Fridays during Lent season are always a difficult time for a catholic girl like me. I take pride in practicing in the abstinence of meat and poultry on Fridays during Lent. There are a few things working against me though during this time.
I am an Irish lady who enjoys her "meat and potatoes" at meal times. I admire vegetarians from afar and their ability to create amazing meals that exclude all types of meat. Me? I come up pretty short in that department. When I think of meal planning it all starts with the meat. Will the meal be all about chicken, red meat or pork? Unless I start with the idea of pasta, but then it turns into what type of meat will be in the pasta dish......
Also, I have unfortunate genetic makeup of having food allergies. I am talking MAJOR food allergies! I bet when you first starting reading this post you thought I would have fish on Fridays like most catholics. Wrong! I am allergic to all fresh fish. Maybe you thought I could eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches during Lent. Wrong again! I am allergic to all nuts. Add legumes to the list of things I am allergic too as well. I also have the raw deal of being allergic to chocolate!
So you see....Fridays during Lent center around food choices like cheese pizza, noodles with mariana sauce and cheese quesadillas for me. Heres to one more Friday this season!
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