One of our family’s favorite Christmas cookie recipes.
Posts tagged Armenian dessert
Kadayif Two Ways – Cream Kadayif and Kadayif with Cheese
Kadayif (kadaif, knafe) is finely shredded phyllo dough used in many popular Middle Eastern desserts. In this case, it is also the name of the dessert.
Pumpkin Kadayif by Chris Coyle
How ironic is it that my oven is out of commission? A food blogger, with a 3-year-old oven that doesn’t work properly. Why? ‘Because’, said…
Armenian Walnut Cake for Mother’s Day
Here’s a quick and easy recipe that I posted many years ago.It is one of my mother-in-law’s go-to recipes that was, and still is, enjoyed…
Stewed fruit: A traditional Armenian treat
Our recent post about sour cherries drew a comment from our frequent contributor Ara, who noted that he’d made his own sour cherry preserves. That…
Looking for “Merchana Boon” or “Ant Hill”
Struffoli, from www.italian-food-recipes.net I am remiss in posting this request which was sent to me a few months ago. Somehow, the request was set aside,…
If it’s an egg, does that mean it’s breakfast?
Except for her delicious parsley-and-onion eggs, my mother usually favored a plain omelet. Nothing but beaten eggs cooked in butter until slightly brown, then flipped and…
Fresh Yogurt and Honey -sweet, creamy and cool: What more is there?
Robyn’s post the other day about the delights of yogurt in summer brought to mind another simple favorite — madzoon with honey. I remember my father’s…
Cheese Kadaif
Christmas is a time filled with holiday cheer – and- holiday desserts. Cookies are bountiful, but I’m on cookie-overload after the cookie-exchange party! We were…
The truth about pine nuts and a recipe for Farina Halva
Pignoli, pignolia, piñon, Indian nut. Whatever you call them, pine nuts are delicious! Pine nuts are seeds from cones of certain pine trees. They’re hand-harvested,…