Non-Fasting Recipes

Romanian Non Fasting

Cârnați cu Varză — Romanian Sausages with Cabbage

Romanian homemade pork sausages simmered and then browned alongside braised sauerkraut. A dish of extraordinary simpl...

Georgian Non Fasting

Satsivi — Walnut-Sauced Turkey

The showpiece dish of the Georgian New Year table — poached turkey served cold in a thick, spiced walnut sauce enrich...

Russian Non Fasting

Оливье — Russian Olivier Salad

Invented in the 1860s by a Belgian chef in Moscow, Olivier salad (known abroad as "Russian salad") is inseparable fro...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Shawarma — Spiced Marinated Meat

Traditionally slow-cooked on a vertical rotisserie, this home version captures the same deeply spiced, caramelised la...

Romanian Non Fasting

Ostropel — Romanian Chicken in Tomato-Garlic Sauce

A rustic Romanian dish of chicken stewed in a punchy tomato-garlic sauce, seasoned with smoked paprika and plenty of ...

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

Tiropita — Cheese Pie

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

Romanian Non Fasting

Friptură de Miel — Romanian Roast Lamb

Spring lamb roasted Romanian-style: marinated in wine, garlic, and thyme, studded with rosemary and more garlic, and ...

Russian Non Fasting

Блины со Сметаной — Blini with Sour Cream and Caviar

Thin, lacy Russian pancakes — blini — are the foundation of the great Russian breakfast, and the traditional vehicle ...

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...

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...

Georgian Non Fasting

Mtsvadi — Georgian Pork Shashlik

Mtsvadi is Georgia's grilled meat — large chunks of pork marinated simply in salt, pepper, and fresh herbs, then gril...

Romanian Non Fasting

Mămăligă cu Brânză și Smântână — Polenta with Cheese and Sour Cream

The simplest Romanian peasant supper and also one of the most beloved — thick golden cornmeal polenta topped with cru...

Russian Non Fasting

Борщ с Говядиной — Traditional Beef Borscht

The meat version of borscht is deeper, richer, and more complex than its fasting counterpart. Built on a slow-simmere...

Romanian Non Fasting

Ciorba de Burta — Tripe Sour Soup

A classic Romanian sour soup — gently simmered veal tripe in a tangy broth soured with bors (fermented wheat liquid),...

Middle Eastern Non Fasting

Fatayer Jibneh — Cheese Pies

Small triangular pies filled with a bright, minted cheese mixture — Lebanese fatayer come in spinach (fasting-friendl...

Russian Non Fasting

Шашлык из Свинины — Pork Shashlik

Summer in Russia means shashlik — cubes of marinated meat grilled over wood coals and eaten outdoors with bread, raw ...

Georgian Non Fasting

Kubdari — Svanetian Meat-Stuffed Bread

From the remote mountain region of Svaneti in northwestern Georgia, kubdari is khachapuri's heartier cousin — a round...

Russian Non Fasting

Котлеты по-Киевски — Chicken Kiev

A pounded chicken breast wrapped around a log of cold garlic-parsley butter, breaded, and fried until golden — when c...

Serbian Non Fasting

Vasin Kolač — Vasa's Cake

A classic Serbian layer cake: thin layers of nutty almond-walnut meringue alternating with a rich chocolate buttercre...

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...

Romanian Non Fasting

Tochitură — Pork and Polenta Stew

A Transylvanian shepherd's meal turned national institution — cubes of pork pan-seared with smoked sausage and bacon,...

Russian Non Fasting

Сельдь под Шубой — Herring Under a Fur Coat

A showpiece Russian layered salad — salted herring at the bottom, then onions, boiled potatoes, carrots, and finally ...

Russian Non Fasting

Жульен — Mushroom and Chicken Julienne

Despite the French name, жульен is purely a Russian restaurant classic — small individual gratins of tender chicken a...

Romanian Non Fasting

Pască — Romanian Paschal Cheese Bread

The second great Romanian Paschal bread — a round, flat-topped loaf with a cross-shaped braid on top and a rich filli...