As I have mentioned before, Stinky Bear often comes to work with me.  Stinky Bear has decided to go on holiday for some time and decided to leave instructions while he’s away …

Stinky Bear on the morning of his last day at work before his vacay … Like every good little bear – he brushes his teeth, washes his face with a non-abrasive cleanser, and showers before putting in his contact lenses … He’s excited that he’ll have some free time to explore all the spots he’s been viewing on the Travel channel …

Stinky Bear takes a moment to make a mental “to-do” list …

Every good employee checks their messages and returns them promptly!

In the conference room now, Stinky Bear shows his fellow co-workers where Great, great, great Grams and Great, great, great Gramps entered into NYC … He goes on to explain that they came from some toy factory in Germany and Italy …

Um … Stinky Bear suffers from a tiny case of narcolepsy … that and he’s 4y/o … so he requires some naptime every now and again … He’ll finish his presentation once he’s up from his slumber …

Up from his nap, Stinky Bear goes over a few instructions with his amazing assistant, Spider-Man, who is one of the best multi-taskers this side of the Mississippi …  “Now, make sure you play the lotto for me every day, Spider-Man … and tend to my flowers, k …”

Here there, Folks!  Stinky Bear here with another 5 Minute Meals … Seems we’ve developed a bit of a following and today we decided to invite some of our fans to the shoot. So!  Let’s get started before this turns into a 10 minute meal …

Here is what you’ll need:

• Eggs (the Mommy likes to use 2 most of the time … unless she skipped a meal in which case she’ll add a couple more … but don’t tell her I told you that … she’s quite sensitive about her weight)
• Butter

Crack those eggs into a bowl … and whip w/ a fork … until it looks like this here … or close to it anyway … 

Break off a bit of butter … 

Have the Mommy place it into the pan … 

Normally, Stinky Bear would let the butter melt and spread it around the pan BUT the Mommy was a bit inpatient … ANYHOO … so let butter melt and then pour in your whipped eggs …  as it cooks, take a fork or spatula and break up the eggs — thus ’scrambling’ them!

And THERE you have it!  A lovely ‘low carb’ meal …  Thanks all for joining us today … and to my wonderful fans!  Special thanks goes out to Bessy from Greener Pastures, Henry Hippo from Hip Hop Rush ( a dance studio for hippo’s) and my very best toy friend, Roscoe the Camel.

When Stinky Bear’s not babysitting for me on some weekends, he’s with me at work … Well, not all the time … just times when I need the help in getting Aidyn out of the house and to school on time … 

Since Stinky Bear’s no longer really encouraged at school (I know I know … he’s in pre-school not med school but his teachers insisted!) he ends up coming to work with me a good portion of the time …

Stinky Bear knows the importance of answering all emails on time … But first! A moment to stare at our favorite baby in the world … 

Stinky Bear’s only 4y/o and sometimes needs a bit of a nap … He’ll get to stapling that stuff after a little shut-eye … sleep tight, SB

Up from his nap, Stinky Bear’s ready to take some notes!  Let’s see … work on guest blog post, pick up some more peanut butter for next 5 Minute Meal’s entry, hmmm OH and record Dancing With The Stars … There!

Hey there!  Welcome to another “Stinky Bear’s 5 Minute Meals” … Today Stinky Bear’s joined by Bessy, CEO of Greener Pastures: a union for working cows, resources for cows and cow advocacy agency .  She’s here today to make sure no cows were hurt in the making of this meal.

Now! Here’s what you’ll need:

• A bowl (there are two bowls here because one is for the Baby and one is for the Mommy)
• Milk (if you want to go healthier, Stinky Bear suggests non-fat or skim milk — but the Mommy refuses to do anything other than whole milk)
• Cereal (the Baby likes Honey Nut Cheerios but the Mommy says times are hard and that Scooters is the same thing … you can use whatever cereal you like)

Step 1 – pour some cereal into the bowl … fill about 1/2 the bowl (the Mommy insists on filling about 3/4 of the bowl …)

Step 2 – pour some milk into your cereal … Stinky Bear feels it’s your personal preference regarding how much milk you feel is right … Stinky Bear likes to pour enough milk to almost cover the top of the cereal … 

Ta-da!  Add some spoons and you’re ready to eat!

(Total caloric intake: approx. 110-250)

Stinky Bear leads a very busy and happy life here in NYC … Here he shares some of his basic rules for leading a happy life …

Eat well and as healthy as possible … Stinky Bear enjoys all sorts of foods, but breakfast meals are his favorite and very often eats them throughout the day … He also enjoys Domino’s pizza — to make it healthier, he orders a small, thin crust cheese pizza and shares w/ his friends and family … 

Exercise frequently … Stinky Bear enjoys gym classes to actual machines (he had a fight w/ an elliptical machine once and well … he doesn’t like to talk about it) … Some of SB’s favorites: Hip Hop class, Latin Dance class and most recent – Yoga … don’t forget to stay hydrated by drinking lots of water … 

Have a social life! Stinky Bear enjoys plenty of time w/ friends and especially his best toy friend, Roscoe … Roscoe’s from Israel and was a gift from the Mommy’s boss … he doesn’t really speak too much English, but SB doesn’t care about that … He takes Roscoe out and teaches him English by showing him his favorite NYC spots … So Roscoe only knows words like Chelsea Piers, Hudson River Park and tall, skim, no water Chai … but he’s getting there!

Get plenty of rest!  Stinky Bear prefers to sleep to relaxing classical music like Beethoven’s Fur Elise or any Chopin — he tends to fall asleep during Baby Einstein hour … but has on occasion slept to Justin Timberlake too … Whatever your preference, SB suggests getting at least 7 hours sleep time … unless you’re a party animal like him in which case 5 usually does the trick! The other 2 hours can be made up with RedBull or some other high octane caffeinated drink …

Stinky Bear here with my first 5 minute meal … Let’s get started, shall we … today Stinky Bear makes a Grilled Cheese sandwich … Here’s what you’ll need:

• Two slices of bread (Stinky Bear really likes Arnold’s 7 Grain Bread — it has no High Fructose Corn Syrup)
• One or two slices of cheese (any kind of cheese you like)
• Butter (Stinky Bear enjoys “I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter Light”)

Use the least amount of butter and spread it evenly among the two slices … DON’T do like the boy here and damn near empty the jar of butter on only 1/2 of one slice … 

Make sure the Mommy takes over here, K … SO! place the first slice — butter side down — in the pan … Move it around w/ the spatula to make sure it doesn’t stick to the pan … 

2 seconds later place your one or two slices of cheese …

After about a minute, place the second slice of bread … flip the sandwich and let each side sit for about a minute until golden brown …

TAA-DAAAH!

Make sure to share with friends … saves on calories! (this sandwich s approx. 431 calories when using whole wheat bread)