Tagged: cooking

between cooking and

between cooking and
serving an entire thanksgiving
meal, with whipped cream on

top of freshly baked pie, you hollered
coffee from the couch and ruined it
.
20221130:1454
y

this must be the place,

this must be the place,
said one creature to the other,
the aroma of

apples and spice cooked over low
heat escaping into the yard
.
20220806:1814
y

even in the big

even in the big
city, the “little” enclaves –
Chinatown, K-Town,
Little Senegal, Guyana,
Italy, Poland, India –
cannot contain
the vastness
of our mothers’
spices, simmering
on the stove
.
20220719:1717
y

no, not all soba

no, not all soba
noodles are created equal –
this is learned only

through trial and error, holding
constant all other ingredients
.
20220525:2001
y

even in the same

even in the same
family, we hold our cooking
preferences sacred –

mandoline versus knife, boil
first then chop, chop first then boil
.
20220523:2019
y

in the art that is

in the art that is
kneading, there are mantras and
meditations that

take us deeper and sweeter
than what comes out of the oven
.
20201203:1908
y

asymmetry is

more often than not,

more often than not,
we experiment with our
kitchen discards – one

out of three, okay, maybe
five, is not too, too shabby
.
20201030:1530
y

there is nothing that

there is nothing that
deep-frying can’t
fix – or a
skillet and a good
amount of oil
.
20200528:1326
y

a little roux goes