Spinach pie, or Spanakopita, is, as you know, a deliciously Greek recipe. The combination of cheeses and herbs provides a pleasing flavor while the crispy…
Browsing Category Meatless Lenten Dishes
Baked Grape Leaves and Rice Recipe- Shirdov Sini Sarma
My family LOVES stuffed grape leaves, (aka sarma or yalanchi) but the process of stuffing the rice filling into finicky leaves can be somewhat tedious.The…
Lent and Lenten Recipes
In the Armenian Church, Lent is a “time of joyfulness and purification through repentance”. The Western Church’s less-strict lenten practice excludes meat from the diet.The…
Sorrel Soup with Leeks and Peas
My first encounter with aveluk (wild sorrel) was in 2015 when Doug and I were in Yerevan. I’d ordered aveluk soup at a local restaurant…
Lentils with Butternut Squash
If you’re looking for a healthy, filling, meatless main or side dish, look no further! The combination of earthy lentils and slightly sweet butternut squash…
Ani Ehramjian’s Instant Pot Yalanchi (Stuffed Grape Leaves)
Four years ago, Doug asked if I’d be interested in an Instant Pot (pressure cooker) for Christmas. My ears heard ‘Crock Pot’, to which I…
‘Zoom Cooking’ with Chef Serge Madikians: Tabouleh and Ja’Jik!
For my birthday this year, my daughter Mandy and son-in-law Ron, presented me with a special gift – a ZOOM cooking class with Chef Serge…
Zucchini with Pistachios and Basil
Last week I received an order of the most wonderful unsalted California pistachios (without shells). Before using the pistachios, I toasted them in the oven…
Olive and Nut Salad (Tzitabedoughi yev Engouizi Aghtsan), a recipe by Aline Kamakian, Mayrig Restaurant, Beirut, Lebanon
We all know about the devastating explosions which occurred in Beirut on August 4th. Buildings and businesses in ruins, lives lost. Mayrig, Aline Kamakian’s restaurant…
Chef George Duran shares his mother’s Grape Leaf Sarma recipe!
I’ve been a fan of Chef George Duran, even before I learned he is Armenian. Once that was revealed, I was even more interested in…