Non-Fasting Recipes

Romanian Non Fasting

Cârnați cu Varză — Romanian Sausages with Cabbage

Romanian homemade pork sausages simmered and then browned alongside braised sauerkraut. A dish of extraordinary simpl...

Russian Non Fasting

Щи Мясные — Traditional Meat Shchi

The original shchi — the most ancient of all Russian soups, simmered for centuries in every peasant kitchen — is made...

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...

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

Proja — Serbian Cornbread with Cheese

Savoury Serbian cornbread — a quick bread made from cornmeal, yogurt, eggs, and crumbled white cheese. Served warm wi...

Greek Non Fasting

Kotopita — Greek Chicken Pie

Chicken and leek pie wrapped in phyllo — the Greek version of chicken pot pie. Cooked chicken bathed in a béchamel-li...

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...

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...

Georgian Non Fasting

Elarji — Cornmeal and Cheese Polenta

From Samegrelo (western Georgia): a thick, stretchy polenta of fine cornmeal cooked with vast quantities of sulguni c...

Romanian Non Fasting

Tochitură — Pork and Polenta Stew

A Transylvanian shepherd's meal turned national institution — cubes of pork pan-seared with smoked sausage and bacon,...

Serbian Non Fasting

Podvarak — Braised Sauerkraut with Smoked Meat

A Serbian comfort dish: slow-braised sauerkraut with smoked meats — bacon, sausage, pork ribs — baked until the cabba...

Greek Non Fasting

Pastitsio — Greek Baked Pasta

Greece's other great casserole — layered long pasta, spiced meat sauce, and béchamel. Similar to moussaka in architec...

Greek Non Fasting

Moussaka — Layered Eggplant and Lamb Casserole

Greece's most famous casserole — layers of browned eggplant, spiced lamb meat sauce, and a cloud of béchamel, baked u...

Romanian Non Fasting

Papanași — Fried Cheese Dumplings with Sour Cream and Jam

Romanian dessert royalty: fried dumplings made from fresh sheep's cheese or urda, shaped like a ring with a small bal...

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),...

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

Mtsvadi — Georgian Pork Shashlik

Mtsvadi is Georgia's grilled meat — large chunks of pork marinated simply in salt, pepper, and fresh herbs, then gril...

Serbian Non Fasting

Kajmak — Serbian Clotted Cream Cheese

Kajmak is the soul of Serbian dairy — a fresh, tangy, soft clotted cream skimmed from slowly heated milk, lightly sal...

Greek Non Fasting

Arni Psito — Roasted Paschal Lamb

The centerpiece of the Greek Easter table — a whole spring lamb roasted slowly until the meat falls off the bone. In ...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Fatteh — Chickpeas, Yogurt, and Crispy Bread

A layered dish that is pure pleasure: crisp fried pita, warm chickpeas, tangy garlicky yogurt, and a drizzle of brown...

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...

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...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Shawarma — Spiced Marinated Meat

Traditionally slow-cooked on a vertical rotisserie, this home version captures the same deeply spiced, caramelised la...

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 ...

Georgian Non Fasting

Khashlama — Simmered Beef with Vegetables

An ancient Caucasian dish — large chunks of beef (or lamb) simmered slowly in their own juices with onions, garlic, a...