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…
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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,…
Who’s in the kitchen? Armenians!
Our recent posts about the Armenian inspiration behind Rice-A-Roni and Colombo Yogurt got us thinking about the impact of other Armenians on the American pantry….
Help us hunt for Armenian ingredients
Where can you buy some of the less common Armenian Kitchen Pantry items? Fortunately, the internet is a great way to search for stores in…
Rice Pilaf in a box?
Whoever heard of such a thing: rice pilaf in a box? That’s what Rice-a-Roni is -sort of. When I was a kid, my American friends…
The reluctantly movable feast
In October 1978, as the season’s first frost descended on the Northeast, I announced excitedly that I’d found a great job in South Florida. Robyn…