Desserts & Sweets

Recipe Search: Adapazar squash in phyllo dough – coiled boorma-type of dessert

An anonymous request came in for an unnamed recipe with a description that was unfamiliar to me. Please review the reader’s…

11 years ago

It’s Pumpkin Time!

Reader Karen emailed me a newsletter from the Seroonian Armenian Community Center, (outside of Philadelphia, PA.) which read: “Come to…

11 years ago

‘My Uncle Rafael’ – The Movie; ‘Nazook’ – and -The Dessert

Movie Review by Douglas Kalajian  We're often the last to see films that everyone else has already forgotten. It's a…

11 years ago

‘Agra Hadig’, another Armenian tradition – or is it?

Is the tradition of ‘Agra Hadig’ Armenian, or one that Armenians have adopted? That’s the question I’m trying to answer…

11 years ago

A Simple, Refreshing, Anytime (Madzoon, aka Yogurt) Dessert

Have you had a chance to make our recipe for homemade yogurt? or Sita Jebelian's microwave oven method for making yogurt?…

11 years ago

Easy Roejig (Rojik) a.k.a ‘Sweet Soujuk’ – is that even possible?

I love roejig (aka 'sweet soujuk'), a traditional Armenian candy made from walnuts which are strung on long strings and…

12 years ago

Agra Hadig, another Armenian Tradition

When asked what the significance was of “Agra Hadig”, I scoured my resources. A vague recipe, and very little information…

12 years ago

Hassa – Our Family’s Recipe for Christenings

Our family is happy to announce the start of a new generation! Our nephew and his wife had a darling…

12 years ago

Lenten Peanut Butter Balls

I have been remiss in posting Lenten desserts, so here’s a truly simple, tasty, and relatively healthy choice to satisfy…

12 years ago

St. Sarkis Day, January 26th, 2013

Thank goodness for email! My dear friend Sonia Tashjian reminded me that tomorrow is St. Sarkis Day. If you haven't…

12 years ago

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