Our first Reader Feature of 2015 is a person whose name you should recognize – Mike Minassian, from Cordoba, Argentina. After a hiatus of several…
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“Haskanoush” : A traditional Armenian walnut – filled pastry
“Haskanoush” is more than a pastry; it’s a traditional special-occasion treat passed down from one generation to another. Maro Nalabandian’s Haskanoush I am told that…
A Successful Ghapama Day at St. David Armenian Church, Boca Raton, FL!
After much hard work and anticipation, Yeretsgin Anna and her team of devoted Armenian School-Sunday School mothers, put together a most enjoyable array of refreshments…
Mixed Vegetables Pickled with Blackberries (MOSHOV T-TOU)
Now that autumn has arrived in Armenia (and elsewhere), it’s time to prepare pickles! Fortunately, I have a ‘foodie’ contact in Yerevan, SoniaTashjian who told…
Manti – A recipe from Chef Justin Aprhamian
My local grocer carries a brand of ground lamb I hadn’t seen before … Strauss American Lamb. As soon as I got home, I checked…
Media Pore – an original recipe from the Hye Hotel, Asbury Park, NJ
Do you remember Asbury Park back in its hey-day? No? Well, I sure do. Van Hotel, Asbury Park My family on the front porch of…
Anoushabour -The Official Armenian Christmas Pudding!
In order to help you prepare for Armenian Christmas on January 6th, I want to remind you all to make Anoushabour (literal translation – ‘sweet soup’). I…
Don’t know what to do with your leftover turkey? Make Keshkeg!
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and you’re probably wondering what to do with that mound of leftover turkey. Never fear, keshkeg is here! Keshkeg (aka…
Kufteh prepared “Ravioli style”
Last week I heard from Ron Takakjian, one of my Dikranagerdtsi cousins. He wanted to share a kufteh preparation method he’d never tried, and wanted…
Chicken Noodle Soup with Lemon and Egg (video!)
Some cooking techniques sound more daunting than they actually are. ‘Tempering’ is one of them. If a recipe instructed you to ‘temper an egg’, would…