Category Archives: Turkish Food!

Just another çay bahçesi (tea garden) in Anatolia – Or is it?

Posted on June 25, 2013 by lizcameron

Anyone who has spent much time in Turkey – especially in the more rural parts of Anatolia – has very likely seen all of the çay bahçesi (tea gardens) with older men hanging out drinking endless glasses of tea. The symphony … Continue reading →

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#DİREN TÜRKİYE! 12 hours of devastation…and resilience

Posted on June 15, 2013 by lizcameron

For the past twelve hours, we (me, occasionally M. who can barely stand it, and the entire Karagoz puppet troupe that inhabits my head during this cross-cultural marriage) have been glued to the Internet in order to understand what we … Continue reading →

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Keşmekeş II: When life gives you limonlar…

Posted on June 6, 2013 by lizcameron

Yet again, Slowly-by-slowly has been off the grid with major health problems with pain that has made it hard to read, write or do much of anything. Without wallowing in self pity too much, I must say that my life … Continue reading →

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