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 and nourishing. There’s nothing better than a…
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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 was 2 c fat melted…
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. Her description was limited, so…
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. 25, but with an asterisk:…
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 going to ask for suggestions…
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 deal, sometimes it’s just easier…
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 now the United States was…
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 always the centerpiece. But my…
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 leave our seats. Today’s discovery…
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 our food to preserve it….