Even though my family and I LOVE Armenian string cheese (aka Tel Banir or chechil), I’m embarrased to admit I have never made it. Current…
Posts tagged armenian recipes
Savory Gluten-free Choreg!
Since our daughter Mandy and son-in-law Ron live in upstate NY, Doug and I are always thrilled whenever they visit us in South Carolina. The…
Baked Grape Leaves and Rice Recipe- Shirdov Sini Sarma
My family LOVES stuffed grape leaves, (aka sarma or yalanchi) but the process of stuffing the rice filling into finicky leaves can be somewhat tedious.The…
Lent and Lenten Recipes
In the Armenian Church, Lent is a “time of joyfulness and purification through repentance”. The Western Church’s less-strict lenten practice excludes meat from the diet.The…
Losh Kebab – an Armenian Hamburger Recipe
One of our go-to recipes is good-old losh kebab – an Armenian ‘hamburger’ which is much like lule kebab. ‘Lule’ means ‘rolled’ and clearly refers…
Michael Aram’s Family Cheese Boereg Recipe
Michael Aram shares his family’s flaky, buttery and fluffy Armenian cheese boereg recipe.
Post-Thanksgiving Pumpkin Purée & Pumpkin Custard
In late October, my friend Linda gifted me with two small pie pumpkins – not pumpkin pies, but pumpkins from which pies – or other…
Pumpkin Geragoor, a Pumpkin Casserole recipe
With Halloween behind us and Thanksgiving just a few days away, you’ve most-likely eaten your fill of pumpkin dishes already. Before I share today’s Pumpkin…
Koolunja, Koolenja, or Kooroonja: No Matter Which Name You Use, it’s Still an Easy, ‘Old-Fashioned’ Choreg Recipe!
In the early days of The Armenian Kitchen, I received an email from a gentleman in MA asking if I had a recipe for Koolunja,…
Kadin Boudi, a Meat and Rice Croquette Recipe from Charles Kasbarian
Not long ago, I posted a recipe for Khatoon Boodhi from Araksi Dinkjian. In that same post I mentioned Charles Kasbarian’s recipe of the same…