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Suburban Guide to Gardening and Landscaping

With the population moving closer and closer to big cities and suburban areas, we are finding ourselves with less room to start a personal garden. However, the trend of urban and suburban gardens is growing, and it has never been easier to start your own garden on your balcony, stoop, or front porch.

Baked Oatmeal with Apples and Craisins – Recipe

Oatmeal is considered a “super food”, since it is dense with nutrients like dietary fiber, protein, vitamins and minerals.

If you think you don’t like oatmeal, because you think it has to be mushy, or runny, or tasteless, this recipe might change your mind.

Paska – Ukrainian Traditional Easter Bread

It seems like Easter is still several weeks away, hence lots of time for Paska baking, but not according to my “social” calendar.

Those of you who bake with yeast, know that this process is time consuming, so you can’t just plan to bake Paska in the evening after work, like you would cake or cookies. You need several hours of tending to this bread making project, which means….weekend time.

Ukrainian -German Wedding -Interesting Traditions

This mid-December wedding had a Christmas theme, and it took place in Germany (Bavaria…to be exact), with breathtaking scenery of snow covered hills and tree tops.

The Bride incorporated her Ukrainian traditions into the wedding ceremony and reception, and the Groom complimented it with his German wedding traditions.