Meat and Cabbage aka Sarmas

Here we have a simple sounding dish which my mother called cabbage roll ups and this cook called meat and cabbage. It is very similar to the Armenian sarmas which my friend one year made me for my birthday. So delicious! Sarmas and dolmas are similar, being a little roll of filling surrounded by a … Continue reading

Hey we were in a magazine!

I was invited to share a recipe in OC Family magazine, a magazine dedicated to parenting in Orange County, CA. After much thought I decided on the brownie recipe from my Grammie Hennie, featured here back in June 2010. I’m delighted to share with you now a pdf of the page from the May 2011 … Continue reading

Chocolate Pin Wheels

     This paper just says to me “Grandma, can I write too?” I can remember looking at greeting cards that had been sent to me and wondering about the cursive handwriting. Later on, when I was learning to write, I scribbled in curlicues and loops, trying to mimic the handwriting on those cards. Thankfully, … Continue reading