#FOWC #Layer #Food
Salford 11th August 2019
Another foodie poem from inky in response to fandango’s latest one word prompt
Lovingly created by the bakery
A coming together of three flavours
Years of expertise – combining pistachio, lemon, and strawberry
Enveloping them in a creamy butter icing
Rich ? depends what your palette says
#Fruit #Sponge #Custard #Pudding
Something to eat not quite after
Partaking in the evening meal, – full
Of yummy fruit – or maybe even Chocolate!
Now, its nice to have with Custard
Great Hot (or Cold)
Enjoyed by all after teatime
Born on a spikey berry bush
Purple / pink fruit bursting with flavour
bursting with juice – pressed to the touch
cooked down in a pan – to a tasty mush
turned into jelly – a taste to savour
spread over bread – or sometimes toast
kids enjoy the tastes so much
Breakfast time they enjoy them the most
Tap, and Unwrap
That’s how it goes
and a scent of orange
wafts up my nose
Scent – then a taste
of orange from oil
captured in chocolate segments
held in the foil
Dark light and White
Mixes of chocolate and zest
Melt in the mouth zing
A taste that’s the best
Definitely something to go with cheese
In a salad, with tomato and cucumber
Goes great in a picnic or lunch box
Even nicer when covered in dark chocolate
Some say, it’s the daddy of all biscuits
To others, the rich tea aficionados
Its a worthy opponent
Versatile whether with a hot drink, or on a meal plate or
Even in a pudding (like on a cheesecake base)
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
Salford, 12th February 2019
Filled to the brim
with wonderful fruit
your average kid ponders
how they can squeeze so much
into something smaller than a scone
Wall to wall raisins
sit side by side
in their sleeping bag
of flaky pastry
#Octpowrimo
Crafted from the cocoa bean and
Hot steamed milk
Out of the cold autumnal morning
Comes something warm and satisfying
Only your tastebuds can truly tell why you
Like it so much
As you send a biscuit in
The sweet smelling brew, for a bit of an
Explore
#Threewords #Food #Baking
8th September 2018
I was never a fan of almonds as a child
come to think of it – i never liked any nut if it was still in its shell.
it might have had something to do with the way you could never break them open
after the joys of unwrapping presents and the christmas lunch there was always the pain of cracking them open with a small hammer
and the feel of shards of broken shell inside your mouth.
So i avoided them in my youth – picking them out of my portions of fruitcake, watching what kind of fudge i was eating – that kind of thing.
Marzipan was public enemy No 1
even the favorite chinese was scrutinised for the phrase “May contain Nuts”
funny thing was i’d eat everything else – even chillis in a curry.
Till one day coming home from college – i’d entered a cafeteria nearby for a warm drink before catching the tram home. I liked the look of the cake in the display so i ordered a piece….”Almond and Raspberry Bake ?” – The chef asked
Errr…”Yes Please”….I Paused….”Just a small slice”
My mind got transported to being ten again. I’d just ordered edible dynamite.
The hot chocolate wafted under my nose….I couldn’t leave it
I broke off a bit with the fork and swiftly started to eat,
It was different to my childhood memory – not grainy or sharp – and what’s more – it was sweet….with the raspberry jam, it was like eating a raspberry sponge…and it made the hot chocolate taste nicer in a way
By the time i’d finished my drink – the plate in front of me was empty
The edible dynamite – hadn’t exploded
So i paid my bill – and decided to celebrate
“Can i have another slice of that – for the way home please ?”
Salford 17th August 2018
#Cake #Marzipan #Sweet #Battenburg #Sponge #Pudding #Jam
Built like
a sponge colossus
to many – a
teatime snack to
enjoy just after your chops and vegetables
now how much you have is down to you
but then again – its a question of how much sponge
unless of course, you don’t like Marzipan
reactions to this cake – understandable
“great! can we have one more slice please ?”
