Reader MHB recently wrote: “Hi! Merry Christmas! I’m looking for a recipe that my Aunt used to make around Christmas time. As far as I…
Browsing Category Desserts & Sweets
Shakarshee – another Armenian Sugar Cookie!
June Hollisian, one of our Armenian Kitchen Facebook readers wrote: “My Grandmother made a cookie she called “shakarshee”. Her recipe was 2 c fat melted…
Anoush Abour – an Armenian Christmas Pudding
To round out the holidays –and- to satisfy your body and soul during this festive season, there is one recipe that cannot be ignored: Anoush…
Shakar Loqum – Armenian Sugar Cookie
Shakar Loqum Reader Linda Kevorkian asked me to help locate a cookie recipe (Shakar Loukome) made by her late aunt. Her description was limited, so…
Reader Cookie Requests
It’s been a while since I received the following recipe requests. Since I’m still taking care of my hubby, I’m going to ask for suggestions…
Kourabia Cookies – ala The Armenian Kitchen
After posting Sara Raymond’s family recipe for Kourabia, I thought it only fair to share my own recipe with you. The Armenian Kitchen‘s Kourabia My recipe does…
Koorabia – A Christmas Cookie Favorite
Reader Sara Raymond wrote recently when she noticed we didn’t have a Koorabia (Kourabia) cookie recipe on our website. She noted that it simply wouldn’t be…
Scones with an Armenian Twist
Apricot-Pistachio Scones The best scones Doug and I ever ate were the ones we had in London about 10 years ago. For about 50 cents…
In our house, Thanksgiving was an Armenian holiday — and so were all the rest
Kalajian dinner party, 1960s Like any other American family’s table, ours overflowed on Thanksgiving — and a golden-brown turkey was always the centerpiece. But my…
Rachal – Candied Pumpkin
Traditional orange pumpkins are great for Halloween jack-o-lanterns, their seeds, and pulp for pumpkin pies – and they’re easy to find. I had my heart…