After the Mass we invited our friends and family to gather with us for a celebration. Luckily this was early enough not to interfere with any Superbowl Plans anyone had.
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Scenes from Last Weekend's Celebration and the Weekly Menu
Last Sunday, we celebrated our Teen receiving the Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation. She is now fully in communion with our faith. We couldn't be prouder.
After the Mass we invited our friends and family to gather with us for a celebration. Luckily this was early enough not to interfere with any Superbowl Plans anyone had.
After the Mass we invited our friends and family to gather with us for a celebration. Luckily this was early enough not to interfere with any Superbowl Plans anyone had.
Friday, February 7, 2020
A Gastronomic Visit to Savoie #WinePW
This classic dish from the Savoie area of France, located in the Alps was the perfect pairing for a bottle of Savoie Rosé for Wine Pairing Weekend this month.
This homey, comforting dish of bacon, onions and potatoes topped with melted cheese is an absolutely wonderful celebration of flavors.
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Wentelteefjes and a Book Review
I was inspired to make this Dutch Style French Toast after reading the novel The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert.
This wonderful, comforting breakfast was spoken of in the last section of this novel when our protagonist returned to her mother's homeland in Denmark.
This wonderful, comforting breakfast was spoken of in the last section of this novel when our protagonist returned to her mother's homeland in Denmark.
This Dutch French Toast is soaked in a flavored custard for half an hour before being pan fried in a generous amount of butter and sprinkled with with a powdered sugar/cinnamon mixture.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Mushroom and Swiss Frittata #FoodieExtravaganza
This delicious frittata is perfect for Breakfast, Brunch, or Brinner. Filled with sauteed onions and mushrooms, sprinkled with Swiss cheese and finished in the oven it is a complete meal ready in a snap.
We are celebrating National Breakfast Month with the folks over at Foodie Extravaganza......
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
One Skillet Cabbage Dinner #CooktheBooks
One skillet, items normally available in your refrigerator or pantry, 20 minutes and YUM!!
I was inspired to make this dinner while reading the novel Pomegranate Soup for our Cook the Books Club.
I was inspired to make this dinner while reading the novel Pomegranate Soup for our Cook the Books Club.
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Chicken BLT Soup #OurFamilyTable
All the wonderful flavors of your favorite sandwich in soup form. Life is very, very good.
Join the From Our Dinner Table Group as we share Hearty Homemade Soups......
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Preparing for Confirmation and the Weekly Meny
It's an exciting time in our family right now. Tomorrow our Teen, Marissa, receives the Sacrament of Confirmation and Friday is our daughter, Nicole's, birthday.
Some of you may recall that 2 years ago while celebrating the Mass for the students receiving this Sacrament the Holy Spirit came down upon Frank during the Bishop's homily and instructed him to bring Marissa into our family.
I wrote about that experience and how we came to adopt a teenager in this article. Should you read this article, you will see that we were planning on adopting two children as Marissa has a younger sister, however, that plan changed when the sister's long standing foster parents decided that they wanted to adopt the sister but not Marissa. Needless to say this is devastating for our girl.
But, she has survived yet another huge blow and is adapting very well to her new life with us. She does well in school, she is on the bowling team and cheer team, she has a lot of friends and is starting to realize that this IS her forever home. We are excited to help celebrate this Sacrament in which she enters fully into the Catholic faith. We will be having a gathering with family and friends following the Mass.
Sunday
See above Menu
Meatless Monday
Mushroom and Spinach Frittata
Tuesday
Tartiflette
Wednesday
Green Gumbo
Trinity Rice
Thursday
Greek Chicken Pasta
Friday
Out for Nicole's Birthday Dinner
Some of you may recall that 2 years ago while celebrating the Mass for the students receiving this Sacrament the Holy Spirit came down upon Frank during the Bishop's homily and instructed him to bring Marissa into our family.
I wrote about that experience and how we came to adopt a teenager in this article. Should you read this article, you will see that we were planning on adopting two children as Marissa has a younger sister, however, that plan changed when the sister's long standing foster parents decided that they wanted to adopt the sister but not Marissa. Needless to say this is devastating for our girl.
But, she has survived yet another huge blow and is adapting very well to her new life with us. She does well in school, she is on the bowling team and cheer team, she has a lot of friends and is starting to realize that this IS her forever home. We are excited to help celebrate this Sacrament in which she enters fully into the Catholic faith. We will be having a gathering with family and friends following the Mass.
The Teen always asks for Chicken Enchiladas when we are having a celebration for her. This time is no different so I made up a Menu for tomorrow's feast and I will share some recipes and photos of the party during the week.
In the meantime, here is our Weekly Menu....hope to see you soon.....
Saturday
Tepsi Baytinijan (Iraqi Casserole)Sunday
See above Menu
Meatless Monday
Mushroom and Spinach Frittata
Tuesday
Tartiflette
Wednesday
Green Gumbo
Trinity Rice
Thursday
Greek Chicken Pasta
Friday
Out for Nicole's Birthday Dinner
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