Rose Water Macaroons & Pistachio Custard

I recently came across a delicious frozen pistachio custard recipe, and I decided that rose water macaroons would be a perfect combination for this! Naturally, I headed over to my kitchen and started to experiment with ingredients. A lot of times, I bake without using measurements ( in Armenian, we say this is measuring by eye, or "achkee chapov"), but this time I paid attention so that I could share the recipe! I also don't have a huge sweet tooth, so I tend to go light on any added sugar. I made Read more [...]

Pistachio Rose Cake

This recipe was specially created for an Easter dinner at my sister's in-law's house. They're Persian-Armenian, and the pistachio/rose combination is a huge thing for them. The cake got good reviews from almost everyone. If you like ashta, a lebanese rose water dessert, then you will love my cake! The only bad review came from one guest that thought the cake was too "rosy."  However, the best thing about my recipe is that you can control the amount of flavor! Personally, I liked the cake. The Read more [...]