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Michink (Mid-Lent) Potluck Dinner
The Women’s Guild of St. David Armenian Church in Boca Raton, FL has a special way of observing michink,or mid-lent - with a potluck dinner. This year our dinner will be held on Wednesday, March...
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Lenten Peanut Butter Balls
I have been remiss in posting Lenten desserts, so here’s a truly simple, tasty, and relatively healthy choice to satisfy your sweet tooth. This no-bake recipe is somewhat reminiscent of the...
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Getting Ready for Easter
It’s never too early to start planning for Easter – arranging baskets of treats for the children (and certain grown-ups I know!), baking plenty of chorag, making special desserts (paklava, for...
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Palm Sunday is ACYOA Day
Palm Sunday is synonymous with ACYOA Day. (Armenian Church Youth Organization of America) According to the official ACYOA website, its purpose is “to focus attention on the vitality of the...
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Pan-seared lamb chops: a great way to fire up the appetite without making a...
We've fallen out of lamb-chop love in recent years for a couple of reasons. One is the fatty, chewy and generally sub-par chops available at most of our local stores. The other is that I've always been...
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Easter Greetings!
The Resurrection of Christ(Image from torontoarmenianchurch.com) We wish everyone aBlessed Easter!
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What to do with leftover Easter eggs
Are leftover Easter eggs taking up space in your refrigerator? Wondering what to do with them? Forget about deviled eggs!I've resurrected a couple of recipes we’ve posted in the past - Teereet (Tirit)...
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More Ideas Using Leftover Easter Eggs
When my friend Sonia Tashjian read my recent post about ways to use leftover Easter egg in recipes, she was quick to respond with two of her own family-favorite leftover Easter egg dishes.Her first...
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Hassa – Our Family's Recipe for Christenings
Our family is happy to announce the start of a new generation! Our nephew and his wife had a darling baby boy recently, and we just returned from attending his christening.Being strong on tradition, my...
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Agra Hadig, another Armenian Tradition
When asked what the significance was of “Agra Hadig”, I scoured my resources. A vague recipe, and very little information was all I found.Doug and I had never done ‘agra hadig’ with our daughter, nor...
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C.K. Garabed shares some of his Dikranagredtsi recipes
Some of you might know of C.K.Garabed through his column in the Armenian Weekly, 'from Uncle Garabed's Notebook'.Others know him as a man of many talents. In fact, there is a host of information about...
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Another C.K. Garabed recipe featuring Chormis and Kavourma
While we’re on the subject of chormis and kavourma, here’s another one of C.K. Garabed’s Dikranagerdtsi recipes, choulama – an omelet featuring those two distinctively delicious meats.(Photos courtesy...
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In Remembrance...
(Image from news.am)We're devoting April 24th to the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, with sincere hopes and prayers for a more peaceful world in the years to come.
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Meat-filled Crepes
Erica Vendetti, a Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Armenia, was introduced to a delicious crepe entrée by her host mother. Now that she’s living on her own in Armenia, Erica wishes to recreate the...
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111th Diocesan Assembly, Boca Raton, FL
St. David Armenian Church, Boca Raton, FLThis week my parish at St. David Armenian Church, Boca Raton, FL is hosting the annual Clergy Conference and the 111th Diocesan Assembly. In light of this...
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Meat Boregs - Detroit style
I'm back!After two years of preparation and anticipation, the 111thDiocesan Assembly and Clergy Conference held in beautiful Boca Raton FL concluded on Sunday, May 5th.It was a whirlwind week of events...
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A new Armenian Cookbook: “HAYGAGAN AVANTAGAN KHOHANOTS” –“Armenian...
I am delighted and excited to announce the release of a new Armenian cookbook. This one was created by Sonia Tashjian, and I have no doubt that it is marvelous. The catch is this: it’s written in...
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A Golden Opportunity!! Please read on...
Sonia's new cookbookIn my last post, I announced the publication of Sonia Tashjian’s new Armenian cookbook, “HAYGAGAN AVANTAGAN KHOHANOTS” –“Armenian Traditional Cuisine”, the catch being that it’s...
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Easy Roejig (Rojik) a.k.a 'Sweet Soujuk' - is that even possible?
I love roejig (aka 'sweet soujuk'), a traditional Armenian candy made from walnuts which are strung on long strings and thickly coated in fruit syrup. I ate a piece of roejig a few weeks ago, and with...
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Lamb and Eggplant Meatball Pita Sandwiches
Christine Datian does a lot of cooking. Many of her creations have appeared in ‘Sunset’ and ‘Cooking Light’ online magazines. In fact, several of her recipes have already been featured on The Armenian...
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