Stories, spices & secrets from global markets

An eight-book series by Maria Bleahu

Walk into any international grocery store and know what to reach for. Whispers from the Aisles decodes the shelves of Asian, German, Arabic, kosher and Hispanic markets, then brings those ingredients home in plant-based cookbooks for Lent and for everyday family meals.

Browse the market guides See the cookbooks

1–5Market guidesAsian · German · Halal · Kosher · Hispanic 6–8Plant-based kitchenLenten recipes · Vegan & gluten-free

1–5Market guides

Each guide walks one kind of grocery store aisle by aisle: what the ingredients are, how to read the labels, and simple recipes to cook with what you bring home.

6–8Plant-based kitchen

No meat, no dairy, no eggs, and no shortage of flavor. Two editions of The Lenten Table for the Orthodox fast, and Wholesome Bites for vegan, gluten-free weeknights.

Book 6 New global edition

The Lenten Table

Enlightening Lenten Cuisine from the World’s Markets

A flavorful, faith-filled cookbook for the 40-day fast: 40 plant-based, dairy-free and egg-free recipes, plus practical guidance for shopping international markets and planning a full week of Lenten meals, wherever you live.

Greece
Romania
Georgia
Lebanon
Egypt
Morocco
India
Vietnam
Cuba
Spain

Inside: Greek Fasolada, Georgian Pkhali, Mujadara, Vegan Moussaka, Lazarakia, Fanouropita and Chocolate-Blueberry Lenten Cake.

Kindle$7.77
Paperback · 276 pp · 6×9$24.99
Hardcover · 6×9Coming soon

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Great Lent 2027 Clean Monday falls on March 15. Pascha is May 2.

The author

Maria Bleahu

Maria Bleahu is an author and media educator who has taught students from 6 to 65 for nearly twenty years. A lifelong Orthodox Christian, she writes about food, faith and the joy of discovering the world one grocery aisle at a time.

Her books grow out of the markets she loves to explore, and out of a simple belief: a fast, a new ingredient or an unfamiliar store is an invitation, not a limit.

Saints in My Daily Walksaintsinmydailywalk.com Pip & Moss Adventurespipandmossadventures.com Bleahu Creativebleahucreative.com

Stories, spices & secrets from global markets

1–5Market guides

6–8Plant-based kitchen

The Lenten Table

Maria Bleahu

The Aisle Letter