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Sorrel Borscht (Shchav, Shchavel) – Recipe

If you like tangy-flavored soups, you will love Sorrel Borscht (Shchav or Shchavel), also referred to by others as Green Borscht.   My first experience tasting this dish was in a Polish restaurant while visiting my family in Poland.
The special ingredient is sorrel, a simple herb/vegetable, however, not easily found in a grocery store, but rather in a specialty food shop, or grown in your garden. 

Green Goddess Quinoa Salad – Recipe

This Quinoa Salad with Magic Green Sauce became my favorite from the first time my daughter-in-law served it for lunch during one of our visits.
It could easily be a light lunch, or as an accompaniment to a main course.
Today I will share a recipe for the salad, since you already have the sauce/dressing recipe from my previous post.

Chickpeas and Spinach Soup – Vegetarian Recipe

I prepared this soup for my family, and it received high approval, so I decided to share the recipe with all my blogging friends.
It is very simple and quick to prepare and loaded with healthy and nutritious ingredients.  I made it with vegetable broth to keep it vegetarian, but it would also be just as delicious with chicken broth.

Multi-Grain Dumplings (Varenyky, Perogie) – Gluten Free Recipe

Verenyky, Pierogi, Perogy, Pyrohy, Dumplings, no matter what you call them, you will find them on every Eastern European menu.

This time I used Gluten Free Pizza Crust Whole Grain Mix, and the dumplings turned out awesome. I have yet to try Gluten Free flour by King Arthur, which is currently available at most grocery stores.

Construction – Phase Three – The Fat Smash Diet

Super job!!!!
We just completed Phase II of the Fat Smash Diet and are about to begin Phase III, the Construction Phase.
We have been doing so well with all the fruits and vegetables, and controlled food portions, so in this phase it is time for some rewards. Enjoy some of the SWEETS we have been avoiding. However, we still need to keep in mind the portion size. Instead of eating 5 cookies we should allow ourselves only 2-3.