Written With a Spoon

by Sherman Asher Publishing

• ISBN13: 9781890932220
• ISBN10: 1890932221
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Sherman Asher Pub

Summary

A treat for poets, cooks, and cookbook collectors, this eclectic collection is filled with poetry of substance and sweetness, meals of metaphor and meaning, and a sprinkling of fresh haiku between courses. Over 70 recipes are paired with poems cooking up a touch of romance and a spoonful of laughter.

Table of Contents

Editors' Notes	3	(1)
Table of Contents	4	(4)
Foreword	8	(4)
Judyth Hill
Assembling the Pieces (Appetizers, Relishes, Salsas)
Anne Marie Mackler
My Brother Bernie	12	(1)
James' Winter Salsa	13	(1)
Leticia Lopez
Breakfast in Bed	14	(1)
Judith Rafaela
Dreamtime Deviled Eggs	15	(1)
Connie Hershey
End of the Season	16	(1)
Jaco Surf Salsa	17	(1)
Carole Evans
Mincing Onions	18	(1)
Southwest Pepper/Onion Relish	19	(1)
Marian Olson
Onions	20	(1)
Onion Relish	21	(1)
Heather M. Hamilton
Admittance	22	(1)
Artichoke Nibbles	23	(1)
Rosemary McLaughlin
After Divorce	24	(1)
Black Bean Quesadilla	25	(3)
Soups and Salvation
Joan Logghe
Always Aunt Clara	28	(1)
Best in the Valley, Matzo Ball Moon Soup	29	(1)
Mary Connell
Celebration of Apples	30	(1)
Apple Onion Soup	31	(1)
Phoebe Newman
She's In Her Kitchen. . .All's Right with the World	32	(1)
For Such Is the Kingdom Soup	33	(1)
Marian Olson
Cooking with Stones	34	(1)
Cold Avocado Soup	35	(1)
Lisa C. Taylor
Soup	36	(1)
Food for Thought: Wild Mushroom Soup	37	(1)
Leo Romero
Oranges	38	(1)
Carla Pisarro
Soupe a l'Orange	39	(1)
Rosemary McLaughlin
Soup	40	(1)
Laurie's Favorite Penicillin aka Chicken Ginger Soup	41	(1)
Carolyn Dille
Late August	42	(1)
Harvest Gazpacho	43	(1)
Randy Forrester
A Garden Romance	44	(3)
Cold Celery and Potato Soup	47	(3)
Grist for the Mill (Pastas, Grains, and Breads)
Diana Hume George
Eating Fruit at the Grand Canyon---A Song to Make Death Easy	50	(1)
Apricot and Pine Nut Tofu with Spinach and Feta	51	(1)
Barbara McCauley
The Party	52	(1)
Mediterranean Zucchini	53	(1)
Michelle Holland
Good Taste	54	(1)
Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs	55	(1)
Leticia Lopez
Rune of the Feast	56	(1)
Guy Ambrosino
Pasta with Fresh Herbs	57	(1)
Lisa Rhoades
Lines for a Friend	58	(1)
Nancy Fay
Hot and Spicy Lo Mein	59	(1)
Julia M. Deisler
Solar Plexus (Braided Lives)	60	(1)
Rice and Lentil Salad	61	(1)
Ginger Legato
The 9pm Meal with Francesco Clemente	62	(1)
Riso e Piselli	63	(1)
Jenny Goldberg
Mama's Colorful Rice	64	(1)
Mama's Colorful Rice	65	(1)
Miriam Sagan
Kasha	66	(1)
Esther's Kasha	67	(1)
Leo Romero
Golden Dishes	68	(1)
Rosemary McLaughlin
Golden Spanokopita	69	(1)
Barbara Rockman
Breakfast	70	(1)
Rail Splitters (or Corn Dodgers)	71	(1)
Trinidad Sanchez, Jr.
Mama's Tortillas	72	(1)
Judyth Hill
Bertha's Mother-in-Law's Tortillas	73	(1)
Anne MacNaughton
Easter Bread	74	(1)
French Baguette	75	(1)
Lisa Rhoades
What I Wanted	76	(1)
Margo Brace
Bread	77	(1)
Judyth Hill
Grapes from the Fishman	78	(1)
Round and Sweet Challah for the New Year	79	(3)
Entrees: In Through the Out Door
Stella Reed
My Husband Looks Nothing Like Paul Prudhomme	82	(1)
Peter's Seafood Gumbo	83	(1)
Ebby Malmgren
Ode to Okra	84	(1)
Gumbo	85	(1)
Irum Sarfaraz
How I Really Learned to Cook	86	(1)
Bhujiya	87	(1)
Connie Wasem
In Defense of Parsley	88	(1)
Chinese Green Rice Bake	89	(1)
Susann McCarthy
Praise Song for Cilantro	90	(1)
Hot Meatloaf a las Carnitas	91	(1)
