WEEKLY MENU 02.23.20
We’re getting ready for lent in our Weekly Menu 02.23.20, with some delicious ways to eat dinner every night.
Lent is pretty late this year, but it’s finally here. We’re starting with some tasty traditional fare: Grilled Cheese and Tomato soup on Wednesday. I always feel like I’m pretty much exempt from trauma during lent – I love meatless eating almost as much as I love seafood. It’s not anywhere near as much trouble for me to follow the strictures as it is for our Boysies that don’t care much for fish.
If you’ve never fried fish at home, give the Crispy Fried Fish a shot. It’s easy and pretty foolproof. Plus it tastes awesome. The only downside? You just can’t fry fish (or anything, really) without a mess.
Mardi Gras is Fat Tuesday
We celebrate one last time before lent with a big party the night before Ash Wednesday. But it’s, you know, a Tuesday. So we have to take it a little easy. Our uncomplicated Jambalaya fills the bill perfectly – no slaving over a stove. Add in the perfect drink and you’re good to go. The Hurricane Cocktail has a long history in New Orleans, and is one of my favorite parts of any visit.
You can make them easily at home – get the Hurricane Recipe and some fun drink-ware to round them out. Grab some Mardi Gras beads to set the mood.
I’m always up for a party.
Weekly Menu 02.23.20
RECIPE LINKS
BAKED FONTINA
ICE CREAM SANDWICH CAKE
HURRICANE COCKTAIL
JAMBALAYA
PARMESAN CRUSTED GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES
EASY CREAMY TOMATO SOUP
CROCK POT FIRE CHICKEN
CRISPY FRIED FISH
The Ice Cream Sandwich Cake recipe is found on Princess Pinky Girl. The Hurricane Cocktail is courtesy of Pat O’Briens and What’s Cooking America. The Parmesan Crusted Grilled Cheese is from Little Dairy on the Prairie. And the easy Creamy Tomato Soup is courtesy of Simply Delicious.
Make plenty of meatballs on Sunday – and use them in the Meatball Subs later in the week.
It wasn’t the start of lent last year, but this is what we were eating:
