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January is National Soup Month!January is National Soup Month!

January is National Soup Month!

Red Lentil-Vegetable Soup With mounds of snow blanketing much of the U.S., this is the perfect time to celebrate a food that's both comforting…

14 years ago
Shakarshee – another Armenian Sugar Cookie!Shakarshee – another Armenian Sugar Cookie!

Shakarshee – another Armenian Sugar Cookie!

June Hollisian, one of our Armenian Kitchen Facebook readers wrote: “My Grandmother made a cookie she called "shakarshee". Her recipe…

14 years ago
Shakar Loqum – Armenian Sugar CookieShakar Loqum – Armenian Sugar Cookie

Shakar Loqum – Armenian Sugar Cookie

Shakar Loqum Reader Linda Kevorkian asked me to help locate a cookie recipe (Shakar Loukome) made by her late aunt.…

14 years ago
Happy New Year To All!Happy New Year To All!

Happy New Year To All!

For Armenians in America, New Year's Day is a joyously unambiguous holiday. Most of us celebrated Western Christmas on Dec.…

14 years ago

Reader Cookie Requests

It’s been a while since I received the following recipe requests. Since I’m still taking care of my hubby, I’m…

14 years ago
Spicy Olive-and-Okra Topped HummusSpicy Olive-and-Okra Topped Hummus

Spicy Olive-and-Okra Topped Hummus

I know you all know how to make hummus; it’s pretty darn easy. Even though making hummus isn’t a big…

14 years ago
Want to be healthy as well as calm? Eat like an Armenian!Want to be healthy as well as calm? Eat like an Armenian!

Want to be healthy as well as calm? Eat like an Armenian!

It's not hard to imagine that Americans were a bit jittery in April 1918.  The world was at war, and…

14 years ago
In our house, Thanksgiving was an Armenian holiday — and so were all the restIn our house, Thanksgiving was an Armenian holiday — and so were all the rest

In our house, Thanksgiving was an Armenian holiday — and so were all the rest

Kalajian dinner party, 1960s Like any other American family's table, ours overflowed on Thanksgiving -- and a golden-brown turkey was…

14 years ago
The Portable Armenian Kitchen: A 19th Century Spoon SolutionThe Portable Armenian Kitchen: A 19th Century Spoon Solution

The Portable Armenian Kitchen: A 19th Century Spoon Solution

I love digging into the world of digital archives. It's like archaeology for those of us who don't want to…

15 years ago
Science is still peppering us with salt questionsScience is still peppering us with salt questions

Science is still peppering us with salt questions

Armenians love salt, maybe a little too much. Or maybe not. We inherited the Old World tradition of heavily salting…

15 years ago