The Lent 2012 Challenge

Read here for the whys and the hows of our Lent 2012 Pre-Vatican II Challenge.

I’m hoping to update this post regularly with links to each recipe, so if you want to try this at home, but not on the same schedule, you can just click the link and get the recipe you need.This “schedule” is by no means written in stone. Expect changes. I’m telling you that as much as I’m telling myself

Also, here’s the thing about Wednesday “Just Desserts.” For those of you just joining us, our family can’t have dinner together on Wednesday nights because First Shift of Kids has choir practice around the time Mr. Mackerelsnapper gets home from work. So we usually eat dinner separately and then share dessert (the “real” most important meal of the day). Much to my surprise, First Shift of Kids really wants to keep to the PreVII rules, to the point that they have volunteered to skip snack time at school. So we put our heads together and came up with “Wednesday Just Desserts.” Each Wednesday, we will still eat our dinners separately, but after choir, instead of eating dessert together, we will work on a family service project focusing on one of the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy.

• Saturday, February 18: Last Hurrah Weekend Challah Donut Breakfast!
• “Fat” Tuesday, February 21: Bread Machine King Cake Dessert
• ASH WEDNESDAY, February 22: Seitan Parmesan & Spaghetti
  Wednesday Just Dessert: Feeding the Hungry
• Thursday, February 23: Eggplant Curry Couscous
• Friday, February 24: Stromboli bake-n-take (with our Little Flowers Girls Club)
• Saturday, February 25: Pretzels & Cheese
• Sunday, February 26: Italian Medallions
• Monday, February 27: Breadbowl Quiche
• Tuesday, February 28: Falafel & Pita
• Wednesday, February 29: Good Friday Soup
  Wednesday Just Dessert: Give Drink to the Thirsty
• Thursday, March 1: Tuna Alfredo
• Friday, March 2: Shrimp Risotto
• Saturday, March 3: Baja Fish Tacos
• Sunday, March 4: MEATFEAST
• Monday, March 4: Mediterranean Garlic Shrimp
• Tuesday, March 6: Eggplant Parmesan
• Wednesday, March 7: Vegetable Cheese Soup
  Wednesday Just Dessert: House the Homeless
• Thursday, March 8: Fisheasters Slowcooker Chowder
• Friday, March 9: Bread, Cheese & Fruit for the traveling grownups; kid-watching friends were kind enough to make shrimp alfredo for the wee papists
• Saturday, March 10: Popcorn and pain au chocolat for the traveling grownups
• Sunday, March 11: Happy Birthday, Second Shift of Kid (spaghetti & meatballs)
• Monday, March 12: Vegetables in Garlic Broth
• Tuesday, March 13: Ceasar Salad & store-bought cheese ravioli
• Wednesday, March 14: Happy Birthday, Mr. Mackerelsnapper
  (skipped meat all day then went out for prime rib buffet–not exactly Lenten, but it was a celebration)
  Wednesday Just Dessert: Visit the Sick (made cards for parish shut-ins that Friday with First Shift’s religious education class)
• Thursday, March 15: Wild Mushroom Soup
• Friday, March 16: Ratatouille
• Saturday, March 17: Feast of St.Patrick! Boxty (Irish Potato Pancakes)
• Sunday, March 18: Daddy’s Texas Chili
• Monday, March 19: Feast of St. Joseph! Calzone Catechesis
• Tuesday, March 20: Clam Sauce
• Wednesday, March 21: International Night at School–potluck buffet w00t!
  Wednesday Just Dessert: Clothe the Naked (we are in the process of gathering our donatables)
• Thursday, March 22: Leftover Magic
• Friday, March 23: Black Tie Taco Beans
• Saturday, March 24: Clam Chowder & lobster pot pies at somebody else’s house–we just bring bread 🙂
• Sunday, March 25: Instant mashed and bratwurst from the freezer.  Yes, it’s Sunday, but it’s still Lent!
• Monday, March 26: Slowcooker Penne Alfredo
• Tuesday, March 27:  See “There was…an incident…”
• Wednesday, March 28: Seitan Barbecue
  Wednesday Just Dessert: Visit the Imprisoned
• Thursday, March 29: Good report cards=dinner out (I had the clamboat platter w00t)
• Friday, March 30: Campfire Salmon
• Saturday, March 31: Beer Battered Fish (As I add these links, I’m amazed at how we had seafood three days in a row, when we usually go many months without any, even keeping all Fridays meatless.)
• Palm Sunday, April 1: Apparently a 2lb roast, frozen solid, will thaw in about 5 hours smothered in beer and onions on low in a slow cooker. 
• Monday of Holy Week:  Creamy Slow Cooker Polenta
• Tuesday of Holy Week: Chickpea Rice Pilaf
• Wednesday of Holy Week: See Wednesday Just Dessert: Bury the Dead
• Holy Thursday: Spaghetti & S’meat Sauce
• Good Friday: Sensational Stuffed Shells (& Seder Foods)
• Holy Saturday: Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie
• EASTER SUNDAY, ALLELUIA!!!! (Ham, ham, and yet more ham)

Total recipes blogged Lent 2012:  34

So… who’s with me? Even for some of it? What’s the point of a meatless Lent, anyway?