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Chez Moni: March 2014

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Sunday, March 2, 2014. Never heard of freekeh? Me neither until Wednesday, when my weekly delivery of Blue Apron. Arrived. Freekeh is a middle eastern grain, not unlike quinoa, and part of our "Kumquat-Lime Glazed Tilapia" dinner. Tonight, as dinner prep tumbled past the one-hour mark, I sipped my Two Roads beer and seriously considered how I got from chicken nugget-nuking to kumquat slicing in one week flat. A single sprig of rosemary. Nine raisins! Says a former subscriber to Cooks Illustrated. Tonight...

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Chez Moni: January 2014

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Friday, January 24, 2014. Letters from the North Pole. Something came in the mail yesterday that made me laugh out loud, even before I opened it. It was a letter from Santa! I didn't recognize the handwriting, but it was addressed to Edie with a return address of 'Santa, North Pole'. And there was a stamped postmark but no location. Simply stated return address. But I confirmed they didn't have anything to do with it. Did you have a student write this? He swears he had nothing to do with it, and when I c...

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Chez Moni: July 2013

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Yep, above is another Edie quote, said after a fun day at Bashan Lake with friends last weekend. It was the best day at the lake this year. We were only on our schedule. There was relatively minimal schlepping. I finally got to go swimming above my ankles (in a new tankini! The world ain't ready for my bare belly yet.or ever? We ate huge grinders and dished under the beachside tree. Edie demonstrates her big sister skills. Attic with an array ...

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Chez Moni: November 2013

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Sunday, November 24, 2013. We cut the cable cord. Not happening for us. From what I hear, t.v. is thriving these days, thanks to certain networks picking up well-written, bold concept shows. We're both interested in. A Reagan-era drama about married KGB spies, masquerading as a normal family in DC suburbs, but it isn't on Netflix or Hulu, we don't want to pay extra for it. Same goes for. My So Called Life. Claire and Rayanne ain't misbehavin. But I just haven't been compelled to invest. We gave up on.

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Chez Moni: October 2013

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Thursday, October 24, 2013. Only two cups of sugar. Gave me the sprouts recipe and I eat them out of the pan like they're French fries. That's fiber-ful spaghetti, but she doesn't know it. They're cheap, they're easy, they're not made by humans. Same with mac n' cheese. I used to only buy white cheddar Annie's. Now I'm not too proud to put some yellow-ass Kraft in my grocery cart, depending on how thrifty I'm feeling. Again, spaghetti. Notice a theme? Edie and I baked bread and made lasagna while Emmelin...

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Chez Moni: May 2013

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Thursday, May 23, 2013. Parenthood ONL (on 'notha level). Hello from mama-land. All is pretty well, but two kids is no joke. Some friends take care of their kids full time, and I can see how it'd qualify as a full time job. Edie returned to school for half the day, so we'll see how it goes. This morning she declared, "I feel better! And she sounded better too. As soon as I told her we're going to school, she declared, "But I'm sick! Will she take a pacifier? What about a lovey? Over the last few weeks, h...

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Chez Moni: Let's call it a day

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Let's call it a day. One minute, I'm on maternity leave, living the life of childish, sun-kissed days, and basking in the option to go running until 8pm. In the blink of an eye, it's dark from 4pm til 7:30am, I'm up to my eyeballs in work, and the fresh produce and meat in my fridge seem to taunt me as if to say "Heh heh, you're not gonna cook US! Edie rocking her trademark red cowgirl boots. At the Festival of Trees. Morning cuteness that melts my heart. Above). My dad'...

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Chez Moni: Letters from the North Pole

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Friday, January 24, 2014. Letters from the North Pole. Something came in the mail yesterday that made me laugh out loud, even before I opened it. It was a letter from Santa! I didn't recognize the handwriting, but it was addressed to Edie with a return address of 'Santa, North Pole'. And there was a stamped postmark but no location. Simply stated return address. But I confirmed they didn't have anything to do with it. Did you have a student write this? He swears he had nothing to do with it, and when I c...

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Chez Moni: August 2013

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Thursday, August 22, 2013. I love you Emmeline. The course had looped around so I figured at least we were halfway done. Then a bunch of elite runners (you know, the guys with lean, chiseled bods) lapped me, and I thought,. You've got to be kidding. I have to loop around again? I love you Dave. My goal was to finish under 30 minutes, and I crossed the finish line at 26:40. I was impressed! I love you Edie, and Curious George! By the way, those elite runners who lapped me? Wednesday, August 14, 2013.