Orthodox Cookbook
Fasting leads a Christian to a spiritual state. A person who is purified by fasting is humble in spirit, chaste, modest, silent, refined in the feelings of his heart and mind, light in body, fit for spiritual labors and contemplation, apt to receive divine grace.
Bp. Ignatii Brianchaninov
Through the combined efforts of the editor of the book, the St. Macrina Sisterhood, and other parishioners, the Sisterhood offers for sale its parish cookbook, Give Us Your Five Best (titled with reference to how recipes were solicited from parishioners).
Within the pages of this cookbook you will find:
- Over 100 Recipes, all representing the best of Lenten cooking from about 20 of your parish friends, and their friends and families.
- An easy-to-use three-ring binder: You can prop it up on your counter for easy viewing, or remove one or more recipes and attach them to your refrigerator in order to keep your counters free while cooking, or even add favorite recipes of your own.
- Dividers, so that recipe chapters are easy to find.
- A thorough index: if the recipe is in the cookbook, you should be able to find it.
- A brand-new "cheese" sauce recipe, designed just for this cookbook, which is easy to make, healthy, and probably the best vegan "cheese" sauce you've ever tasted. You won't find this recipe—or many others—anywhere else.
- New to this edition: A section on specifically Orthodox feast and fast foods. Find recipes for the Nativity Eve dinner, butter week blini recipes, cheese pascha, and more!
Fasting is never easy. But this cookbook will give you the tools which will help you to concentrate more on your spiritual warfare and less on the burning question, "Whatever will I fix for dinner?"
How to Order
Two sample pages are available for viewing.
Cookbooks are available for $11.95, plus $6 shipping and handling. Quantity Discounts are available. For details, please see the order form.