Trinidad Sanchez, Jr.
Lessons Mother Never Taught Me	92	(1)
Frijoles de la Olla	93	(1)
Richard Lehnert
Family of Six at a Restaurant, Ruidoso, Easter Morning	94	(1)
New Mexican Enchiladas-Lehnert Variations	95	(1)
Fernando Esteban Flores
Ode to Tortillas	96	(1)
Gorditas a la Flores	97	(1)
Trinidad Sanchez, Jr.
Sure Smells Good or Did She Mean Me?	98	(1)
Judyth Hill
Maria's Shrimp Rancheros	99	(1)
Renee Gregorio
Solitude Dinner	100	(3)
Shrimp Linguine Gregorio	103
Richard Lehnert
After	102	(2)
Katrina Barch
Grief Is Like an Onion	104	(1)
Breakup Beef Bourguignonne	105	(1)
Judyth Hill
O Tempura O Mores	106	(1)
Sukiyaki	107	(1)
John Brandi
Springtide: A Celebration	108	(1)
Rosemay McLaughlin
Grilled Salmon	109	(1)
Richard Lehnert
To a Waitress, Pregnant in Silver Slippers	110	(1)
Carolyn Dille and Susan Belsinger
Sea Bass with Vegetables in Escabeche	111	(1)
Marian Olson
About Oranges	112	(1)
Chicken Breasts a l'Orange	113	(1)
Miriam Sagan
Artichoke Heart	114	(1)
Judith Rafaela
Baked Chicken with Artichokes	115	(3)
Desserts and Remembrance
Deborah Casillas
A Simple Flan	118	(1)
Recipe for Flan	119	(1)
Joan Logghe
Aunt Clara Kibitzes with God in Her Kitchen	120	(1)
Blintzes from Aunt Clara's Kitchen with a New Age Kiss	121	(1)
Lisa Rhoades
Recipes	122	(1)
Grapenut Pudding	123	(1)
Mary McGinnis
My Mother's Dinners	124	(2)
Mary's Mother Ellen's Carob Confections
S. Cowing
Sustenance	126	(1)
Aunt Clara's Filled Cookies	127	(1)
Lorraine Lener Ciancio
Suddenly from a Gentle June Day in the Mountains	128	(1)
Elvira's Kitchen Cake	129	(1)
Judith Rafaela
What I Learned from Great Grandma	130	(1)
Alice Bowman's Applesauce Cake	131	(1)
Lori Kubinski
It Rises	132	(1)
Lori's Grandma's Snow Cake	133	(1)
Catherine Doty
Figs	134	(1)
Fig Cake	135	(1)
Joan Logghe
Madonna of the Peaches	136	(1)
Madonna of the Peaches Upside-Down Cake	137	(1)
Judyth Hill
Brownies	138	(1)
Best Fudge Brownies	139	(1)
Mary McGinnis
When I'm Eating Chocolate and Writing	140	(1)
Mary's Chocolate Pie	141	(1)
Joe Mowrey
Last Year's Apples	142	(1)
Walter Dods
Apple Moon	142	(1)
Mother's Apple Pie	143	(1)
Cari Griffo
Introduced in Winter	144	(2)
Almond Crusted Blueberry-Peach Pie
Mary McGinnis
Picking Berries	146	(1)
Steve's Mother's Blackberry Pie	147	(1)
Terry Song
Nectarine	148	(1)
Nectarine Pie	149	(1)
Lisa C. Taylor
Doing Lunch	150	(1)
New England Strawberry Pie	151	(1)
Terry Song
In Memory of the White Mountain Ice Cream Bucket	152	(1)
Full Moon Peach Ice Cream	153	(3)
Comfort Foods
Robyn Hunt
Egg	156	(1)
Daddy's Simple Soft Boil	157	(1)
Michelle Holland
Nursing Sylvia at Midnight	158	(1)
Creamed Tuna on Biscuits	159	(1)
Lizz Jacobson
Full Belly	160	(1)
Brown Rice Pudding	161	(1)
David Keller
After Supper	162	(1)
Garlic Mashed Potatoes	163	(1)
John Song
How to Eat an Eskimo Pie After Turning Fourteen	164	(2)
Catherine Doty
Eggs	166	(1)
Lazy Comfort Supper Special	167	(1)
Anne Marie Mackler
An Eighth Day	168	(1)
Kentucky Bourbonballs	169	(1)
Galway Kinnell
Oatmeal	170	(4)
Cafe Culture Poetry a la Carte
Christine Hemp
At the Blue Diner	174	(1)
Carol Sherman
Expressed in Thought	175	(1)
Anne Marie Mackler
For a Latte	176	(2)
Joan Logghe
Ode to Spoons	178	(2)
Phoebe Newman
Girls Night Out in Quang Tri	180	(2)
Judith Rafaela
November 22	182	(2)
Naomi Shihab Nye
My Uncle's Favorite Coffee Shop	184	(2)
Rosemary McLaughlin
Bad Dreams in Louisiana (After Hurricane Andrew)	186	(2)
Biographies	188	(8)
Index	196	(3)
About the Book	199