Category Archives: Turkish Food!

Care for some hummus with your pop-culture terrorist images?

Posted on April 15, 2012 by lizcameron

It is late at night, and I am thousands of miles from my cozy New England home here in Oregon. I am cooped up in my tiny, yet luxurious, hotel room, frantically making notes for my report to my boss … Continue reading →

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Of Turkish tea – and t-tests

Posted on March 27, 2012 by lizcameron

It’s been a grading bonanza this weekend and on into this week.  As I turn the pages, make my comments, labor over assigning grades (I hate them) and figure out how to turn my responses into a meaningful learning moment … Continue reading →

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Shelling fava fasulye on the back porch (with recipe)

Posted on March 24, 2012 by lizcameron

When I last left you, most of the Karagöz puppets were snoozing in the unseasonable sun, and the Write-a-matrix had slunk off in supreme defeat, after I failed to do academic work OTHER than grading papers. This left me on … Continue reading →

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