4th January 2020
Everyone our way knows it as an aubergine
grilled and served up with
grated cheese and tomato
purple tinge to its black skin – never known once grilled
leaping to life in any greek dish
and lipsmackingly wonderful on a summers day
note though – best served with oil and herbs
tastes wonderful with a drop of house red
#fowc #food #christmas #leftovers
Salford, 26th December 2019
By the time the pans were in the sink
undertakings of the Christmas leftovers were being sorted out
bird of the day stripped down to its carcass and
boxed up – and placed in the refridgerator
like the vegetables left behind from the feast
everyone knew what was for tomorrows dinner
Sizzle – went the pan – as meat and vegetables combined
quickly in motion with the aid of a bit of oil and butter
unlike the meal before it – this had a flavour all of its own
encompassing all its ingredients and perhaps one or two more
as the smell of the concoction – drifted on the cold winter air – leaving the
kitchen and wafting under the noses of everyone nearby
#Fowc #Barbecue
Best Beef Sausages
Are happily sizzling over
Roasting hots coals
Beefburgers drip hot fat in
Expectation of sizzling onions
Currently cooking on a skillet, while
Up on the far table – next to the sesame seeded buns
Every kind of sauce and relish imaginable – they’ve even got Curry!
Salford 19 September 2019
#fowc #nebulous
Noted – you’re in a bit of a haze over this…but
every cloud has its silver lining
born out of a culinary experiment that went amiss
up to the adding of the popping candy, everything
looked fine – till the batter mix leaped
out of the pan and landed on the ceiling
up you look, as a cosmic array appears above
should you leave it there ? or clean it up ? – That’s up to you.
#Fowc #Raw
Really – eating some things just taken out of the ground ?
Avoid doing it at all cost…even carrots need a
Wash before you start eating them
Reality is – not cooking them – keeps the nutrients
And also the Vitamins and Minerals
While they might taste nicer cooked – they’re better this way
Root Vegetables, need a little preparation
And fruit from the tree can just be picked while ripe
While meat and fish – need some attention from the chef
In response to https://patriciasplace.me/2019/07/24/in-other-words-improvise/
Late night concoction
Brought together from an idea
Leftover pasta brought back to life in a pan
with butter, onions, pesto and carrot
Served up for lunch in a bowl
#Fowc #Kitchen #Spill
Some say “You can’t cry over spilt milk”
put into context – when that milk
is in a chocolate pudding – and its
landed on the kitchen floor – tears will flow as
lapping it up – instead of you – is your pet pussycat
#FOWC #Battery
Built from the farmers imagination
A number of hens laid a dozen eggs each
The effort was stored in tiny little cells
Then used to power the cooker that
Each egg was cooked on
Revolutionary! cried the farmer
Yelping as he consumed the hot fried eggs
Food…..or should I say Foooood!
I could be some time with this particular part of the challenge !(sic)
I mean where to begin – I’m a bit of a foodie. I enjoy my food – not just the meats but the pasta and vegetables as well. Christmas time sees a smorgasbord of delights, from Spiced Ham to cheesy pasta bakes – not forgetting of course Christmas pudding and Battenburg Cake
My Nephews are partial to a bit of Jelly and custard at Christmas, and for the adults aside from the Christmas pud, there’s usually the Content for a trifle on the go. But this year they helped make something really special – a tray of gingerbread men…now I don’t know if any of them escaped the Christmas table but one or two of them definitely did a disappearing act…
Salford 21st December 2018
Expectant faces watched as
Mum and dad mixed the ingredients in a bowl
And as the mix formed and rolled out on the table
Eager hands aimed to create a family
Out of gingerbread
Dad looked smaller than mum
Whilst James loomed over his little brother
But all were smiling
As they took their place
On the branches of the family Christmas tree
