(Image from news.am) We’re devoting April 24th to the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, with sincere hopes and prayers for a more peaceful world in…
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Palm Sunday is ACYOA Day
Palm Sunday is synonymous with ACYOA Day. (Armenian Church Youth Organization of America) According to the official ACYOA website, its purpose is “to focus attention…
A blond guy’s attempt at Armenian chickpea salad
Armenian Chickpea Salad That was the topic line of an email I got the other day from Michael Huber, who was definitely a blond guy…
The Armenian Kitchen pays tribute to Anne Marootian, one of the best Armenian cooks there ever was.
The Marootian family and my family (the Dabbakians) go way back – I’m talking decades. We were neighbors in Clifton, NJ for approximately 40 years,…
With Deep Sorrow
It is with deep sorrow that The Armenian Kitchen announces the passing of Robyn’s mother, Mary. Our kitchen will be closed during our period of…
Who cleans up The Kitchen? We do, and we hope you like what you see
You might notice a few enhancements in our page layout — or you might not. They’re subtle but worth a look. First, we added a…
A Wedding in Our Family
In the two months Doug and I were away, we covered a lot of territory driving from south Florida to NJ. We saw tons of…
The Last Supper of the Summer
My father-in-law, Andy Dabbakian, had a remarkable vision of the future that became reality. He did not leave that to chance. His vision began to…
What’s for dinner? Sometimes, there’s really no point in asking
I’ll settle for this at any meal My father ate the first restaurant meal of his life a day or so after arriving in America…
Learning to cook was easier than learning not to cook
My introduction to cooking came early. As an only child, I spent a lot of time hanging out with Mom in the kitchen, watching her…