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ISTANBUL AND BEYOND: June 2014
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Traveler's Tales and Translations of Turkish Lit, and Stories of the Deep South and Kurdistan. Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Liars and Cheaters Galore. Why yes, son, I'd think you'd make a fine addition to Robert College. Trust me- why would I lie? Cheating, fraud, charlatanism, and my favorite would of all skullduggery- a buggering of the truth—or in Turkish, dolandırıcılık, hile, copya çekme, dolavere. Why on earth would you accept anyone from any of these schools and risk your reputation? 8217; The answer ...
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ISTANBUL AND BEYOND: November 2014
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Traveler's Tales and Translations of Turkish Lit, and Stories of the Deep South and Kurdistan. Friday, November 14, 2014. Ode to an Istanbul Autumn Night. The boza seller- whose somber night buskings herald the Istanbul autumn. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Kartolên Pîvazan (Kurdish Potato-Onion Sauté). Culture Shock and Freak Outs. Curfews in the Southeast. Feast of the Sacrifice. Medicinal Plants of Bingöl. Alexander Christie's Istanbul Blog. Chris James Turkey Blog (Formerly Korea). The World Tastes Good.
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ISTANBUL AND BEYOND: February 2015
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Traveler's Tales and Translations of Turkish Lit, and Stories of the Deep South and Kurdistan. Tuesday, February 10, 2015. There are two bases opposite one another, one for each team. You need a level and large enough field to play. Sometimes they would play in the meadow while tending the flocks, Dede says. Both men and women could play. The "field" as drawn by Dede. He isn’t that specific on the shape of the bat—it can be flat or round, he says. But it needs to be about arm length and t...Is Turkish ,.
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ISTANBUL AND BEYOND: October 2013
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Traveler's Tales and Translations of Turkish Lit, and Stories of the Deep South and Kurdistan. Saturday, October 5, 2013. The KCK Trial Resumes. One of the predecessors of the KCK trials. No more long breaks- the KCK trial will now drive forward with occasional weeklong breaks until the government gets what it wants, I presume. People who oppose the government’s line are trying to divide the country and are terrorists. Any concession you make to anything they do or say is treason. It’s the ment...The Wor...
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KURDISH CUISINE: Helîma Ardan (Kurdish Roux)
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Discover the Unexplored: Tastes from Mesopotamia. Saturday, December 10, 2011. Helîma Ardan (Kurdish Roux). Another simple, tasty, and practical recipe for everyone, and another new ‘hello’. Before the recipe itself, I’d like to touch on a social problem that has, yes, driven me nuts my entire existence, but that really reached a new peak this week. Last Friday, we went to watch Çağan Irmak’s ‘My Grandfather’s People ( Dedemin Insanları. I guess I’ve been letting all this build up! Ingredients, serves 6.
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My College Kitchen: October 2008
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My College Kitchen Quick and Easy Cooking Recipes Easy Cooking For Busy People Asian Comfort Foods. Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Instant Noodles Dinner - who says it isn't nutrition balanced? So last week I was too lazy to cook dinners, and decided to made myself some instant noodles. Quick and tasty, a hot soupy dinner after a tiring day at work, hmm.yum. And it only took me less than 15 minutes, yes that's right, even quicker than driving myself to a burger drive-through :-). Links to this post. 2 Some e...
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My College Kitchen: September 2009
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My College Kitchen Quick and Easy Cooking Recipes Easy Cooking For Busy People Asian Comfort Foods. Saturday, September 12, 2009. Hotpot: healthy living and home cooking made easy. Is it dinner time yet? Hotpot is common in most Asian cultures. For Chinese it is. To the Vietnamese. Koreans have their version of hotpot too, i'm not sure what it's called (is it. Whatever your favorites are. Really, anything goes! That's what great about hot pots. Typical main dishes are:. Thinly sliced beef and/or lamb.
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My College Kitchen: August 2009
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My College Kitchen Quick and Easy Cooking Recipes Easy Cooking For Busy People Asian Comfort Foods. Monday, August 31, 2009. Stir fried green bean. For the past few months I was a bit overwhelmed with what's going on at work and everything else outside of work. But fortunately (or is it unfortunately? Boy didn't I wish I have a fulltime maid who cooks and cleans, better yet works and brings money home for me) that doesn't mean I didn't cook, I was just behind in blogging. 1 lb of green beans. Then add gr...
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ISTANBUL AND BEYOND: March 2014
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Traveler's Tales and Translations of Turkish Lit, and Stories of the Deep South and Kurdistan. Saturday, March 1, 2014. Why I Haven't Posted In So Long. 8212;half the time I would like nothing more than to lay face down in the floor, cover my face and listen to her—the feelings her singing arouses are that strong and that visceral. I expect most would find that a strange reaction. She taught me a song ‘ Bitlis’te Beş Minare’. It made me think of riding in the car with my mother, niece, and her daughter (...
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ISTANBUL AND BEYOND: December 2014
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Traveler's Tales and Translations of Turkish Lit, and Stories of the Deep South and Kurdistan. Sunday, December 28, 2014. Aegean Odyssey- part 3: Pergamon, the Greatest Ruins in Turkey. It’s been a while since I’ve written—I know. I would like to start up again by concluding the travel log I’d started about our October trip to the Aegean coast and the fabulous city of Pergamon. The city walls on the Acropolis. In short, it has quite a pedigree. From the Temple of Emperor Hadrian. From the theater we walk...
