Did I ever tell you about the time I started a fire while attempting to light my sister’s hibachi grill? I was visiting Dawn and…
Date Archives June 2009
Gouvedge: Lamb, veggies — and memories
Doug’s cousin, Alice Bakalian, sent us the gouvedge recipe of his mother’s family. Alice remembers her sister, Rose Shamlian, making it in the summer at…
When breaking bread was an act of intimacy
Many of the memories my parents shared about their lives before I was born had to do with food. My favorite is this one. Uncle…
Fans of Lamb
Fans of Lamb As you know, we, at TheArmenianKitchen.com, are big lamb-fans. We’ve just been alerted to a lamb grilling contest which sounds intriguing. If…
Lamb: Just the facts
A few facts about our favorite meat, courtesy the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the American Lamb Board: *Lamb is the oldest domesticated meat, having…
Omar Khayyam’s: Refreshing Cousin Alice’s Memory
On April 29th I wrote about my family’s dinner experience at Omar Khayyam’s restaurant in San Francisco. I mentioned the 1944 copy of the cookbook,…
In search of Armenian cookbooks
I have a passion for all kinds of cookbooks. I had so many at one point that I ran out of shelf space at home….
An Armenian breakfast: Tomato and eggs
Breakfast was rarely elaborate when I was growing up. Most school days, I ate cereal. Mom and Dad shared coffee, bread and Armenian cheese before…
Harry Tatosian remembered
Our recent post on popular American foods created by Armenians brought back pleasant memories for George Marootian, a reader and friend. “My paternal grandmother’s sister,…
Armenian restaurants: Where are they?
My husband and I went to see the new Nia Vardalas movie My Life in Ruins with our friend Hap Erstein, who reviews movies for…