Doug and I did not host this year’s Thanksgiving gathering. For the first time in many years, we were someone else’s guests. It was quite a welcome change. The…
Date Archives November 2011
Thanksgiving Recipes Showcase our Armenian Heritage
Thanksgiving is a decidedly American holiday highlighted by the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and football games. Golden, overstuffed turkeys, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and green bean casseroles will…
Not to brag, but . . . Tom Vartabedian says we’re doing OK!
Tom Vartabedian is one of the good guys in the fast-shrinking world of old-fashioned newspaper reporting. I’m talking about the kind of reporting that depends on…
St. David Women’s Guild members get a taste of Musa Dagh
When I was asked to do a presentation for the Women’s Guild of St. David Armenian Church in Boca Raton, FL, I was honored. The…
Farro – An Ancient Grain Making a Come-back
I was excited to find farro in one of my favorite Italian markets recently. Never heard of farro? Don’t feel badly, you’re not the only…
It’s Gouvedge Time!
What do you prepare when you have one pound of cooked lamb in the refrigerator, plus fresh zucchini, frozen Italian pole beans (wide, flat green…
Searching for Buska – or something like that!
As we’ve mentioned many-a-time, Armenian recipes using the same ingredients go by different names or spellings, depending on the region from which our ancestors came….
Baba Ghanoush
Numerous Armenian recipes contain eggplant in one way or another. Naturally, reader Eric Ruttum figured our website was the place to go to find a baba…
Pumpkin Rice – Stuffed Lamb Roast
Two weeks ago, Pam Aghababian, fellow Armenian and food blogger (Cave Cibum) informed me that The American Lamb Board asked her to participate in a lamb…