The women in my family are particularly fond of onions – all varieties. It doesn’t matter how they’re prepared either – sautéed, boiled, broiled, grilled,…
Date Archives May 2014
Yogurt with Honey, Sour Cherry Preserves, and Crushed Pistachios
What do you do when guests are coming for dinner, and the dessert that’s planned can’t be made because a key ingredient is unavailable? Come…
AGENCHIK SOUP – A specialty from Musa Dagh
AGENCHIK SOUP Just in from Sonia Tashjian… another recipe representing Musa Dagh, my maternal grandparents homeland. Sonia wrote: “Have you heard about AGENCHIK (aganch means…
Creamy Chickpea and Brown Rice Pie
My last physical examination revealed that it was necessary for me to change my diet by avoiding white flour, white rice, white sugar … basically…
Armenian Walnut Cake for Mother’s Day
Here’s a quick and easy recipe that I posted many years ago.It is one of my mother-in-law’s go-to recipes that was, and still is, enjoyed…
What’s the Armenian word for “Brown Rice”? Nobody seems to know exactly.
When I posted a recipe for ‘Lentil and Brown Rice Salad with Cumin Dressing’, a comment appeared asking for the Armenian translation of ‘brown rice’….
Stewed fruit: A traditional Armenian treat
Our recent post about sour cherries drew a comment from our frequent contributor Ara, who noted that he’d made his own sour cherry preserves. That…