Lauren M. Hancock Poetry and Prose

Tag: cooking

  • Poem: A Trio of Happy Bakers – 30/01/21

    Poem: A Trio of Happy Bakers – 30/01/21

    Wafting aromas of pastries from windowsills
    of homely cottages,
    welcoming me,
    engulfing me, 
    overwhelming my mind and tummy.

    Sweetened moments flit back into my mind, 
    the shared moments with family and friends
    as we baked and sung together, 
    to music, 
    joyfully along,
    side by side,
    these times were ours to experience, 
    and now for me to wistfully recall.

    Those moments, those friendships, 
    sadly fallen by the wayside, 
    but I will remember the sweetness of our smiles, 
    of our accumulative pairs of brightened eyes, 
    because before things went pear-shaped, 
    they were apple-shaped, 
    in pairs and trios were we, 
    nothing to be taken away from, 
    no pains, 
    only happiness to be seen.

    And at the end of the night, 
    when baking was complete and it was time to
    sample the delights, 
    we would delve joyfully into the creations, 
    no fear of weight or sugar content, 
    no, no, 
    of these we had no awareness or fright, 
    we’d indulge until we were full to the brim, 
    and still we wished we had more to fill ourselves with. 

    © 2021 Lauren M. Hancock. All rights reserved. 
    Photo by Taylor Grote on Unsplash

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  • Poem: When To Put The Garlic In? – 11/01/20

    Poem: When To Put The Garlic In? – 11/01/20

     Time for a meal of health tonight!
 I am overhauling the diet. 
 I have a guest, 
 he is nonplussed by my choices, 
 (he trusts me in the kitchen) 
 for I have proven my skills in many cooking processes.
  
 But, tonight, I am confused,
 who has stocked the real garlic area with a 
 squeezy tube of it as a crushed paste?
 My eyes narrow;
 this must be a trick!  
 for I am rather inept at knowing where in the 
 process to insert this ingredient.
  
 Slyly, I contact a sage friend,
 she’s a master in the kitchen,
 far more than I’ll ever be, 
 “When do I insert the crushed garlic into a stir fry?”
 She fails to reply. 
 I trust my intuition,
 I give it a try. 
  
 My chicken stir fry is a success,
 my guest is not left lacking,
 “That aroma, that sauce, that flavour,
 Exemplary! Unlike any other.”
  
 © 2020 Lauren M. Hancock. All rights reserved.
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 are copyrighted 2019-2020 by Lauren M. Hancock 
 and all rights reserved. 

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