The former guide I’ve been following the Food Guide Pyramid for decades; it was part of the curriculum I taught to my culinary students. About…
What does peace taste like? (Hint: Lamb is a good guess!)
Why would Public Radio of Armenia do a report on a culinary team based in Israel? This photo offers a good clue. Chef Sarkis Yacoubian, proudly…
Did you see this? Anthony Bourdain on Armenian food
Butter-basted Baby Sparrow Somehow, this got past me. I thought I saw the episode of Anthony Bourdain’s Travel Channel show that featured Lebanon, but…
‘Chicken in a Pot’ recipe suggestion
In response to Jennifer G.’s search for a recipe for Armenian chicken in a pot with potatoes, Ara Kassabian offered the following suggestion. Now we…
A Request for ‘Armenian Chicken in a Pot with Potatoes’ Recipe:
Jennifer G., currently living in Charlotte, NC, is looking for a specific Armenian chicken and potato recipe. Please read the description below, and if this…
Recipe Found: Noonoog, Noonook, Nunug!
When Nancy DerSimonian was looking for a recipe for Noonoog, a soup made with meat, chickpeas, mint, lemon and such, I scoured my resources. I came…
Liana Aghajanian shares enthusiasm for Armenian food and for journalism
For thirty-some years, I was a journalist of the old school. I worked in crowded, smoke-filled newsrooms, shouting into the telephone over the clatter of…
A Mother’s Love
Be honest. How many of you have ever taken your mother for granted? Robyn and mother, Mary Dabbakian As my siblings and I were growing,…
Antonio Tahhan – his blog – and recipe for Kbeibat, a Middle Eastern dumping
Antonio Tahhan, FB image I’m not much of a Facebook person, but I do follow ‘The Art of Armenian and Middle Eastern Cooking’ where a core…
Another food mystery solved…Fishne (visne) Anoush – or – Sour Cherry Preserves
Canadian, Juliana Garcia recently wrote to TheArmenianKitchen.com for some help. Her request: “I’ve been trying to find information about an Armenian jam that is mostly…