Photo from the Cooking For Monkeys site

Dan lets us know that the excellent Decatur blog, “Cooking For Monkeys” – not to be confused with the much less tasteful site “Monkeys For Cooking” (I kid) – will make a video appearance on WebMD sometime in 2010!

Click over to the site to read all about Pam’s day of filming, which had her cooking in the kitchen AND in the classroom.

Congrats on the great exposure Pam!

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The Decatur Book Festival will close it’s activities on Sunday with a picnic at 6pm on Decatur Square, featuring southern and international cuisine. For $10, here’s what you can get…

Southern Foodways Alliance presents a picnic that combines flavors from around the globe to create a unique culinary experience that is excitingly foreign and comfortingly familiar at the same time. Southern mainstays will get cozy with exotic international dishes. Tacqueria del Sol will serve fried chicken tacos and turnip greens, Bhojanic will serve cornbread and okra, Noodle will serve green bean tempura, rice pudding, and ginger tiramisu, Pura Vida will serve goat mofongo, and caterer Nassima Neighbors will serve chicken curry with rice, samosas, and yams. Attendees will be able to enjoy this delectable combination of 12 items for just $10 per plate.

Rogue picnickers can also bring their own food to the event.  All participants will enjoy music from the band Sweet AlizAbeth.

Pam from the Cooking for Monkeys blog sends in this announcement…

“Hoopla will be hosting a Back to School Fair with an emphasis on healthy eating and exercise. Curious George will be present along with face painting and balloon animals. The festivities go from 10am-1pm on August 22nd.

The famous Leslie Grant from Chickin Feed (Rachel Ray, Atlanta Magazine) will be there to encourage children to “Make Good Choices” with her Nutrition Tracking Boards and fun activities that promote exercise.

Jacks Harvest products will be available to sample.

Cooking for Monkeys will be making Happy Day Smoothies and will have tips for bento packing and perhaps a demo or two!

After the chaos the kids can relax and focus with a sample kids yoga class at 12pm. Taught by Nicole Jurovics.”

Pam's Latest Lunch Box Creation!

The great Decatur lunch box blog, “Cooking for Monkeys”, has been nominated for a Nickelodeon Parent’s Choice Award for Best Local Atlanta Blog.

Click on over daily and vote for Pam!

Seems like Daily Candy has made a New Year’s resolution to feature more Decatur blogs in 2009.

After posting a New Year’s playlist by the AsianCajuns this past week, today they feature Decatur resident Pam Galenkamp’s blog “Cooking For Monkeys“, which documents the insanely creative school lunches Pam creates for her son (a.k.a “Monkey”) on a regular basis.

Check out all of her edible art here.

Thanks to her husband Dan for forwarding!