Armenian cuisine

Is that really basturma? When you’re hungry and out to sea, it’s close enough!

We just got back from a Caribbean cruise. We had great fun despite a choppy sea,  a midnight fire alarm…

9 years ago

Need little help feeling that warm holiday glow? Here are a couple of suggestions with an Armenian twist

"Pizzazz!" Do you celebrate Christmas indoors or out? That may seem like a silly question to those of you sipping…

9 years ago

Meet Lisa Kouchakdjian, creator of ‘Love on Plate – Armenia’

It’s been over a week since I did my cooking demonstration at the St. Leon Food Festival in NJ. I’d…

9 years ago

Aveluk (Wild Sorrel) – Uniquely Armenian Herb

Aveluk (Rumex crispus) -or- wild sorrel is indigenous to certain regions of Armenia. It's popular in authentic Armenian cuisine –…

9 years ago

In Loving Memory of Aunt Arpie Vartanesian

Our Aunt Arpie passed away at age 89 on June 29th, and we miss her terribly. The phrase "our aunt"…

10 years ago

The buzz is all about sour cherries — and it’s one heck of buzz!

A highlight of our weekend in Naples, Florida last month was the sour-cherry martini I drank at a Persian restaurant.…

11 years ago

Oroogh (aka Orouk or Ouroukh) – Meat and Bulgur Recipe

The cookbook, “Armenian Cuisine“ by Aline Kamakian and Barbara Drieskens has a recipe called 'Ouroukh Tzavarov" and refers to this…

11 years ago

Is it really dangerous to eat chicken? I’m afraid to find out.

Two recent news stories about the dangers of chicken are making me queasy just thinking about dinner. I’ve always loved…

11 years ago

Remembering song about “roc” that’s definitely rolled

I first heard a scratchy 78-rpm recording of Slim Gaillard singing Yep-Roc Heresay when I was a kid. I hadn’t…

11 years ago

Pan-seared lamb chops: great way to fire up the appetite without making a big fuss

We've fallen out of lamb-chop love in recent years for a couple of reasons. One is the fatty, chewy and…

12 years ago

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