Mar 26, 2017 | Events, My Writings
I am not one for clichés but, at this moment, seems like every cliché in the book applies to my life, starting with: Your life can change drastically in one moment At 7:00 a.m. on January 31, 2017, my husband and I were sipping coffee and talking about the day,... 
Nov 30, 2016 | My Writings
I am sharing a few things I love – books, foods, appliances, services etc! I hope you will find something useful here as well. Link on the image to go to the sales page Gifts for the book lovers in your life Books – Cookbooks This book, by Ramin... 
Mar 16, 2016 | My Writings
(This appeared on Writers Unboxed in 2015) Last week, I made a rather harsh decision. I decided to quit writing. Forever. To know how hard this decision was for me, consider this: all I have wanted to do is write stories. But sharing stories, in my culture, is the... 
Mar 7, 2016 | Events, My Writings
Get Monica’s free Indian Expresss recipe eBook when you sign up for email updates. Thanks for visiting! **** This past weekend I was delighted and honored to be a speaker at the local conference for the lovely DC Les Dames – CELEBRATING FOOD! Women in... 
Feb 11, 2016 | My Writings
I was one of those people who never dreamed of becoming anything. I never had a dream. I grew up in the Middle East, in a lovely, functional and practical apartment, reflective of the lovely, functional and practical nature of my parents – my mother was a school... 
Feb 9, 2016 | My Writings, Once Upon A Story...
I think I have typed this first line at least sixty times and then deleted it. I have been struggling to find the right words to express how I feel about a book that I never wanted to read. And then I read it. In one sitting. In six hours. Laughing, crying, weeping,...
