When I attended Chico State College in California back in 1969, I desperately needed to refer to a hard-to-find Armenian cookbook for a Food Preparation…
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From Chico to Camp
When I was a junior at Montclair State in NJ, I had the opportunity to participate in a domestic exchange program to Chico State, CA….
Barbecueing? Keep Food Safe!
Now that you know how to grill safely (see June 29th post), I’ll share some food safety tips with you. Believe it or not, food…
Grilling safety
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…
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…
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….
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…