Grain & Legumes

Chilled Chickpea and Tahini Soup

Since the temperature has been on the rise, I’ve been focusing on using the oven and stovetop less often by…

9 years ago

Bulgur Salad with Pistachios and Currants

Bulgur has a zillion uses in Armenian cuisine. In our home, bulgur, in its varying sizes, is combined with any number…

10 years ago

White Bean, Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Plaki

Meat was a luxury menu item when my mother was growing up, so legumes and grains were commonplace fare in…

10 years ago

Coriander – Crusted Fish with Chickpea – Artichoke Salad

Some folks eat fish during Lent, others refrain from it. If you are a Lenten fish-eater, you might want try…

10 years ago

Reader Feature: KHEYMA – Ourfatsi-style from the family of Ara Kassabian

Ara Kassabian is one of my go-to people for certain Armenian recipes. A few years ago, he shared several Lenten-…

10 years ago

Holiday Mushroom, Celery, and Walnut Pilaf

When Christine Datian gets in the kitchen, there’s no stopping her. She just contacted me with her latest  recipe, 'Holiday…

10 years ago

Quinoa with Pomegranate and Pistachios – A Gluten-free Thanksgiving recipe from Stanley Tucci

Did you ever see the movie, “Big Night” with Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub? It was released in 1996, and…

10 years ago

A Successful Ghapama Day at St. David Armenian Church, Boca Raton, FL!

After much hard work and anticipation, Yeretsgin Anna and her team of devoted Armenian School-Sunday School mothers, put together a…

10 years ago

Calling all Kharpertsis – or anyone else who might know …

Roxanne, a reader from Connecticut, sent me an urgent request: She wrote, “My mom is desperate to find a recipe…

10 years ago

TARKHANABOUR – A specialty soup recipe from Sonia Tashjian

Recipes keep rolling in from my food-friend, Sonia Tashjian. This time Sonia sent me a recipe called “TARKHANABOUR”, (Tarkhana Soup)…

10 years ago

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