Non-Fasting Recipes

Georgian Non Fasting

Satsivi — Walnut-Sauced Turkey

The showpiece dish of the Georgian New Year table — poached turkey served cold in a thick, spiced walnut sauce enrich...

Russian Non Fasting

Сырники — Farmer's Cheese Pancakes

Small, thick cheese pancakes made from tvorog (farmer's cheese), eggs, and a little flour — pan-fried until golden ou...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Warak Enab bi Lahmeh — Stuffed Grape Leaves with Lamb

The Levantine version of stuffed grape leaves — filled with a hot mix of lamb, rice, and warm spices (unlike the cold...

Romanian Non Fasting

Supă de Găină — Romanian Chicken Noodle Soup

The classical Romanian chicken soup — an old hen (or rooster) simmered slowly with plenty of vegetables until the bro...

Georgian Non Fasting

Chikhirtma — Georgian Chicken Soup with Egg and Lemon

A silken, golden chicken soup thickened with egg yolks and sharpened with lemon or vinegar — Georgia's answer to avgo...

Serbian Non Fasting

Riblja Čorba sa Pavlakom — Fish Soup with Sour Cream

A Vojvodina-style fish soup from northern Serbia — freshwater fish, tomatoes, and paprika simmered into a rich broth,...

Romanian Non Fasting

Sarmale — Romanian Cabbage Rolls

The undisputed queen of the Romanian feast table — sour cabbage leaves rolled around a filling of pork, beef, and ric...

Greek Non Fasting

Yemista — Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers

Whole tomatoes and peppers stuffed with a fragrant filling of meat, rice, herbs, and pine nuts, then baked in olive o...

Serbian Non Fasting

Kokošja Čorba — Serbian Chicken Soup

The Serbian Sunday soup — chicken simmered with carrots, parsnip, and fresh parsley root, finished with fine home-cut...

Other Non Fasting

Picante Peppers Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Fig (Aldi-Style)

If you have had the Aldi Specially Selected Cheese-Stuffed Picante Peppers in the Fig Goat variety, you know. Sweet-h...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Lahmajun — Thin-Crust Meat Flatbread

Thin, crispy flatbread topped with a bright-red paste of ground meat, tomatoes, peppers, and herbs, baked until the m...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Mansaf — Jordanian Lamb with Yogurt and Rice

The national dish of Jordan and a signature Bedouin celebration meal — lamb slowly cooked in jameed (tangy fermented ...

Georgian Non Fasting

Chakapuli — Lamb Stew with Tarragon and Sour Plum

A spring dish served at every Georgian Easter table: lamb gently stewed with enormous quantities of fresh tarragon, g...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Shish Tawook — Marinated Grilled Chicken Skewers

The great chicken kebab of the Levant — yogurt-marinated chicken cubes, softly tangy from lemon, grilled over coals u...

Greek Non Fasting

Tiropita — Cheese Pie

The sister dish to spanakopita — phyllo layered around a filling of three Greek cheeses, eggs, and herbs. Richer and ...

Greek Non Fasting

Tsoureki — Greek Paschal Sweet Bread

The Greek Paschal bread — a tall, braided loaf enriched with butter, eggs, and scented with two distinctive spices: m...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Molokhia — Jute Leaves with Chicken

A singular dish — finely minced jute mallow leaves simmered with chicken broth and garlic until thick and slightly mu...

Georgian Non Fasting

Tolma — Georgian Stuffed Grape Leaves with Meat

The Georgian version of dolma: tender grape leaves wrapped around a filling of spiced meat, rice, and a generous hand...

Greek Non Fasting

Souvlaki — Grilled Pork Skewers

Greek street food at its finest — cubes of marinated pork threaded onto skewers and grilled over coals, served in a w...

Serbian Non Fasting

Pečenica — Serbian Paschal Roast Lamb

The centrepiece of Serbian Easter — a whole spring lamb roasted slowly on a rotating spit (ražanj) over wood coals. T...

Serbian Non Fasting

Slavski Kolač — Slava Bread

The ritual bread of the Serbian slava — every Serbian Orthodox family celebrates their patron saint day with a prescr...

Russian Non Fasting

Блины со Сметаной — Blini with Sour Cream and Caviar

Thin, lacy Russian pancakes — blini — are the foundation of the great Russian breakfast, and the traditional vehicle ...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Basbousa — Semolina Yogurt Cake

Dense, fragrant semolina cake soaked in rose-and-orange-flower syrup, topped with blanched almonds. Basbousa appears ...

Romanian Non Fasting

Friptură de Miel — Romanian Roast Lamb

Spring lamb roasted Romanian-style: marinated in wine, garlic, and thyme, studded with rosemary and more garlic, and ...

Romanian Non Fasting

Ciorba de Burta — Tripe Sour Soup

A classic Romanian sour soup — gently simmered veal tripe in a tangy broth soured with bors (fermented wheat liquid),...