With the new year approaching, my friend SoniaTashjian reminded me of her recipe for Dare Hats. Because it’s the time of year for this specialty…
Date Archives 2012
A blond guy’s attempt at Armenian chickpea salad
Armenian Chickpea Salad That was the topic line of an email I got the other day from Michael Huber, who was definitely a blond guy…
Samsag – an Armenian Turnover
My grandmother, Yeranuhe Vartanesian, was famous (at least to us) for her Banerov Hatz (cheese-onion) bread recipe. If she had dough leftover, she would make…
Tahini-Chocolate Truffles
Diana Saker My long-time buddy, Diana Saker, and her neighbors host an annual Christmas ornament- cookie exchange extravaganza. Unfortunately Diana has an intolerance to wheat…
Don’t hurry dinner on my account, especially if you’re serving liver
You know this really bugs me because I keep repeating myself: I have no use for chefs who can’t be bothered to finish cooking meat….
Chickpea Soup with Red Pepper Puree
Our pantry is stock-piled with so many canned products, you’d think we were hoarders! It’s a habit we’ve developed from living in an area where…
Macaroni with Fried Meat
A simple, yet direct, request was sent to me by reader, Pam: “Please send recipe for Armenian macaroni with meat, done in oven.” Before I…
The Armenian Kitchen pays tribute to Anne Marootian, one of the best Armenian cooks there ever was.
The Marootian family and my family (the Dabbakians) go way back – I’m talking decades. We were neighbors in Clifton, NJ for approximately 40 years,…
Introducing the ’60-Second Pomegranate Deseeder’
I confess, I’m an occasional impulse-buyer. I try not to be, but on rare occasions, I’ve been lured into buying a specialty kitchen tool or…