“Pizzazz!” Do you celebrate Christmas indoors or out? That may seem like a silly question to those of you sipping hot cocoa as you hang…
Browsing Category Desserts & Sweets
Apricot Logs for Christmas or anytime!
A reader named Lisa recently inquired about where to mail-order Armenian-style holiday treats. Apricot Logs ready to serve in my engraved Michael Aram Block double…
Cheese-filled Bird’s Nests
If you missed seeing my demonstration at the St. Leon Food and Art Festival, you’re in luck. My YouTube video is in the recipe below….
Pumpkin Bread
One of my go-to autumn recipes is Pumpkin Bread. It’s not too sweet, is easy to make, and goes perfectly with a cup of hot…
Halva with Toasted Pine Nuts
I realize it’s only October, but, it’s never too early to start thinking about the holidays. Before you know it, Thanksgiving and Christmas will be…
Grapes with Yogurt and Honey
It’s official … the grape harvest has been blessed in traditional form in Armenian churches around the globe. So it’s time to appreciate this sweet…
Cherry – Yogurt Parfait
One style of a cherry pitting tool Have you ever tried to remove pits from cherries without using a cherry pitting tool? Well, it’s easier than…
Geghard Monastery, Garni Temple, and freshly made Lavash!
Because our week-long trip to Armenia was mostly dedicated to Genocide Commemorative activities, we really didn’t have much time to visit and experience village life…
Baneerov Halva (Cheese Halva)
As our close friends Barbara and Ed Dorian drove us home from the food festival at St. Mary Armenian Church a few weeks ago, we began…
Easy St. Sarkis Day Halva
St. Sarkis Day, the Armenian “Valentine’s Day”, is one of those moveable celebrations. This year it falls on Saturday, January 31st – which happens to…