Category Archives: Gendered moments

Turkish women and their hair: A visit to the guzelik salonu

Posted on November 13, 2012 by lizcameron

We Karagöz puppets take over while m’lady rest. She a right mess! Don’t tell her we say. We sneak jumpy jumpy iPhone toy, find her drafts from summer. She too perfectionist. We hit “publish” while she sleep, We blame Karagöz … Continue reading →

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The Karagöz puppets help me to learn the “easy button” for Turkish-American dinnertime

Posted on November 6, 2012 by lizcameron

As you may recall, these days, I can only type with my right hand due to a rotator cuff injury in my left shoulder. That means no food prep that involves chopping, for one…and tonight, well, I just wanted to … Continue reading →

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The Karagöz puppets dream of Morocco: Chicken and parsnip tagine with coriander

Posted on November 1, 2012 by lizcameron

Pecked out before my arm really started to hurt. We are still standing & M. is still cooking! My arm is hurting, a lot. I can type, but doing anything with my arm above my heart is painful. It also … Continue reading →

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