Camel Spit: The Blog

by Steve Lynch, T-13 (Dashoguz City) Former Peace Corps Volunteers do not call home. They do not buy phone cards. They do not page throu...

by the Shashlyk Master of Ashgabat Camel Spit has published multiple plov recipes, but has yet to provide instructions for that essential T...

by Charles Gussow, T-11 After completing their service overseas, Volunteers are considered "Returned Peace Corps Volunteers" ra...

Peace Corps Week 2010 is from March 1 to March 7 . If you are interested in participating in a Peace Corps activity in your area, the Peac...

by Charles Gussow, T-11 As is occasionally apparent, your humble Camel Spit editor was a proud temporary denizen of Balkanabat. Readers wi...

Camel Spit's third in an ever-expanding series of plov variations.  This recipe suggests the addition of a hard-boiled egg, not exactly ...

by Kenyon Weaver, T-12 Pamoimoo (to my mind). To me and my two Peace Corps compatriots, Derek and Ben, the word “beekeepers” triggers a r...

by Sheryl Abrahams, T-11 [modified from recipe by Rebecca Walton Chirak, T-11] Ingredients: 1 medium onion, chopped 0.25-0.5 cup veget...

Pining for Turkmenistan? YouTube has you covered. A little Internet searching (read: procrastination) found music video tributes for the c...

Camel Spit is throwing the gauntlet! Your loyal editor claims that the following is the best Americanized plov recipe out there. What do y...

by Sheryl Abrahams, T-11 For those who like a little kick to their manty. Also good for RPCVs who have trouble re-creating their ejes’ (hos...