Monastery of Vatopedi. The dining room. (Photo credit: http://www.orthodoxos.com.gr/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=1884#p7510) ” The feast of the Annunciation on March 25 was bound to occur sometime during the Lenten fast, sometimes even during Holy Week, leading many of our authors to make special dietary…
A MEATLESS IDEA FOR GOOD FRIDAY
All you need is 250 gr lentils 600 gr frozen seafood mix or 500 gr of a mix of fresh seafood 1 cup onions, cut in pieces 2 bay leaves peppercorns salt virgin olive oil 3 tbs…
BOURANI, A CELEBRATION OF FERTILITY
A wild, Dionysiac festival of fertility, found under the misleading name bourani, marks the beginning of Lent in Tyrnavos. Bourani is a thick, oil-less, spinach-based soup served on Clean Monday. During the cooking of the soup the bourani- people tease…
HEARTS AND BEANS
” Their heart is like an artichoke” Greeks say, describing those who are in love with love and keep a leaf for everyone in sight, like an “I love you…. and you…. and you”. Here, the phrase retains the meaning of the original French expression “avoir un coeur d´artichaut”: to easily fall…
LENTEN FAST- EASTER FEAST: ALMOST AN ALPHABET
Angel hair soup: with angel hair pasta, chopped potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onions, lentils, bay leaf, without olive oil. It is eaten during Good Friday. Bacaliaros, salt cod: once an inexpensive food but now it is a luxury. It is prepared in many ways and is the…