I’ve already stocked up with a dozen cans of tuna. Between tuna, PBJ and grilled cheese, I should be bored but fed.
StG
Try spinach lasagne? Beans and rice? Chick peas, spinach, hard-boiled egg and tomato sauce?
There are tons of meatless recipes out there, you don’t really need to search in the vegetarian section so much as look at your recipes and pick out the ones which do not carry meat or where taking out the meat leaves a perfectly edible option. Spaghetti bolognese are a great invention, but I love spaghetti in tomato sauce too.
Bean burritos. Quesadillas. Mac & cheese. Hummus & pita. Eggplant parmesan.
Ice cream sundaes. 
mmm
Everyone at our house is sick, so we’re not going to Mass to infect anyone. It’s not a Holy Day of Obligation in Canada, anyway, and we all sound like we’re in the latter stage of TB.
Vegetable gratin, bread and cheese sauce (ghetto fondue), bean and cheese burritos, cauliflower cheese, sweet potato and tomato curry, eggs poached with vegetables, omelettes, roasted vegetable and ricotta pasta, pesto and parmesan spaghetti. We’ll be okay, although I already want steak.
Well I just talked to my wife and instead of going to the Ash Wednesday service at our church or another Episcopal Church close by, we’re going to her sister’s Nazerene church because the service is earlier and our kids won’t have to be up as late.
I feel awkward going to a non-Anglican service. I didn’t even know the Nazerenes observed Lent. I guess I can chalk this up as my first sacrifice of the season.
I don’t participate in Lent but my grandboss does, and I figured this was a good place to share a brief transcript from this morning.
Scene: co-workers chatting about who’s giving up what.
9:16 am. Grandboss: “I finally decided this morning. I’m going to give up cursing for Lent.”
…
9:37 am. Grandboss: [expletive deleted]
9:38 am. Grandboss: “Dangit, {co-worker*}! You made me curse!
9:38 am. Me, internally: That was faaaaaast…
- Not me!
Oh! My aunt makes this great hot veggie casserole with lots of cheese and breadcrumb topping. I could eat lots of that. I’m not a bean or an egg person, but I do like mac N cheese. Or just sliced fruit and cheese.
You know what? Chocolate-dipped strawberries have no meat whatsoever!
StG
Giving up soda again. I will miss it, especially with popcorn. I will not miss the kick-back migraines.
Hey! It’s four hours till lunch, no talking dirty!
Yeah. Chocolate lacks meat, unless you get one of those bacon and chocolate bars.
We had black bean burritos and a lot of decongestants yesterday.
Just exactly how does one make black bean burritos and decongestants? Are the decongestants served on the side? 
Got Ashed last night. Lent has begun. Here’s to a Holy and Meaningful Lent to everyone!
Heh. I have up refined sugar for lent one year and made it last only slightly longer than your boss.
I haven’t broken my fast yet. One day at a time, right?
Five days in - how’s everyone doing?
It’s been a cheese-less five days for me.
Not too bad so far, but I am going to investigate to see where I can obtain a mozzarella Easter bunny.
mmm
You stew the decongestants into the beans…
We’re doing okay. It’s Sunday, so we’re having pot roast tonight. Rosary is going pretty well.
I’m holding firm, but DAMN, I want my morning donut!
I am doing fine. The extra workouts and vegetarian diet are doing well. I’m doing the fast Mon-Sat of 2 small meals and one full meal. I opted out of the St. Patrick’s Day potluck at work.
Absolutely nothing. At my age I’ve already given up most of what I like best and I intend to cling to what I’ve got left.
I went meat-crazy today too (also pot roast). Been doing daily rosary (missed Friday and Saturday, tho), and St. Ephram’s prayer. Today was the first day on the internet, so that’s a good thing.
Keep up the good work, folks. With any luck, at the end of 40 days, we’ll have been both emptied and filled.
Damn, I came in here to say I’ve given up cursing for Lent, and I thought I was being original!
F**k it!
places another fifty pence in the charity jar
Yeah. Now I’ve got three pounds of pot roast leftover, which was packaged and frozen last week. I think I’ll give it to my Mum to get it out of the house. I don’t want to refreeze it.