Lent begins this week, and I’ve been thinking of Lenten resolutions.  I’m going to try to be a little more traditional in our meal planning.  Sunday is a feast day, and during Lent there is no fasting on Sundays.  I’m going to go vintage and start making traditional Sunday dinners.  My plan is also to do a proper table with place setting and – dare I say it – cloth napkins.  Good practice for the kids, too.

We switched churches and since Mass is no longer at 4pm for us, this might actually work!

Just a quickie menu plan, today.

Sunday: Frozen pizza, carnitas.  Not real food.  But real quick and better than McDonald’s.  We had a crazy busy day.

Monday: Ground sausage cooked with kale, braised red cabbage, rice.  (No rice for husband dear.)

Tuesday: Hamburgers, fries, sweet potato fries, spinach, yellow cake with chocolate frosting (we’re celebrating a birthday!)

Wednesday: (ASH WEDNESDAY) Refried bean tostadas (taco meat, but no tortilla, for husband) with lettuce, onion, cheese, and tomato.

Thursday: Spicy peanut chicken in lettuce wraps, rice

Friday: Ricotta and chard ravioli, salad (I buy these already made and frozen – processed, but organic!)

Saturday: pork chops, broccoli/cauliflower blend, braised cabbage (or cole slaw, depending on if it’s hot or cold out.)

Sunday: Bison roast, roasted root vegetables (turnip, parsnip, carrot, onion), mashed cauliflower (for husband), green beans.

Don’t forget the Lenten Meatless Meals carnival tomorrow!  Post a meatless meal for Lent (no meat or meat broth, stock, bacon, or meat gravy) and link up tomorrow!

(Eggs and seafood dishes allowed!)

For more menu plans, check out OrgJunkie!