Friday the 22nd: Food of the Week

 *Tonight is meatballs and mashed potatoes. The Husband likes his with a red sauce, and I use the Potenza Meatballs recipe from The Bread Monk. The mashed potatoes are a little difficult since we don't have a masher, but I think I will make them more smashed and trust they'll come together.

*Yesterday I made a dill and horseradish potato salad. It had no mayo, which was nice, and instead used olive oil and horseradish and mustard and lemon juice and herbs to make a nice creamy sauce. We had it with parmesan chicken from Aldi's. This was also the day that the boy cleaned out every leftover from the fridge for his lunch.

*Wednesday we had peanut butter, honey, cayenne pepper, and bacon sandwiches on cinnamon bread. 

*Tuesday was sausage patties and a fruit salad. I used apple, banana, grape, mango, nectarine, and plums. 

*Monday the boy made hash brown sheet pan casserole and green beans with shallots and lemon from hi Betty Crocker cookbook. He did a great job.

*Sunday we had cornmeal fried pork chops with goat cheese smashed potatoes. I definitely have more energy for cooking as we reach the end of the school year and my looming unemployment.

Wednesday the 20th: Music of the Week

 *Tomorrow is my last day of work so I played notes for some choir builders today. Last Wednesday was the last time my choir director directed me, which may sound minor but felt like a big deal. It was also the last time I heard the school sing the Alma Mater, which affected me more than I thought.

*I play three Masses this weekend and two of those will be my last time at those parishes. 

Tuesday the 19th: Random photos

 *This is my boys dressed up for a night out. No notes.

 

*These are the drink options at the Black Dolphin downtown. They were delicious.

*I tried some tricolor bread braids. They were delicious and beautiful with pumpernickel, wheat, and white strands.

 

Monday the 18th: Saint of the Week

 *St. John I is a 6th century pope, from Tuscany, who died from mistreatment after being imprisoned in Ravenna for not supporting Arianism but also arguing that Arianists needed to be forgiven.

 

 

Thursday the 7th: Food of the Week

Tomorrow is crispy potato cubes and a salad kit--I presume, but I won't be here because I'll be on the St. Louis choir trip. 

 Today is Betty Crocker's Spanish Rice.

Yesterday was McDonald's and Fritz's and leftovers.

Tuesday was flatbreads topped with onions, spiced beef, and feta cheese and mint. They were really tasty if a little too salty in places.

Monday was a cheddar biscuit pie with a turkey sausage filling. This always turns out well, but I maybe wish there was a little more sauce in the filling.

Sunday was some beef kebabs. I think I would have preferred smaller chunks and maybe chicken over beef. 

Wednesday the 6th: Music of the Week

 Tonight is my last concert at my school! I'm both happy to have this chunk of work done and very sad that I won't get to play with them again. Tomorrow is a concert at another school as a fill in, and then Friday and Saturday is a trip to St. Louis for a choir competition. Busy, busy next few days.

Tuesday the 5th: Flowers abloom

 This is the first year one of my Lenten roses has bloomed for me. I'm thrilled.