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Striving to Endure great post commendable - both from a spiritual point of view, and in the sense of health. Any doctor will confirm that abstaining from heavy protein foods in the spring is a direct benefit to the body. However, many, especially beginners, shudder internally: how to survive these 7 weeks, so that in the end all thoughts are not reduced to food? Let's figure out what foods are allowed to be consumed in fasting.

cereals
Usually we cook porridges from two or three cereals. Meanwhile, the choice in stores is much wider. Take a closer look - tasting cereals from new cereals, you diversify your lean menu.

Legumes
Beans, beans, and peas are fasting protein sources. If you play sports or physical labor, be sure to include them in your diet more often. For example, you can add them to a stew, boil them and make them puree or lobio (stewed beans with spices, carrots and sweet peppers).

Vegetables
This is the cabbage:
white-headed, which can be stewed,
broccoli,
Beijing (it can be added to the roast),
color,
Brussels.
As well as celery, green beans, carrots, potatoes, pumpkin, Bell pepper, tomatoes and fresh herbs- parsley, green onion, dill, lettuce, spinach, sorrel, parsley, cilantro, basil.

Fruit
apples,
citrus fruits (tangerines, grapefruits, oranges, lemons),
grape,
cranberry,
grenades.
You can eat them raw and add them to salads, main dishes, and you can cook desserts.

Mushrooms in Lent are an equivalent substitute for meat and fish. From mushrooms, you can cook schnitzel, roast, appetizer, soup, stuffing for pies and zrazy, fry sauce for potato pancakes, pancakes and cereals. Fresh oyster mushrooms, champignons, shiitake are suitable for this.

According to a strict canon, fish is allowed to be consumed for 2 days during Great Lent: this is the Annunciation (April 7) and Palm Sunday (April 24). By the way, on the eve of it, on Lazarus Saturday (April 23), you can eat fish caviar.

But about whether it is possible to eat seafood during Lent, they disagree. Some are sure that shrimp are allowed only on the Annunciation and Palm Sunday, others believe that they can be eaten on other days.

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You can eat canned vegetables:
corn
polka dots,
beans in own juice or in a tomato
lentils
bean mix,
vegetable mixes.
All this can serve as a ready-made side dish, and as an integral part of the dish.

In addition, sweet preservation is allowed - compotes, preserves, jams, marmalades. You can eat them with tea and cook kissels based on them, prepare the filling for pies and pies.

Dried fruits
Dried fruits are also welcome on the Lenten table. Dried apricots, prunes, raisins, dates, cherries, bananas, pineapples, apples, pears - try them as a snack, add to cereals, salads, stewed vegetables. Finally, cook uzvar or jelly.

Sweets

Can:
marmalade,
marshmallow,
halva,
kazinaki,
oatmeal cookies,
dark chocolate without added milk,
cranberries in powdered sugar
lollipops,
honey,
sugar,
Turkish Delight.
These are all lean foods (but read the label just in case).

Other products

In addition, include in your menu:
korean salads,
seaweed - wakame, nori combo, except for seaweed (and it can be mixed with sesame seeds, Korean carrots, squid on allowed days),
seeds and nuts
pasta that does not contain eggs, buckwheat and rice pasta,
bread (Borodino, Darnitsa, grain, capital, Ukrainian), crisps, unleavened lavash,
flour - wholemeal wheat, corn, rye, buckwheat, oat bran,
sauces - lean mayonnaise, ketchup, tomato paste, adjika, mustard, soy sauce.
If you really miss milk - try soy and coconut. By the way, in many stores you can find soy tofu and soy yogurts.
vinegars - apple and balsamic,
coffee,
tea,
cocoa (but not instant mixes that contain milk powder),
compote,
fruit drink,
uzvar,
juices,
jelly.

In addition, on Saturday and Sunday (except for those that fall on the first and Holy Weeks of Great Lent), Cahors and dry red wine are allowed - but not much.

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How do certain foods relate to fasting? Why can't they be eaten with fasting? Why can't you eat vegetable oil? Why can you eat caviar?

Priest John Kurbatsky, rector of the church of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kaluga, answers.

We fast by abstaining from food of a certain quality. The holy fathers, knowing the influence of various foods on the human spirit, established a different charter on fasting in different days. In Great Lent, the time of strict abstinence and fasting - plant foods. Oil is available only on Saturdays and Sundays. On other days we fast more strictly and humble our body and soul by dry eating.

