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Monthly Archives: January 2024

Coleslaw with Apple – Recipe

Coleslaw is one of my favorite salads from the past which I still love to prepare and serve.

Today I am sharing my current recipe which includes a Granny Smith apple as one of the ingredients.

Baby Lima Bean Salad – Vinaigrette Recipe

Whenever we decide to change our eating habits, we search for new recipes to expand our culinary horizons.

Today I prepared this very nutritious and high-protein Baby Lima Bean Vinaigrette salad, which fits perfectly in the Fat Smash Diet menu I am currently following.

Ukrainian New Year Celebration – Julian Calendar

Christmas celebration on December 24-25, and New Year on December 31-1,(Gregorian calendar), are well-known dates to the majority of the population, however, per the Julian calendar, Christmas was celebrated on January 6-7, some called it Orthodox Christmas, and the New Year was celebrated on January 13-14.

As of this year, 2024, Catholic and Orthodox Ukrainians in UKRAINE and around the world joined together, separated themselves from their oppressor Russia, and began celebrating these holidays according to the GREGORIAN calendar. 

Ukrainians call this New Year “Malanka”, the day of St. Melania, or “Generous Eve” (Shchedryi Vechir).