Maria Cucina: Meatless for Lent

This week, we are sharing our favorite meatless recipes.  This means anything without flesh or the broth of flesh, such as pork, chicken, beef, lamb, etc.  "Meatless" can include fish, shellfish, eggs, and cheese products.  Ladies, please add your recipes in a separate blog post!

Per our diocese's website:

The rule of abstinence from meat includes all flesh and organs from mammals and fowl. This also includes soups and gravies made from them. Current practice in the Church is guided by the document “Paenitemini,” given in 1966 by Pope Paul VI. In previous documents the question of soups and gravies was spoken of specifically. In “Paenitemini” the question is not specifically included. That has led to some discussion of the issue in Catholic circles.

For the practice in the Diocese of Little Rock, Bishop Anthony B. Taylor has interpreted the practice to include abstaining from soups and gravies made from meat. By-products such as eggs and cheese are permitted. Fish and other cold-blooded animals have traditionally been the acceptable substitutes on days of abstinence.