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,...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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,...
Hi, I’m Monica! I am a storyteller and I love to write tales about food, love, life and culture. I hope you will find something in my stories to inspire you.
