In the past we’ve posted recipes for meatless stuffed grape leaves (yalanchi), which make terrific appetizers, but if you’re looking a a heartier meal, the…
Browsing Category Main Dishes
Don’t hurry dinner on my account, especially if you’re serving liver
You know this really bugs me because I keep repeating myself: I have no use for chefs who can’t be bothered to finish cooking meat….
Macaroni with Fried Meat
A simple, yet direct, request was sent to me by reader, Pam: “Please send recipe for Armenian macaroni with meat, done in oven.” Before I…
Butternut Squash – Lentil Ragout
Over the years, I’ve developed a fondness for butternut squash and like to try it in different ways. I decided to prepare a ragout combining butternut…
Green Bean (Fassoulia) and Lamb Stew
Whenever I find lamb bones or boneless stewing lamb at the meat counter, I can’t resist buying as many packages as I can (without hoarding,…
Lule Kebab ala Father Vartan Joulfayan
When my husband Doug, friends Bonnie and David, and I attended St. Mary Armenian Church Food and Music Fest in April, we feasted on some…
A Request for Satsivi – Chicken in Walnut Sauce, a Georgian recipe
Sometimes I get requests for recipes other than Armenian ones. Here is one such request: “My name is Tamara, …It is such a pleasure to…
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…
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…
Khashlama, a newly discovered, very old Armenian recipe
Have you ever heard Khashlama (Hashlama)? I hadn’t, until recently. Khashlama, simply put, is a boiled meat dish, generally beef or lamb (or mutton, where…