Weekly Menu

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We have fun feast days ahead next week -- St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday and St. Joseph's Day on Thursday. I can't wait to celebrate and the kids are getting excited too. While most of the country will be eating Corned Beef and Cabbage on Tuesday (with green beer -- blech!), I banned it from the feast day menu after finding out the this particular dish has no roots in Ireland. I can't resist the lure of the sales on corned beef, though, so we'll enjoy the dish (New England Boiled Dinner) on Sunday. On St. Patrick's Day we'll have a lovely Shepherd Pie, Green Peas, and Soda Bread, followed by green frosted sugar cookies -- probably not a meal enjoyed by St. Patrick himself, but a good, festive meal nonetheless. For Thursday, we're having a special Italian meal. St. Joseph is revered by many Italian-Americans for his great miracle of the famine, so we'll eat like Italians.

Saturday
Lunch: Skyline
Dinner: Guacamole Cheddar Burgers, Oven Zucchini Fries and Ranch Dip, Pickled Beets, Deviled Eggs

Sunday
Lunch: grab a bite out
Dinner: New England Dinner, Tapioca pudding

Monday
Lunch: Egg sandwiches
Dinner: Country Ribs, mashed potatoes, steamed carrots

Tuesday -- Feast of St. Patrick
Lunch: grilled ham and cheese sandwiches
Dinner: Shepherd Pie, Bacon and Peas, Irish Soda Bread, Green Frosted Sugar Cookies

Wednesday
Lunch: Wendy's Chili
Dinner: Poorman's Meal, buttered corn

Thursday -- Feast of St. Joseph
Lunch: Chicken snack wraps
Dinner: Chicken Cacciatore, butter pasta, bread, Raspberry Cream Cupcakes

Friday
Lunch: Baked Potatoes
Dinner: Salmon Patties, Macaroni and Cheese, peas, fruit

* Tried and true
* New to me

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