Non-Fasting Recipes

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

Galaktoboureko — Phyllo Custard Pie

A warm, vanilla-scented semolina custard wrapped in buttery phyllo, baked until golden, then drenched in citrus syrup...

Greek Non Fasting

Tiropita — Cheese Pie

The sister dish to spanakopita — phyllo layered around a filling of three Greek cheeses, eggs, and herbs. Richer and ...

Serbian Non Fasting

Pljeskavica — Serbian Burger Patty

Serbia's national burger — a large, thin patty of seasoned beef (and sometimes pork and lamb) grilled over coals, ser...

Russian Non Fasting

Пасха — Farmer's Cheese Paschal Dessert

Пасха (paskha) is the sweet pyramid of spiced farmer's cheese served alongside the kulich — a perfect complement of s...

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...

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 ...

Romanian Non Fasting

Sarmale — Romanian Cabbage Rolls

The undisputed queen of the Romanian feast table — sour cabbage leaves rolled around a filling of pork, beef, and ric...

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-...

Russian Non Fasting

Запеканка из Творога — Farmer's Cheese Casserole

A baked farmer's cheese casserole — lighter and more elegant than syrniki, with a slightly custardy crumb that tastes...

Greek Non Fasting

Pastitsio — Greek Baked Pasta

Greece's other great casserole — layered long pasta, spiced meat sauce, and béchamel. Similar to moussaka in architec...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Fatteh — Chickpeas, Yogurt, and Crispy Bread

A layered dish that is pure pleasure: crisp fried pita, warm chickpeas, tangy garlicky yogurt, and a drizzle of brown...

Serbian Non Fasting

Slavski Kolač — Slava Bread

The ritual bread of the Serbian slava — every Serbian Orthodox family celebrates their patron saint day with a prescr...

Georgian Non Fasting

Elarji — Cornmeal and Cheese Polenta

From Samegrelo (western Georgia): a thick, stretchy polenta of fine cornmeal cooked with vast quantities of sulguni c...

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...

Greek Non Fasting

Kotopita — Greek Chicken Pie

Chicken and leek pie wrapped in phyllo — the Greek version of chicken pot pie. Cooked chicken bathed in a béchamel-li...

Serbian Non Fasting

Kajmak — Serbian Clotted Cream Cheese

Kajmak is the soul of Serbian dairy — a fresh, tangy, soft clotted cream skimmed from slowly heated milk, lightly sal...

Russian Non Fasting

Куриная Лапша — Chicken Noodle Soup

The classic Russian chicken soup — deep golden broth, tender shredded chicken, hand-cut egg noodles, and a generous h...

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...

Russian Non Fasting

Кулич — Russian Paschal Sweet Bread

Кулич is the crown of the Paschal table. A tall, cylindrical yeasted bread enriched with butter, eggs, and dairy, top...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Sheikh al-Mahshi — Stuffed Zucchini

"The Sheikh of Stuffed Things" — small zucchini hollowed out and stuffed with a filling of spiced ground lamb, pine n...

Greek Non Fasting

Avgolemono — Greek Egg-Lemon Chicken Soup

The Greek mother of comforting soups — poached chicken and rice in broth, finished with a silken thickening of egg yo...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Knafeh — Cheese Pastry with Syrup

Shredded phyllo (kataifi) baked around a layer of stretchy unsalted cheese, drenched in rose-scented syrup, and crown...

Russian Non Fasting

Сырники — Farmer's Cheese Pancakes

Small, thick cheese pancakes made from tvorog (farmer's cheese), eggs, and a little flour — pan-fried until golden ou...

Romanian Non Fasting

Cozonac — Romanian Easter Sweet Bread

Romania's Paschal sweet bread — a tall, rich, twisted loaf swirled with a walnut, cocoa, and rum filling that becomes...