Apple Cherry Chicken with Mom’s Potato-Bottomed Rice
Breaking Tradition T’is the season for pumpkin-everything and you know how much I love pumpkin. Let’s make some Apple Cherry Chicken with my mom’s potato-bottomed rice, for a refreshing change that...
View ArticleMom’s Persian Herb Cakes (Kuku): Merry Christmas! Again!
Today is Armenian Christmas, which, if you’re in my family, is awesome, because we are now on our third festive dinner celebration within three weeks. Tracing our roots nearly 2,500 years BC,...
View ArticleHoney Apple Salad
Mother’s Day is around the corner! I am so excited, planning the menu for our special guest of honor. First off is Honey Apple Salad. It’s so quick and easy to put together and looks stunning. Honey...
View ArticleNazook, Buttery Armenian Streusel-stuffed Pastries
Memories of My Grandmother I’m always looking for an excuse to make Nazook. My grandmother Nina used to ask me to help bake and now I relish making it whenever I can with Mom and Daisy. It’s one of...
View ArticlePersian Herb Stew (Ghormeh Sabzi)
Spring is coming and, with it, a fresh start. Long before Christianity, Armenians and Persians were Zoroastrian, upholding the importance of water and fire. This ancient religion marks the new year...
View ArticleMy Grandmother’s Yellow Curry Chicken
Yellow Curry Chicken is probably the foundation of Indian cooking. The Armenian lineage in my family spans at least five generations, yet somehow a curry recipe has made its way into my family. My...
View ArticleMother’s Day Gift for Less than $20: DIY Vanilla Lavender Perfume
There are things that I never thought of doing before, like making my own vanilla extract. (Too late.) That inspired making my own perfume. Culinary grade lavender oil is used more often at the...
View ArticleMom’s Apple Cake
This Calls for Cake My little brother (friend at the office) had been off-site for months and we were all excited he was returning to our little village of cubicles. The occasion called for cake. (Of...
View ArticleLuscious Lemon Curd
As much as I love anything British, I never reached for a jar of lemon curd at the market. Making it from scratch was even more improbable, that is until last night. It was an ordinary evening, like...
View ArticleMom’s Mixed Vegetable Dolma
Mom’s Cooking Everything Mom makes is delicious, even the stuff she throws together with whatever’s in the fridge and, while whole stuffed vegetables are not a culinary revelation, per se, her version...
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