Tagged: homemade

nothing beats homegrown

nothing beats homegrown
scallions on the windowsill
when you’re in a pinch –

turnip cake, scallion pancakes,
miso soup, a quick stir-fry
.
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making apple sauce

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
.
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one to weigh the dough,

one to weigh the dough,
one to roll it out, and one
to make golden brown –

and not so suddenly, we
have fresh lefse in the house
.
20221128:1954
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making apple sauce

making apple sauce
while mama does her homework,
my daddy and me –

home is wherever we are
together, working towards home
.
20220924:1848
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we were proofed in the

(for y, on your birthday)

we were proofed in the
same basket, risen and baked
in the same oven,

my brother and i, honey-
buttered slices, loved, loved, love
.
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stacking cucumbers

in the middle of

in the dream after

in the dream after
the dream that is just before
waking, bamboo soup,

the way mom cooks it at home,
a memory for the journey
.
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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
.
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