Catholics...what nonmeat meals do you eat during Lent?

[GalvestonDuck]

Pierogie, Haluski, machunka, potato pancakes, crepes (nalisniki), punczki, cirek, smelts, bukala, calamarie ------- as you can tell, here in the Burgh we have a melting pot of nationalities. I'm Presbyterian, but I love the ethnic foods. During lent these foods are in abundant supply. Women of the local churchs will sell the lenten foods on Fridays. We have the BEST lunches during lent!!!

Oh yeah -- good point being made...Catholics aren't the only ones who observe Lent. Presbyterians, Methodists, and Episcopalians do also, and probably others I'm not aware of. As far as I know, Baptists, Amish, Mennonites, and obviously non-Christian faiths (Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish) don't.

[alicia-w]

i didnt know that. thanks for the educational note!

[CajunMama]

South Louisiana has an abundance of fresh seafood so i try not to serve dishes made with seafood during Lent. It's just not a penance in my book. So I do grilled cheese & tomato soup, fried egg sandwiches, pb & j sandwiches, fish sticks, broccoli-cheese soup, egg salad, tuna salad

What meals do you try to serve?

i'm just curious how fish sticks and tuna salad arent considered to be dishes made from seafood?

I was talking about fresh seafood being in abundance here.

[Pburgh]

http://www.herald-journal.com/Archives/ ... yweek.html
An interesting mini view.

[arkess7]

ah, i know what tilapia is but wasnt sure if that's what she was trying to say. i like it a lot!

yea the fish!!!! i love it! good stuff!

[cajungal]

Tonight it is Friday another non-meat day. I did not get a lunch break again today. Only a 15 minute break. So I ate a pretzel with cheese dip from Auntie Annes. For Supper, it is fish fillets. (the kind that is like fish sticks but shaped into fillets)

[Miss Mary]

Speaking of fish, I wish I could find a good recipe for oven roasted salmon, cooked in parchment paper, with herbs, oils or lemon juice. I had it in a restaurant once and it was so good. Of course it was baked in a wood fired oven. Now that would make for a great Friday Lenten meal.

Tonight we're having Papa Murphy's pizza, with black olives.

[GalvestonDuck]

How this one sound?

Baked Wild Salmon in Parchment Paper - w/Olive Oil & Garlic

Ingredients:

4 Oz. wild salmon
1 Tablespoon olive oil or coconut oil
2 Gloves of roasted garlic
1 Tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon
1 Teaspoon white cooking wine
1 Teaspoon chicken stock
Finely chopped parsley
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 Plum tomato

Instructions:


Place salmon* on parchment paper.
In a separate sauté pan, heat olive oil. Sauté garlic until golden brown.
Add lemon juice, cooking wine, chicken stock and salt & pepper to salmon.
Fold neatly, like a rectangular pocket. Scratch top of pocket with a knife in a 'X' design.
Cook salmon at 350°F. in oven for 12 minutes.
When done, place on platter. Place olive oil & garlic on top. Garnish with parsley and finely chopped tomatoes on side of dish.

Health notes

* Salmon is an excellent source of Omega 3, which helps to regulate inflammation, mediate immune response, aid in fat-reduction, facilitate brain function, and help protect against many diseases.

Coconut Oil. The fatty acids in coconut oil are not only safe, but also beneficial to your health. They fight bacterial and viral infections. Coconut oil contains no cholesterol. It's a great source of healthy fat.

[Miss Mary]

Shawn - that's it! Sounds exactly what I ate or very close to it. At the time I joked it was better than a steak! Thanks. I'll print it now.

Important note - I splurge on wild caught salmon. Forget the cheaper salmon, dye is added to it and mercury levels are much higher in commericially produced salmon. Half the time the Kroger Seafood counter clerks don't even realize the danger potential of pushing the cheaper salmon. "But this one is much cheaper...." they'll say. I say no thank you!

Mary

[Pondbuilder]

I like all of the seafood that we fix on Fridays but I'm with Cajun Mama. For me it isn't a sacrifice to eat ...what...lobster, shrimp, Ahi, salmon etc.

The bigger sacrifice would be to abstain from what you truly love..ie seafood or eat junk you don't ie Liver...Yuck.

[alicia-w]

actually, i dont think mercury levels are considered to be dangerously high in salmon as they are a short lived fish and dont live long enough for high levels of mercury to accumulate in their bodies.

[alicia-w]

Today for breakfast, I had a poached egg on an English muffin with melted cheese. Like an Egg Mc muffin only without the canadian bacon. I skipped lunch because I had to work. And you don't get a lunch break unless you work over 5 hours. I was only scheduled 10-3. Around 4, I ate a very early dinner because I was starving. I ate a grilled cheese sandwich, some zapps chips, and a small slice of king cake.

what's king cake?