Monthly Archives: February 2008

This week (and some of last) has been pretty non-stop for me in the galley.  We have had stores from a container (cargo day is what its called) come in thru our cargo hole by crane on pallets so the galley has been busy making time to help with putting the stores or sundries up..as some might say. 

Our special function food preparation has gone something like this:
Operations Director and family went back to New Zealand to head up office there, going away party with plenty of ‘finger foods’ appetizers…

Don & Deyon Stephens (President and Founder… READ MORE!

According to information sent in by our on the Internet Search Reporter (codename: Mama) under the Associated Paparazzi Service the following is indeed a true and factual report (unless otherwise updated by the USDA):
“The Food Insects newsletter reports that 80% of the world’s population eats insects intentionally, but almost 100% of the world’s population actually eats insects , because they are ground up in such things as peanut butter, jam, canned spaghetti sauce, applesauce, frozen chopped broccoli, etc, etc. We eat about a pound of insects per person in America.

A 100gram serving of weevils provides 562 calories, 6.7 grams protein… READ MORE!

Yesterday was orientation for all of the translators and ward day workers (Liberians that work on the ship as translators, housekeepers, kitchen help, etc…) and in the afternoon we had a get togetherz(I mad 3 types of cookies for 100 people) with all the nurses. It was so incredible. We were all paired up, and were to ask each other questions and get to know each other and then introduce them to the group. It was so neat to hear them all say their favorite thing about Liberia. They said thing like ” I love the ability the Liberians have to forgive… READ MORE!

Yes, its true…there are still some weevils in pasta. I never promised they would be weevil free, actually here is my orginal quote:
“I have used a few techniques that have cut down the amount of weevils that appear in my pasta (that is what its most prevalent in right now, except maybe besides the cereal but I don’t deal with that) but I must warn you, when we get on outreach and its a full-on rush to get the food out, this may fall by the wayside because it can get time intensive.

So when it comes down to not getting… READ MORE!

Yesterday Febuary 18th, 2008 was officially the most intense, over whelming, and challenging day of my whole life. The day started at 5 am with my alarm clock going off and wondering how in the world am I going to get through this day. About 70 crew members piled into our Land Rovers and headed off to the Samuel K. Doe Stadium. Once we arrived there was a line of MANY people snaked around the parking lot. Some of them had obvious physical ailments (some we can help and some we can’t), some people with stomach problems or lung problems… READ MORE!

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