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No-Oil Mushroom and Lentil Ragù for Pasta
A long-simmered ragù is normally built on fat, and this one is not, which means it has to earn its depth elsewhere. I...
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Today's Fast
August 08, 2026
No Fast — Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed
Repose of St Jacob Netsvetov, Enlightener of the Peoples of Alaska
Holy Hieromartyrs Hermolaus (305), Hermippus, and Hermocrates at Nicomedia / Holy Righteous Martyr Paraskeve (140)
Troparion: Holy Hieromartyr Hermolaus & Those With Him: Tone IV. In their sufferings, O Lord,/ Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ they set at nought the...
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No-Oil Black Bean and Hominy Stew with Chipotle and Lime
Hominy — dried corn treated with lime, sold canned as pozole corn — has a chew and a toasted-corn flavor that nothing...
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No-Oil Chickpea and Cabbage Braise with Caraway and Mustard
Cabbage braised long enough stops being cabbage and becomes something sweet and almost silky. With chickpeas in the p...
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No-Oil Red Lentil and Squash Pottage with Cumin and Lemon
Red lentils dissolve, and that is their gift. Simmered with squash until both collapse, they make a thick golden pott...
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No-Oil Tofu and Vegetable Steam Bowl with Ginger-Soy Broth
Steaming is the most underused technique on strict days. Without oil, roasting and frying are closed to you, but stea...
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The Weekly Bean Pot — One Batch, Three Suppers (No Oil)
The single most useful thing you can do for a long fast is cook a pot of beans on Sunday. Not a recipe so much as a f...
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No-Oil Mushroom, Barley, and White Bean Pot
This is a one-pot of pure umami: meaty mushrooms, chewy pearl barley, and creamy white beans all braised together unt...
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No-Oil Black-Eyed Pea and Tomato Stew with Smoked Paprika
Black-eyed peas cook quickly without soaking and turn silky and creamy at the edges while staying tender in the middl...
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Šošovica na Kyslo — Slovak Sour Lentils with Marjoram
In Slovakia and the Czech lands, lentils cooked "na kyslo" — sour — are a quiet staple, eaten for luck at New Year an...
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Toor Dal with Dry-Toasted Spices (No-Oil Tarka)
A good dal does not need oil to taste rich — it needs spices that have been woken up by heat. Here the cumin, mustard...
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