2004_12 Hye Sharzhoom Newspaper December 2004

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Hye Sharzhoom
December 2004
Let's Cook-Armenian Cookbook Review
Simply Armenia
Naturally Healthy
Ethnic Cooking Made Easy
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Barbara Cha£arianj
Sarah Soghomonian
Staff Writer
Hungry? Craving delicious,
authentic, traditional Armenian
food? Well, don't run to the closest
Armenian deli, be adventurous,
make your favorite Armenian foods
from scratch. Simply Armenian:
Naturally Healthy Ethnic Cooing
Made Easy, a new cookbook by
Barbara Ghazarian, is here to guide
you through the steps to making
delicious Armenian delicacies.
Simply Armenian contains every recipe you can think of and is
divided into sections and
subcategorizes for your convenience.
The first section is titled "Appetizers and Spreads" and has specific areas focusing on those two
subj ects. Under ' Appetizers'' y ou
will find recipes for Armenian
staples, such
as, Rice-
Stuffed Grape
Leaves
(Yalanchi)
and Pickle
Fresh Veg-
e t a b 1 e s
(Tourshi)
along with less
traditional, but
still Middle-
Eastern influenced items,
such as, Feta
Cheese-
Topped Eggplant Rounds
and Toasted
Pumpkin Seed
and Pine Nuts.
Under
"Spreads" one
finds recipes
for Hummus,
Zesty White Bean Dip, and Black
Olive and Yogurt Cheese Spread,
to name a few.
After indulging in hors
d' oeuvres, one is ready for the first
course. Under the section titled
"First Courses" one finds
subcategorizes dedicated to Grains
and Vegetables, Salads, Soups and
Stews, and Stuffed Pastries
(Boreks). Grains and Vegetables
offers recipes from Bulgurand Rice
Pilaf to egg plant dishes to a spinach casserole recipe. There are
salad recipes titled Parsley Salad
(Tabouli), Cracked Wheat-Tomato
Salad (Eetch), and Four-Bean
Salad. Recipes for Lentil and Swiss
Chard Soup, Tomato and Bulgur
Soup, and Lamb and Rhubarb Stew
are found in the Soups and Stews
sub-category. Craving Cheese
Borek or Spinach Borek? You can
find these and other Borek recipes
in the stuffed Pastries (Boreks) subcategory.
Ready for the main course?
What will it be? Lamb, Pork, Fowl,
or Fish? You will find recipe featuring these foods under "Main
Courses." Thesub-category,Lamb,
features recipes for Shish Kebab,
Armenian Tartare (Kheyma), and
Lamb-Stuffed Grape Leaves
(Sarma) and many others that are
sure to fill your tummy.
There is a section of the cookbook titled "Armenian Basics." It
is divided into the following topics: Flatbreads, Loaf Breads, Pizzas, Tea Breads, Eggs Sauces, Dairy
Basics and Drinks. So, if you want
to make your own Armenian
Cracker Bread, Lahmejun, Choreg,
Madzoon or Tahn, Simply Armenian is where to turn.
Everyone loves dessert! Recipes for Cakes and Pastries; Cookies; Fruits, Spreads and Candy; and
Quince lie in the Sweets category.
Who needs the bakery? Make your
own Paklava!
Simply Armenian: Naturally
Healthy Ethnic Cooking Made Easy
is by Barbara Ghazarian of Hartford, Connecticut. She loves to
cook and hopes to have created an
easy way for cooking ethnic cuisine. Ghazarian states, 'The journey into a foreign cuisine is not
necessarily an easy one. Armenian
cooking can be intimidating for the
novice."
After looking over Simply Armenian, I can tell you the recipes
are laid out in away that seems to be
easy to follow and that is important
no matter how experienced a chief
you are.
So, be adventurous; take Armenian Cuisine head on. It will be fun,
filling and will make Grandma
proud! Happy eating!
ASO November Activities
Left to right: Gary Krboyan, Stepan Kyutunyan, Lena
Koujaoghlanian, Grigor Kyutunyan, Hakop Tataryan, Armine
Sargsyan, Wi ndy Dunbar, SrbuiFereshetyan, Angela Aslanian,
Kristina Pogosyan, Jennifer Torosian, Aida Vareldjian, Alyssa
Sahakian, Zhanna Bagdasarov, and Svetlana Bagdasarov.
Zhanna Bagdasarov and
Marine Ekezyan
Staff Writers
Events come and go but the
memories tend to live on.  In the
months of October and November,
the Armenian Students Organization held two events for two different occasions.
On October 30, the organization
put together a Halloween Party,
which took place in the Monte
Cristo Cafe. The event was organized by a few members of ASO
who took the time to decorate,
which set the mood forthe celebration. In the spirit of Halloween, the
members dressed up in creative
costumes such as Greek goddesses,
Egyptians, doctors, fairies, devils,
and cats and danced the night away.
The members had a chance to
have a night away from daily rou
tines and academic worries. Furthermore, the students were able to
get together and meet new people.
In order to entice people to dress up
in the Halloween tradition, a contest was held for the two most creative costumes. The winners received a gift card to Macy' s department store.
Overall, everyone enjoyed some
time with their friends and appreciated this chance to relax. As the
saying goes, "timeflies whenyou're
having fun," and before we knew it
our Hallo ween celebration came to
an end.
On November 19, the ASO held
a Bowling Event in order to give
back to the community by collecting non-perishable food items for
the unfortunate for the Thanksgiving holiday. The members contributed a minimum of two cans of
food per person. These generous
donations were taken to the
Poverello House to feed the homeless. Besides the act of benevolence and selflessness, the members enjoyed a few hours of perfecting their bowling skills.
All in all, these events were a
nice opportunity to interact with
fellow members, because after all,
it is important to preserve the Armenian student bond, as well as
lifelong friendships.
Eench ga Chga-
What is your favorite
Armenian food and why?
Carina Karakashian-Staff Writer
Name: Ariana Kasparian
Year: Freshman
Khema. I love it because it's
unique and tasty! Also because
when I talk about it nobody understands what it is and it is very
fun to make with my grandma.
Name: Jack Ajamian
Year: Sophomore
Cheese Bourek, because my
grandmother makes it the best!
Name:   Rami Gabriel
Year: Senior
Kebob, because I like meat.
Name: Knar Mekhitarian
Year: Freshman
Sarma, because my mom makes
it the best!
Armenian Studies Program
2005/2006 Scholarship Applications
Now Available On-Line
http: //armenianstudie s. csufresno. edu/scholar ships .htm
POOCHIGIAN,
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University of California to provide
DNA educational training and he
was instrumental in establishing
public service training forthe Kenneth L. Maddy Institute at Fresno
State.
His awards include being named
Legislator of the Year by the California Building Industry Association, the California State Student
Association, Consulting Engineers
and Land Surveyors of California
and the California County Boards
of Education.
Chuck is married to Debbie
(Koligian, 1974) and they have
three children, Mark and his wife
Jennifer, Kirk and Laura.
FILM FESTIVAL,
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Please send the video/DVD to:
Armenian Film Festival, c/o Armenian Studies Program, 5245 N
Backer Ave. PB4, Fresno, CA
93740-8001
Entries should be accompanied by
a CV of the director/writer and a
synopsis ofthe film.
Telephone 559-278-2669 • Email:
b arlo wd @ csufresno. edu
The Festival Committee will meet
to view and judge which entries
will be accepted for the Film Festival. Entrants will be contacted by
email with the decisions.
L. to R.: Ani Estefanian, Marine Ekezyan, Zhanna Bagdasarov.