Grace Filled Lemons

Theme: Joy in Simplicity + Triumph Through the Cross

Featured Feasts:

• Sept 8: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Sept 14: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Weekly Herbal Recipe:

 Quince + Ginger Uplifting Tonic

• Ingredients: 1 tsp dried quince peel (or fresh chopped quince if available), 3 thin slices of fresh ginger, 1 cup boiling water
• Instructions: Steep covered for 10 minutes. Sweeten with raw honey.
• Use: Sip warm to uplift the spirit and calm digestive imbalances.

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Monday, Sept 8 – Nativity of Mary

• Breakfast: Blueberry rose scones with raspberry preserves
• Lunch: Creamy chickpea and dill salad
• Dinner: Lemon-baked salmon, quinoa, and tender greens
• Intention: Rejoice in Mary’s birth—light a candle and thank God for your own life

Tuesday, Sept 9

• Breakfast: Chai spiced poached pear with cinnamon and oats
• Lunch: Lentil soup with fennel and parsley
• Dinner: Butternut squash risotto
• Intention: Pray for those who feel unseen or unloved

Wednesday, Sept 10

• Breakfast: Toast with soft cheese and honey
• Lunch: Roasted sweet potato and black bean bowl
• Dinner: Rosemary chicken with lemon-herb potatoes
• Intention: Offer your work today for someone’s hidden cross

Thursday, Sept 11

• Breakfast: Herbal tea with spelt toast and pear butter
• Lunch: Barley and vegetable soup
• Dinner: Cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and chickpeas
• Intention: Ask Mary to walk with you in the quiet suffering you carry

Friday, Sept 12 – No Meat

• Breakfast: Fig and almond oat bake
• Lunch: Tomato and lentil soup, rye crackers
• Dinner: Creamy mushroom polenta with garlic greens
• Intention: Fast joyfully, remembering that Christ is with you in every sacrifice

Saturday, Sept 13

• Breakfast: Buckwheat crepes with quince preserves
• Lunch: Garden vegetable couscous
• Dinner: Hearty spelt and root vegetable soup
• Intention: Clean a space in your home and dedicate it as a place of prayer

Sunday, Sept 14 – Exaltation of the Holy Cross

• Breakfast: Honey cake with rose tea
• Lunch: Roast lamb (or lentil-stuffed squash), herbed flatbread, fresh figs
• Dinner: Light fruit and nut salad
• Intention: Praise Christ who turns suffering into glory

From my Grace Filled Lemons heart to yours,

Laura

*P.S. A gentle reminder: if your health or energy doesn’t allow for a full meal plan right now, please don’t feel bad about that. Healing and nourishment look different for everyone. Maybe just pick one recipe to try—or simply enjoy the inspiration. And if even that feels like too much this week, that’s okay too. Let grace carry you, not guilt. You’re doing the best you can, and that is more than enough.