As Doug and I prepare for vacation, we stop buying groceries one week ahead of time and use up whatever ingredients we have in the…
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Happy 90th Birthday, Mom!
Mary, circa 1940 Not everyone lives long enough to celebrate their 90th birthday, so I’m thrilled to report that my mother, Mary Vartanesian – Dabbakian, is marking…
Tigran Shahverdyan, Scientist, Entrepreneur, and BBQ master!
Tigran Shahverdyan It always starts with a simple request. This one came on June 27th from Tigran Shahverdyan, a scientist/entrepreneur from Moscow, Russia, who is…
White Bean and Artichoke Salad
It’s time for America to celebrate her Independence once again! As in the past, Doug and I have been invited to celebrate with friends, Hap…
Grilling Safety Tips
It’s summertime in our part of the hemisphere, which means it’s Barbecue Season! To get you started, I’m re-posting this list of Grilling Safety Tips…
Goat Cheese with Fig Preserves – a perfect match!
If you can’t find certain Armenian food products in a Middle Eastern store, your best-bet is to attend a food festival at the nearest Armenian…
Purslane a.k.a. Per-Per
The first time my mother mentioned ‘per- per’ to me, I had no idea what she was talking about. She explained that it was a…
“Worldy Rise” – a new website about breads, meals and customs from around the world
Did you ever wonder how websites are born? The Armenian Kitchen came about in 2009 when newly retired couple, Robyn and Doug (that’s us!), combined…
Lule Kebab ala Father Vartan Joulfayan
When my husband Doug, friends Bonnie and David, and I attended St. Mary Armenian Church Food and Music Fest in April, we feasted on some…
Memorial Day 2012
Today is a day of remembrance and thanks – a commemoration of the men and women who have died in military service for the United…