As you light up your grills this Memorial Day, please be mindful of the reason we celebrate this day – to honor and thank the…
Browsing Category Fruits
Florida Watermelon Slices with Balsamic Syrup, Mint Oil, and Feta Cheese
Confession: I cannot take credit for the following recipe. As a former resident of Palm Beach County’s Agricultural Reserve community, I was often able to…
Sweet or Savory Cherry Compote
Sweet, dark cherries, and my cherry pitting tool I bought a cherry pitting tool; don’t ask me why. But since it was sitting in my…
Quince – Apple Compote
Quinces are a rare commodity in my area, so I bought 3 as soon as a small crop was put on display at my local…
Apple-Fillo Boregs – the Armenian Apple Strudel!
I recently participated in an Armenian cooking demonstration at St. David Armenian Church along with three other women. The church’s event planning committee hosts a…
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…
Mango Season is Here (in Florida, that is!)
I know mangoes are not an Armenian fruit, but here in Florida, they are in season, abundant, and very inexpensive. In order to celebrate mango…
Homemade Pomegranate Molasses – 2 recipes!
If you’ve never tasted pomegranate molasses, you’re really missing something. Pomegranate molasses is a thick, syrupy reduction of pomegranate juice that offers a rich, tart…
Easy ‘Baked’ Apples
Autumn is apple season! Wherever you look these days, grocery stores and farmers’ markets are brimming with bushels of apples – sweet, tart, yellow, red,…