Raise your hand if you know what Popoques are… Just as I thought. I’m not the only one unfamiliar with this. Popoques are walnut-shaped cookies with…
Posts tagged Armenian food
Tahini-Chocolate Truffles
Diana Saker My long-time buddy, Diana Saker, and her neighbors host an annual Christmas ornament- cookie exchange extravaganza. Unfortunately Diana has an intolerance to wheat…
Don’t hurry dinner on my account, especially if you’re serving liver
You know this really bugs me because I keep repeating myself: I have no use for chefs who can’t be bothered to finish cooking meat….
Chickpea Soup with Red Pepper Puree
Our pantry is stock-piled with so many canned products, you’d think we were hoarders! It’s a habit we’ve developed from living in an area where…
Macaroni with Fried Meat
A simple, yet direct, request was sent to me by reader, Pam: “Please send recipe for Armenian macaroni with meat, done in oven.” Before I…
Mushroom Nuts – or – Almond Mushroom Pâté
This past summer, Stacey P., a former resident of Ohio, wrote asking if I’d ever heard of a recipe called “Mushroom-Nuts”, an appetizer she’d sampled…
Butternut Squash – Lentil Ragout
Over the years, I’ve developed a fondness for butternut squash and like to try it in different ways. I decided to prepare a ragout combining butternut…
Bâton Salé – French for ‘Salty Sticks’
A request – in the form of a challenge – was sent from Sona G. for Bâton Salé (French for ‘salty sticks’): Sona’s request: “Wondering…
Armenian food looks just as delicious Down Under
We got a very nice email the other day by way of our YouTube.com channel from a follower in Australia. “I’ve been inspired by you…
Another Sweet Potato Hummus Recipe
When I posted the recent recipe for Sweet Potato Hummus, I didn’t have the recipe that our hostess, Bonnie, prepared – so I created and shared my…