As Lent draws to a close, our Lenten abstinence does as well.
We have only two more Fridays (today and Good Friday) before Easter 2012. But if you have enjoyed the Lent recipes that I have featured here over the past several weeks, why not use them throughout the year, to fulfill your obligation to practice a form of penance on Fridays?
For today's Lent recipes, we leave Europe, but we don't leave the Old World entirely behind. You will find some overlap between Spanish Lent recipes and Mexican ones, but the Mexican recipes for Lent offered by Chelsie Kenyon, the About.com Guide to Mexican Food, may look a bit more familiar. Many staples of Mexican restaurants in the United States, such as cheese enchiladas, chile rellenos, and chilaquiles, make perfect Lenten foods. But Chelsea also includes some delicious side dishes and wonderful desserts—for those of us who haven't given up dessert for Lent!
You can find Chelsie's recipes, as well as recipes from other About.com food Guides, in Lenten Recipes: Meatless Recipes for Lent and Throughout the Year.
(Photo of papadzules, tortillas stuffed with eggs and vegetables, © Chelsie Kenyon, licensed to About.com, Inc.)
More on Lenten Fasting and Abstinence:
- Lent Recipes: German Food
- Lent Recipes: Serbian Food
- Lent Recipes: Spanish Food
- Lent Recipes: French Food
- Lent Recipes: Chinese Fish Recipes
- Lent Recipes: Italian Food
- Lent Recipes: Low-Carb Foods for Lent
- Fasting: A Powerful Spiritual Tool
- Abstinence as Spiritual Discipline
- What Are the Rules for Fasting and Abstinence in the Catholic Church?
- Should I Give Up My Diet for Lent?
- Should We Fast on Sundays?
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