Month: October 2022

Elise Synder
Program: Biological Sciences
Hometown: Paxton, Illinois, USA

During Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Grad Life and International Student and Scholar Affairs asked our amazing graduate students to share their recipes from their hometown or families. Elise is sharing her grandmother’s homemade peppermint patties. “These candies are pretty simple to make but they have a storied legacy in our family – from my grandma preparing huge batches to sell at her church’s Christmas bazar to my uncle unwittingly using the wrong type of mint flavoring when making them for his office Christmas party and causing them to taste like mouthwash. I’ve been making this recipe for my friends and family every Christmas since my mom passed down the recipe to me as a teenager, and it makes me feel connected to my family history and members of my family who are no longer with us.” Check out her video explaining how she made it here!

Gozde Basara
Program: Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Etimesgut, Ankara, Turkey

During Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Grad Life and International Student and Scholar Affairs asked our amazing graduate students to share their recipes from their hometown or families. Gozde is sharing her recipe for pilav with us, a side dish made from orzo and rice which is served on the side at almost every Turkish meal. Check out her video explaining how she made it here!

Annaliese Wieler
Program: Biological Sciences
Hometown: Hillsboro, Kansas, USA

During Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Grad Life and International Student and Scholar Affairs asked our amazing graduate students to share their recipes from their hometown or families. Annaliese is sharing a family recipe with us from her grandmothers kitchen, Mennonite perogies. Check out her video explaining how she made it here!

Ana Nenadic
Program: Global Affairs
Hometown: Zagreb, Croatia

During Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Grad Life and International Student and Scholar Affairs asked our amazing graduate students to share their recipes from their hometown or families. Ana shared with us a recipe for Croatian Stew just in time as the cold weather sets in. Check out her video explaining how she made it here!

Jun Wang
Program: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Hometown: Qingdao, Shandong, China

During Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Grad Life and International Student and Scholar Affairs asked our amazing graduate students to share their recipes from their hometown or families. Jun from CBE made a traditional Chinese Hotpot, a “warm, comforting, and social meal to have with a close-knit group of family or friends.” Not only that, but since it’s cooked at the table together, it’s easy too! Check out her video explaining how she made it here!

Olfa Jelassi
Program: Global Affairs
Hometown: Aouina, Tunis, Tunisia

During Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Grad Life and International Student and Scholar Affairs asked our amazing graduate students to share their recipes from their hometown or families. Olfa from Global Affairs is the first one we are featuring. She made a Tunisian feast that she shared with her friends at Fischer! Check out her video explain how she made it here!