Fish is also a lean product. But fasting with fish is already lightened. Fish caviar is considered less nutritious than fish. Once a year, on Lazarus Saturday, she is allowed to console those who fast in honor of the holiday. Fasting is even easier when we abstain only from meat (on Maslenitsa). Actually, this is not a fast yet, but a preparation for bearing the burden of Great Lent. Monks never eat meat.

Meat and meat products, milk, eggs, food of animal origin cannot be eaten during fasting, not because we abhor this food, we consider it bad, but because the quality of food affects the soul, mind and heart. Moderate food fattens the flesh, makes it fat, weighs down the brain. In this state, a person is not capable of repentance, he is voluptuous in body and mind, and spiritual progress becomes impossible for him. Therefore, the Holy Church established the fasts. If you look carefully at orthodox calendar, you will see that there are more fast days in a year than fast days. When you begin to fast, you will see and experience beneficial effect fasting per person. He brings the Christian into a spiritual state, capable of exploits and the acceptance of Divine grace. Fasting is the spring of the soul.

Priest John Sevastyanov, rector of the church of the Russian Orthodox Church in Rostov-on-Don, answers.

The entire gradation of modest and lean foods is based on the principle of their calorie content and digestibility by the stomach. The more high-calorie, satisfying and digestible food, the more modest it is, the less high-calorie and pleasant to the stomach, the more lean it is.

Therefore, the gradation is as follows: meat products - dairy products and eggs - fish products - fish caviar - food with vegetable oil - food without adding any fat (without oil) - uncooked food - bread with water - complete abstinence from food.

I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in this impromptu scale, the use of a certain type of product allows the use of everything that is listed to the right of this type. And then I had to deal with such oddities when people ate milk at Maslenitsa, but forbade eating fish. Or only a church-going Christian woman fried fish for her husband without vegetable oil, because the calendar did not indicate that it was possible "with butter".

Father, help me figure out how to behave in a fast in a team at work. Here they do not observe fasting, and I have to hide the fact that I do not eat fast, with difficulty (especially in meat-eating, on Wednesdays and Fridays). If in Great Lent there is practically nothing to explain, then in meat-eaters it is difficult for me. For example, last time I was on a business trip in another city. People received us and, in honor of our acquaintance with them, set the table (moreover, this was done by a very poor woman, but with sincere sympathy for us). It was Friday, I was sitting and thinking what to answer when everyone began to pay attention to me and ask why I didn’t eat. I decided, in order not to look like a "Pharisee", to eat a piece of shawarma offered to me. Father, tell me, please, have I sinned greatly? I always want to talk every minute about God, about His commandments, but I notice that many still unchurched people comment on this with jokes and jokes, so I’m already afraid to say something about faith, so that people, out of their ignorance, would not speak sinful speeches. I am afraid of (my own) vanity if I emphasize that I try to observe fasts. After all, the Lord commanded us to observe fasting before the Heavenly Father, and not before people. On the other hand, breaking the fast is cowardice and gluttony. Honest father, what should I do in such situations, in your opinion?

Priest John Kurbatsky answers.

You have chosen the path of steadfast observance of the fasts established in the Church. It is a necessary means of salvation, but there will always be temptations along the way. But do not be afraid, be faithful to the Lord and the chosen narrow path. This is what Holy Scripture says:

My son! If you begin to serve the Lord God, then prepare your soul for temptation (Sir. 2:1-2).

And the Apostle Paul says that

from tribulation comes patience, from patience comes experience, from experience comes hope, and hope does not put to shame (Rom. 5:3-4).

Every one of us who went to a secular university or worked in a secular job has faced similar challenges. True, it is easier for men in this sense: all questions were removed at the stage of acquaintance, when the reason for wearing a beard was explained. Everything else was no longer bewildering. Yes, there could be ridicule, jokes, etc., but in the end, most people respect the strictness in the implementation of the decrees of their faith. Here you are talking about hypocrisy. Pharisaism is not in the fact that people know that we are fasting or praying, but in hypocrisy, in the fact that a person does everything for show for the sake of human glory. Do you have it? Think about whether you are tempting other people with your cowardice when you break fasts?

