RECIPE POETICS

First, I illustrate with the answer to an oft-asked question: "Who tops the Chatelaine?"

Missy Scarlet. That's right, my cat (actually, both cats; Artemis is not pictured) sleeps on top of me. {Insert wheezing sounds as certain minds roll out of the gutter...]



And now, I'm going out of town -- and offline -- early for the weekend. Until then, here are my every-so-often update of three lists of recent relishes.


BOOKS:
WHO WHISPERED NEAR ME, poems by Killarney Clark

UNPROTECTED TEXTS: SELECTED POEMS 1978-2006 by Tom Beckett

CONCORDANCE, poetry-art collaboration by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge and Kiki Smith; book design by Rena Rosenwasser

DICT, poems by Crag Hill

I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO EVERYONE, poems by Anna Moschovakis

DO NOT AWAKEN THEM WITH HAMMERS, poems by Lidija Dimkovska, Trans. from the Macedonian by Ljubica Arsovksa & Peggy Reid

THE GOOD CITY, poems by Sharon Olinka

THE VOICE OF ROBERT DESNOS: SELECTED POEMS, Trans. by William Kulik

CARBON, poems by Michael Ford

SEPARATION THEORY, poems by Sheila Murphy

FULL-FIGURED RHAPSODY, poems by Sheila Murphy

SEEDPODS, poems by Glenna Luschei

HOME AMONG THE SWINGING STARS: COLLECTED POEMS OF JAIME DE ANGULO, Ed. Stefan Hyner w/ essay by Andrew Schelling

SCRAWL, poems by Susana Gardner

THE BOOK OF THE ROTTEN DAUGHTER, poems by Alice Friman

ENRIQUE'S JOURNEY: THE STORY OF A BOY'S DANGEROUS ODYSSEY TO REUNITE WITH HIS MOTHER, journalistic investigation by Sonia Nazario


WINES:
1989 Clerico Barolo Ginestra
2004 Trefethen Pinot Noir
2004 Forman chardonnay
2004 J.J. Prum Wehlenuhr Sonnenuhr Kabinett
2004 Saxum Broken Stone Syrah
2003 Dutch Henry chardonnay
2003 Dutch Henry merlot
2000 Pride cabernet frank
2003 Pride chardonnay
2003 Pride merlot
2004 Pride cabernet
Etoile rose
2003 CNP Vieux Telegraph "La Crau"
2000 CNP Ch. La Nerthe Cuvee Cadette
1995 Clos de la Roche Domaine Dujac
1997 Marcassin Estate Sonoma Coast chardonnay
2004 Les Moutes Damnes chablis Francois Cotat
1996 Musigny Premier Cru Domaine Comte Geordes de Vogne
2001 Clos du Caillou Las Rochas Ponabs (sp)
1991 Conn Valley Vineyards cabernet
1977 Dow port


My third list is as regards this city slicker's attempt to garden. Right after my tally, I have a special for you lovely peeps: a recipe a Peep shared on how to make omelettes in a ziplock bag -- something useful for my veggies, no doubt:

THE CITY SLICKER'S HARVEST TALLY, to date
45 sprigs of parsley
14 yellow squashes
1 cherry
42 sprigs of basil
2 Santa Rosa plums
18 lemon cucumbers
31 sprigs of mint
7 Japanese eggplants
2 honeydew
2 cantaloupe
10 stalks of scallions
2 squashes (white, but otherwise an unknown variety)
4 green peppers
2 chili peppers
14 tomatoes


From a peep:
RECIPE FOR ZIPLOCK OMELETTE, THE PARTY VERSION:
 
Great for family get-togethers; the best part is that no one has to wait for his special omelet!
 
Have guests write their names on a quart-sized Ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker.
 
Crack 2 eggs (large or xtra large) into the bag (not more than 2), shake to combine them.  Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheese, ham, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc.
 
Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shakes bag. Make sure (!) to get the air out of the bag and then zip it up.  Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. For more, make another pot of boiling h2o.  Open the bags with scissors--omelet will roll out easily and no clean up!
 
Haven't tried this yet -- you let Moi know if you do and how it comes out, please!