We just got back from a Caribbean cruise. We had great fun despite a choppy sea, a midnight fire alarm and an island tour of…
Posts tagged basturma
Chaimen Dip
I know you’re familiar with basturma – the dried, spice-covered meat cut paper thin, and served with pita bread or lavash as an appetizer. But,…
Chemen – Fenugreek
When reader, Bob, asked for a recipe for chamanichur, it turned out what he really wanted was a sauce recipe containing chaman (chaiman, chemen). His…
Homemade Basterma – a Labor of Love
Not everyone is fortunate enough to have a Middle Eastern store nearby to purchase ready-to-eat favorites. Just ask reader Mario of Queensland, Australia. He requested…
Basterma! The best thing about company
Basterma (Basturma) Pardon me, please. This is Doug, intruding rudely into Robyn’s latest post. She made the mistake of asking me to read through her…
Armenian restaurants: Where are they?
My husband and I went to see the new Nia Vardalas movie My Life in Ruins with our friend Hap Erstein, who reviews movies for…