It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and you’re probably wondering what to do with that mound of leftover turkey. Never fear, keshkeg is here! Keshkeg (aka…
Date Archives November 2013
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to One and All! (Apple Pie recipe included!)
What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Cooking for a crowd? dining out? visiting someone else’s home? I know this greeting is 2 days early, but…
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…
Pagharch, bagharj, baghaj, nazook, katah (gata) – are they the same? Please help us decide!
According to Irina Petrosian’s definition in her book “Armenian Food: Fact, Fiction and Folklore”, bagharj is an unleavened flatbread made without salt. As this recipe’s…
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…
Recipe Search: Adapazar squash in phyllo dough – a coiled boorma-type of dessert
An anonymous request came in for an unnamed recipe with a description that was unfamiliar to me. Please review the reader’s request, and my reply. Adapazari…
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.)…