My passion for collecting cookbooks is widely-known, especially Armenian cookbooks or any that reflect a similar cuisine. Even in today’s electronic age, I enjoy holding…
Browsing Category Cookbooks
“Classic Armenian Recipes”: another cookbook discovery
You know how I love cookbooks, and that Doug and I are now writing articles for the AGBU’s newly-launched online Ararat magazine, right? I recently…
The Armenian Croissant: Ashma, Katah
Leon Kaye…This could be your lucky day! To refresh your memories… a few weeks ago I posted a recipe search item. Leon was looking for…
The real secrets of Armenian cooking are kept by women who are happy to share!
Most people go to bookstores searching for a great novel. Me? I head right to the cookbook section. If, however, you’re looking for down-home, tried…
Yogurt: It’s good all over
My husband’s uncle John Bichakjian, a firm believer in healthy eating, presented Doug’s mother with a cookbook called The Complete Book of Yogurt, by Shaun…
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….
My dinner at Omar Khayyam’s
It was the summer of 1967; my 18th birthday was on the horizon. Every year our family vacationed at the Van Hotel, an Armenian hotel…
We’re all connected to Musa Dagh
This past Christmas, my mother gave a me a cookbook. Not just any cookbook. This one, Secrets from an Armenian Kitchen, was written by Jack…