armenian recipes

One vegetable; two recipes – or – what to make with fresh beets!

Through the magic of FaceBook, I reconnected with a person I knew growing up, Elaine Cherekjian (now Wolfe). She was…

10 years ago

Crustless Zucchini Pie – Armenian Style! (aka Tutumov Boreg)

When my local farmer’s market advertised home-grown zucchini for $.19 a lb. this past week, I thought it was a…

11 years ago

Cheese Beureks from ‘Salpy’s International Kitchen’

In my last post, a reader named Steph inquired about a recipe her mother and grandmother used to make –…

11 years ago

Is that really basturma? When you’re hungry and out to sea, it’s close enough!

We just got back from a Caribbean cruise. We had great fun despite a choppy sea,  a midnight fire alarm…

11 years ago

Halva, some interesting information, and of course, recipes!

I must apologize. I’m a wee-bit late posting the following from Sonia Tashjian. She sent me a recipe for halva…

11 years ago

Need a little help feeling that warm holiday glow? Here are a couple of suggestions with an Armenian twist

"Pizzazz!" Do you celebrate Christmas indoors or out? That may seem like a silly question to those of you sipping…

11 years ago

Douzma, A Very Special Meat and Vegetable Casserole

With Christmas only a week away, I felt it appropriate to make douzma again, that wonderful, wintery, Armenian (Dikranagerdtsi) comfort…

11 years ago

Making Dolma using Dried Eggplant Skins

At times, it’s not easy to find dried eggplant skins. In October, I happened to be in the heart of…

11 years ago

Grapes with Yogurt and Honey

It’s official … the grape harvest has been blessed in traditional form in Armenian churches around the globe. So, it’s…

11 years ago

Homemade Stovetop Lavash

Question: What do you do when you’re out of lavash, you’re not near a store that sells it, and you…

11 years ago

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