Breakfast was rarely elaborate when I was growing up. Most school days, I ate cereal. Mom and Dad shared coffee, bread and Armenian cheese before…
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Zucchini and Egg
Some glorious tastes of childhood can never be recaptured. Mostly, that’s a good thing. For example: It’s undoubtedly for the best that I’ve overcome my…
Dolma, the Armenian meal in a vegetable
If there’s anything Armenians love to stuff more than their tummies, it’s vegetables. Sure, we’ll stuff just about any part of a lamb, from the…
Red Pepper Paste – the Armenian secret ingredient!
Red pepper paste is one of those secret ingredients that a cook might neglect to mention when sharing the recipe with someone else. My maternal…
Basil – and – a Recipe for Eggplant-Zucchini Bake
Basil, a member of the mint family, was known as the “king of herbs” by ancient Greeks.Cultivated for over 5,000 years, basil (rahan) has a long…