Thursday, April 28, 2016

Notes to self regarding the Lenten Journey

things to focus on:
1. Morning prayers and lenten hymn with kids
2. Time by myself for lenten readings (10 mins in the afternoon.)
3. Alms giving several times throughout the fast.
4. A project with the kids to do something for others.
5. Discuss lenten fasting with spiritual father

Other tips:
6 make a meal plan and do some prep ahead of meal times.
7. Don't buy a bunch of meat at Costco right before lent.
8. There are okenty of good paleo vegan recipies on Healthful pursuit.com




Foods to serve:
1. Sauted chard with garlic and onions this can be eaten for breakfast too. Good with grated cheese on top
2. Cauliflower cooked with curry paste and coconut milk also good with chard cheddar grated on top
3. quiche
4. lentil soup
5. Garbanzos with kale and preserved lemon
6. serve smoked salmon to C for breakfast
7. C also likes leftover curry veggies for breakfast
8. PB on celery
9. P.B on apple
10. barbeque tofu
11: BP H sandwiches
Mac and Cheese
fried plantains with refried beans
butternut squash soup
cream of tomato soup
veggie burgers
fish sticks
soy glazed cod
almond scones
muffins with ground pumpkin seeds
veggie chili with blackbeans and corn
almond meal pancakes
sourdough doughnuts fried in coconut oil
cabbage salad