Toonle Nuda Casserole
I never had a hard time not eating meat on Ffidays because I liked the food that we did have. I only remember one time that I was tempted to eat meat–Friday night football games and hot dogs. In those days we always had pizza and spaghetti with meat, and Mombo made vegetable soup and bean soup with meat, so we did not have those during Lent or on Fridays. Now she has perfected her veggie soup, and it is so good that to add meat would spoil it. We did have potato soup, though, and of course tomato soup with grilled cheese.
The other standards were salmon patties (usually with peas on the side), macaroni and cheese, and tuna noodle casserole that I somehow always mispronounced. Then there were “decks.” I can’t really remember how this menu got that name. It had something to do with John and Jim playing that the food on their plates were ships or barges going up to dock and unload. But I think “decks” consisted of fish sticks, fried potatoes, and a dill pickle spear. Anyway, I liked all these foods, so not eating meat was not a sacrifice. And even though we went to public school, they never served meat on Friday in the cafeteria, so it wasn’t a problem. Have I left any other recurring fare out?
We never ate candy during Lent either, but we would save it in a drawer, and we were allowed to eat some on Sunday (which for some reason wasn’t part of Lent–I never got that). I need to make a Lenten promise like KK and Ian (he hasn’t eaten meat during Lent for years). Deb isn’t eating sweets–I already blew that because Janet made almond joy cake (truly yummy). I have walked every night, but that’s not really a sacrifice. Mombo got me a subscription to a booklet that has the daily readings, so I’m trying to spend more time in prayer and less on tv (our whole household has decided that, although we haven’t made a final decision on 24 yet). I’ll come up with something. In the meantime, I’ll go eat some tuna noodle casserole.