Survivor South Pacific: Week One

Let the mind games begin!

In that opening helicopter shot - Ozzy & Coach look like they could be father and son.

Coach trying to be humble...we'll see

Yes Coach, the game can be won with Honor & Integrity - BOSTON ROB did it last season!

Ozzy - you're pretty but if the newbies are smart they'll vote you out.

The Newbies.

NerdLawyer - wrote a law essay on Survivor -- I love you for that reason - Nerds Unite!

Pocahontas - calling on the Great Spirit for help...yeah...you will either be out quickly or go far with your feminine wiles...

Cowboy - I see great quotes in our future. Love the mustache, love the hat! Reminds me of Big Tom from Africa and ManSweater Ralph from last season.

Morticia - uh oh - I smell drama - I predict she will be the DRAMA MAMA!

Little Hantz - Hitler...and Russell...The question is will you be stupid enough to tell them you are related to Russell?

Intro...

OMG - I hope it's not Russell...Edna to Little Hantz (which I totally nicknamed him before he talks about his tattoos!) The producers must have died when she came out with this!

Little Hantz thinks he's going to last 40 days w/o taking his shirt off...yeah right.

Hero Challenge.

Ozzy is right - they would have been there all day if they didn't have their teams helping them. In the end Ozzy's team was more helpful or just possibly louder and he moved the teenage mutant ninja turtle tower from left, right, center and then back again the fastest. Team Ozzy gets the taro and flint and skips along hand in hand to their new living quarters for the next month and ten days. Team Coach limps along sadly sending Coach daggers with their eyes.

Commercial Break.

Man that dolphin commercial gets me everytime...

Savaii Beach aka Team Ozzy

Semhar - I'd like to call you WORD. Ozzy is already making goo-goo eyes at her! Bring on the sexual tension.

Ozzy says - let's all swim in the ocean in our underwear! We'll worry about building the shelter later...(and all the lemmings follow him...wonder if they would right off the cliff?)

Mark running into the water and then covering the

manly bits...hysterical!

LawNerd (John) is feeling shy...but eventually does his best Baywatch sashay into the Ocean.

Upolu Beach (Team Coach)

Coach...I'm not a threat...(yeah that just put a big target on your back!)

Coach speaks RUSSIAN -- WTH?

SOUNDS LIKE TWO SQUIRRELS MAKING LOVE -Rick

-- Best quote of the night nominee!

Christine blatantly looking for the hidden immunity idol is so obviously NOT A GOOD IDEA! I'm gonna guess stealth is not your strong-suit.

Mark call me Papa Bear - comes out to his tribe. Former NYPD Dectective -- GO MARK!

Little Hantz has another tattoo on his neck..LOCO....but is a bible thumper....whoah...did not see that coming!

Commercial.

Night time canoodling with Coach near the canoe...the first fivesome alliance?

Morning on Savaii Beach

Did she really just say that? I WANT MY MOMMY - Dawn

I know you just spilled the entire pot of water and almost extinguished the fire...but hey INSTANT FACIAL...buck up sister or you are out the door.

Papa Bear Mark is right...suck it up girl! This is SURVIVOR -- there is no crying in SURVIVOR or Peachy...Jeff Probst will mock and make fun of you. We all know he doesn't like quitters!

Dawn melts down...Ozzy...tries to build her back up...c'mon Dawn....squash those demons!

commercial

Toothbrushing 101 on Savaii Beach. Dental hygiene with fire ash toothpaste! Yum!

LawNerd (Cochran) tries to open a coconut. Quotable I SEE WHITE STUFF...THIS IS TRULY A COMING OF AGE STORY. Table for one - party of innuendo!

Little Hantz sporting a shirt shrug catches a minnow!

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Savaii FAILED for putting Semhar on task to shoot the baskets. WORD needs a sports bra! (My Grandma got some for her birthday...if you ask real nice I bet she'll lend you one!)

Morticia looks for the hidden immunity idol clue. She literally has her hands on it and doesn't see it.

Semhar has words with Jim...not good when your tribe has to vote someone out.

SEMHAR'S BODY IS MESMERIZING BUT NOT HYPNOTIZING AND IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT OZZY MIGHT BE FACTORING IN THE SNUGGLE FACTOR TO MILLION DOLLAR DECISIONS --Jim

Savaii ponders voting out Semhar or LawNerd/Cochran.

Is it just me or does LawNerd

the unknown son of Michael Emerson

aka Ben Linus from ABC's LOST? I'm thinking it's the glasses! Maybe they are cousins?

TRIBAL COUNCIL - OOH HAHA!

Smackdown Style.

Semhar -vs- Cochran

Words fly left and right...

The winner is Cochran! He lives to nerd another day!

The entire tribe votes out Semhar and she leaves crying... (take your girls and go to Redemption Island and Loser Lodge!)

See y'all next week...now to call Mom & rehash the premiere and then the BIG BROTHER finale...I've got to say I'm rooting for Rachel!

Rosary as a Fashion Statement

I wonder if those that wear the Rosary as a necklace use it for its intended purpose?

No, NO, NO!

No - we do not want your old magazine collection.

You have been told several times that we DO NOT ACCEPT magazine donations.

Hopefully this time you have heard it and understood the concept.

Thanks,

Love your Librarian.

Who really does not wish to jump up and down like a monkey to make a point.

So - I'm having a "Sandra Lee" Moment...

I've been on a bit of a chili kick lately.

It all started when I found this great chili recipe that uses mostly Trader Joe's products. You don't have to use them - I have successfully made the recipe without them. BUT I have to admit it is significantly better with the corn/chile salsa. I also substituted chickpeas for the can of kidney beans as I have a glut of them in the cupboard. Remnants from when I was going to make my own hummus -- yeah that never happened.

I came across this recipe on the Trader Joes Fan facebook page

Turkey Chili

FROM: The Unofficial Guide to Trader Joe's

• 1 jar Trader Joe’s Corn and Chile Tomato-Less Salsa

• 1 jar Trader Joe’s Fat Free Chunky Salsa or 1 tub Trader Joe's fresh salsa

• 1 lb ground turkey

• 1 can black beans, drained

• 1 can kidney beans, drained

1. Brown turkey in frying pan.

2. Stir in both salsas.

3. Add beans and simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes,stirring occasionally.

4. Serve with tortilla chips, sour cream, and shredded cheese.

So on to the recipe of today. I'm not sure what it is a soup a chili - perhaps a combination of them both? What would that be called...

Mostly this recipe was born out of the ingredients I had on hand. The baked beans were on sale and I thought they would be a nice addition to a chili recipe.

Kelly's Turkey Tomato Vegetable Bean Soup

1 lb ground turkey

1 heaping tablespoon garlic

1 10 3/4 oz can of tomato soup

28 oz can Chopped Italian Tomatoes with Herbs & Olive Oil

48 oz container of Amish Baked Beans

16 oz bag Fiesta Style Vegetables (frozen) (mine contained broccoli, carrots, white beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, italian beans, red peppers)

16 oz box of macaroni shells

Parsley to taste

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

1 Bay Leaf

brown the ground turkey then add garlic

add all other ingredients

add 40 oz of water (4 soup cans)

Simmer - to heat up and let macaroni cook

Stir occasionally 45 - 60 minutes

add 56 oz more water (2 tomato cans)

Serve once desired temperature is reached (15-30 minutes)