Menu Mash

Well, I got a bit behind in blogging my menu plans for Lent, and now we're past Easter Sunday!  So in no particular order here are the meals I planned.  (I've removed any repeats and you can throw in a few "leftovers" meals to make up the difference.)

• Sweet potato wedges with the works (minus the bacon, of course!)
• Salmon bake and salad
• Potato, pea and cauliflower curry on brown rice
• Smoked fish pie and veges (Our Good Friday traditional meal)
• Caesar salad
• Bean tacos
• Fish cakes and salad
• Vege stirfry
• Peasant salad (based on this recipe - pretty well-off peasants in my opinion!)
• Chicken tacos (with chicken courtesy of my friend, Bekah)
• Homemade fish and chips with salad
• Cheese burritos
• Sweet potato & salmon fish cakes with mango salsa
• Crunchy chicken casserole (from the freezer)
• Pasta with tomato and vege sauce
• Baked salmon and seasonal veges (This one has been a hit with J lately.)
• Corn chip casserole
• Burgers (eating out at JG's - a treat!)
• Chilli rellenos (I plan to blog about this one...)
• Macaroni cheese
• Salmon quiche
• Stuffed peppers
• Eggs ( in various guises)

And for Easter Day... Ham with pineapple, mustard and apricot glaze; sweet potato and carrot mash; green bean casserole; cranberry sauce; cheese and crackers; sparkling apple juice; and carrot cake and Easter eggs for dessert.

(Isn't it strange how J and C have  mirror image expressions in this photo?)

Needless to say, I'm not planning to keep blogging my meal plans, but this week features a LOT of leftover ham! :o)

On reflection, we haven't been particularly successful in keeping our Lenten fast (due to Spring Break temptations and a couple of guests that we've eaten out with).  In fact, I have reached Easter Sunday with more guilt than usual, especially as I haven't been consistent with my devotional time either.  Thankfully, I serve a Lord who is gracious and merciful, as the Easter event reminds us each year.  Here's praying that I can maintain my prayer life more regularly and meaningfully in the coming year, and that next Lent (or Advent) I submit to the discipline of fasting with more success.