rolling waves of flavordo more than calmthe hungry mouth and soul.they nourish the cellswho speak to the body“when you eat these dripping greensI am…
Broken glass, dinner plates left uneaten, Mirrors only good for showing me what I Already knew. The young years, the naïve years. Thinking, this…
FORGOTTEN PALMS Kudkuranis the Philippine nameof a lowwooden bench for coconutgrating, apparentlykudkud means “scratch.” The first time I sawmy mother’s motherseated, grating coconutsI was…
Let us munch on murgh biryanior a tray of well-made mandisip some sour Turkish ayrantop it off with date-based candy Grills, you gotta wrap…
An Ode She is work horse, single driven.She is manifest. She is whalebone andbeating heart behind a chicken breast.She is laced, with coral lettuce,…
we made ribs on a sunday.just felt like the right thing to do. cleaned out the pit, stackedcharcoal with the paper bag bits; a…
in remembrance Two matching cans of peaches in the cupboardI can make that work said the chef’s eager handsFlour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter for…
two honks and he is risenin the living room from a couch more comfortable than you’d expect. she cascades across the street in an…
I put a little of myselfinto everything I cookMom says, making breadon the formica kitchen table I watch her stretch and fold the doughher…