I’m just the assistant around here, so I hope I can be excused for being clueless from time to time. Maque Choux For example: I…
Date Archives June 2010
Memories of long-ago summers
Robyn’s recent post about the fund-raiser for Camp Haiastan brought back a flood of wonderful memories from my childhood. I was 9 in the summer…
Zitounou Trakhig -or- Small Kufteh, Zeitounieh-style
If you’ll recall, my maternal grandparents came from Musa Dagh (Musa Ler, in Armenian). You can imagine my excitement when I received the following email…
Virtual Ararat: On to greater heights!
We’re thrilled to be part of the new online incarnation of the AGBU’s respected magazine Ararat. Ararat (http://www.araratmagazine.org/) has a long, proud tradition of outstanding…
Matnakash, an Armenian Symbolic Bread
Whenever a reader asks for help in finding a recipe, I do my level-best to hunt one down. When Devyn asked for a bread recipe…
Happy Father’s Day!
TheArmenianKitchen.com wishes all fathers a joyous and relaxing day!
Searching for Armenian bread recipes- Bokon and Matnakash
Devyn Egigian asked TheArmenianKitchen.com for help in locating a recipe for Bokon, a delicious bread her grandfather used to purchase in Los Angeles. While we…
Is Summer Camp Ready for Your Children? And a recipe for Plaki.
Long before camps open for the summer, preparations begin to acquire the necessities that make camp programs possible. Armenian camps are no different. Fundraising is a major…
Harvest Song Preserves – the sweet taste of Armenia
I’m honored when people see a food product and think of me. Such was the case when I received this email from my buddy, Ara Kassabian…
Armenians of India remember their past, but not their food
The Telegraph newspaper of Calcutta, India reports that the city’s historic Armenian comunity has dwindled to about 40 families, few of whom speak Armenian. The…