The arrival of pumpkins in stores and roadside stands signals cooler weather, Halloween, and, of course, Thanksgiving. I have to admit – I’ve never been…
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Homemade Pomegranate Jelly
Ten years ago, I participated in a week-long educational program sponsored by the Mardigian Institute at St. Vartan Cathedral in NYC. The program was designed…
Homemade Basterma – a Labor of Love
Not everyone is fortunate enough to have a Middle Eastern store nearby to purchase ready-to-eat favorites. Just ask reader Mario of Queensland, Australia. He requested…
Is Pomegranate juice not so wonderful after all?
A few weeks ago, Doug posted an item about the medical breakthrough of the pomegranate. Now we learn that POM, a major producer of pomegranate products, is being…
Marian Amiraian’s Yogurt Soup (Tahnabour)
Tahnabour (Yogurt Soup) Sometimes we’re lucky enough to be in the right place, at the right time. Recently, neighbor Marian Amiraian called to say her children…
Armenians in China? You bet!
Armenians are everywhere – even China. About 200 Armenians are living and working in China – a VERY tiny minority considering China’s population of over…
Armenian Honey Cakes
Author Jane Haddam Have you ever heard of Oldways – a nonprofit in Boston interested in helping people learn to enjoy foods related to the…
Red Lentil-Potato Kufteh
Since no one, to date, has offered a recipe suggestion in our search for Sosie Catchatoorian’s request for a lentil-potato kufteh, Doug and I had…
One bread, two names. Is it Bokon or Matnakash?
Bokon – or – Matnakash? Two months ago I started an all-out search for reader Devyn Egigian who was looking for a recipe for a bread called…
Watermelon Revisited
After recently purchasing a whopper of a watermelon, so juicy and delicious, we thought it appropriate to relive our love of this wonderful fruit. Read on… ******************************************** If…