As a Graduate Chef and chief meal planner now at home; I’m always trying to think of recipes to help overcome meal monotony. yes you all know exactly what I’m talking about.  it’s where you look in your pantry and everything looks exactly the same. or when you look in your deep freezer and nothing jumps out at you; so to say.

I started collecting cooking videos a while ago, to help inspire me; when I’m a little unenthusiastic about cooking.  first off I have to cook two special diets usually in one meal – trying to use the same ingredients, mostly.  just think about that why don’tcha.  I have to cook a restricted renal diet; which is no salt, no real fiber or high potassium/phosphorus ingredients.  I’m sure you’re just thinking now to yourselves, what the heck is she talking about ?

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just a reminder – for all of our blogging friends..

•Text OXFAM to 25383 to donate $10 to Oxfam International.
•Text AJWS to 25383 to donate $10 to American Jewish World Service.
•Text HABITAT to 25383 to donate $10 to Habitat for Humanity.
•Text BABY to 20222 to donate $5 to March of Dimes.
•Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross.
•Text HAITI to 25383 to donate $5 to International Rescue Committee.
•Text CARE to 25383 to donate $10 to CARE.

Friday Nite Twitter was Flattened Again – By Donations and Tweets about the Haiti Crisis.  we were so suprised when it happened that it took a minute to register, what was actually happening. wow, can you imagine 1 billion tweets, all at once ?  supposedly that’s the number that shook the mighty tweety down.  seeing that whale being lifted by those lil birds was really something.

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we’ve been reading and thinking of the Green Alternatives for rebuilding Haiti.  yes green power and infrastructure will have to be a part of the recovery efforts if Haiti is to step into the present we’re not talking the future, but today.

as you can see from the earthquake and news photos; much of Haiti’s infrastructure is substandard at best.  the buildings are mostly concrete and re-bar.  this is why we are seeing the types and frequency of amputations being performed; to extricate bodies, from collapsed structures in Port Au Prince.  that can not be repeated,  especially in hospitals and schools.

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Dear Visitors,

Have you ever read something  that just makes you want to cuss somebody out and  beat them down ?  read this and then continue below please before cussing – you’ll get your chance down lower, trust me :

Doctors Without Borders Relief Plane Not Allowed Into Port-Au-Prince

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