Tuesday 12 April 2022

Eating Well

 Eating well without meat. During the 6 weeks of Lent you're not supposed to eat meat, fish (except on certain fiesta days), eggs, cheese, milk and on Wednesdays and Fridays no olive oil. Allowed are shellfish, octopus, squid and cuttlefish


We are not fasting this Lent but K will probably follow the Orthodox   rules during the last week of Lent, called Holy Week.


However, a lot of the food we eat falls into the fasting description.  Some of these photos have appeared in other posts but these are a few of the dishes we eat that are approved by the church 



Giant beans in the top of the photo and taramasalata, fish roe dip at the bottom. Oops, the beans are with sausages. Much tastier.


Spinach and cuttlefish
Red wine is not on the list of banned foods and drinks thank goodness


Okra and tomatoes
We usually add chicken to this dish but its just fine this way too

Giant beans, cooked without sausages this time.


Stuffed tomatoes.  Meatless.  The filling is rice, onions and lots of parsley, mint and a few raisins

We've eaten green beans and tomatoes, lentil soup. We eat lentils or beans a couple of times a week all year round.


Today we are eating chickpea soup with a side of grilled fish leftover from Sundays Bbq. The fish have an olive oil and lemon dressing





11 comments:

  1. Chickpea soup sounds interesting- could you do a cookery class for us if you have time? Please!

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  2. It does all look very healthy.

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    1. Possibly. A lot of olive oil but I guess there's little dairy and meat.

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  3. Those giant beans look delicious to F. Aunty Panagiota has tried to bowl us over with gemista but they weren't a hit even with my vegie huMum. You eat (and drink) well whether fasting or not.

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    1. Oh yees. We are both overweight. we eat far too well 😁

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  4. I still think you should write a Poros cook book LA. Great photos.

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    1. I think I should too. Darn. Gotta make it happen.
      Thanks Dave

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  5. It all looks wonderful. I love those giant Beans (they call them Gigantes in France), cooked with tomato, olive oil, and a few spices, they are a meal in themselves.

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    1. Your french beans and soup are the same. And we call them gigantes too. The best of Mediterranean cooking. Well, amongst a lot of other good food

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  6. As kids we all had to fast but only the last week
    It’s really hard in a country that isn’t all one religion
    But now I have so many digestive issues I have to stick with the few things I can eat and meat is one of them
    I don’t go and have communion so I guess I’m not being sinful
    I’m sure god understands

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