Leon Kaye…This could be your lucky day! To refresh your memories… a few weeks ago I posted a recipe search item. Leon was looking for…
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Siserov Kufteh (Seesere Kufta)- Chick Pea Kufteh
Lucine Kasbarian’s father, CK Garabed, is searching for Siserov Kufteh, a Dikranagerdtsi recipe, which is served primarily during Lent. He stated, “Most Armenians make Topig,…
Mastic Gum and Chorag?
There is a lot to learn in this world. Just when I thought I knew all there was to know about making chorag, a curve…
Halvah (Helva): A Recipe of Contrasts
Pam Moroukian asked me to help locate a recipe called “khaveech”. She said it was made with flour, butter and cream, and cooked in a…
Remembering Armenians in the Catskills
Maybe you think of the Catskill Mountains as the Borscht Belt, but I remember when the heights around Tannersville, New York, echoed with the sounds…
Like mother, like daughter
Our daughter Mandy lives in a perpetual whirlwind — and she loves it. Mandy works at a cutting-edge marketing company called Mirrorball in Manahattan, promoting…
Shish Kebab (Khorovatz)- The Video Sequel!
Last summer, we got the bright idea to enter a shish kebab video in a national lamb-cooking contest. We figured our pomegranate-marinated recipe was a…
What we learn from You (and YouTube)
We continue to be amazed at the popularity of YouTube in general, and at the response to our own videos in particular. Our surprise is partly…
Armenian-style Easter Egg Salad- Teereet
My mother-in-law called her delicious egg salad recipe ‘Teereet.’ Perhaps that’s a Dikranagertsi word; I’m not sure. I do know that it’s a delicious way…
Fool, Ful, Fuul? Fava Bean Stew
Ful Mudammas, the national dish of Egypt, is also known as ‘the rich man’s breakfast,’ ‘the shopkeeper’s lunch,’ or ‘the poor man’s dinner,’ according to…