I’ve been slacking in my consumption of Armenian coffee lately, so I’m moving slowly. That’s the best excuse I have for not writing sooner about…
Posts Published by Douglas Kalajian
Americans call it okra, we call it Bamiya. I call it delicious. My wife thinks I’m nuts.
Doug’s Home-cooked Bamiya Okra was frequent fare at our house when I was growing up, and I loved it. I’ve since learned that I have…
What makes coffee Armenian? We do, just by drinking it.
Our YouTube video showing How to Make Armenian Coffee is approaching 50,000 views, and the comments keep coming (watch the video below in this post)….
Who created Lahmajoun?
For many of us in America, lahmajoun is our go-to model of Armenian food. We love basturma, we devour pilaf, we argue about the thousand-and-one…
There’s nothing ratty about letting the world know you’re Armenian
Some people don’t believe in coincidences. I don’t believe in Armenian coincidences. We’re all connected, especially on the Internet. I was Googling just recently for…
A Shish Kebab Machine Wedding Gift and Recipe
Robyn’s parents, Mary and Andy Dabbakian, flew down for a visit soon after we moved to Florida in 1978. We spotted them at the airport…
Remembering our martyrs
Each April 24, Armenians around the world mourn the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide. During last year’s centennial, we were privileged to offer…
Armenia’s cultural profile is rising along with its bread thanks to a new international partnership
Watching village women bake lavash in a sunken tonir oven is a highlight of everyone’s visit to Armenia—everyone except me, of course. I was held hostage by…
Is that really basturma? When you’re hungry and out to sea, it’s close enough!
We just got back from a Caribbean cruise. We had great fun despite a choppy sea, a midnight fire alarm and an island tour of…
Need a little help feeling that warm holiday glow? Here are a couple of suggestions with an Armenian twist
“Pizzazz!” Do you celebrate Christmas indoors or out? That may seem like a silly question to those of you sipping hot cocoa as you hang…