I love the internet! Without it, how else would I have learned that the Hye Quality Bakery in Fresno has just started an e-store? Hye…
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Michael Aram: Artist, Armenian and nice guy!
Michael Aram and me (March 2010) I felt like a teenager standing in line, waiting to get a rock star’s autograph. The truth is I was…
Macar and Sons: Where to order Armenian and Middle Eastern ingredients
Have you ever wondered where Middle Eastern grocery stores and restaurants get all those exotic ingredients? In this part of the country, the source is…
Falafel Gourmet, a really nice Mediterranean Market
It wasn’t so very long ago that we struggled to find the most basic Armenian ingredients such as bulgur here in South Florida — and despite the region’s growth,…
Cost of Crackers
Have you noticed how expensive food has become- especially those made from grains? Cereals, bread, cookies – even crackers. My gosh! The price of a…
Another Christmas Gift Idea…
About 10 years ago, I received a really neat gift from my sister, the likes I’d never seen before. It was a sampler box of…
The truth about pine nuts and a recipe for Farina Halva
Pignoli, pignolia, piñon, Indian nut. Whatever you call them, pine nuts are delicious! Pine nuts are seeds from cones of certain pine trees. They’re hand-harvested,…
POM reading
Doug and I have been writing this blog for 6 months now – a great experience all around. We’ve gotten inquiries from numerous readers, and…
Food fight! Americans discover that pomegranates are worth fighting over
How much do Americans love pomegranate juice? So much that the most popular brands all seem to be suing each other over the right to…
Harry Tatosian remembered
Our recent post on popular American foods created by Armenians brought back pleasant memories for George Marootian, a reader and friend. “My paternal grandmother’s sister,…