2005 armenian christmas Recipes

shortening, boiling water, dark brown sugar, dark molasses, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, sugar, divided, meringue powder, divided, cream of tartar, divided, warm water, divided, red spice gumdrops, candy canes (6 inches), divided, multicolored nonpareils, red-hot candy, leaf-shaped spearmint gumdrops, divided, multicolored spice gumdrops, halved vertically, edible glitter, ice cream sugar cones, green paste food coloring, chocolate rock candies, candy corn in christmas colors or green gumdrops, candy canes (about 2-1/4 inches), green spice gumdrops, green rock candy suckers, cotton ball, pastry tips-star tips #16 and #20, round tips #3 and #7, and leaf tip #67, pastry bags, foam core board (20 inches x 16 inches x 1/2 inch), propping

butter, uncooked fine egg noodles, uncooked long grain white rice, chicken broth, cubes chicken bouillon

olive oil, yellow onion, chopped, water, lentils, bulgur, salt, ground black pepper, lemon, quartered, green onions, chopped, plain yogurt

olive oil, fresh lemon juice, dry white wine, minced garlic, salt, black pepper, dried oregano, dried rosemary leaves, bay leaf, boneless leg of lamb, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes, onions, peeled, cut into 8 wedges each, green bell peppers, cut into 8 wedges each, mushrooms, stems removed, tomatoes, cut into 8 wedges

garlic cloves, dried lentils, preferably black, green (french), or red, low-sodium vegetable or meat broth, coarsely chopped dried apricots, extra virgin olive oil , preferably unfiltered, chopped pungent red or yellow onion, dark brown sugar , firmly packed, vinegar, ground cinnamon, ground allspice or ground cloves, cayenne pepper, or more or less to taste, salt, or more or less to taste, chopped italian (flat-leaf) parsley or chopped fresh mint for garnish

olive oil, lemon juice, salt, thyme, marjoram, pepper, garlic clove, minced, chopped shallot, snipped parsley, chicken breasts, whole or 1 1/2-2 lbs lamb, cut in chunks

brown sugar, firmly packed (i use dark brown ), plain flour , sifted, baking powder, salt, cold butter, roughly chopped, baking soda, milk (or you can substitute sour cream), egg, lightly beaten, ground nutmeg, walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, chopped, ground cinnamon (optional)

old potatoes, onions (cut in chunks ), vegetable oil, tomato paste (recipe suggests catsup as a sub), water, paprika, salt (or to taste), pepper, chopped fresh parsley (i add the parsley) (optional)

white potatoes, salt, dried mint, purple onion, sliced, olive oil, lemon juice

fine egg noodles, uncooked, butter or 1/4 cup margarine, water, grain rice, uncooked, salt, pepper

butter, vermicelli , broken in little pieces, rice, chicken broth

eggplant, tomatoes, green bell pepper, diced (i sometimes use 2 and add a yellow bell pepper), olive oil, garlic clove, finely minced , to taste, fresh ground black pepper, onion, sliced, salt, herbs, to taste (basil , chives, parsley, tarragon, oregano), sour cream, for garnish (don tsp forgo the garnish, it s what makes the dish!)

ground lamb (or combo) or 2 lbs ground beef (or combo), green pepper, chopped fine, onion, chopped fine, chopped parsley, minced garlic clove, crushed tomatoes, cumin, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, black pepper, mint, tortillas (approximate)

spring water, fresh apricots, pitted and sliced, green grapes

eggplant, zucchini, green bell peppers, apple, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, whole tomatoes, frozen cut okra, tomato paste, salt, lemon juice, olive oil

eggplant (1 large), cut into 1-inch cubes, zucchini (2 medium), cut into 1-inch cubes, green, red, or yellow bell peppers , cut into 1-inch pieces, sweet apple such as fuji or gala, peeled, halved, cored, and cut into 1-inch cubes, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, olive oil, whole tomatoes in juice, chopped and juice reserved, frozen cut okra, tomato paste, salt, black pepper, fresh lemon juice, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, rice pilaf or steamed bulgur

butter, onion, minced, mushroom, thickly sliced, green pepper, tomato, peeled,seeded and chopped, garlic, crushed, basmati rice, uncooked, turmeric or 1/4 tsp saffron, vegetable broth or 1 3/4 cups stock, salt and pepper, to taste, chopped parsley, , for garnish (optional)