Douglas Kalajian

The Portable Armenian Kitchen: A 19th Century Spoon Solution

I love digging into the world of digital archives. It's like archaeology for those of us who don't want to…

14 years ago

Science is still peppering us with salt questions

Armenians love salt, maybe a little too much. Or maybe not. We inherited the Old World tradition of heavily salting…

14 years ago

Our Culinary Heritage

Faithful reader Ara responded in his usual, thoughtful manner to our recent item on Armenia's effort to identify and preserve…

14 years ago

Oh no! We’re late for dinner — by about 60 years…

One of our minor but very real gripes about South Florida when we moved here in the late 1970s was…

14 years ago

Armenia aims to preserve as well as serve its native cuisine

We started this blog with one major goal: to preserve the recipes we remember and love. Since then, we've heard from…

14 years ago

Kebab Cubano: Remembering the Armenians of Cuba

Kebab Cubano Cuban food in Florida is like Italian food in New Jersey, so nearly ubiquitous that it's almost the…

14 years ago

You never know where Armenian ingredients will turn up

We took a few unexpected twists and turns on our Northern drive this summer, including an unplanned visit with our…

14 years ago

Love chocolate? Head for Armenia now!

I always thought of chocolate as Armenian when I was growing up because it was probably my mother's favorite food.…

14 years ago

A banner day for Armenians in the Catskills

We recently visited the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum in Upstate New York to see the first-ever major exhibit of…

14 years ago

If it’s an egg, does that mean it’s breakfast?

Except for her delicious parsley-and-onion eggs, my mother usually favored a plain omelet. Nothing but beaten eggs cooked in butter until…

14 years ago

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