Tagged: home cooking
it takes one fold to
it takes one fold to
seal up a dumpling, four more
to seal it with love
.
20200506:2049
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we should thank god for
we should thank god for
the turnip – versatile in our
family kitchen
.
20200403:1429
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between the soaking,
between the soaking,
the slicing, the mixing, and the
rolling, three hundred
spring rolls year after year, a
highly choreographed love
.
20181124:2056
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: choreographed
four days later, you
four days later, you
have mastered the art of curing
salmon – we are blessed
.
20180111:1547
y
a little bit of
a little bit of
this, a little bit of that,
who wants to roll some
falafel balls? oops, this package
reads pocketless pita
.
20171121:0814
y
t minus one entire
t minus one entire
season to winter,
mom and i are giddy,
fingers sugar-
tipped, mouths
citrusy sweet.
end-of-summer
weather is meant
to be this candied-
orange-peel-sticky
.
20170924:2040
y
i don’t suppose spinach
i don’t suppose spinach
ever dreams beyond sun,
water, cool soil, and more
sun. it may never
imagine being folded
so lovingly, steamed
or lightly sautéed
with a touch of olive
oil and two cloves
of garlic. simplicity
sometimes eludes
the best of us
.
20130104:1540
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because we did not
because we did not
see the broad-winged
hawk this morning
covering the
backyard, you pulled
out a favorite
from your magical
repertoire, waved
the eighth wand Dad
bought to replace the
others – you swear
it’s lighter on the
wrist – and for
the umpteenth
time, plated
a dish to right
all wrongs
.
20130103:1348
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homecoming is
homecoming is
a new culinary
gift tucked
away in Mom’s
imagination,
waiting to be
unwrapped
and tasted
.
20110102:2348
y
there are always one
there are always one
or two dishes that you have
to order as you are making
your way home – dishes
that are never quite
the same when plated
on someone else’s plate
.
20101215:2233
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