While doing a spring inventory of my pantry, I noticed a partial bag of farro still hanging around. Remember when I posted the Farro-Vegetable soup?…
Browsing Category Grain & Legumes
Eating Their Way Around the World without Leaving Home
I really enjoy requests from newcomers to Armenian cuisine. One such request came from Tegan Harris of Brisbane, Australia. Tegan wrote: “I stumbled across your…
Lentil and Black Bean Chili
Here’s a tasty, filling vegetarian chili recipe I adapted by combining two separate chili recipes. One recipe featured lentils; the other bulgur. Since my pantry…
Sour Spinach and Rice
Over the past year or more, Pat and John Nashmy have been kind enough to share several of their favorite recipes with me – some…
Topik – an Easy Version for Lent!
When I wrote about the Lenten appetizer “Topig” (Topik) two years ago, I linked my story to blogger Joumana’s site (TasteofBeirut.com) since she had already…
Mock Kheyma, a Lenten treat
Mock Kheyma Kheyma, a.k.a.Hoom or Chee Kufteh is one of those foods that is very personal. Since folks can be finicky about eating raw ground…
Lucine Kasbarian’s Swiss Chard Lentil Soup
My friend, Lucine Kasbarian (author, writer, and illustrator), sent me her recipe for Swiss chard lentil soup. She asked me to read through it to…
Black Beluga Lentils, our latest discovery
Doug and I don’t usually shop for groceries at Target Super Stores, but we found ourselves wandering through their grocery aisles before the holidays making…
Sini Kufteh (Oven-Baked Kufteh)
Baked Sini Kufteh In the past the Armenian Kitchen has prepared kufteh in two ways – heart-healthy, and kufteh deconstructed. One method we haven’t made –…
Nevik Soup? Why not?
How many of you made Nevik for Armenian Christmas Eve this year? In keeping with the season, I went to a new farmer’s market on…