I saw the craziest convenience food item in my local grocery store today… a container of loose pomegranate seeds (arils), sealed and ready for purchase!…
St. Sarkis Day – Armenian Valentine’s Day?
Last February, Debbie Boyadjian wrote to The ArmenianKitchen.com looking for a recipe for St. Sarkis Halva. After an exhaustive search, I was able to fulfill…
Chor Mees (Dried Meat)
Recipe requests keep coming in….. The latest request came from R.J. who wrote, “Hi Robyn, My grandmother use to make something called, “Chord-Meese” (phonetic). It…
Spinach Bulgur with Basterma
Spinach-Bulgur with Basterma A few weeks ago, Diane Aginian wrote asking for my help in finding a recipe containing spinach, bulgur and chaimen from basterma….
Gouvedge, Nashmy-Style
John and Pat Nashmy of North Jersey share the same love of Armenian-Assyrian-Middle Eastern food as we do. Pat, who is part German and part…
Mint Tea with Arak, and Other Special Teas
During a rare Florida cold spell, Doug and I snuggled each evening with a cup (or 2) of soothing tea. I would vary the tea selection so…
Red Lentil – Apricot Soup
To wrap up National Soup Month, try this earthy-gently sweet recipe. The photo was taken just before I used the immersion blender. The soup wasn’t completely smooth…
A legacy of migration: Armenian food with an Indian twist
A friend recently shared this video from the Web site of IBN, CNN’s partner in India. It’s an extended report on Armenian food in Kolkata…
Spinach Bulghour with Basterma
Diane Aginian of MI and FL, has asked for our help in finding a family recipe from long ago. This dish was made (and quite…
Armenians were toasting history before it was history
More fascinating discoveries just keep on emerging from caves in Armenia. Researchers at UCLA and Oxford have confirmed that what archaeologists suspected of being…