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Category Archives: Culture

The Great Lent Is Here Again – Over 30 Vegetarian Recipes

The Great Lent begins on Monday, as it always does for the Byzantine Rite Catholics. 

The Great Lent for Roman Catholics does not start until Ash Wednesday, so they have two extra days to enjoy meat meals. They also celebrate a very traditional Fat Thursday, when they enjoy their delicious “Paczki”, doughnuts.
I personally like to prepare meatless meals on Wednesdays and Fridays for the duration of the Great Lent, as well as during the full Holy Week, which is the week just before Easter Sunday.

The Fat Smash Diet – Healthy Lifestyle

If you have been following my blog, you already know that I am very impressed with The Fat Smash Diet, and I love following all the phases at least once every year, with gratifying results.

Of course, before making this decision, you should consult with your Primary Care Physician to be assured that your medications and pre-existing conditions will allow you to make these lifestyle changes.

Some people feel it is too harsh (no coffee or alcohol for 9 days), but it works for me.

Orange Chicken with Broccoli – Weight Watchers Recipe

Since many Weight Watchers recipes are suitable for Phase III of the Fat Smash Diet, I am sharing some of the ones I  tested and loved.

Today’s post for the Orange Chicken with Broccoli is also a very lean dish, delicious and simple to prepare.

Ukrainian Christmas Eve Tradition

Ukrainian Christmas Eve is not only rich in traditional foods prepared freshly that day (in today’s busy lifestyle, most of us prepare many food items ahead of time), but also shared by the family during the Christmas Eve 12-course meatless dinner. Additionally, numerous traditions are practiced before and after the meal.

Favorite Sheet Cakes – Pictures and Links to Recipes

I have been maintaining my blog for several years now and have prepared, photographed, and posted over 750 of my favorite true-and-tried recipes. 
I created special posts with groups of similar types of recipes, pictures, and links so my readers can conveniently and quickly locate their favorite one to try.