Come into My Kitchen: Old-World Armenian Recipes and International Favorite Cuisines

by Dorothy Arakelian

Overview

COME INTO MY KITCHEN
If your everyday efforts in baking and cooking have not gotten you the raves you would like to hear, perhaps this book will be of help to you.

In Come Into My Kitchen, this first-time writer, Dorothy Ajdaharian-Arakelian includes her all-time favorite Armenian and International recipes, inspired by her families' needs and her gastronomic taste buds.

The author's Armenian upbringing and pride in her heritage enables her to write about old-world Armenian recipes that were handed down from her Mother, along with International favorite recipes she has accumulated over the years.

An interesting feature that makes this book different from a standard cookbook is that the writer has strived to separate the Armenian recipes from the International, thus, enabling the reader to conveniently choose from a variety of cuisines at a glance. The author's introduction and step-by-step methods for preparing dough from scratch and various labor-intensive appetizers and entrees should prove to be fun and accessible, even for the non-expert. From suggested guides for an elegant dinner party for four or forty, to simple short-cuts for make-ahead and one-pot meals for the busy homemaker who has to balance a career.

Dorothy has shared that it took many years to transform her second nature knowledge of recipes, ingredients and processes into easy-to-follow instructions for others to understand. As with all good processes, nothing is exact and Dorothy encourages her readers to experiment with seasonings and flavors to extend the recipes in her book to each individuals' personal preference.

Come Into My Kitchen will allow the novice cook or seasoned homemaker to have a wealth of information at his or her fingertips.

"Enjoy"

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781425710088
Publisher:	Xlibris Us
Publication date:	08/31/2006
Pages:	284
Sales rank:	509,975
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Dorothy Ajdaharian-Arakelian is a first generation Armenian-American born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. As a wife, mother and grandmother, she has spent her life unselfishly and is devoted to her family, friends, her church and community.

When asked about how her project began, Dorothy recalls that many years ago one of her sons, who lives out-of-state, would often request recipes from her. More than just rough descriptions, he was insistent on her being as detailed as possible, and through his enjoyment of cooking he eventually suggested that she write a cookbook, which prompted her to start her manuscript. Slowly a concept took shape and it took years of time-consuming work and attention to detail to convert what was second nature to her into very specific and detailed measurements and processes. Eventually, Come Into My Kitchen evolved.

Over the years Dorothy has generously shared her most popular and favorite recipes with family and friends, and now, in simple-to-understand English, she is offering them to the reader to enjoy. Her added anecdotes about the recipes, people, events and customs reminiscent of years gone by gives them special meaning and an added charm to her book.

Dorothy is well known for entertaining family and friends with a table full of special surprises and delicacies. As one who always preferred to work in the kitchen alone, hence, the book’s title, she now welcomes all to come into her kitchen and enjoy the favorite recipes of today and yesteryear.