The Mom Weekly Volume 132: February 17, 2025
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Notes:
As I’ve said before, one reason I write The Mom Weekly is to tell myself things as well as you. And I thought of something I personally would like, leading into Lent starting tomorrow: a list of good ideas for Lenten meatless lunches and dinners.
I typically don’t eat meatless the entirety of Lent, but I know I will need ideas for Fridays, and maybe Wednesdays if I get ambitious.
And so writing these ideas ahead of time should help me have a ready-to-go list. I hope it might help you too or inspire you to create your own.A
Also! Breaking news! I edited this post before it went out, because the Holy Father released his Letter for Lent 2026, and it’s well worth planning to read prayerfully and slowly this Lent. Here it is:
“Listening and Fasting: Lent as a Time of Conversion”
Remember how much I love you,
Mom
Meatless Lunch/Dinner Ideas
Baked Salmon, rice, veggies.
Scrambled eggs, salad.
Frittata, baked potatoes, veggies.
Curry wraps with peanut sauce (I adapted this recipe in various ways, notably that I add the peanut sauce to the wraps, and I wrap it in tortillas, not the collard leaves .
Corn chowder made without ham or bacon.
Grilled cheese, veggies or salad.
Korean Tofu Bowls or Wraps with rice or tortillas.
Tortellini with some kind of sauce, Caesar salad.
Aklit Spiced Ethiopian Vegetable Stew , rice
Vegetable soup, bread (note to self: look for a good veggie soup recipe!)
Meatless meatballs (Aldi) in Rao’s sauce, on Turano rolls for meatball subs, sautéed zucchini and onions
Homemade pizza with fresh mozzarella and/or artichokes, salad.
Peanut butter on toast, sliced apples.
Mexican bean soup (find a good recipe), cornbread.
Blueberry pancakes made with Kodiak mix and/or coconut flour (for more protein and fiber).
I am genuinely interested in any ideas or recipes that you have come across that are meatless for Fridays. Please let me know!
Interesting/Notable:
Debate: Should We Delete Catholic AI? New Polity podcast (Matthew Sanders, CEO of Longbeard, and Marc Barnes
Sometimes Spotify annoys me when it auto-plays whatever random podcast I’ve listened to in the past, but this one was a home run.
I’m not even 30 minutes into this episode and I have so many thoughts! It’s fascinating, and such a respectful conversation (at least as far I have gotten).
An Action Item: Download the Prayer of St. Ephrem to your phone
When I looked at last year’s beginning of Lent post, after I already completed this one, I thought, that was good! (Including my first-ever GIF).
But that post featured an image of the Prayer of St. Ephrem, which is traditionally prayed during Lent. I’ll feature it again here, and consider adding it to your phone, possibly to your lock screen? So that you can remember to pray it every so often during Lent.
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