When the cases described by you arise, it is necessary to meekly explain with love that today is a fast day, so and so, do not get upset because of me, do something. As a rule, people are understanding. Here we must also be prepared for the fact that people will begin to ask questions about faith, about the meaning of fasting, and it is important to correctly answer them. By the way, if you yourself clearly know why you are fasting, then it will be much easier for you to observe the fasts yourself and respond to the common objection against fasting (they say that what goes into the mouth does not defile a person, which, they say, is the main thing " God in the soul”, etc.).

And for those who allow themselves sinful speeches, one must pray in one's soul: "Lord, forgive them, they do not know what they are doing." It seems to me that this is not the worst behavior. It is worse when a person is generally indifferent to everything. And remember, an indispensable rejection always causes if a person exalts himself with his piety and looks down on everyone, with condemnation. Now this is hypocrisy, and such a fast is not pleasing to God. May the Lord strengthen you.

Father, is it allowed for a pregnant woman to relax the fast (including Great)? Is it possible to eat dairy products, eggs; meat if necessary? What is more important: strict observance of restrictions and prohibitions or the health of the unborn child?

Priest John Sevastyanov answers.

I can speak from my life experience. I allow the weakening of fasting for pregnant and lactating women, so to speak, by one step. If, according to the charter, the food is without vegetable oil, I allow it to be eaten with oil, if it is with oil, then I allow it to be eaten with fish. But we do not allow fish during Great Lent, except for the two twelfth holidays.

As for the health of the baby, I advise you not to forget that the Merciful Lord gives him. It depends only on Him whether our baby will be healthy and whether he will be born at all. Not from food, not from our proper preparation, but from His Good Providence. The Lord Himself commanded us to fast. For He cannot contradict Himself. Therefore, I wish you not to weaken in your fasting feat and hope for God's help.

What can be done in the post, and what is not? I heard from priests that fasting is a holiday, that nothing can be done during fasting (repair, relocation); I heard from people that in fasting you can wash everything, clean, clean your home and soul for Easter. How to be right, what is possible in the post, and what is not? I'm afraid to buy new things in Lent, to make repairs: it often turned out that I would make repairs in Lent (put tiles on the floor), and then it would break and have to be redone. I myself try to observe fasting and pray. Right now in the apartment there is a bedroom and a corridor without wallpaper (just bare walls) and I'm afraid to glue and finish repairs in the post. Especially Great Lent. Where to find the truth?

Priest Nikola Muravyov, rector of the Church of the Intercession, answers Holy Mother of God in Kiliye (Ukraine)

On the one hand, I completely agree that fasting is a holiday! Especially for the soul: the body is forced to move from the central pedestal, giving way to the main thing in a person - the Spirit. True, this can happen only with the right organization of life and only in the light of prayer.

In the monastic charters and the description of the Christian life of ancient generations, I have never met a ban on working during Lent, both Great and others. Logically, the time of Great Lent falls in the spring, and the proverb says that “in spring, the day feeds the year.” While praying and observing the Lenten charter, our ancestors cultivated the fields (without the use of tractors and other equipment), performed all the work necessary to ensure the life of families.

It would probably be more correct for you to take care of the appearance of the house, and Holy holiday Christ's Resurrection meet in a renovated house and walls brought to beauty. God help!

Tell me, is it possible to eat white (bad) bread in Lent? I am also interested in the question: can I take fast foods (for example, condensed milk, sweets, cookies, etc.) to a friend in the army, taking into account the fact that Lent is now? Will I not commit a sin by this, will I seduce my friend by this?

Of course, you can eat white bread, but with caution. At some factories, whey is added to improve taste characteristics, or creamy margarine- additives are insignificant in size, but the fact itself may be present. Based on this, think: with the help of spiritual father or, in the case of "self-sailing" (although this is a dangerous path), by yourself. If there are no "harmful" additives, then the "whiteness" of the bread itself is not an obstacle to its eating.

Advise how to find the strength to refrain from married life in long posts. I have been married to my wife for 8 years, two children, but it is always very difficult for me to abstain from married life. In short periods, you have to go on business trips, your children get sick, your spouse gets sick, and you have to endure. How to keep fasting when attraction to a wife arises?

Priest Nikola Muraviev answers.

