Stumped for a holiday menu? Take a glance through our recipe links to the right. You’ll find everything for the festive day, Armenian style. May…
Date Archives April 2009
Armenian Easter treats
Most people think of chocolate bunnies or marshmallow “peeps” when it comes to Easter treats. Armenians think of Easter eggs and chorag. (OK, so we…
Parsley, onion and eggs
The combination of parsley and onions is familiar to most of us as the perfect complement to a multitude of dishes, but the practice of…
Savory or sweet, it’s still chorag!
Chorag is a traditional Armenian braided yeast roll. Some like sweet chorag; others a bit savory, so the recipe (and spelling) varies from household to…
Herbs, spices…What’s the difference?
Recipes would be pretty bland without the addition of herbs and spices. Here’s how can you tell one from the other: Herbs are the flowers,…
Grandpa’s apricot pie
Harry Bichakjian learned to cook somewhere between the historic Armenian city of Kharpert and Chelsea, Massachusetts. Like so much about my maternal grandfather’s life, exactly…
Rice Pilaf in a box?
Whoever heard of such a thing: rice pilaf in a box? That’s what Rice-a-Roni is -sort of. When I was a kid, my American friends…