The Gift

I remember the first time

I gave you a gift 

It was wrapped perfectly 

Symbolic of all 

that I had put into it 

Hard work, blood,

Tears like rain 

 and even a little of that

I may not make it thru this- pain 

 And I remember you said... 

 Thank God! 

 Thank. god. 

 And I thought 

 Whomever is this God 

 He must be great 

 And thusly 

 My gift must be great also, 

 at the very least 

 To YOU. 

 Thank. God you said

 I felt the exchange 

 A light. Shining. I felt Lighter 

 Having experienced 

 The power of giving 

I intended to give more 

But then- 

 There's always a then 

 Then... 

 I saw the way you cared for it 

 When I wasn't looking 

 And even later- 

 When I was... 

 It began to show 

 Signs of being defiled 

 And wear and tear 

 Long before it should 

 Each scratch 

 Became a wound 

 the wound, 

 a scar 

 and my gift to you 

 Now a curse to me 

 And I... 

 I wanted to take it back 

 I wanted God to remove it from you 

 To forcefully 

 Lightning strike you down 

 strike the gift from your possession 

Right there 

 Where you were standing 

 Take it back from you... 

 Like an Indian giver 

 Like a reneging 

 Put that spade back on the table 

 You just cut your partner out 

 And me and she  

Are about to run a Boston 

 Flip the table 

 On your sorry azz 

 A righteous take back 

 A take down 

 And after 

 With my last breath 

 I... Wanted...to... 

 thank God 

 Just like you 

 But mean it. 

 I wanted to nurse it 

 Back to nice 

 To life 

 Back to ripe 

 Full and pumping! 

 To all the greatness 

it Was before 

I gifted it to you 

Before... you mocked it 

 before me 

and God 

 Before I gave you me 

 I wanted that me back 

 Sans scuff and brokenness 

 Back in the box 

 With a pretty bow 

just like when I gave it to you 

I would have THAT me 

 And I would say 

 Thank you. 

 God!....

Poeticly Cooking: Frittata Boot Camp

My first time began with an egg scramble gone awry... I basically forgot to scramble it and I suck at flipping with a spatula.  So... what to do? It hit me that I'd seen someone at North Star Cafe with a frittata and then, that I might have an idea how to make it. I dont know how... I just have tons of information stored in my head and it seems to know when to push to the front if my thoughts. In this case, it was probably a cooking show memory. I basically watch them for relaxation AND fall asleep to them nightly. But I digress... so I tipped the pan to cause the uncooked egg to rise to the top. I finished in the oven, posted a pic to my Instagram and dug in. It was DELISH!  Want to give it a try? Heres how to make a basic frittata. You can change it up to your own liking.  Lets go- forwarrrrrrd MARCH!

Essentials to key to any frittata (hence the bootcamp):

A cute dish (ok, you dont need per se but cute dishes ROCK)

1 carton of egg whites

1/4 cup of cream (Or just a splash) 

1/2 cup mushrooms

1/2 cup onions

1 cup spinach, broccoli or other green of preference

Pre-cooked Bacon or other meat (sausage, ground turkey)

Cheese is optional (goat cheese or parmesean are great)

Dont like those veggies?! Get your own soldier!!

First, pre-heat your oven to 425

Sautée your veggies in a healthy oil such as olive oil or clarified butter. Sautee to your desire on low to medium heat.

In a separate dish, whisk together your eggs, splash of cream and seasonings. I use salt, pepper, garlic and others based on what im trying to achieve. Sometimes I add taragon or cumin or rosemary. 

Once your eggs are mixed well, pour atop your vegetables. Add the meat. If you are using a pan that can go from stove top to oven, you can continue to cook the eggs for a bit and as the bottom firms up, tip it to cause the uncooked eggs on the top to go to the bottom. You can also skip the stove top part altogether! Either way, place dish in oven and cook until firm. Bake for 15-25 minutes or until firm. Add cheese during the last 5 minutes and VOILÀ! You have graduated from frittata boot camp! Enjoy and please comment and subscribe! 

Before baking (See exhibit A - cute dish :) )

All done!