Vegetables

Braised Lamb Shanks with Vegetables

We’re finding it harder and harder to find American lamb. So, when Doug and I were strolling through the meat…

7 years ago

Bulgur – Beef Burgers topped with Vegetables

Christine's Bulgur-Beef-Vegetable Burger This is NOT your ordinary burger. Christine Datian has transformed what could have been an ordinary burger…

7 years ago

Layered Middle Eastern Mazza (Salad)

When it comes to cooking, Christine Datian has a way of creating recipes that pleases one’s senses.   It’s been…

7 years ago

Spinach – Stuffed Baby Bella Mushrooms

I couldn’t resist buying an over-sized box of gorgeous baby Portobello mushrooms the other day. I figured mushrooms always cook-down…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Americans call it okra, we call it Bamiya. I call it delicious. My wife thinks I’m nuts.

Doug's  Home-cooked Bamiya Okra was frequent fare at our house when I was growing up, and I loved it. I’ve…

7 years ago

Slow Roasted Tomatoes with Za’atar

Flashback to the 1950's: (Left to Right): Uncle Vartan (Walter) Vartanesian, his wife Arpie; my mom, Mary Dabbakian; maternal grandparents,…

8 years ago

Christine Datian’s Roasted Eggplant and Lamb Omelet

Every Armenian knows that eggplant and lamb go hand-in-hand. When combined, these two ingredients create countless recipes. Christine Datian whipped…

8 years ago

Vegetable Gouvedge – an Armenian comfort food!

Doug and I are just back from a 14-day transatlantic cruise. We left from Fort Lauderdale, FL’s Port Everglades (a short…

8 years ago

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