new year's blessings! "2008"

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     (click to enlarge)

 

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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

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