We’re finding it harder and harder to find American lamb. So, when Doug and I were strolling through the meat department at BJ’s, we were…
Browsing Category Vegetables
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 into a veritable feast! With…
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 said that one ‘eats with…
Just in time for summer – Christine Datian’s latest recipe from The Armenian Mirror-Spectator: Garbanzo Bean and Pepper Pies with Yogurt Cucumber Sauce
Christine’s timing is impeccable! Just as I was trying to decide what recipe to post this week, she emailed me her latest recipe submission for…
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 in recipes, so this giant…
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…
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 since learned that I have…
Slow Roasted Tomatoes with Za’atar
Flashback to the 1950’s: When we were very young, my sister and I would accompany our mother, grandmother, and aunt to the farmer’s market in…
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 together eggplant and lamb in…
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 40-minute drive from our…