Easter -or anytime – Chorag! Are you ready yet? What are you waiting for? Easter is almost here! Did you order the leg of American…
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Swiss Chard with Chick Peas (Neeveeg, Nevik)
Ara Kassabian from Los Angeles sent me a recipe he makes with farm-fresh Swiss chard and chick peas. It sounded delicious- and somehow familiar. As…
Searching for Soorp (St.) Sarkis…. Halva, that is.
Hi Everyone, Reader Debbie Boyadjian, wrote:. “I am searching the net for a recipe for a special kind of halva that is made to celebrate…
Happy New Year!
So you think Santa’s soaking up the sun on South Beach these days just because Dec. 25th has passed? Not as far as Armenians are…
Christmas is Armenian cookie time!
OK, really — anytime is Armenian cookie time. But… When I think of a Thanksgiving dessert, PIE automatically comes to mind. Mention Christmas, and all…
Apricot Crescent Cookies
As I was flipping through the pages of an old Kalajian-family cookbook, a yellowed, slightly tattered piece of paper dropped to the floor. When I…
An Armenian Easter Menu
Stumped for a holiday menu? Take a glance through our recipe links to the right. You’ll find everything for the festive day, Armenian style. May…
Armenian Easter treats
Most people think of chocolate bunnies or marshmallow “peeps” when it comes to Easter treats. Armenians think of Easter eggs and chorag. (OK, so we…
Grandpa’s apricot pie
Harry Bichakjian learned to cook somewhere between the historic Armenian city of Kharpert and Chelsea, Massachusetts. Like so much about my maternal grandfather’s life, exactly…