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  • Coconut Drop Buns

    ½ cup margarine at room temperature ¾ cup sugar 1 ½ cup whole wheat flour 2 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (extract) 1 cup…

  • Harvest

    And in this dream I was that of a Cornfield The men did come And harvest the corn A small girl came She did make a doll From this harvest The doll did sit…

  • Curry Powder

    2 tablespoons whole cardamom seeds, toasted 2 tablespoons whole cumin seeds, toasted 2 tablespoons whole coriander seeds, toasted 1/4 cup ground turmeric 1 tablespoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon cayenne Do not use the cardamom…

  • Cracker Jack Vitae

    All he remembered Black space Safe and absent All the families, schools, haircuts Names, places dark and scary “Who are you again?” they ask And dislike my riddle Take a look in the mirror…

  • Quick Red Beans and Rice

    2 tablespoon olive oil ¼ cup chopped tasso (you can substitute smoked ham or Canadian bacon 2 links Cajun Style Andouille sausage, sliced in half and then cut into 1 inch pieces 1 teaspoon…

  • Crow Canyon Data

    Hematite and calcite Skewer me with the brittle and soft rainbow tourmalines of youth toxic cobalt around the rim of my tea cup choke me in your poison The optic thrill of ulexite They…

  • Creamy Basmati Rice Pudding

    ¾ cup basmati rice 4 cardamom pods, crushed ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup whipping cream 1/3 cup sugar 8 ounces mascarpone ¼ teaspoon rose water chopped pistachios 1.In a 2-3 quart pan over high…

  • Shrimp Chowder

    1 medium sized onion chopped 2 garlic cloves minced 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 to 2 jalapeno chilies chopped fine or (1/8 to ½ teaspoon ground cayenne) 2 teaspoons dried oregano ½ teaspoon dried…

  • Where Lives the Elephant Tree

    (For My Youngest Husband, Rene- Massembo Lubaki, Congo) In places where you trespass People there will call you family And share their vegetables and starch staple With you No matter that it is of…