When my local farmer’s market advertised home-grown zucchini for $.19 a lb. this past week, I thought it was a misprint. Lo-and-behold, it was FACT!…
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Sonia Tashjian’s Basuts Dolma – another dish to celebrate the New Year
My friend Sonia told be about a Facebook page called ‘Inside the Armenian Kitchen’. Although the name of this page is very similar to my…
Douzma, A Very Special Meat and Vegetable Casserole
With Christmas only a week away, I felt it appropriate to make douzma again, that wonderful, wintery, Armenian (Dikranagerdtsi) comfort food. ‘Douzma”, you might recall…
Making Dolma using Dried Eggplant Skins
At times, it’s not easy to find dried eggplant skins. In October, I happened to be in the heart of the Middle Eastern community in…
HAJIMOM’S DZEDZADZS – A Meat and Wheat Casserole
I had the pleasure of chatting with family friend Ruth Bedevian while on our visit to NJ in October. She asked if I’d ever heard…
Can’t Get Enough Lahmajoun!
Doug felt like having homemade pizza for dinner, but I didn’t feel like messing around making dough from scratch because it’s still really hot here…
Doug’s Easy ‘Kebab’ Recipe
Mandy and Charlie Doug and I just enjoyed a rare and treasured week-long visit with our daughter, Mandy (and her dog, Charlie). Whenever she travels…
Spicy Middle Eastern Meat Pies
Way back, in the early days of The Armenian Kitchen’s existence, we’d posted a story about the ARAM sandwich and how it got its name….
Our Shish Kebab (Khorovatz) recipe and video is a big hit on YouTube
I got a jolt the other day when I turned on my computer. Luckily, it was good jolt: YouTube sent us a message that our…
Ground Chicken Lule Kebab
Tired of eating leftover Easter eggs, lamb and ham? I turn your attention to … Ground Chicken Lule Kebab! A reader, who wishes to remain…