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Shrimp Boil with Corn and Potatoes
A proper Southern shrimp boil is one of the most satisfying one-pot meals in American cooking, and it requires absolu...
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Today's Fast
August 08, 2026
No Fast — Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed
Repose of St Jacob Netsvetov, Enlightener of the Peoples of Alaska
Holy Hieromartyrs Hermolaus (305), Hermippus, and Hermocrates at Nicomedia / Holy Righteous Martyr Paraskeve (140)
Troparion: Holy Hieromartyr Hermolaus & Those With Him: Tone IV. In their sufferings, O Lord,/ Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ they set at nought the...
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Бефстроганов — Beef Stroganoff
Russian
Non Fasting
Fasting Recipes
Romanian
Fast With Oil
Tocană de Cartofi cu Ciuperci (Potato and Mushroom Stew)
This is the stew that appears when the pantry is nearly bare and the fast still has weeks to run. Potatoes and mushro...
Romanian
Fast With Oil
Sarmale de Post (Fasting Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)
Sarmale are Romania's national dish, and the fasting version is no lesser thing. During Lent, the pork and rice filli...
Other
Xerophagy
Honey and Walnut Bread
Bread torn by hand and dipped in honey with walnuts scattered on top — this is not a recipe, it is the oldest way to ...
Serbian
Fast With Oil
Посна Погача / Posna Pogača (Fasting Bread)
Pogača is the everyday bread of Serbia — round, golden, slightly denser than Western bread, and torn apart by hand at...
Greek
Fast With Oil
Μουσακάς Νηστίσιμος — Fasting Moussaka
A proper fasting moussaka that does not apologize for itself. Layers of fried eggplant and a rich lentil-tomato sauce...
Other
Xerophagy
Sprouted Mung Bean Salad with Lemon, Chili, and Ginger
Sprouting transforms a dried mung bean into something crisp, sweet, and alive — and it nearly doubles the available p...
Other
Fast With Fish
Seafood Paella with Fish, Shrimp, and Mussels
Paella is rice cooked in a wide, shallow pan until the bottom develops socarrat — a caramelized crust that is the ent...
Romanian
Fast With Oil
Salată de Vinete (Roasted Eggplant Salad)
In Romania, summer means vinete. Eggplants are roasted over open flames until the skin chars black and the flesh turn...
Middle Eastern
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Ful Akhdar Maslouq — Levantine Stewed Green Fava and White Beans
Across the Levant, ful is breakfast, supper, and everything between — earthy stewed beans you scoop up with bread unt...
Georgian
Fast With Oil
ბადრიჯანი ნიგვზით — Eggplant with Pomegranate and Walnut
Slices of fried eggplant rolled around a walnut-garlic paste and jeweled with pomegranate seeds. This is one of the m...
Greek
Fast With Oil
Σπανακόρυζο / Spanakorizo (Spinach and Rice)
Spanakorizo is comfort food of the highest order — a one-pot dish of spinach and rice cooked together until the rice ...
Other
Fast With Fish
Brown Stew Fish — Jamaican Snapper in Spiced Gravy
Caribbean brown stew fish is comfort cooking at full volume. Whole snapper or thick fillets are seasoned with thyme, ...
Thai
Fast With Oil
Khao Soi — Northern Thai Coconut Curry Noodles with Crispy Tofu
Khao Soi is the great noodle dish of Chiang Mai — a deep, golden coconut curry broth poured over soft egg-free wheat ...
Romanian
Fast With Oil
Cozonac de Post — Fasting Sweet Bread
Cozonac is Romania's beloved holiday sweet bread, and the fasting version is a triumph of technique over restriction....
General
Xerophagy
Raw Beet, Apple, and Cabbage Salad with Pumpkin Seeds and Lemon
Raw beets are badly underrated. Cooked, they go soft and earthy; grated raw, they stay crisp and taste sweet and mine...
Georgian
Fast With Oil
ლობიანი მარხვისა — Lobiani Marhvisa (Fasting Georgian Bean Bread)
Every Orthodox tradition has a bread that does the work of a meal. In Georgia, that bread is lobiani — a round loaf s...
Other
Fast With Fish
Korean Seafood Pancake (Haemul Pajeon)
Haemul pajeon is the Korean seafood pancake — a crispy, golden disc loaded with scallions, shrimp, squid, and whateve...
Russian
Fast With Oil
Грибной Строганов — Mushroom Stroganoff
Forget everything you know about stroganoff needing sour cream. This version uses a silky cashew base and deeply brow...
Russian
Fast With Oil
Постные Пирожки с Капустой — Fasting Cabbage Pies
These small hand pies filled with braised cabbage are the pride of Russian fasting baking. The dough uses no eggs, no...
Georgian
Fast With Oil
მწვანე ლობიო ფხალი — Green Bean Pkhali
Pkhali is Georgia's answer to the question of how to make vegetables genuinely exciting. Green beans are blended with...
Russian
Fast With Oil
Гороховый Суп — Split Pea Soup
Thick, golden, and almost absurdly filling, гороховый суп is the heavyweight champion of Russian fasting soups. Split...
Other
Xerophagy
Sprouted Lentil and Tomato Salad with Sumac and Mint
Sprouting transforms a hard dry lentil into something soft enough to eat raw, with a fresh green snap and a noticeabl...
Other
Fast With Oil
Classic Refrigerator Dill Pickles (Quick Vinegar Method)
Every fasting pantry needs pickles. They deliver acid, salt, and crunch — three things plant-based Lenten meals often...
Georgian
Fast Without Oil
Churchkhela-Inspired Walnut Energy Bites
Churchkhela — walnuts strung on a thread and dipped in thickened grape juice — takes days to make properly. These no-...
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