earth coopers partnership included 140 congregations. 25 regional pharmacies, police departments, the quinoa bay indian community and others coming together. >> great program. i yield back the balance of my time. >> the gentleman's time is expired. i thought you may grab my question when you were talking about the cooling tower issue, bobby. too bad it's not in our committee jurisdiction. i would like to recognize myself for five minutes. welcome, administrator jackson. i have four that i will try to rush through. but lynn westmoreland is in the front row. we e-mailed over the weekend. we both represent rural america. if your spending guidance for the 2012 dollars, it will distribute $15 million in drinking water tech assistance. do you agree it does not include the congressional directive to prioritize funding that is most beneficial to small communities? >> i don't agree, sir. but i would have to -- >> it's a small amount. it might be difficult. if you would get back to us on that. the congressional intent was to make sure that small communities would find the assistance most fen visual. >

one was the ancient harvest quinoa went from $4.50 to almost $8.00. >> reporter: coffee has also gone through the roof. analysts say its up almost 30%, year over year. chicken prices have increased roughly 15%. larger chains like walmart and costco can absorb the hikes more easily than a small grocer like harvestime. still, dallas tries to give his customers a break when he can. >> if an item went up, let's say, 15%, we might raise our price 10%. >> reporter: morningstar consumer products analyst ken perkins thinks the worst may be over. >> i expect there to be some inflation, but a lot of the companies have been saying they expect these costs to have peaked. but we still expect them to flow through the next couple of quarters. >> reporter: once commodity costs stabilize, perkins thinks many food manufacturers may actually reduce prices. but dallas says don't expect them to give back every price hike they've taken over the last several quarters. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," chicago. >> tom: j.m. smucker, campbell soup and heinz are among those food companies that have

. >> yes we have hummus and quinoa salad i have chopped some spices and herbs and vegetables to enhancee flavor. we have some pan roased salmon on top. and here are some diced cucumbers in a vinaigrette ... >>it's all in the way you plate this the presentation makes it beautiful and special.. >>and for dessert.. biscotti and other ingresients to make a cnbbler style simple baked desert. and here's a tip. this slice any meat or fishhin slice your meat or fish in iong slices and season after ward.. if you are not in the mood to cook this evening you can enjoy valentine's day at the prime house on tuesday february 14th that is this evening the guests will insure rate in the dinner menu there with an additional sweet treats and a variety of champagne at discounted prices the address is 616 north rush streets here in ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that they drag around with them. for a cleaner way to clean try bounty extra soft. in this lab demo, one sheet of bounty extra soft leaves this surface 3 times cleaner t

>> when i first saw this first dish on this side it reminded me of couscous but it's not right >> quinoa is a whole grain. they decrease our body's absorption of the cholesterol and food. i have peanut oil and sesame seed oil and nuts, those are some of your best sources, we don't really get a whole lot in our diet. >> if you mix some of the things in with other foods, still work? >> yes, no, that's an excellent idea. and sometimes actually mixing the foods provides a synergistic effect. that's a great option. >> so now it seems obviously but let's discuss, it's this not this? >> you want to skip the solids in your diet if you have high cholesterol, even cheese you have to watch the intake of solid fats andment for soft spreads. they have 70% less saturated fat than butter and no cholesterol. making them in line with the guidelines from the american heart association. >> this can actually make a difference for your heart too. >> yes, cholesterol. >> what about this grouping here? >> this is fiber and you want to focus on fiber for again healthy cholesterol levels and healthy hearts and a

brown rice, quinoa, amaranth, whole corn. make sure it has a reasonable amount of sugar. per serving. there are so many terrific healthy gluten-free products, i will throw these on my twitter, facebook. this is good stuff. >> your bottom line is if you don't need to be on a gluten-free diet you shouldn't. >> there is no reason to go gluten-free. >> thank you so much. >> up next, our bow to wow dogs looking for a new home. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> we are back now with our special series from bow to wow where we clean up shelter dogs and find them loving homes. with we have a 100% success rate. our animal advocate jill rappaport is back with a new group. good morning. >> we're proud to say -- they're barking on call here. this is the blue ribbon batch on the heels of the westminster show we have our own best in show and they are all champions in our eyes. first up in the nonsporting group we've got cody who is just a black and white special and a coat to die for. >> cody is a lahsa apso. he's so playful. just bounces around. look at the paws. >> he'll benefit from

i throw them in quinoa this year and you can also put them in shakes and stuff like that. >> in termsat, i know a lot of people like red meat. how often is ok? >> once or twice a week, probably, but you want to cut off the marbling before or after you cook. of course, drain that fat when you cook it. >> great tips. of course now i'm hungry for cookies especially. you can get more information at www.mariespano.com. >> time to break out the sissors. coming up, how to make memorable homemade valentine's gifts. first a look at events going on around town. >> welcome back. just in time for valentine's day. robin is here with some fun craft ideas. it is amazing how you make everything look easy. >> but it is easy. we still have all day today and tomorrow. there is plenty of time to get something done. we take the stamps with pink and you stamp it on to here. >> different stamps. >> what happens, because it is a solid stamp, it transfers it, so that you see the design. >> and you see both of those in there. >> and these are a dollar. and they are beautiful stickers. >> and you can use constr