Romanian
Fast With Oil
Ghiveci (Romanian Vegetable Stew)
Ghiveci is Romania's answer to ratatouille — except bigger, bolder, and more generous. Where the French use four or f...
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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
Russian
Xerophagy
Бородинский Хлеб — Borodinsky Bread (Russian Dark Rye with Coriander)
If Russian black bread is the everyday loaf, Borodinsky is the famous one. Slightly sweetened with molasses, deeply a...
Other
Fast With Fish
Sgombro alla Griglia — Italian Grilled Mackerel with Salmoriglio
Mackerel is oily, muscular, and deeply flavored — the kind of fish that stands up to fire and acid without flinching....
Russian
Fast Without Oil
Buckwheat Porridge with Mushrooms
Buckwheat kasha with mushrooms is the weeknight staple of Russian Lenten cooking — cheap, filling, deeply savory, and...
Russian
Xerophagy
Чёрный Хлеб — 100% Rye Sourdough (Russian Black Bread)
The dark, dense, sour loaf that has anchored the Russian fasting table for a thousand years. Not a wheat bread with r...
Other
Fast With Fish
Spaghetti alle Vongole (Clam Pasta)
Spaghetti with clams is one of the great pasta dishes of the world — briny, garlicky, and elegant in its simplicity. ...
Other
Fast With Oil
Undhiyu — Gujarati Winter Vegetable and Bean Casserole
Undhiyu is Gujarat's great winter feast in a single pot — surti papdi (broad flat beans), purple yam, baby potatoes, ...
Middle Eastern
Fast With Oil
Fattet Hummus — Layered Chickpea and Bread Dish
Fatteh is the ultimate pantry-raid meal: crispy torn bread, warm spiced chickpeas, a tangy tahini sauce, and toasted ...
Other
Fast With Fish
Sinigang na Bangus — Filipino Sour Tamarind Soup with Milkfish
Sinigang is the comforting sour soup at the heart of Filipino home cooking — a clear, tamarind-soured broth crowded w...
Other
Fast With Fish
Godeungeo Jorim — Korean Braised Mackerel with Radish
Jorim is the Korean art of braising in a glossy, savory-sweet soy sauce until the protein soaks up everything around ...
Georgian
Fast With Oil
Adjarian Khachapuri de Post (Fasting Cheese-less Boat Bread)
The iconic boat-shaped bread from Adjara is famous for its molten cheese filling and egg yolk nestled in the center. ...
Thai
Fast With Oil
Green Curry with Shrimp and Thai Eggplant
A proper Thai green curry — fragrant coconut broth, fiery green chili paste, and the snap of Thai basil — loaded with...
Other
Fast With Oil
Lentejas a la Española — Spanish Lentil Stew with Smoked Paprika
Lentejas is the everyday stew of Spanish home kitchens — a deep, brick-red pot of brown lentils built on a sofrito of...
General
Fast With Oil
Crispy Baked Tofu with Peanut-Sesame Sauce
Tofu earns its reputation for blandness only when it is treated gently. Press it hard, toss it in cornstarch, and giv...
Other
Fast With Oil
Farinata Genovese — Ligurian Chickpea Pancake with Rosemary
Farinata is the genius of Liguria reduced to four ingredients: chickpea flour, water, olive oil, and salt, baked scre...
Russian
Fast With Oil
Маринованные Опята — Russian Marinated Honey Mushrooms
Marinated mushrooms are the most distinctly Russian of all pickles. Every autumn in every Russian forest, people harv...
Other
Xerophagy
Baltic Soaked Barley and White Bean Bowl with Dill and Caraway
On the strictest fasting days — no oil, no cooking — you still need to eat something that fuels you, and a bowl of so...
General
Xerophagy
Raw Kohlrabi and Walnut Salad with Lemon and Dill
Kohlrabi eaten raw is a revelation — crisp and juicy like a cross between an apple and a radish, with none of the sul...
General
Fast Without Oil
No-Oil Black-Eyed Pea and Tomato Stew with Smoked Paprika
Black-eyed peas cook quickly without soaking and turn silky and creamy at the edges while staying tender in the middl...
General
Fast With Oil
Seitan and Root Vegetable Stew with Red Wine and Thyme
This is a braise in the full sense — browned protein, deglazed pan, long slow simmer, gravy thick enough to coat a sp...
Middle Eastern
Fast With Oil
Kibbeh with Bulgur and Walnut
Traditional kibbeh demands lamb, but this Lenten version is built on a shell of fine bulgur and a filling of walnuts,...
Other
Xerophagy
Cucumber, Tomato, and Olive Salad with Lemon and Salt
This is the xerophagy version of a Greek salad — stripped of its oil, its feta, and its cooked elements. What remains...
Other
Fast With Oil
Three-Bean Fasting Chili with Smoked Paprika
A pot of chili fills the house with the smell of a long afternoon of cooking, even when it has only been simmering fo...
Russian
Xerophagy
Свекольный Квас — Beet Kvass (Ukrainian-Russian Lacto-Fermented Beet Tonic)
Beet kvass is the other kvass — the one without bread, the one that does not need yeast, the one that Ukrainian and s...
Georgian
Xerophagy
Chakapuli Lobios — Georgian Green Herb and White Bean Stew
Chakapuli is the great spring stew of Georgia — a riot of tarragon, fresh herbs, green onions, and the sharp sourness...
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