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Date Archives August 2010
Why do we watch food when we could be eating?
We’re fascinated by food shows on television. Not just by the shows themselves, but by their raging popularity. Why do we love to watch other people…
The passing of an Armenian lamb apostle, George Stanley Kooyumjian
It’s not often that reading an obituary makes you hungry, but the Fresno Bee newspaper’s story on the passing of Stanley George Kooyumjian was a…
Red Lentil-Potato Kufteh
Since no one, to date, has offered a recipe suggestion in our search for Sosie Catchatoorian’s request for a lentil-potato kufteh, Doug and I had…
Ever hear of Armenian Lamb Mango Stew? (We think we just invented it!)
Lamb and Mango Stew The best part of mango season here in Florida is the end, when the ripe fruit tumbles from the trees and spreads across lawns…
Art appreciation comes late for this Armenian
We ran an item last summer about the late Ashod Pinajian, an artist I knew before then only as a name on a couple of…
The judges didn’t quite flip over our Armenian lamb burgers
Frankly, we’re feeling a little sheepish these days. Our video didn’t win the American Lamb Board’s annual grilling contest. But we did finish second. Runner…
Sweet summer relief! Rose-water and Tamarind coolers.
Sweet drinks satisfy a summer thirst better than anything. It’s true the world over. In the American South, sweet tea is the favorite antidote for…
An apricot shortage leaves Armenia with the pits
A friend who grew up in California mentioned the other day that his folks had an apricot tree in the back yard. He went on…
One bread, two names. Is it Bokon or Matnakash?
Bokon – or – Matnakash? Two months ago I started an all-out search for reader Devyn Egigian who was looking for a recipe for a bread called…