Good! Probably one of the most difficult questions both for the laity and for the priests. And the difficulty is in self-discipline. For if we can refrain from fast days from certain types of food, then temptations could easily be overcome here, but ... The point here is in human nature, as I myself think, I read from the ascetics of the early Church and learned from communication with older, more experienced priests. This "warming up" and desires are natural for healthy person, but at the same time, if there is a desire to include not only emotions and instincts, but also “braking” moments, then you can work with a “burning” passion. The Fathers highly recommend restraining oneself in one's eyes and thoughts. Today - both in reality and on the Internet - you need to filter the flow of incoming information. Some thoughts can be thought out, but some are not worth it.

It is necessary to work on ourselves in the sense of thoughts, of what we occupy our heads with. From abstinence, tragic accidents and blackouts will not happen, because. a “valve” is provided in the male body; when the “pressure” is exceeded, a reset occurs. So for health, because of abstinence, there are unlikely to be problems, evidence of this is the centuries-old practice of ascetics, including those outside Orthodoxy. At the same time, the Apostle Paul says about abstinence: “And about what you wrote to me, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. But, in order to avoid fornication, each one should have his own wife, and each one should have her own husband. Husband show his wife due favor; like a wife to her husband. The wife has no power over her body, but the husband; likewise, the husband has no power over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deviate from each other, except by agreement, for a time, for the exercise in fasting and prayer, and then be together again, so that Satan does not tempt you with your intemperance. However, I said this as a permission, and not as a command” (1 Cor. 7.1-6).

I can reassure you, it will get easier with age. But, if in an adult way, then it is better to resolve this issue with your spiritual father, a priest, to whom your whole family entrusts their souls, who cares about your salvation. May God give you patience and spiritual wisdom.

How many times a day can you eat during fasting?

Priest Nikola Muraviev answers.

In the book Nomocanon, in the section "On fasting", note 220: " on the Holy and Great Forty Days, one pit for a day, dry eating, just sochivo without oil, but we eat wine and oil on Saturday and a week", and in the Lenten Triodion: " Even for every day to eat at the appointed hour, Saint Theodore the Studite praises". Usually the time is indicated at about three o'clock in the afternoon. In other posts sitting in the monastery“The monks eat once a day, the laborers eat twice, around twelve and in the evening.

Speaking with experienced priests and people who are attentive to their lives, I heard that they recommended eating twice a day, but not full. This will allow you to be closer to the Charter, and at the same time not to suffer from vanity, rising above those around you, which, unfortunately, happens if a Christian begins to try to 100% observe strict monastic rules. Then, after “coolness”, a “blowout” usually follows: tired of strictness, a person can generally quit both fasting and prayer rule. God help you in fasting labors and finding your sense of proportion!

At what age should children start fasting and in what books can this be read?

Priest Nikola Muraviev answers.

To be honest, I have not seen in the Rules an indication of a specific age that would appoint the beginning of a fast for children. Communicating with indigenous Old Believers and "venerable" archpriests, I heard that earlier, when friendly Old Believer families entered into Lenten time, then the boys began to fast from the age of three, and the girls from two. A more frequent practice is when children begin lean labors from infancy, at 6-7 years old. Particular attention was paid to Wednesdays and Fridays.

But the main thing, probably, in this matter is not the numbers and not one-time rigidity in observing the Charter, but the realization of why the Fast is needed. What a man can consciously refuse for the sake of Christ. If the whole family tries to live a spiritual life, according to the commandments of God, under the guidance of an experienced confessor, then it will be possible to explain to the child the spiritual meaning of the fasts - well. Again, abstaining from computer and television entertainment is wonderful!

In accustoming to fasting, both adults and small ones, gradualness is the most reliable. First, the rejection of meat and excesses, then - dairy and egg. In everything, a personal example is very important: a family, beloved parents, older brothers and sisters will become a beacon in life - there will be a desire and an inner need to observe the Church, Lenten regulations. God help!

Why is it that today, on Lazarus Saturday, only fish caviar is allowed at the meal, and not the fish itself? This has a deep meaning, because Lazarus Saturday is the memory of the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead. And caviar, like an egg, is a symbol of new life, resurrection ...

From the Gospel of John we know that when Lazarus fell ill, his sisters Martha and Mary sent word of this to Christ. But the Lord came to Bethany only four days after the death and burial of Lazarus, and promised Martha, who went out to meet him, that her brother would be resurrected. Martha called Mary, with whom the Jews came, mourning for Lazarus. With Christ and the apostles, they went to the cave - the burial place of Lazarus. Christ commanded that the stone be rolled away from the cave and, having thanked His Father, called out: "Lazarus, come out!" (John 11:43). The deceased came out entwined with burial linens, his face was covered with a scarf, and the Savior said that Lazarus should be untied.

