Okay my friends…I was inspired by a poem I read yesterday that involved the tastes of a place. And food brings about joyous memories with friends and families and those special people we love. So, here’s my challenge:
Write a poem about the tastes of YOUR place…and then maybe include one of your favorite recipes…it can be from that place your wrote about, or one of your favorite recipes…I think it would be really cool to gather recipes of places from around the world….Then I can wake up and say things like, I’d like to travel to Austrailia today or Georgia, and pull a recipe out and be reminded of you! Besides, my recipe box needs new tastes! ENJOY!
JUST LEAVE YOUR LINK IN YOUR COMMENTS SO WE CAN FIND YOU AND PING BACK HERE. WE WON’T MAKE ONE LONG POEM ON THIS…IT WILL JUST BE LIKE A COOKBOOK AROUND THE WORLD.
Though I live in Idaho now…my strongest memories of taste are from Texas…
So, here’s my poem:
Random thoughts on the Flavors of Texas
I’ll tell you a
half dozen things about
the flavors of Texas.
The best bar-b-que ribs
and brisket you
ever did taste
because it’s grilled
in a brick fire pit
with Mesquite wood
and a homemade with a
vinegar/beer concoction.
Even Bill Miller’s
on a Texas corner can make
it almost like that.
Unlike Boise’s Dickey’s,
whose food tastes
cold and processed…
The sauce isn’t too bad though.
And Ahhhh…
the Mexican food
so close to the border
has its advantages.
Those Mexican mamas making masa.
Enchiladas made from real corn tortillas,
with joy from hands which love
to dish deliciousness and
make your tongue tingle with taste.
Now that’s Texas
–a true taste corner.
And did I tell you
about Big Red,
bubble gum soda,
the flavor of childhood
and firemen’s picnics…
and Blue Bonnet icecream…
You can’t buy that here in Idaho,
a state
so lackluster in flavor.
Is it because the
borders are so far way?
or is it because I miss
The taste of home…
Even Idaho potatoes
tasted better in Texas
grilled with my daddy’s hand
for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Is it because my daddy
is a good cook?
Or do the potatoes
gain flavor
being trucked
all that distance?
I’m not dissing
on Idaho.
Perhaps, I’m just missing
the Flavors of Texas
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……….
HERE’s A LINK to KING RANCH CHICKEN so you can have your own taste of Texas.
June 30, 2014 at 12:11 am
Now this is a fun idea. and King Ranch chicken is good stuff. I do blogs with recipes and foods, often times Southern cooking. I don’t write poems but I do wax poetic with the prose. It will be interesting to see what is sent to you. I wish I didn’t have midterms going on right now and so incredibly crazy busy…..
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June 30, 2014 at 2:55 am
Totally understand about the weight of that responsibility. The best part about this challenge is that it remains open so we can come back anytime. I plan on it myself.! By the way, I love your poetic style!
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June 30, 2014 at 2:55 am
Good luck and come back! :0)
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June 30, 2014 at 4:13 am
Totally understand about the weight of that responsibility. The best part about this challenge is that it remains open so we can come back anytime. I plan on it myself.! By the way, I love your poetic style!
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June 30, 2014 at 5:10 am
Then this is truly fun! I may have to, after I do my opus on the Japanese words for rain, do a recipe or two.
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June 30, 2014 at 2:16 am
What a great idea! Very creative! 🙂
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June 30, 2014 at 2:50 am
Why thank you! My two favorite things…
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June 30, 2014 at 3:47 am
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(My cell phone had a glitch, so your comment got caught. I hope you can come back when you have time)
Okay my friends…I was inspired by a poem I read yesterday that involved the tastes of a place. And food brings about …
Now this is a fun idea. and King Ranch chicken is good stuff. I do blogs with recipes and foods, often times Southern cooking. I don’t write poems but I do wax poetic with the prose. It will be interesting to see what is sent to you. I wish I didn’t have midterms going on right now and so incredibly crazy busy…..
(p.s. You wax poetic very nicely…)
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June 30, 2014 at 7:24 pm
This is very creative, and good imagery on the foood!!! made my taste buds come alive 🙂
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June 30, 2014 at 9:12 pm
Thank you Neha! I’m hhoping someone will take me up on the challenge…..either on the poem or the recipe of their favorite tastes or both!
I appreciate your stopping by and for the feedback. :0)
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July 5, 2014 at 1:42 am
“Is it because the
borders are so far way?
or is it because I miss
The taste of home…”
I was moved – I felt that love inside your poem. The intimacy with which you described everything. From my far away home south of the Equator, we have predispositions to Texas. This poem moved me out of a place of prejudice. Thank you.
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July 9, 2014 at 1:45 am
Hello Mikhaela. Thanks for your most candid response. I’m glad you felt love inside my poem
because that is how it felt. And to know that it moved you, humbles me.
I had stinky internet, so I didn’t get to see your comment.
Thank you for stopping by. I hope you will visit again, as I will visit you!
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August 14, 2014 at 4:25 pm
Reblogged this on writingwingsforyou and commented:
Let’s try this again! I think this would be super awesome to read your poetry and see your culinary talents…or at least through a family recipe in. We poets are usually creative in more than one area.
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