Our Aunt Arpie passed away at age 89 on June 29th, and we miss her terribly. The phrase “our aunt” probably sounds a little odd…
Posts tagged armenian recipes
Manti – A recipe from Chef Justin Aprhamian
My local grocer carries a brand of ground lamb I hadn’t seen before … Strauss American Lamb. As soon as I got home, I checked…
TARKHANABOUR – A specialty soup recipe from Sonia Tashjian
Recipes keep rolling in from my food-friend, Sonia Tashjian. This time Sonia sent me a recipe called “TARKHANABOUR”, (Tarkhana Soup) another specialty of Musa Dagh….
Christine Datian’s Grilled Chicken and Bulgur Salad
Christine Datian is one busy cook. She often has her recipes posted in online and print magazines, as well as on this site. She sent…
AGENCHIK SOUP – A specialty from Musa Dagh
AGENCHIK SOUP Just in from Sonia Tashjian… another recipe representing Musa Dagh, my maternal grandparents homeland. Sonia wrote: “Have you heard about AGENCHIK (aganch means…
The buzz is all about sour cherries — and it’s one heck of a buzz!
A highlight of our weekend in Naples, Florida last month was the sour-cherry martini I drank at a Persian restaurant. Doug’s Armenian Sour Cherry Martini…
Grape leaves stuffed with brown rice: A healthy choice
Looks can be deceiving, or in this case just not very revealing. Brown rice-stuffed grape leaves What you see are stuffed grape leaves, but what…
Jingalov Hats (Lavash bread stuffed with herbs) – a Specialty from Artsakh (Karabagh)
After reading a recipe for Jingalov (Djingialov) Hats in the AGBU cookbook, “Flavors with History – Armenian Cuisine”, I thought it might be interesting to…
Peanut Butter Kufteh (Peanut Butter filled Patties)
My friends and I were discussing Lenten recipes at our recent Women’s Guild luncheon and fashion show, when one of them asked about peanut butter…
Sts. Vartanantz Day
Tomorrow is Sts. Vartanantz Day when Armenians around the world commemorate the Battle of Avarayr which took place in 451 A.D. St. Vartan Mamigonian Vartan…