by David S.
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January 14, 2008

Poetic Cooking

February 22, 2008 08:29 AM EST (Updated: February 22, 2008 08:30 AM EST)
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Hey kids, I've made a wonderful discovery! Poetry and cooking go hand in hand. Let me explain.

Often when I cook, I'll think to myself, "Self, what yummy delights should I put into this bread today?" I'll look around the kitchen to see what exists in pantries and cupboards and then use poetry to guide me. 'How' you say? The other day, I made apricot almond bread. The consonance was as lovely as the bread turned out!

You wouldn't think that basil walnut flatbread would be poetry, but basil walnut flatbread is composed of three iambic feet, and 'a's sound good when spoken together--sort of an almost-consonance--sort of an exploration of the 'a' sounds.

Pecan pancakes--assonance galore!

Garlic Ganosh--delicious!

Chopped Vegge Chili--amazing!

Do you use poetry in the kitchen? Let your tongue guide you in more ways than one!

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Comments: 22

Kimber L. Feb 22, 2008, 8:47am EST
What a wonderful idea!!! Creatively beautiful ~ 10
Kimberly Ripley Feb 22, 2008, 8:55am EST
What a creative concept! I really like your idea...and now you've made me hungry!!
LeeAnn D. Feb 22, 2008, 9:21am EST
Yet another layer of culinary imagination revealed. Fun idea.
Mary Ann S. Feb 22, 2008, 9:32am EST
When teaching about direct objects, I have students make a list of cooking verbs. Most of them need an object.

Read Natalie Goldbergs books on writing. She decided to become a poet as she was working in a restaurant in Ann Arbor.
David S. Feb 22, 2008, 9:48am EST
That's cool Mary Ann! I'm gonna look her up for sure!
David S. Feb 22, 2008, 9:50am EST
She looks great, Mary Ann. I've just ordered her "Wild Mind" book. Sounds fun. Her website:

http://www.nataliegoldberg.com/
Holli G. Feb 22, 2008, 10:02am EST
I'm not much of a poet or a cook. haha!
David S. Feb 22, 2008, 10:15am EST
That's what makes this so fun, Holli. Just find two cool words that go together, and put them together in a dish!
Spencer T. Feb 22, 2008, 10:39am EST
Hey, David. I chuckle at your poetic cooking in that I often relate the two with a passionate attitude. Poetry, cooking, fishing and community activities are all passionate activities for me and are done often with a flair of joy and might even co mingle with a eye at creativity. In poetry I am often reaching or seeking a higher level of communication on a topic which is easily transfered to cooking in trying different combinations of spices and mixes of ingredients. In those processes I often stumble on a new flavor for passionate consumption.

Good stuff.
Lacey K. Feb 22, 2008, 11:01am EST
Fun! I may have to try this!
Erin O'Riordan Feb 22, 2008, 11:22am EST
Fun article, David.
Jeanie C. Feb 22, 2008, 1:07pm EST
Nope can't say that I do, heck I don't even understand poetry, let alone use it to cook with. LOL
Jeanie C. Feb 22, 2008, 1:07pm EST
Thanks for posting to ~~Recipes Galore!~~
Linda K. Feb 22, 2008, 1:25pm EST
Leave it to David to make this kind of creative connection!
Sandra (secretary of Lalaland) C. Feb 22, 2008, 1:32pm EST
Sounds good to me.
Leslie "Missy" T. Feb 22, 2008, 2:57pm EST
Puts a new spin on cooking!!
Patricia F. Feb 22, 2008, 3:39pm EST
David...you ARE a creative genius just as you said!
Digital Diva S. Feb 22, 2008, 8:15pm EST
Thank you posting this to Best Original Photos, Art and Writing for 2008
John Harris Beck Feb 22, 2008, 10:53pm EST
This was much fun, David, thank you.
vickie f. Feb 23, 2008, 1:14am EST
I often find myself trying to think of words that describe cooking or a spice a riddle to remember the recipe.
thank you for your comments
P.W. Dowdy Feb 23, 2008, 6:33pm EST
Does the fact that a dish is poetic makes it also yummy? They all sound yummy!
Jillian J. Feb 24, 2008, 7:24am EST
You had me at "pecan pancakes" -j

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