Many Jews, under the influence of an unprecedented miracle, believed in Christ, and the Pharisees, out of fear, "from that day on they decided to kill Him."

The story of Lazarus, who, by the will of Christ, came out of the tomb on the fourth day after his death, is a guarantee that every person will be resurrected.

“The common resurrection, before your passion, assuring you raised Lazarus from the dead, Christ God” (“Before your sufferings, wanting to convince everyone of the common resurrection, you raised Lazarus from the dead, Christ God”), - so is sung in the troparion of the Feast.

This foreshadowing of the resurrection is also reflected in the festive meal - it is allowed to eat caviar. Caviar in this case plays the same role as an egg for Easter. Indeed, from an egg, from a small ball, in comparison with living beings - a dead one, a new, living fish grows. This miracle of the birth of the living from the dead recalls the miraculous event of Lazarus Saturday.

Great Lent is considered the most strict when compared with other fasts, and therefore some believers are wondering if it is possible to eat shrimp in Lent?

As you know, at this time you can not smoke, drink alcohol, animal products (fish, meat, milk, etc.), while it is allowed to eat plant foods.

But there are such days of Great Lent when you can eat both fish and seafood.

What days can you eat shrimp?

While Great Lent lasts, believers will celebrate Palm Sunday and the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos.

The first holiday in 2018 falls on the first of April, the second on the seventh, and it is on these days that it is allowed to eat both fish and seafood (squid, shrimp, and others).

However, you should be careful, because sometimes the Annunciation falls on Holy Week, and this year it even falls on Holy Saturday. If this happens, then you still have to comply strict rules Great Lent and give up seafood.

In addition to those Orthodox holidays, there is also Lazarus Saturday, which believers will celebrate on March 31. On this day, caviar can be served on the table. As for fish, it and seafood are semi-lenten foods. Thus, these products are allowed to be consumed on Lazarus Saturday.

Remember that strict fasting should be followed first and foremost. Holy Week Lent: during this time, you can eat exclusively vegetarian and plant-based foods and products.

Believers who strictly adhere to all the rules and recommendations should also take into account that on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, in addition to cereals, vegetables and fruits can be on the table. Of course, shrimp are not plant foods, so these days you can’t eat them.

It is worth noting that different parishes sometimes have different attitudes towards eating shrimp during Lent. Some shepherds allow their use, but only in, while others categorically prohibit shrimp and other seafood, because they consider them a luxury designed to satisfy their own gluttony, and not to satisfy hunger.

If you cannot decide for yourself whether it is worth eating shrimp, consult with the priest of your parish - he will definitely tell you the correct answer.

The last thing to say is that eating shrimp during Lent is the same as eating meat or wine. But Orthodoxy does not require parishioners, but only recommends what to do.

Pregnant women, small children, people recovering from illness and hard workers have relief during Lent. In addition, if a person eats seafood not out of a whim, because he really wants it, but in order to maintain his strength, he is already fasting.

How to cook shrimp?

Shrimps with lemon

Have you decided to try shrimp during Lent on permitted days? Then it will not be superfluous to learn a few recipes for their proper preparation.

The first recipe is quite simple, but the shrimp are delicious.

Put the frozen product in a colander and pour boiling water over it, while making sure that there is enough boiling water, otherwise all the ice will not come off the shrimp.

It happens that there are quite a lot of shrimp and they all do not fit in a colander, so it is better to divide them into several portions.

After getting rid of the ice, transfer the shrimp to the pan and again fill it with boiling water (the shrimp should be completely poured). After 30 seconds, the water must be drained, then pour the shrimp with lemon juice, after which they are ready to eat.

This recipe is only suitable for ready-made shrimp (they are pink).

Shrimps with ginger

The next recipe is a little more interesting, because in addition to shrimp, it also has sauce. Type in a saucepan clean water(it should be more than shrimp, about twice) and put on the stove.

With the first signs of boiling water, juice of half a lemon, quite a bit of black pepper and cloves, as well as one bay leaf are added to the pan. Fans of different tastes are advised to add a piece of ginger or a head of garlic there as well.

