Ten years ago, I participated in a week-long educational program sponsored by the Mardigian Institute at St. Vartan Cathedral in NYC. The program was designed…
Browsing Category Desserts & Sweets
Love chocolate? Head for Armenia now!
I always thought of chocolate as Armenian when I was growing up because it was probably my mother’s favorite food. “Chocolate gives you energy,” she’d…
Armenian Honey Cakes
Author Jane Haddam Have you ever heard of Oldways – a nonprofit in Boston interested in helping people learn to enjoy foods related to the…
If it’s an egg, does that mean it’s breakfast?
Except for her delicious parsley-and-onion eggs, my mother usually favored a plain omelet. Nothing but beaten eggs cooked in butter until slightly brown, then flipped and…
Fresh Yogurt and Honey -sweet, creamy and cool: What more is there?
Robyn’s post the other day about the delights of yogurt in summer brought to mind another simple favorite — madzoon with honey. I remember my father’s…
An Armenian Christening – and- a traditional recipe, Hassa
There’s nothing more glorious than the birth of a child. Our daughter Mandy’s christening – May,1982. Father Paree Metjian officiates; Godfather Aram Aslanian, and Godmother…
The Kardashian sisters make Armenian Pancakes
Did you ever wonder what Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe Kardashian like to cook? Apparently millions of people do. They have a family-secret recipe, Beeshee, an…
Ovsanna Kaye’s Katah Recipe
TheArmenianKitchen.com was designed to be interactive. By this I mean our readers would have the opportunity to share their family’s stories and recipes. Our thanks…
Mastic Gum and Chorag?
There is a lot to learn in this world. Just when I thought I knew all there was to know about making chorag, a curve…
Halvah (Helva): A Recipe of Contrasts
Pam Moroukian asked me to help locate a recipe called “khaveech”. She said it was made with flour, butter and cream, and cooked in a…