We’re eating a lot less meat these days – yes, that even includes lamb. We haven’t become vegetarians, but we’re certainly including more veggies, legumes,…
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Christine Datian’s Armenian Lentil Soup with Bulgur
Christine Datian and I have been email-buddies for several years, sharing family recipes and kitchen secrets with one another. Armenian Lentil Soup with Bulgur Even…
Anoushabour -The Official Armenian Christmas Pudding!
In order to help you prepare for Armenian Christmas on January 6th, I want to remind you all to make Anoushabour (literal translation – ‘sweet soup’). I…
Lamb Meatballs with Yogurt Sauce
This year most of my immediate family will be spending Christmas with us in sunny south Florida. It’s the first time in decades that we’re…
MANTI – deconstructed
I LOVE Manti, but as you might recall, my first attempt at making it with wonton wrappers as a shortcut, led to overdone, hard to…
Kufteh prepared “Ravioli style”
Last week I heard from Ron Takakjian, one of my Dikranagerdtsi cousins. He wanted to share a kufteh preparation method he’d never tried, and wanted…
Oroogh (aka Orouk or Ouroukh) – a Meat and Bulgur Recipe
The cookbook, “Armenian Cuisine“ by Aline Kamakian and Barbara Drieskens has a recipe called ‘Ouroukh Tzavarov” and refers to this dish as ‘kuftah with bulgur…
Baking Simit ‘Achkee Chop’
At the conclusion of our October Women’s Guild meeting at St. David Armenian Church (Boca Raton, FL), the guest presenter was long-time member Deegeen (Mrs.)…
Is it really dangerous to eat chicken? I’m afraid to find out.
Two recent news stories about the dangers of chicken are making me queasy just thinking about dinner. I’ve always loved chicken. Who doesn’t? It’s a…
Remembering a song about “roc” that’s definitely rolled
I first heard a scratchy 78-rpm recording of Slim Gaillard singing Yep-Roc Heresay when I was a kid. I hadn’t heard it again until it…