WELCOME TO MY SITE

Born to Armenian parents, I grew up in Cairo, Egypt where I was born and raised.

I am a proud mother of five beautiful grown children, former school tecaher, 

fashion brand manager, chef and caterer.

My mother and my grandmother were the cooks in my family, who inspired me and sparked my lifelong passion for cooking.

For Armenians, cooking is a way of showing love. We say," People who love to eat are the happiest people".

I remember as a little girl standing in our small kitchen for long hours helping my mum and "medzmama" or grandma preparing a meal until it's ready and serve it hot!

Family gatherings, birthday parties, Easter lunch and New Year's Eve had special and delicious dishes.

It was really interesting to observe how the food was prepared and cooked because that is how I got to learn all the little secrets of cooking and our greatest traditional recipes.

Becoming a mother and having used to homemade cooking inspired me to be a good cook myself and cook for my kids.

Living in many different countries, working in some and visiting others, short or long stays made me recognize new cultures, made me have new friends who I cherish, made me taste new dishes and learn new recipes. That’s why some of my friends call me a “butterfly”.

Now I live with my husband in Vadstena, Sweden. He is Swedish and a good cook himself.

He was the one who encouraged and supported me to do this food site. He made this whole website from scratch with every detail in it including the pictures as a surprise for my 50th birthday.

Sweden is a completely different and beautiful country which I immediately fell in love with from the first day. Swedish kitchen is known for its meatballs, mashed potatoes, creamy sauces, lingonberry jam, cold salads and many fish recipes, especially herring which I love.

My children live in different countries, US and Armenia. Being away from them inspired me to make this food site in the first place. They used to call me almost every day to ask about recipes since the Covid-19 lockdown started in 2020 and they had to stay home and cook their own meals.

So I enjoyed showing them the recipes and cooking online tohether and gave them a few tips which they missed.

I hope you find my site interesting & fun!

Please write to me or drop a comment if you need to ask anything in any recipe.

I am here to help you and gladly be a friend.