General
Fast Without Oil
No-Oil Chickpea and Cabbage Braise with Caraway and Mustard
Cabbage braised long enough stops being cabbage and becomes something sweet and almost silky. With chickpeas in the p...
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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...
Recipe of the Day
Бефстроганов — Beef Stroganoff
Russian
Non Fasting
Fasting Recipes
Other
Fast With Oil
Tempe Sambal Goreng — Indonesian Fried Tempeh in Chili Tomato Sauce
Sambal goreng tempe is the kind of dish that makes you understand why tempeh exists. Cubes of nutty, fermented soybea...
Russian
Fast With Oil
Малосольные Огурцы — Russian Half-Sour Salt-Brined Cucumbers
Malosol'nie ogurtsy — "lightly salted cucumbers" — are the quintessential Russian summer pickle. Not a vinegar pickle...
Greek
Fast Without Oil
Squid Stuffed with Rice and Herbs
Stuffed squid is a classic of the Greek islands, and it works beautifully without oil. The squid tubes become tender ...
Russian
Fast With Oil
Постные Щи — Fasting Cabbage Soup
A cornerstone of Russian fasting cuisine for centuries, щи (shchi) built on sauerkraut is the most satisfying bowl of...
Other
Xerophagy
Everyday Fasting Sourdough Boule
This is the daily bread of the Orthodox faster. Four ingredients: flour, water, salt, and a sourdough starter. No oil...
Other
Xerophagy
Kapusta Kiszona z Kminkiem — Polish Sauerkraut with Caraway and Juniper
Polish sauerkraut is closer to the German style than the Russian — no carrots or berries — but with the distinctive a...
General
Fast Without Oil
No-Oil Black Bean and Hominy Stew with Chipotle and Lime
Hominy — dried corn treated with lime, sold canned as pozole corn — has a chew and a toasted-corn flavor that nothing...
Other
Xerophagy
Monastery Bread with Olives and Raw Tomatoes
This is the quintessential xerophagy meal — the one that monks on Mount Athos and in monasteries across the Orthodox ...
Other
Xerophagy
Monastic No-Oil Xerophagy Bread
This is the simplest bread a person can bake. Four ingredients, one rise, one bake. No oil, no sugar, no milk, no egg...
Middle Eastern
Fast With Oil
منقوشة بالزعتر — Manakish Za'atar (Lebanese Herb Flatbread)
Manakish is breakfast across Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan. A thin, round flatbread baked with a topping of z...
Other
Fast Without Oil
Pasta with Oil-Free Marinara
Marinara sauce does not need oil. Tomatoes contain enough natural sugars and acids to build a sauce entirely on their...
General
Fast With Fish
Shrimp and White Bean Skillet with Garlic, Chili, and Lemon
Fifteen minutes from cold pan to table. Shellfish is permitted on many days when fish is not — in much of the Slavic ...
Middle Eastern
Fast Without Oil
Hummus Without Tahini and Oil
Traditional hummus calls for tahini and olive oil. Remove them and you still have something worth eating — just chick...
Other
Fast Without Oil
Steamed Vegetable Dumplings
Chinese jiaozi — dumplings — are one of the great engineering feats of home cooking: a thin wheat wrapper enclosing a...
Other
Xerophagy
Sochivo — Christmas Eve Wheat with Honey and Poppy Seeds
Sochivo (also called kutia or kolivo depending on the tradition) is the ritual dish of Christmas Eve — the last and m...
Other
Fast Without Oil
Cholar Dal — Bengali Chana Dal with Coconut and Raisins (No Oil)
Cholar dal is Bengal's festival lentil — split chana dal cooked until just tender, sweetened faintly with sugar and r...
Other
Fast With Oil
Chana Saag — Chickpea and Spinach Masala
This is what happens when you put chickpeas and a mountain of spinach into the same pot and let them get to know each...
Middle Eastern
Fast Without Oil
Mercimek Köftesi — Turkish Red Lentil and Bulgur Patties
Mercimek köftesi is Turkey's great meze of the fasting table — soft, savory patties of red lentils and fine bulgur, k...
Greek
Fast With Fish
Psari Plaki — Greek Baked Cod with Tomato, Onion, and Olive Oil
Psari plaki is the everyday baked fish of Greek home kitchens — thick fillets of cod nestled into a bed of slow-cooke...
Other
Fast With Oil
Tinga de Setas — Smoky Chipotle Mushroom and Bean Tacos
Tinga is one of the great street foods of Puebla — strands of meat braised in a smoky, sweet-sour sauce of tomato, on...
Greek
Fast With Oil
Μπριάμ / Briam (Greek Roasted Vegetables)
Briam is the Greek answer to ratatouille, though Greeks would argue the comparison should run the other direction. It...
Thai
Fast With Oil
Tom Kha with Tofu — Coconut Galangal Soup
Tom kha is the gentler, creamier sibling of tom yum — a coconut milk soup perfumed with galangal, lemongrass, and lim...
Serbian
Fast With Oil
Пребранац / Prebranac (Serbian Baked Beans)
The national fasting dish of Serbia, full stop. Prebranac is white beans slow-baked with caramelized onions and papri...
Georgian
Fast Without Oil
Georgian Lobio Without Oil
Lobio is the soul of Georgian cooking — red kidney beans simmered with an extraordinary amount of fresh herbs, garlic...
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