After much hard work and anticipation, Yeretsgin Anna and her team of devoted Armenian School-Sunday School mothers, put together a most enjoyable array of refreshments…
Browsing Category Grain & Legumes
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) another specialty of Musa Dagh…
Creamy Chickpea and Brown Rice Pie
My last physical examination revealed that it was necessary for me to change my diet by avoiding white flour, white rice, white sugar … basically…
TTVEBAS – A Holy (Maundy) Thursday Armenian Recipe
Cooking enthusiast and Armenian cookbook author, Sonia Tashjian, sent me a recipe for a special food traditionally served on the last Thursday before Easter (Zadik)….
Two-for-One Black Bean Recipes
I have to be honest with you – I never ate black beans growing up in our American-Armenian household. Nor had I ever heard-of –…
Peanut Butter Kufteh (Peanut Butter filled Patties)
My friends and I were discussing Lenten recipes at our recent Women’s Guild luncheon and fashion show, when one of them asked about peanut butter…
Sts. Vartanantz Day
Sts. Vartanantz Day is when Armenians around the world commemorate the Battle of Avarayr which took place in 451 A.D. St. Vartan Mamigonian …
Chickpea Lentil Burgers with Yogurt-Tahini sauce
We’re eating a lot less meat these days – yes, that even includes lamb. We haven’t become vegetarians, but we’re certainly including more veggies, legumes,…
Don’t know what to do with your leftover turkey? Make Keshkeg!
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and you’re probably wondering what to do with that mound of leftover turkey. Never fear, keshkeg is here! Keshkeg (aka…
Oroogh (aka Orouk or Ouroukh) – a Meat and Bulgur Recipe
The cookbook, “Armenian Cuisine“ by Aline Kamakian and Barbara Drieskens has a recipe called ‘Ouroukh Tzavarov” and refers to this dish as ‘kuftah with bulgur…