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Shrimp Boil with Corn and Potatoes
A proper Southern shrimp boil is one of the most satisfying one-pot meals in American cooking, and it requires absolu...
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Today's Fast
October 16, 2026
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Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite; Martyrs Rusticus the Presbyter and Eleutherius the Deacon; St John the Chozebite, Bishop of Caesarea
Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite / Martyrs Rusticus the Presbyter and Eleutherius the Deacon / St John the Chozebite, Bishop of Caesarea
Troparion: St. Dionysius the Areopagite: Tone IV. Having learned goodness and been watchful in all things,/ arrayed as befitteth a priest, in a good conscience,/ thou didst draw forth ineffable things from th...
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Καλαμάρια με Πατάτες — Kalamari me Patates (Squid and Potato Stew in Tomato)
Greek
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Fasting Recipes
Middle Eastern
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Falafel (فلافل)
Falafel is fried chickpea patties — crispy, deeply herbed, and one of the most satisfying fasting foods in existence....
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...
Other
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Focaccia al Rosmarino with Olives (Italian Fasting Flatbread)
Focaccia is the most forgiving bread in the world. It wants a lot of olive oil, a lot of salt, and a sharp oven. It d...
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...
General
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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...
Serbian
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Ђувеч / Djuvec (Vegetable Rice Casserole)
Djuvec is the Balkan answer to the question "what do you do with all these peppers and tomatoes?" Rice baked slowly w...
Georgian
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Грузинский фасолевый суп (Georgian Bean Soup with Herbs and Adjika)
This is a thick, warming bean soup built on the Georgian flavor foundations: cilantro, garlic, blue fenugreek, and a ...
Other
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Indian Aloo Gobi (Potato Cauliflower Curry)
Aloo gobi is the dish that proves potatoes and cauliflower are not boring — they just need to be treated properly. Co...
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...
Russian
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Малосольные Огурцы — Russian Half-Sour Salt-Brined Cucumbers
Malosol'nie ogurtsy — "lightly salted cucumbers" — are the quintessential Russian summer pickle. Not a vinegar pickle...
Georgian
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ლობიო ნიგვზით — Walnut Lobio with Pomegranate and Coriander
Lobio is Georgia's great bean dish, and it shifts shape from house to house. This is the walnut version — kidney bean...
Thai
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Shrimp and Vegetable Stir-Fry in Coconut Aminos
Stir-frying without oil sounds impossible until you try it with broth. A few tablespoons of vegetable broth in a scre...
Other
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Seafood Paella with Fish, Shrimp, and Mussels
Paella is rice cooked in a wide, shallow pan until the bottom develops socarrat — a caramelized crust that is the ent...
General
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Sheet-Pan Salmon with Chickpeas, Tomatoes, and Herbs
One pan, thirty minutes, and nothing to wash but the pan. The chickpeas and tomatoes go in first and roast until the ...
Other
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Spanish Patatas Bravas with Spicy Tomato Sauce
Patatas bravas is the essential Spanish tapa — crispy fried potato cubes served with a bold, smoky-spicy tomato sauce...
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...
General
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Mushroom and Walnut Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Walnuts and mushrooms together do something that neither does alone — the mushrooms bring glutamate and moisture, the...
General
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Fish and White Bean Chowder with Fennel and Leek
A chowder without cream, which turns out not to be a compromise at all. The body comes from white beans blended into ...
Middle Eastern
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Āsh-e Reshteh — Persian Bean, Lentil, and Noodle Soup
Āsh-e reshteh is the great green soup of Persia — thick with chickpeas, kidney beans, and lentils, threaded with whea...
Other
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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
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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
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Salmon Teriyaki Rice Bowl
A fish-day bowl that delivers deeply satisfying flavors with almost no effort. The teriyaki glaze caramelizes on the ...
Middle Eastern
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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...
Other
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Chickpea and Spinach Soup with Lemon
This is a one-pot soup that comes together in thirty minutes and provides everything you need on a no-oil fasting day...
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