Rice Pilaf
In which I throw in the towel: Day 1 Rice pilaf is easy if you pay attention. It is a side that we eat often in the Armenian culture. I simply brown crushed vermicelli in butter, add the rice to toast a little and then …
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Side Dishes
Roasted Pumpkin
Fall is calling me! I’ve never liked the heat of summer. October is my favorite month of the year. I can’t wait for long sleeves, jackets and hoodies, sweaters, apple cider, and the fall color. What’s available seasonally seems to mimic the colors of the …
Roasted Tomatoes
I started making this dish several years ago when I had a glut of garden tomatoes. We were eating tomatoes often, in so many different ways, but all were uncooked. I needed another way and realized I could roast them. Turning the oven on in …
Instant Pot Buttered Garlic Cabbage
My whole family loves cabbage. They don’t just like it, they love it. Once when my oldest daughter was young, we went to a restaurant where you can choose 2 or 3 sides from a long list to go with whatever you choose as your …
Squash Soup
There are a few recipes that are usually fast and easy. However, a pandemic and a few shortages of ingredients have made these recipes a bit more complicated for me. Squash soup is one of these. Because the weather is getting cooler earlier this year, …
Interesting Jasmine Rice
I did a web search for Interesting Jasmine Rice yesterday and didn’t come up with anything that sounded all that interesting to me. I think I wanted something that tasted like the rice you get at a teppanyaki restaurant. There is no way I can …
Fruit Salad Dressing
My “go to” side dishes have to be easy. When I’m putting time and energy into making an entree, I don’t have much left in me to give to accompaniments. For this reason, things like frozen and canned vegetables, rice, couscous, roasted potatoes and other …
Armenian Chopped Salad
One of the things I love about summer are the fresh vegetables and herbs from the garden. Summer is the time we get to eat a lot of sliced tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and cucumbers sprinkled with salt. This is so easy as a …
Bulgur Pilaf
Pilaf is a side dish that goes with a lot of things. I can serve it with beef, lamb, chicken or seafood! Western Armenians make a version of pilaf by toasting vermicelli in butter before toasting the bulgur or rice and cooking it in chicken …