nagareboshi
Sparrow
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, members are routinely encouraged to abstain from milk, cheese, oil, wine, meat, and fish, in various combinations, during various circumstances, including religious seasons or as acts of penance.
I have been reading also about ancient Canons of the Holy Fathers, and am familiar too with dietary feats from the Desert Fathers. I am also told that eating "uncooked raw food" or "only bread for an entire day" are also spiritual accomplishments that are beneficial to soul and body. When I see a Desert Father monk was "subsisting only on vegetables", the impression is not that he was eating a delicious mashed potatoes with onions and carrots, but rather some leafy vegetables and boiled plant-roots.
My question is for people who live faithful and true lives within the Orthodox Church and her fasting lifestyles. What sort of recipes and foods do you actually eat, in real life, as a non-monk? I would be particularly interested in observing the differences between Old World immigrants and New World converts.
I also heard that the general principle is not to avoid specific foods, but to avoid the spirit of luxury. So I would assume that eating a very delicious coconut smoothie and avocado toast with black pepper, even though it does not contain prohibited foods, may violate the spirit of its fast due to its costliness and luxury taste.
I have been reading also about ancient Canons of the Holy Fathers, and am familiar too with dietary feats from the Desert Fathers. I am also told that eating "uncooked raw food" or "only bread for an entire day" are also spiritual accomplishments that are beneficial to soul and body. When I see a Desert Father monk was "subsisting only on vegetables", the impression is not that he was eating a delicious mashed potatoes with onions and carrots, but rather some leafy vegetables and boiled plant-roots.
My question is for people who live faithful and true lives within the Orthodox Church and her fasting lifestyles. What sort of recipes and foods do you actually eat, in real life, as a non-monk? I would be particularly interested in observing the differences between Old World immigrants and New World converts.
I also heard that the general principle is not to avoid specific foods, but to avoid the spirit of luxury. So I would assume that eating a very delicious coconut smoothie and avocado toast with black pepper, even though it does not contain prohibited foods, may violate the spirit of its fast due to its costliness and luxury taste.
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