From Christine Vartanian Datian

Christine Vartanian Datian

Christine Datian, a Fresno native, is a copywriter and technical writer who has been published in Sunset and Cooking Light Magazines for over a decade. Christine is a graduate of California State University, Fresno (CSUF) with a Master of Arts Degree in Mass Communications. She attributes her accomplishments and interests in writing and creating new recipes to her mother Alice, and her late grandmother, Mrs. Peppy Sarkisian, a native of Adana, Turkey.

These decadent chocolate chip tahini blondies will make any day or holiday a whole lot better. They’re perfectly nutty and loaded with chocolate. Discover these chocolate chip tahini blondies at[...]

CHICAGO — Monica Kass Rogers, a longtime national food writer, photographer, home cook and mother, launched a vintage recipes revival column in the Chicago Tribune that eventually became her popular[...]

FRESNO – California Raisins are made for healthy eating, cooking, and snacking. Dried in the warm California sunshine, they come by their sweetness naturally. This esteemed fruit offers benefits that[...]

(Recipes reprinted from the Orange County Register) By  Faye Levy and Yakir Levy From velvety dips and spreads to vibrant salads to rosewater-spiked treats, Middle Eastern cuisine is as colorful[...]

The melomakarona is an egg-shaped Greek dessert consisting of flour or semolina, sugar, orange zest and/or fresh juice, cognac (or similar beverage), cinnamon and olive oil. During rolling they are[...]

LAS VEGAS — First, the honey cake. Then, business. At Van Bakery, the  priorities are in order. And those priorities proved fortuitous one morning last month when a visitor stopped[...]

WASHINGTON—  Carrie Nahabedian’s mother ushered her out the door to her flight to Washington, D.C. for the 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, this was her advice to the Michelin-starred chef, “Don’t[...]

BEIRUT — Joumana Accad, creator of the celebrated food blog TasteofBeirut.com, is a native Lebanese, a trained pastry chef and a professional caterer. In her debut cookbook, Taste of Beirut,[...]

Photo and recipes courtesy of American Pistachio Growers FRESNO — American Pistachio Growers (APG) is a non-profit trade association representing over 800 grower members in California, Arizona, and New Mexico.[...]

(Recipes and photos courtesy Nancy Egoian Mugrdechian and Arnell Avedisian Work) FRESNO — Elmass Edith Avedisian was born in Fresno on November 27, 1928 to Harold and Araxie Aloojian, and[...]

Ghapama is a great meatless option for the vegetarians in the family. This recipe and photos are courtesy of Robyn Kalajian at her essential Armenian food blog, thearmeniankitchen.com. “Ghapama (Armenian: ղափամա)[...]