Hello everyone, welcome to another Cooking and Poetry feature. I write one of these every three months or so. Hope you enjoy this one.
Today’s dish is a salmon and avocado salad.
On twilight’s thresh she creaks the kitchen door
Scowl on face and growl in cheek
Too long, she says- always too long!
With me it might be quick
Two frowning souls at kitchen’s stand
Furrowed brows and tetchy lips
Too long in love yet never one
Two yearning hearts on the slip
The greens are fresh, the knives are sharp
Cucumber aroma with parsley delights
She slices thick, he cuts them thin
A scoff and smile at memories light
She’s watching weight, he loves his meats
Divisions might divide!
Unless their two wits meet
And better they decide
The scene is set
Ingredients wait
Romance sniffs a chance
- Four salmon fillets
- cherry tomatoes
- Diced avocados, red cabbage shredded, chopped lettuce
- Vinegar, black pepper, Dijon and parsley
- a pinch of garlic and drizzled salt
She seasons the salmon,
He starts the oven
Seven minutes the wait
As tummies flutter and frowns soften
They slice and dice and mix
hands brushing, smiles blushing
TING! the salmon is ready, their hearts unsteady
And tingles on fingers
In a large bowl, she combines the red onion with olive oil. She adds a cider vinegar, Dijon, garlic powder, parsley, salt and pepper.
They let it sit about 5 minutes, so the flavor of the onion mellows.
As they jibe and tease each other’s techniques.
He adds the tomatoes, avocado and tosses.
Her eyes sparkle, she is never brave enough to toss
When ready to serve, they add chopped lettuce and cabbage,
Then vinegar, salt and pepper to taste
On twilight’s thresh romance rekindles
Smiles on face, laughs in cheek
Too long, she says and winks
Be quick before we eat…
With hearts sated and tongues filled with taste
There’s no appetizer better-
than a kiss, or two, or many
before a salmon and salad delight.
I wrote this in a ballad form since ballads are musical poems or songs and in a way, it did feel like I was writing music. Fitting for Sadje’s #whatdoyousee image prompt.
©judeitakali
Looking forward to your thoughts. Writing this feature stretches creativity, which is perfect preparation for diving back into novel writing. I won’t be posting as often for a while now, but I will read every now and then.
Feel free to peruse the other cooking and poetry posts HERE
Images and further details on how to prepare this meal from skinnytate.com
Stay safe everyone, Stay loving.
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