Thursday the 5th: Food of the Week

 *Friday I'm making cheese ravioli (from the freezer) with kale and sunflower seed pesto. Kale is much cheaper than basil right now.

*Tonight is fast food after we all work at the regionals Scholars Bowl tournament. This weekend we'll celebrate the Husband's birthday with a chocolate and peanut butter cake. I just finished making the cake rounds; I'll freeze them and make the frosting tomorrow, then refrigerate it again and put the drizzle on on Saturday. 

*Last night I made broccoli and cheddar flan and it was delicious! The hardest part is finding the chopped broccoli in the freezer section and then cleaning the pan after.

*Tuesday the son made Crunchy Pea Salad and picked up chicken strips for us. We ate while watching the middle third of Rogue One.

*Monday we had another breakfast dish, a breakfast hash with potatoes, onion, bell peppers, seasoning, and then I added eggs and cheese. We ate up every bite.

*Sunday we enjoyed a slow cooker bolognese that I cooked all day on Saturday.  The house smelled amazing and finishing the meal on Sunday (in between 3 Masses and with help from the boys) was easy.

 

 

Wednesday the 4th: Music of the Week

 *I just finished making copies for our solos for regionals and (hopefully) state. We have two copies of each book, but for ease of transport we make copies for me and for the soloist.

*I think (?) we have all songs selected for small and large group state. 

*I only have one Mass this weekend at one parish and my music is pretty much ready to go. 

Tuesday the 3rd: Piano and stuff

 Trying to show my sister how I organize my books and piano stuff. I know it doesn't look organized! But all my piano books are mostly on the lower two shelves to the left; the books I play every day are on top; my church binders are to the right.

 

 

Monday the 2nd: Saint of the Week

 *Luke 2:22-24 tells us about the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, the feast for today. This was traditionally Candlemas, a day to bless the candles to be used for sacred purposes for the rest of the year, and a traditional day to enter the Church. Here we see Mary and Anna blessing the child and the couple, recognizing Jesus the Light coming back to the Temple.

(picture:  http://www.balamand.edu.lb/theology/iconentrance.jpg) 

 

 

Friday the 30th: More Food

 *For Christmas my Husband bought chocolate from 3 fancy places so we could compare.

*Before the snow day I made a lemon sweet potato chicken soup that we ate on for days. It had such a nice broth and was filling but delightful. 

 

 

Thursday the 29th: Food of the Week

 *Tomorrow we're having braised white beans and fennel, but with celery and fennel seed because fennel is really hard to find. I will probably have the husband pick up something as a supplement.

*Tonight is buttermilk poached chicken and salad. Even though it's a slightly long ingredient list I can make the dressing while the chicken is poaching. 

*Last night we had lasagna that I made just after Christmas. It was so nice after a long day to have a really good supper.

*Tuesday the Son made udon noodle bowls. He really liked them; they were okay to me? Just not quite my thing.

*Monday I made turkey biscuit potpie. It's really simple even with a little zhushing, and there was only one serving leftover, and it's already gone.

*Sunday we had Thai chicken stir fry from Cook's Illustrated. We didn't have quite enough basil, but the sauce is so potent it's still quite good. I made it with rice. 

Wednesday the 28th: Music of the Week

 *I have 3 Masses at 3 parishes this weekend, so I'm working through that pile of music.

*For "fun" I'm still working on Vittoria's Toccata, FFIX music, and G minor Hanon 4 octave scale.

*For work I've added Ad Astra from the fall, Vive La Compagnie arranged by John Leavitt, and Hold Fast to Dreams by Susan LaBarr.

*We are less than a month from Barbershop Explosion which starts off our "concert/festival" season for third quarter; we don't have one big event but many many smaller events.