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Dr. (and mommy friend) Jenny Kokai: What’s in Your Fridge Friday?
I met Jenny Kokai exactly two years ago when we were both heavily pregnant in a natural childbirth class and wondering how the hell we were going to do this whole child-rearing thing and continue with our pre-motherhood plans. She was in the middle of getting her doctorate in Theatre and Dance at UT and I was a copy editor twitching to get back into writing.
Even though our birth plans didn’t go our way (we were the only two moms in the class who ended up with C-sections), we forged ahead, balancing diapers, sleepless nights and quickly growing boys with the day-to-day work that inched us closer to our goals. This has meant pleas for babysitting, late night hours at the computer, pumping at work or in the library and more time away from our kids than we’d probably have liked.
But it has paid off. As of this week, she’s Dr. Kokai.
Yesterday, she defended her project, which is on women and performance in Boston around the time of the American Revolution, which means she’s reached her goal of finishing school before she’s 30. She says now she gets to focus on getting a job and taking care of her sweet son, Oliver. She’ll leave the cooking up to her husband, Eric.
Oh, and she promises that all the liquor wasn’t there to help her finish the degree. It’s for Thanksgiving with the family, she swears.
What three things are always in your fridge? hard tofu (cheap protein, basis for many dinners), non-dairy coffee creamer (low calorie dessert is Mocha Almond Fudge creamer and decaf coffee), jalapeno stuffed olives (snacks and Mexican Martinis, of course).
What’s your favorite condiment? Salsa… great on everything. Especially Leal’s.
What’s your go-to snack for the little one? Lately the wee one wants pancakes, so we make up a big batch of fruit filled pancakes on Sunday and keep them in tupperware in the fridge so he can eat them through out the week.
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By leslie
November 21, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this
is that bread in the fridge? oh no!
By Jenny
November 21, 2008 6:35 PM | Link to this
It is bread… to be fair, it came out of the freezer. We use it for toast.
By mom
November 23, 2008 8:15 AM | Link to this
Congratulations, Jenny!!!
By Jenny
November 24, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this
Wait, is that my mom or Addie’s mom? Thanks regardless… :)