An Artsakh Update

Well, we did it! Thanks to all of you who backed our Indiegogo campaign (more about the story in this post), we were able to raise 4.25k to Armenia Fund, helping Armenia recover from the 2020 Artsakh war.

All of you who contributed to our campaigned not only funded the printing, packaging, and shipping of the publication but also helped us make the donation as large as possible. 

What's more is that we have extra copies through our Etsy store. All proceeds from every additional copy of Artsakh we sell will be donated. If you have friends or family who may be interested in a copy, please forward the link and we can grow our total donations.

This Saturday marks the 106 anniversary of the Armenian genocide. The New York Times reports that President Biden is likely to officially recognize the genocide, adding the United States to the long list of countries who have already done so. Despite all that happened with the 2020, this is a time of hope for Armenia.

Thank you again for all of your support.

Making Lavash on a Wok

Griddling the first lavash in a batch is like cooking the first pancake, and you may have to adjust the heat of the cooking surface to prevent parts of it from burning before the rest is cooked. One of the most fun ways to griddle lavash is on an overturned wok. It’s not the only way, though. This post not only has a video demonstrating the wok method but also a recipe for our lavash and tips on using other surfaces (a pancake griddle works great, too!).

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Protests, Road Blocks, and the Making of a Cookbook

On May 2, we woke up in Stepanakert, the capital of the Republic of Artsakh, packed up our Airbnb, and headed to a nearby bakery to meet the bakers and buy a few rounds of tonir hats (bread baked in a tonir). This is a cookbook research trip after all, and we figured that we'd be on the road for a long time and would need some fuel. We were right about the road fatigue, but not for the reasons we had expected.

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