Armenian-style Pot Roast

I learned how to make Armenian-style pot roast from an elegant, softly spoken lady who lives in a suburb of Jerusalem; she taught me to make some of the Armenian recipes in this book. I remember sitting with my friend Shoshana on her front veranda, quietly sipping tea and delicately nibbling on a scrumptious homemade chocolate cake as she tells me for the umpteenth time how Armenians will always keep their nationalist spirit, no matter where they are or where they go. Still