Non-Fasting Recipes

Serbian Non Fasting

Ćevapi — Serbian Grilled Minced Meat Fingers

Small, skinless fingers of minced beef and lamb, grilled over coals and served with warm flatbread (lepinja), chopped...

Greek Non Fasting

Stifado — Greek Beef Stew with Pearl Onions

A slow-cooked stew of beef (traditionally rabbit or hare) with a pile of sweet pearl onions, tomato, red wine, and wa...

Russian Non Fasting

Бефстроганов — Beef Stroganoff

Named for the Stroganov family in the 19th century, this dish of tender beef strips in a creamy mushroom and mustard ...

Romanian Non Fasting

Ostropel — Romanian Chicken in Tomato-Garlic Sauce

A rustic Romanian dish of chicken stewed in a punchy tomato-garlic sauce, seasoned with smoked paprika and plenty of ...

Georgian Non Fasting

Ojakhuri — Home-Style Pork and Potatoes

Ojakhuri means "family style" — a skillet of browned pork and golden potatoes seasoned with garlic, cilantro, and Geo...

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

Chashushuli — Georgian Beef Stew with Tomatoes

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

Georgian Non Fasting

Khachapuri Adjaruli — Boat-Shaped Cheese Bread with Egg

The most famous khachapuri of all — a boat of chewy bread filled with molten cheese, topped with a raw egg yolk and a...

Georgian Non Fasting

Khinkali — Georgian Soup Dumplings

Khinkali are the national dumpling of Georgia — large, twisted, knob-topped pouches of thin dough filled with spiced ...

Russian Non Fasting

Сельдь под Шубой — Herring Under a Fur Coat

A showpiece Russian layered salad — salted herring at the bottom, then onions, boiled potatoes, carrots, and finally ...

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...

Greek Non Fasting

Gemista Kalamari — Stuffed Squid

Fresh squid tubes filled with a rice-based stuffing enriched with feta, tomato, and pine nuts, then braised slowly in...

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 ...

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...

Serbian Non Fasting

Karađorđeva Šnicla — Karađorđe's Schnitzel

A Serbian restaurant classic — pounded veal (or pork) rolled around a log of kajmak, breaded, and deep-fried. When cu...

Serbian Non Fasting

Gibanica — Serbian Layered Cheese Pie

The cheese pie of Serbia — crumpled sheets of phyllo dough interleaved with a rich filling of fresh white cheese, kaj...

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...

Romanian Non Fasting

Ciulama de Ciuperci cu Pui — Mushroom and Chicken Stew

A creamy stew of chicken and mushrooms in a béchamel-like sauce, Romanian home cooking at its most generous. The name...

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...

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

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

Sheikh al-Mahshi — Stuffed Zucchini

"The Sheikh of Stuffed Things" — small zucchini hollowed out and stuffed with a filling of spiced ground lamb, pine n...

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 ...

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...