Way too long between posts...

I know, I know, its been way too long between posts…

I was off on a mission trip to Ukraine, and its taking a while to get caught back up with life…

While on my trip I experienced some strange & wonderful foods, and gained 5 pounds (no, its not just water weight)… here are pictures of some of the things we ate - I may be working on reproducing light versions of these at a later date…

We had simple meals & fancy meals… some were strange & unexpected, all were yummy!

Enjoy a look at the foods of Ukraine!!  (Just don't gain any weight looking…)

Salad plate, with Hard Boiled Eggs w/Caviar, Smoked Fish...

Noodle Soup with Meatballs (pork or chicken??)

Meat patties (chicken?) & a rice dish...

Dessert: Ice Cream on top of a rolled pastry, with Strawberries & Mint

Meat patties (pork? tuna? much debate here), fried fish served cold,
one of many tasty Slaws we had while in Ukraine...

Meat & Potato stew...

Blintz filled with a Ricotta type cheese, sweetened & with Raisins,
drizzled with honey, topped with thinly sliced cooked Apple.

This was like a chocolate coated cream puff filled with
a fluffy Nutella type filling.

Ceremonial Bread, a sweet egg bread… very soft...

Fresh vegetable & slaw salad plate.

Borsht

Salo… tasted much like garlic-butter, actually lard based.

Soft rolls with garlic sauce.

Sweet kraut-like dish with a stuffed meat thing… was yummy!!

This was a Dessert… not super sweet, eggy, with noodles, poppy seeds
cherries, etc...

Two slaws… served at breakfast...

Won Ton-ish savory soup… served at breakfast...

Cucumbers & Tomatoes...

Nice Breads...

Crab & Vegetable & Egg salad for eating with the bread...

Almost an American breakfast, toast, eggs, meat...

Another Borsht...

Tomatoes with cheese & fresh herbs...

Breaded Chicken...

More bread, more Borsht, Cucumbers with fresh herbs...

Cake...

Bread with Meat, Tomato, fresh herbs..

Meatballs & Potatoes...

Another Slaw...

Salad of cucumber, tomato, feta-like cheese, olives, etc...

Chicken topped with cheese & onion, rice with vegetables...

Fresh bread warmed on a grill...

Another Ceremonial Bread… this one was even sweeter & was
served with Dessert.

Dessert: vanilla Ice Cream bar, fresh fruit, both with a little
chocolate syrup...

Appetizer: creamy mushrooms in flaky pastry...

Chicken stuffed with vegetables with a creamy sauce (asparagus?)…
roasted vegetables & potatoes...

Chocolate / Cherry torte...