll just wait till the real thing after Lent. 

Lenten Meal Plan- Week #4

Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:6

 

What continues to surprise me when I meet an adult who doesn't keep the fast is his justification for his choice, "We didn't grow up fasting."  "We didn't grow up fasting" is not a justifiable reason to ignore the fast.   It shows no growth, no initiative. It's a terrible answer. But, it is an honest answer.   And it even gives me greater momentum to encourage all of you to teach your children to fast. If you don't teach them to fast, there is a greater risk that when they get older, the will not fast and they will miss this blessing, this gift from God to repent.  There are several ways to teach children to fast that won't starve them or rob them of their necessary nutrients.  Talk to your parish priest for some ideas that can help you  offer your children a successful experience. 

 

We have just completed three weeks of Lent and have four more to go! Our Journey is half way over. This is a good time for us to stop and ask ourselves:
 

·   "Have I tried my best to get to the extra church services?"

·   "Am I planning my meals so I can have a successful fast?" (french fries and spaghetti more than twice a week is not a successful fast.)

·   "I have been overly distracted with food that I've neglected to be charitable?"

Most importantly...

 

·   "Does my life (or behavior) look any different than it did 3 weeks ago?"
 

These are good questions that I'd like to encourage you to stop and ask yourself.

 

This Week's Meal Plan

 

This is what I am planning for this week!

 

 

 

 

SUN- Bean Soup and fresh bread. 

MON- Shrimp and Rice and a Salad.  

TUES- Baked Potatoes with Veggie Chili and Cut Vegetables.

WED- Pierogies with Sauteed Onions and Mushrooms

THURS- Veggie Soup and Fried Zucchini

FRI- Morning Star BBQ (Meatless) BBQ Ribs and Potato Pancakes

SAT- Lenten Dolmathes (still didn't get to them last week) and Briani so I don't have to cook on Sunday.

Shrimp and Rice is Oh So Nice!



 

Shrimp and Rice is a great Lenten meal.  The key is to make a broth with the shrimp shells, this gives it a great flavor. 



TO MAKE THE BROTH:

• Start with easy peel shrimp.
• Clean shrimp- put shells in a pot and shrimp in a bowl.
• Put bowl in fridge.
• Add @ 4.5 C water and a bay leaf in the pot of shrimp shells and boil shells for @30 minutes to make a broth.
• Strain broth into a large glass measuring cup and discarded cooked shells.

• Finely Chop 1 onion, 3 celery stalks, 3 cloves of garlic, and saute in pot till tender. 
• Add 1/4 c white wine.

 

COOK THE RICE:

• Add 4 c of shrimp broth (supplement with water or vegetable broth if there isn't enough,) 1/2 c tomato sauce and add 2 c rice.  Cover pot with a lid.  Bring to a boil.

• Cook rice for 10 minutes. Stir so it won’t stick and simmer so it won’t spill over.

•  Add cleaned shrimp and 1/4 c chopped parsley to pot and stir. (I forgot to add parsley but it adds great color and flavor.) Replace lid. Simmer another 10 minutes.
• Add lemon to taste (a very Greek thing to do.)
• Serve!