Cooking can be therapeutic, enjoyable, and inspiring too.
A way to balance creativity with conformity,
Both discipline, and art.

It is through cooking that many can vent,
Blow off some steam,
Slice with a vengeance and grind with ferocity.
It is also in the kitchen that anger can be tempered,
The calmness to marinate a tender loin,
And dress a succulent salad,
The grace to be patient with a boiling pot of peas,
And the slow grill of a chicken dinner.

My lonely kitchen convictions
Problems burnt to a crisp
Solutions churned
Flavours
Of life
Spices that thrill
A pinch of this and that
Power to soothe and satisfy
The wonders of kitchen cuisines
Emotions they evoke
Naughty delights
Sizzling
And sweet
Explore your mind
Present your own design
Array platefuls of kitchen love

Don’t worry about the amounts, I’m in tip top shape.(big on exercise, lol)
I hope you enjoy this, let me know what you think of this first kitchen tale, it might become a monthly feature on my blog.
And let me know too, what makes cooking special for you.
P.S
The shaped poetry is a set of four cinquains.
Cee’s photo challenge asked us to present a meal and display it creatively, so this can also be an attempt.
Stay safe everyone, and stay loving.
Β© judeitakali
Good idea to spend energy and take out frustration in cooking.
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Haha Sadje, I didn’t mean it that way, I just meant that it can help with temperament.
If you’re fuming, or enraged, it’s better to avoid the kitchenπ
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Bread making is the best way to take out frustration, anger and extra energy. I know a lot of people do that.
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Oh yeah, I’ve seen the energy and exertion that goes into that,
You’re definitely rightππ€
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Wow! Your dishes seem delish! Cooking can be inspiring and calming, as you wrote in your poem, but it can be a chore that we need to get over with, feed ourselves and clean up the dishes.
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Thank you so much Elizabeth. Yeah I wanted to include the other side of cooking but I guess I wanted it to have a positive vibeπππΎ
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Cooking eases my mind too! βΊ
Splendid poem, Jude. It’d be great to see you adding this feature to your blog.
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Thank you so much Anisha. It’s been a while since I saw you on here. Even posting.
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Pleasure is mine! Yes, I’ve been on a break for a while. I’ll start posting again tomorrow.
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Can’t wait π§‘
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A beautiful platter of food to go along with your lovely poem Jude. Wonderful to indulge in cooking. π
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Thank you so much Radhika πΈ I cook atleast 3 times a week, π§‘
Apart from the shower, it’s my singing time as well
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Love this, Jude. Cooking and poetry go very well. Many a times I get ideas while chopping or stirring the pot!π
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I know right, I like it coz I’m always singing along to my favourite music
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Absolutely! A creative space and great stress buster!ππΌπ
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Scrumptious, and therapeutic too — Perfect!
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Thank you so much Dora, glad you like it.π
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Cooking is a stress buster for me π nice post on it Jude..
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Thank you HS, I so conquer
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Cooking definitely eases stress. Nice ode, Jude. π
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Thank you Kittyπ§‘π·
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You are welcome, Jude. π
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Oatmeal and bananas…that’s often my breakfast. But that’s a lot of food!
Cooking is a stess reliever for me, plus I take great pleasure in eating it–I can see that you do too! (K)
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Hahaha, yeah I’d been having very quick breakfasts, bread and eggs but whenever I have a relaxed morning, I have a really big one, then a really intense and heavy workout session. Eat and exercise
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A good routine.
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Every bit of that looks delightful. Cooking and food and hot and savory topics for poetry as well. Wonderful walk through both.
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Thank you so much Jade.
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You’re welcome.
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2nd and = are
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I really enjoyed reading it and also can’t keep staring at your meal. πππ
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Haha, thank you so much, it was a great meal, tastes better than it looks.π
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Lovely poem…I suppose this is what my husband feels while cooking. I have no such emotions. I do it because I have to.lol
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Haha, I thought about the other chore side of it but I really wanted this one to be all positive
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I love this Kitchen Tale! I’d love to read more of these.
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Haha, that’s enough for me to consider it on a fortnightly basis.
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Your words and your cooking are delightful. What a beutiful post.
xoxo
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Thank you so much dear Gabriella, I checked up on you a bit via email.ππΎ
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It all looks fantastic: the food and the words. You’re a talented cook!
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Thank you so much BenππΎ
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Welcome!
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Such a great poem. I enjoyed reading this
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Thank you so much ππΎπ§‘
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Your welcome
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Cooking is definitely helpful for many. It really does allow to play a distraction towards stressful days. I may sound a bit crazy admitting that washing the dishes calms me down also. But yes, creating our own meals can definitely be satisfying. I support the idea of making a monthly poetry cooking dedication to your blog.
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Thank you so much. I’m glad you concur, yeah I definitely can’t say the same about the dishesπ
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I used to dislike the kitchen. My parents were very good cooks. I never felt I could do as good. But … I’m only cooking now for myself and my hubby (most of the time). And he eats what I make π
I used recipes as guidelines and rarely measure exact amounts. I never make the same stir-fry twice because I use what I have on hand. I do make nice presentations though – because my Dad used to be work in a restaurant. And we eat with our eyes first π
I even modify baked muffin and quick bread mixes. I never use water when called for in those mixes. I use applesauce and sometimes add fruit and honey. It might have to bake for just a little longer. But I haven’t had any complaints yet!
It was fun making salsa out of my mini garden’s tomatoes, peppers and even shelled peas!
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Looks like you make your cooking a creative space. Which in my opinion, is one o the best parts of cooking
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There is a book somewhere that basically is about playing with food. I actually have a couple of cards where an olive has two poppy seed eyes and the mouth might have been where it came off the tree or had been pitted to make it look like a face. The other card shows a pepper made to look like a rabbits face!
Apparently there is a whole series now. One book is called ‘Dog Food’ and shows a banana to look like a long dog.
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Haha, that’s really cool. Lemme check it out π§‘
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