Thai
Fast With Fish
Fish Curry with Coconut Milk
A Thai-inspired fish curry built on coconut milk, red curry paste, and lime — rich, fragrant, and ready in twenty min...
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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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Lobya Borani — Azerbaijani Green Bean and White Bean Stew
Lobya is the Azerbaijani way with beans — here both fresh green beans and creamy white beans are simmered together wi...
Serbian
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Ајвар / Ajvar (Roasted Red Pepper Spread)
Ajvar is not just a recipe. It is a Serbian institution. Every autumn, when the red peppers come in, entire families ...
Russian
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Грибна Гречка з Цибулею — Buckwheat Pilaf with Mushrooms and Onions
Buckwheat (гречка) is the grain that built the Russian and Ukrainian peasant constitution — toasty, nutty, and unusua...
Other
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Saba Shioyaki — Japanese Salt-Grilled Mackerel
Saba shioyaki is the quiet backbone of the Japanese home meal: a mackerel fillet salted, rested, and grilled until th...
Other
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Asam Pedas Ikan — Malaysian Sour and Spicy Fish Stew
Asam pedas means "sour and spicy," and this Malaysian classic delivers both with full force. Chunks of firm fish simm...
Middle Eastern
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Baba Ghanoush (بابا غنوج) — Smoky Roasted Eggplant Dip
Baba ghanoush is the smoky, silky cousin of hummus — roasted eggplant mashed with tahini, lemon, and garlic into a di...
Greek
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Ιμάμ Μπαϊλντί / Imam Bayildi (Stuffed Eggplant)
The name means "the imam fainted" — supposedly from the sheer quantity of olive oil used, or perhaps from how delicio...
Thai
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Panang Curry with Seitan and Green Beans
Panang curry is thicker and richer than its red and green cousins — less soupy, more like a thick, clinging sauce. Th...
Other
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Indian Palak Tofu (Spinach and Tofu Curry)
Palak paneer is one of the most beloved dishes in North Indian cuisine — cubes of fresh cheese suspended in a vibrant...
Georgian
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Chanakhi — Vegetable Clay Pot Stew
Chanakhi is a Georgian stew traditionally layered in a clay pot and slow-baked until everything collapses into a frag...
Other
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Japchae con Tofu — Korean Glass Noodles with Tofu and Vegetables
Japchae is the glossy, sweet-savory glass-noodle dish that crowns every Korean celebration — springy sweet potato sta...
Thai
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ข้าวผัด — Khao Pad (Thai Fried Rice with Vegetables)
Thai fried rice is the ultimate wok dish — fast, flexible, and infinitely satisfying. The secret is day-old rice, hig...
Greek
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Calamari Stew with Potatoes and Tomatoes
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Other
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West African Peanut Stew Without Oil
West African peanut stew — called maafe in Mali and Senegal, nkatenkwan in Ghana — is one of the great legume-based s...
Romanian
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Ghiveci de Post cu Fasole — Romanian Bean and Vegetable Stew
Romanian ghiveci is a slow-cooked garden in a pot — but the de post version made for the long fasts leans on beans to...
Middle Eastern
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Baked Potatoes and Chickpeas in Spiced Tomato Sauce (No Oil)
This is a tray of soft potatoes and chickpeas, blanketed in a thick, spiced tomato sauce and baked until the edges ca...
Other
Xerophagy
Stuffed Celery Boats with Almond Butter and Raisins
Ants on a log. That is what Americans call this when they make it with peanut butter for children. But strip away the...
Russian
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Постный Борщ — Fasting Borscht
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Other
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Post-Training Protein Bowl — Oats, Pea Protein, Peanut Butter, and Banana
Seventy grams of plant protein in a single bowl, ready in five minutes, fully fasting-compliant on oil days. This is ...
Thai
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Red Curry with Mixed Vegetables and Tofu
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Other
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Mussels in White Wine and Garlic
A pot of mussels steamed open in white wine, garlic, and parsley is one of the fastest and most impressive meals you ...
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