Day 109: No school today; lots of fresh ginger tea, oj/cranberry juice mix and chicken broth

Yesterday, I was feeling achey and I had a sniffy nose, but I was hoping it would pass.  Not so, and it got worse overnight so I stayed home from school today.  Unfortunately, our class seems to be passing around some sort of "cold."  It's that time of year, I know. But, I'm bummed as …

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Days 107 and 108: Monkfish (ummm, on the Monterey Bay seafood watch list!) and Wild Mushroom pasta (yeah, a vegetarian dish other than salad)!

Yesterday, I was on monkfish.  I'm not sure why that's on our menu.  Is it cheap?  Seems awfully silly to put monkfish on the menu in California when, 1) it's on the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch List, which means do not buy or eat!, and 2) it's from the Atlantic.  We can't get any …

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