And a Lovely Christmas Was Had By All....
Yes, we have been misbehaving badly in not posting, but we have plenty of excuses:
1. the dire need to be lovely and charming at various events
2. the lengthy process of cleaning out the parents' house now that their divorce is final
3. barfing up a lung
As I was mostly Nice and not too terribly Naughty last year, I received some lovely presents from Santa: a 6 boxed set of ninja movies, cookbooks, jewelry, chocolates, teas, and various nibbly things.
My favorite cookbook was probably "Treasured Armenian Recipes" (1949), which, of course, includes a recipe for Brain Salad. The recipe notes that one must "Clean brain of all red veins, wash thoroughly in cold water, simmer in salted water for 20 minutes. Drain and cool. Arrange on lettuce leaves, add chopped parsley and green onions, and sprinkle olive oil and lemon juice...."
it also includes a recipe for Madzoon and helpfully informs the reader that "To make madzoon you must first obtain 1/2 cup of madzoon..."
The recipe for Khash Or Pasha includes such delicacies as 4 calves hoofs, 6 lambs tongues, 2 lbs. Calves tripe, 2 garlic cloves, salt, pepper, and paprika. When making Khash Or Pasha, "It is best to buy the feet already cleaned if possible. Otherwise soak feet in boiling water to loosen the shoe, then take off the shoe from each foot. Singe all hairs and scrape off the rest with the edge of a knife. Wash everything very thoroughly. Soak the feet and stomach in water over-night."
It also has recipes for "Paste" and "Topic", and a large number of the recipes call for an ingredient called "Spry".
I will provide full recipes upon request.
1. the dire need to be lovely and charming at various events
2. the lengthy process of cleaning out the parents' house now that their divorce is final
3. barfing up a lung
As I was mostly Nice and not too terribly Naughty last year, I received some lovely presents from Santa: a 6 boxed set of ninja movies, cookbooks, jewelry, chocolates, teas, and various nibbly things.
My favorite cookbook was probably "Treasured Armenian Recipes" (1949), which, of course, includes a recipe for Brain Salad. The recipe notes that one must "Clean brain of all red veins, wash thoroughly in cold water, simmer in salted water for 20 minutes. Drain and cool. Arrange on lettuce leaves, add chopped parsley and green onions, and sprinkle olive oil and lemon juice...."
it also includes a recipe for Madzoon and helpfully informs the reader that "To make madzoon you must first obtain 1/2 cup of madzoon..."
The recipe for Khash Or Pasha includes such delicacies as 4 calves hoofs, 6 lambs tongues, 2 lbs. Calves tripe, 2 garlic cloves, salt, pepper, and paprika. When making Khash Or Pasha, "It is best to buy the feet already cleaned if possible. Otherwise soak feet in boiling water to loosen the shoe, then take off the shoe from each foot. Singe all hairs and scrape off the rest with the edge of a knife. Wash everything very thoroughly. Soak the feet and stomach in water over-night."
It also has recipes for "Paste" and "Topic", and a large number of the recipes call for an ingredient called "Spry".
I will provide full recipes upon request.
