Category Archives: Turkish Food!

Karagöz is dying for some Şalgam suyu…what about you?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by lizcameron

Well, Karagöz really worked hard on acculturating to his new part-time life in America last night.  He snuck away from the quiet night that M. and I had at home, through the floorboards, and joined our neighbors in their after-midnight-after-party.  … Continue reading →

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A globalized, but quiet dinner in Provincetown as the Karagöz puppets state their resolutions for the new year…

Posted on January 1, 2012 by lizcameron

I noticed that the puppets were particularly pensive tonight while M. and I had our dinner. They sat on the windowsills around the Provincetown place where we are chilling out, head in hands, looking wistfully at the stars in the … Continue reading →

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And on the 12th day of Christmas: Meet Hacivad, the inimitable and learned Sufi leader of the puppet troupe

Posted on December 23, 2011 by lizcameron

And here we are, on the 12th day before Christmas, so it is time to meet Hacivad Bey, the fearless and calm leader of the Karagöz puppets in day-to-day operations. In modern times, the puppets might refer to him as … Continue reading →

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