january's offerings (slideshow) -"scotch egg" [ w/ sage sausage homemade vegetarian version] & a homemade spinach & channa dish, not unlike { palak paneer or chana saag} - wheat chapatis---->delicious! - january is National Soup Month! -about Morningstar Farm's Parmesan Ranch Chick'n - http://www.seeveggiesdifferently.com/products.aspx?coid=23&family=365
getting rid of SHRIMP -orange dipping sauce here - http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1174483574
& a homemade shrimp salad on 9 grain for My Boo! 
a delicious, homemade matar paneer 
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art
RIP - Talented west coast african american artist, Ms. Rae Louise Hayward - http://www.mesart.com/artworks.jsp.que.artist.eq.942.shtml & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsb9tiYyTpU&feature=related & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LzOq47OJKM&feature=related
the fascinating art of ghana's El Anatsui (exhibit ) in NYC- http://www.artcal.net/event/view/1/6098 & http://elanatsui.com/ & http://goldwaterlibrary.typepad.com/rgl/2008/01/inside-art-el-a.html & http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Publications/CL_anatsui.html
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articles
Raising Vegetarian Toddlers - http://www.vegetarianbaby.com/articles/notsodifficult.shtml
Alternative Birthing Options - http://www.parenthood.com/articles.html?article_id=3933
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books
book tv online video clips by authors, danticat, madhubuti, randall robinson & more - http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1199378859
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zik's here
shame on you, if it's not in your collection! - http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/0,27693,The_Harder_They_Come,00.html & http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1474004
sara tavares - music samples http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5659390
http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1135961303/1335
check out, Supercat on rhapsody - http://www.rhapsody.com/supercat
jill scott - hate on ! ( WORD! 'cause i'm gonna keep on "doing me!" ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw3Z8Oa7E3Y
meiway ( ivory coast ) - les genies vous parlez - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZW6rTh15ss ( yo? awo lowo ..who are they speaking to, again? ) still looking for "nanan, pca & a genoux" video by this artist... sucka! lol lol
a classic by the late great Nina Simone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvS3oFekQZI
tribute to the late Gnonnas Pedro of Benin's group africando ( my jam was, Irma Ko, live version) -
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=O8hjj-maPSE
jamaican jazz & ska! - http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1135961303/1395#1395
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a Sister Chef turning it all around creatively - from gangs to gourmet chef! - http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=42c9b513bffaf6c5c0ddb906a8ddf6ce
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(click to enlarge) delicious homemade cheese (paneer)- the cheese is versatile too, i make a sweet crumbled dessert out of it, My Son loves it!
curry pumpkin & rice! 
spicy!
More to come soon - Happy New Year & Walk good ! ~ peace nyvette
