Diane Aginian of MI and FL, has asked for our help in finding a family recipe from long ago. This dish was made (and quite…
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In our house, Thanksgiving was an Armenian holiday — and so were all the rest
Kalajian dinner party, 1960s Like any other American family’s table, ours overflowed on Thanksgiving — and a golden-brown turkey was always the centerpiece. But my…
Kufteh … Deconstructed
Every so often, Doug and I get a craving for kufteh. When time doesn’t allow for the full preparation, we just make the meechoog (filling)…
The passing of an Armenian lamb apostle, George Stanley Kooyumjian
It’s not often that reading an obituary makes you hungry, but the Fresno Bee newspaper’s story on the passing of Stanley George Kooyumjian was a…
Ever hear of Armenian Lamb Mango Stew? (We think we just invented it!)
Lamb and Mango Stew The best part of mango season here in Florida is the end, when the ripe fruit tumbles from the trees and spreads across lawns…
The judges didn’t quite flip over our Armenian lamb burgers
Frankly, we’re feeling a little sheepish these days. Our video didn’t win the American Lamb Board’s annual grilling contest. But we did finish second. Runner…
The Failed Manti
Every summer Doug and I make a point of cooking as much of our frozen foods as possible. In the coastal south, tropical conditions can…
Can our lamb burgers stand the heat of battle?
Last summer, we cooked up a plan to teach Americans a thing or two about lamb but wound up with egg on our face instead….
Shish Kebab (Khorovatz)- The Video Sequel!
Last summer, we got the bright idea to enter a shish kebab video in a national lamb-cooking contest. We figured our pomegranate-marinated recipe was a…
Onnik Dinkjian’s Kavourma
Like many Armenian food terms, Kavourma can mean something different depending on the region or even village your family comes from. It’s always some form of cooked lamb, but…