No matter what you call this dish, it’s one of the best stick-to-your-ribs winter meals ever! I can recall Yeranuhe Nanny making herriseh with lamb…
Browsing Category Grain & Legumes
Goulougoos, The Armenian Kitchen Version
After having read the recipes for Goulougoos from Dr. Jantzen’s mother-in-law, Isgouhi Sarkahian, and the one from the Magzanian sister’s cookbook, I decided to create…
Goulougoos: A new one on me!
It’s funny how one little e-mail can start an avalanche of questions, phone calls, and some interesting answers. Not long ago, I heard from professor…
Sud Keebah
Keebah is an ancient recipe in which lamb stomach or intestine is stuffed with ground meat, bulgur, dried mint and seasonings, then boiled. It’s kind-of…
Ara Kassabian’s Armenian Stuffing
Thanksgiving is just a few days away. Are you ready? Armenian stuffing One of the many recipes I’ll be making is the Armenian Stuffing recipe…
How Much Do You Know About Rice?
Armenians love rice. Who doesn’t, really? Long grain, par-boiled rice A staple for more than half the world’s population, rice is a marvelously adaptable grain….
Bolsetsi Kufteh…or is it?
In the Southern U.S., a recipe called “Porcupine Meatballs” combines ground beef with chopped onion, rice, seasonings. The mixture is formed into balls, then cooked…
The oldest newly discovered health food – Bulgur!
Bulgur (Cracked wheat) Finally, there’s a food that tastes great, helps you lose weight and packs more health benefits than a field of alfalfa sprouts….
Today’s lesson is…Lentils and 2 Lentil Soup recipes!
Lentils are legumes, meaning they come from a plant with double-seamed pods that contain a single row of seeds. Other common legumes include peas, peanuts,…
Heart-healthy Kufteh (with VIDEO!)
Heart-healthy Kufteh Doug and I have been experimenting with some of our favorite Armenian recipes to reduce fat and cholesterol. We’ve taken the traditional recipe…