Fasting is done for both spiritual and physical health. This blog will have recipes you can provide to your family during religious fasts, especially for Orthodox Christians.
I have been blessed to have a number of Syrian familes in my church. Their food is just wonderful. This recipe is for a “pie” and it is my iteration on the traditional method of making these wonderful packets of flavor. The dough is very unique with the addition of 1 cup of oil. This…
As mentioned in the blog on Injera, Ethiopian flat bread, there are a numerous different vegetarian dishes that are made in Ethiopia and for which the Injera works very well. Ethiopians are a very pious people. They are Orthodox Christians and fast up to 200 days a year. The vegetarian dishes obviously play an important…
Ethiopia is a fascinating country; one I hope to see some day. It is a very devote country with the majority of its inhabitants being Orthodox Christians. These Christians fast over 200 days out of any given year. Therefore, they have a rich culinary history of vegetarian dishes. In addition, Ethiopia has been invaded, conquered,…