I scoop up a teaspoon of stuffing with one hand and grab a flimsy round piece of dough in the other, and carefully tuck and fold until a tortellini-like Pelmeni emerges. Ten eager adoptive or prospective adoptive moms stand around a table with me, scooping, stuffing and folding….
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Anoush (pronounced “Ah-noosh”) means sweet in Armenian. The word is used in many ways, one of which is to toast to good health and prosperity, “Anoush…enjoy the sweet life.”
I tasted a bit of the sweet life this past Sunday when I signed myself up for the ‘Armenian Adventure’ cooking class …
In, out, in out. I fill up my lungs with air and exhale. “Blow it out like you’re blowing out a big birthday candle,” advises our spinning instructor. My lips form a big ‘O’ and I send the air flying out in a loud whoosh. Blood courses through my veins …
