Hearty Lenten Dishes for Every Day. Traditions of the Orthodox Lenten Table. Ancient and Modern Recipes

Ignatius Bryanchaninov wrote that "those who truly fast abstain from anger, fury, malice, and vengeance, as well as restrain the tongue from idle talk, foul speech, babble, slander..." Fasting is not the goal, but a means to distract oneself from the pleasures of the body, to focus and think about one's soul; without all this, it becomes merely a diet... In our book, we have collected recipes for Lenten tables. You will see that these are very simple dishes, and they are also delicious and healthy....