Doug and I witnessed a miracle this morning … our first South Carolina snowflakes!! We watched in amazement as they drifted down, disappearing before ever…
Browsing Category Soups
Armenian Madzoon Abour (Yogurt Soup)
Doug and I are supposed to be on a bus trip today from our new community in SC to Lake Lure, NC. The idea of…
Post Thanksgiving Turkey Vegetable Soup
In the style of our forefathers – or rather fore-mothers, we are not ones to waste any portion of an animal product. Even before our…
Red Pepper, White Bean, and Feta Soup – an accidental recipe
Sometimes recipes happen by accident. Such is the case of this Red Pepper, White Bean, and Feta Soup. Doug and I were invited to…
Spinach, Sorrel and Rice Soup
I became enamored with aveluk, wild sorrel, after having dined on aveluk soup in a restaurant in Yerevan in 2015. Aveluk grows wild on the hillsides…
Kale and Pearl Barley Soup
Winter came and went in one day in South Florida. It happened on Friday, December 30, 2016, when the temperature barely climbed into the mid…
With a Kalajian family wedding right around the corner, it’s time for us to serve Harsness Abour (Bride’s Soup)!
Lucine Kasbarian was scrolling through the recipe lists on The Armenian Kitchen website to see if there was a recipe for Harsness Abour (Bride’s Soup)….
‘Beans-leaf Soup’: Two suggested recipes, but is either one the real deal?
Whenever I receive a recipe request that leaves me baffled, I research my printed resources. When that fails, I ask readers for help. When I…
Looking for a hearty soup to serve this winter? Try Lentil Soup with Meatballs!
I can’t take credit for this particular recipe, but I’ll happily share my source, and my rendition. The source: The Washington Post featured this recipe…
‘A Taste of the Wild Side: Out of Yerevan and into Armenia’s Local Dishes’: a most-interesting article and video!
Last March, Doug and I were contacted by Rebecca Wall, PhD, Program Officer of Research and Communications with the Smithsonian Institution. Rebecca was, as she…