The Inkwell
#Discover Prompts #Food #Dish
6th April 2020
While i was busy sketching away
in the kitchen, dad was busy
zipping around with tomatoes and beef
and carrots and onion, creating a wonderful dish, based
round the pasta shells that were
dancing away in boiling water, and a little olive oil
#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
Salford, 23rd February 2019
They could be mistaken for spaghetti
but these wiggly worms are made of sterner stuff
egg yellow gives you a clue of their content
clumped together in a group they drop
into steaming water – with a drop of oil
they swim around till they soften
till they’re joined by the meat and the veg –
cooking away in another pan
and then coated in sticky, sweet and savory sauce
ready for serving to all and sundry
They lined up down the street
For a chance they got one
The kids on the grapevine
Whispering the news
The meat pies are in
The boys from baxendale
Made young men smile
As a waft of meat
Travelled from the chip shop
The meat pies were in
And wrapped up with chips
And a dash of chip shop vinegar
Young lads would follow their dads
Delivering Friday nights tea
The meat pies were in
Hiding in plain sight on your pizza
Innocent looking vegetable, scattered among the pepperoni
Divided by red onion and tomatoes, that ain’t no sweet pepper!
Devilish kick, and a rise in heat
Encapsulating the tongue
No wonder you’re sweating.
Salford 13th April 2018
Bella Italia , Lowry outlet mall, Salford Quays
Take a pizza base
Make it nice and thick
Cover it in the richest tomatoes
You can lay your hands on
Red bell peppers and juicy onions
add meats of your choosing
Or even more veg
Throw in a little pesto if you wish
But don’t forget the cheese
Fold it up like a Cornish pastie
And let it catch a Neapolitan tan
Before cracking open it’s golden crust as
treasures are uncovered and steam released
Releasing the tasty fillings that lie inside
Salford, 29th December 2017
I knew it was coming – the creation of a masterpiece.
something from the remains of the Christmas feast – to warm everybody up
chef using concoctions to heighten the flavour of the dish
in first went the potatoes (roast and boiled), and then the onion – accompanied by a drop of oil.
then went the parnsip, turnip and swede. followed by the carrots
the meat from the leftovers cubed and joined in the heat by a stock cube
and as you listened to the pan – the contents started to bubble
half way there – and with the turn of the veg – it started to speak
squeaking away with a sizzle
Sourced from around the world
picked from the best places of the east
infusing meat and vegetables with
colours smells and flavours that bring an extra special something,creating a dish to bring your tastebuds some attention
yelling out the message – “This dish is tasty!”
#Coloryourworld #Cyw #BurntOrange
I’ve never got my head around this
from Lancashire to Yorkshire, from Spain to Greece
I’d sit in amusement
as master chefs who made the grade,
cooking food as a show, Practicing their trade
toasting a poor citrus slice – within an inch of its life
(and occasionally catching the chef – causing strife)
presented with fish or meat with salad on wood –
it never really tasted how it should
the foodanistas would praise it constantly on the net
but do the same things at home – No – i’d bet
instead they post a falsehood on twitter
as burnt citrus isn’t tasty – it’s really quite bitter!
Zesty yellow lemons 🍋
infuse a certain something, when
navigating the crispy coating of a cod or plaice
got to admit .. its fresh in flavour,
yes .. I will have some more!
zingy red chilli 🌶
is just the thing, when bringing out the flavour of 🍖
Note though, add too much and you can ruin a dish.
great Scott! It brings the heat to a 🍛
yet without it, they always seem tame
