Non-Fasting Recipes

Georgian Non Fasting

Kubdari — Svanetian Meat-Stuffed Bread

From the remote mountain region of Svaneti in northwestern Georgia, kubdari is khachapuri's heartier cousin — a round...

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

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...

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

Spanakopita — Spinach and Feta Pie

Layers of shatteringly crisp phyllo dough wrapped around a savoury filling of wilted spinach, herbs, and feta. Spanak...

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...

Russian Non Fasting

Борщ с Говядиной — Traditional Beef Borscht

The meat version of borscht is deeper, richer, and more complex than its fasting counterpart. Built on a slow-simmere...

Romanian Non Fasting

Salată de Boeuf — Romanian Beef and Vegetable Salad

A layered holiday salad found at every Romanian Christmas, New Year, and Easter table — diced boiled beef, carrots, p...

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 ...

Serbian Non Fasting

Prebranac sa Kobasicom — Serbian Baked Beans with Sausage

Classic Serbian prebranac is fasting-friendly (just beans and onions), but the celebration version adds smoked sausag...

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

Magiritsa — Paschal Lamb Offal Soup

The traditional soup eaten at midnight after the Paschal Liturgy, magiritsa breaks the forty-day Lenten fast with lam...

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...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Kibbeh bil Sanieh — Baked Stuffed Kibbeh

The queen of Levantine tables — a tray-baked version of Syrian-Lebanese kibbeh, with two layers of spiced bulgur-and-...

Romanian Non Fasting

Drob de Miel — Romanian Paschal Lamb Loaf

The Paschal lamb dish of Romania — a loaf made from lamb offal, pork, fresh herbs, garlic, and eggs, wrapped in caul ...

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...

Greek Non Fasting

Keftedes — Greek Meatballs

Greek meatballs, seasoned with mint, oregano, and cinnamon, bound with stale bread soaked in red wine, then pan-fried...

Serbian Non Fasting

Sarma — Serbian Cabbage Rolls with Pork and Beef

The Serbian cousin of the Romanian sarmale — sour cabbage leaves wrapped around a filling of pork, beef, and rice, la...

Russian Non Fasting

Жульен — Mushroom and Chicken Julienne

Despite the French name, жульен is purely a Russian restaurant classic — small individual gratins of tender chicken a...

Greek Non Fasting

Kokoretsi — Lamb Offal Wrapped in Intestines

A Greek Paschal delicacy that polarizes — organ meats (liver, heart, lung, spleen) threaded onto a spit and wrapped w...

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...

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 ...

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...

Russian Non Fasting

Пирог с Мясом — Russian Meat Pie

A substantial yeasted pie filled with slow-cooked ground beef, onions, and rice, brushed with egg wash and baked unti...