If using pink, factory-cooked shrimp, dip them into boiling water, cover, and turn off heat. After a couple of minutes, take them out and put them on a plate.

Raw frozen shrimp (they will be grayish in color) will take longer to cook, so when you put them in the pan, do not turn off the heat, but simply reduce it and do not close the lid tightly so that the steam can escape. Stir the shrimp, but do it carefully, because they are quite fragile and you risk breaking them. Cooking time is five to seven minutes.

Did the shrimp turn pinkish and float up?

So it's time to take it out. Take them out, put them on a suitable dish, pour the juice of the second half of the lemon, a tablespoon of oil (olive, sunflower is suitable) and garnish with herbs.

How to fry shrimp

The last dish is a little unusual, but it turns out to be really tasty - these are fried shrimp. They are consumed on their own, however, someone prefers to add them to various salads, pasta and other dishes. Yes, that's also possible.

The first step is to defrost the product. If you want, pour boiling water over the shrimp, but natural defrosting is also allowed. Then peel them, heat the pan well and fry the shrimp with a little oil and spices.

Do you use ready-made, pink shrimp?

Then it will take a little time to fry them - a couple of minutes until they become golden. Such shrimps will be juicy, soft. Unboiled shrimp will need to be fried longer - about 5-10 minutes.

Fried shrimp can be supplemented with a wonderful sauce: mix three tablespoons of sour cream, a teaspoon of lemon juice and olive oil and a tablespoon of ketchup.

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During Lent you can not eat products of animal origin. In 2016, Lent is from April 14 to April 30, but on Lazarus Saturday you can eat fish caviar and dishes prepared from it. It is necessary to exclude from the diet fish and other foods that are prohibited in Lent. These are meat and various dishes from it, eggs, milk and all dairy products - kefir, fermented baked milk, yogurt. You can not drink and smoke.

Chewing gum should also not be chewed, as it contains gelatin. It is forbidden to use chocolate, it contains egg powder and milk. You can eat berries, pickles, fruits, mushrooms, vegetables. It is also advised to put greens in any dish - parsley, fennel, dill, green salad.

Allowed products include:

Cereals. Cereals and soups are cooked from cereals, desserts and pastries are made.
Vegetables. You can eat carrots, onions, potatoes, pumpkins and others.
Bean cultures. They supply protein to the body. You can cook lobio or stew, pastry fillings, pour boiled peas, beans into salads.
Fruit. You can eat just fruits, prepare salads from them, put them in main dishes, desserts.
Mushrooms. Soups are made from them, cutlets are prepared, fillings for baking.

Lazarus Saturday is the day when the churches celebrate the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead, so you can eat caviar, as it symbolizes the continuation of life. In 2016, Lazarus Saturday is celebrated on April 23, and on April 24 - Palm Sunday 2016.

Lean rye bread recipe

Take 2 cups of rye flour, add a pinch of salt, 4 tbsp. spoons of olive oil, dilute gradually with 100 ml of water, knead. Place in refrigerator for 4 hours. After rolling out a thin layer, if the dough sticks to the rolling pin, then add flour, cut the dough into strips.

Lay paper on a baking sheet, lay out the bread rolls, pierce with a fork in several places, sprinkle with a pinch of cumin and salt and bake in the oven for 15 minutes at a temperature of 200 ° C.

Another dish is salted herring caviar with potatoes. Cut 1 onion into rings, marinate for 1 hour in vinegar and water. Boil 4-5 potatoes. Put on a dish, sprinkle with herbs.

You can also cook caviar pate. Boil the semolina, mash the caviar and finely chop the onion (you can grate the onion), mix everything. Put on lean bread.

pumpkin with honey

Rinse the orange thoroughly, dry and cut into 2 parts. Squeeze juice from half an orange. Make a sauce with juice, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 2 tbsp. tablespoons of thick honey.

Cut the skin off the pumpkin, wash and pat dry. Then cut into slices having a thickness of up to 1 cm.

Grease a baking sheet a little with sunflower oil, put slices of pumpkin. Spread sauce on each slice. Bake for half an hour at 180°C.

Semolina dessert

Fry 1 cup semolina for 3 tbsp. spoons of olive oil until beige. Mix half a cup of honey, 2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water, boil for 5 minutes. Pour the finished semolina with this syrup, add 100 g of chopped walnuts or peanuts, add a little vanillin, mix and let it cool. Cut into pieces before serving.