Non-Fasting Recipes

Russian Non Fasting

Оливье — Russian Olivier Salad

Invented in the 1860s by a Belgian chef in Moscow, Olivier salad (known abroad as "Russian salad") is inseparable fro...

Georgian Non Fasting

Kharcho — Beef and Walnut Soup

A thick, dark, sour-spicy soup from western Georgia: beef simmered with rice, thickened with ground walnuts, soured w...

Georgian Non Fasting

Khachapuri Imeruli — Round Cheese-Stuffed Bread

The everyday khachapuri — a round flat bread stuffed with cheese, baked until golden, and served hot off the pan. Ime...

Greek Non Fasting

Avgolemono — Greek Egg-Lemon Chicken Soup

The Greek mother of comforting soups — poached chicken and rice in broth, finished with a silken thickening of egg yo...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Kafta Meshwi — Grilled Spiced Meat Skewers

Seasoned lamb and beef, shaped by hand around long skewers and grilled over charcoal — kafta is the Arab world's answ...

Serbian Non Fasting

Ajvar — Roasted Red Pepper and Eggplant Spread (with Meat)

Classic ajvar is vegetarian, but the Serbian home kitchen has a beloved variation: an ajvar-based warm relish enriche...

Russian Non Fasting

Пасха — Farmer's Cheese Paschal Dessert

Пасха (paskha) is the sweet pyramid of spiced farmer's cheese served alongside the kulich — a perfect complement of s...

Serbian Non Fasting

Pljeskavica — Serbian Burger Patty

Serbia's national burger — a large, thin patty of seasoned beef (and sometimes pork and lamb) grilled over coals, ser...

Greek Non Fasting

Galaktoboureko — Phyllo Custard Pie

A warm, vanilla-scented semolina custard wrapped in buttery phyllo, baked until golden, then drenched in citrus syrup...

Russian Non Fasting

Котлеты по-Киевски — Chicken Kiev

A pounded chicken breast wrapped around a log of cold garlic-parsley butter, breaded, and fried until golden — when c...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Knafeh — Cheese Pastry with Syrup

Shredded phyllo (kataifi) baked around a layer of stretchy unsalted cheese, drenched in rose-scented syrup, and crown...

Georgian Non Fasting

Chashushuli — Georgian Beef Stew with Tomatoes

A spicy, tomato-rich beef stew with the characteristic Georgian flavour triad of cilantro, fenugreek, and adjika. Cha...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Maamoul — Semolina Cookies with Date and Nut Fillings

Buttery semolina shortbread stamped in wooden moulds, filled with dates, walnuts, or pistachios, and dusted with powd...

Romanian Non Fasting

Cozonac — Romanian Easter Sweet Bread

Romania's Paschal sweet bread — a tall, rich, twisted loaf swirled with a walnut, cocoa, and rum filling that becomes...

Georgian Non Fasting

Shkmeruli — Garlic Cream Chicken

A dish of Rachan origin: crisp-skinned roast chicken swimming in a sauce of mashed garlic and warm milk. The flavour ...

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...

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...

Serbian Non Fasting

Musaka — Serbian Potato and Meat Casserole

Completely distinct from Greek moussaka (no eggplant, no béchamel), Serbian musaka is a layered casserole of thinly-s...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Mujaddara Hamra with Lamb — Bulgur, Lentils, and Lamb

A heartier, meat-enriched cousin of the classic lentil-rice mujaddara — bulgur and brown lentils simmered with carame...

Russian Non Fasting

Шашлык из Свинины — Pork Shashlik

Summer in Russia means shashlik — cubes of marinated meat grilled over wood coals and eaten outdoors with bread, raw ...

Romanian Non Fasting

Mititei in Bors — Meatball Sour Soup

A Romanian everyday soup — tender pork-and-beef meatballs floating in a tangy borș-thickened broth, with root vegetab...

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...

Russian Non Fasting

Куриная Лапша — Chicken Noodle Soup

The classic Russian chicken soup — deep golden broth, tender shredded chicken, hand-cut egg noodles, and a generous h...

Georgian Non Fasting

Chakhokhbili — Chicken Stew with Tomatoes and Herbs

Named for its original version made with pheasant (khokhobi), chakhokhbili is now made with chicken in every Georgian...

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...