A Lenten Cookbook for Orthodox Christians [Import] [Paperback]

Saint Nectarios Press (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Saint Nectarios Press,US (January 1, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0913026816
• ISBN-13: 978-0913026816
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,288,459 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unassuming, August 27, 2011

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This review is from: A Lenten Cookbook for Orthodox Christians (Paperback)

I purchased this for the title, and the content does not disappoint.

The book opens with a life of St. Euphrosynus the Cook and a selection on fasting. The recipes are divided into the usual sections: main dishes, salads, vegetables, breads, desserts, etc., with one pleasant surprise - the first section is labelled Liturgical Offerings, with recipes for prosphora, artoklasia, and kolliva.

While I have not tried any of the recipes yet, the ingredients are common and the instructions clear.

One word of warning: If you are looking for a splashy, fancy book, then this is not for you. At first I was a bit taken aback by its plainness, but as I read through it, I felt the style was appropriate for 1) A Lenten cookbook 2) from a monastery. No pictures or glossy pages, just basic typewriter-font on sturdy paper. Recipes may start on one page and end on another. Although this is the 6th printing, it retains the character of the original, first published almost 40 years ago.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a very useful cookbook for Orthodox Lent!, August 9, 2011

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This review is from: A Lenten Cookbook for Orthodox Christians (Paperback)

During Great Lent, the Christmas fast and many other times during the year, Orthodox Christians must abstain from meat, dairy, eggs, fish, wine and oil. This cookbook gives some great recipes to make life easier for the cook, who has to prepare dishes without the main ingredients most people are familiar with and enjoy.