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My husband is the chef for today’s culinary event. Portuguese-Irish by blood, adopted by German born mom who married an African-American from the South. We attend a non-denominational diverse church, where today people are sharing the food of their heritage. My husband makes a great German rouladen as well.

Served On Sunday

SERVED ON SUNDAY

Buttery ham spicy-sweet.
Juices coalesce
greens - okra, collard, turnip
with splash of hot sauce.
A plate of cornbread
and sweet tea,
y’all!

4/28/2019

foodepulaeryu

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Kurt Ravidas

April 29, 2019 at 12:13 PM

A wonderful poeto-gastronomic crescendo after the prosaic-genealogical preamble)

Kim Rodrigues

April 29, 2019 at 3:21 PM

LOL!

Ilene Bauer

April 28, 2019 at 2:54 PM

sounds delicious, kim! i love those pot luck feasts where people share their traditional foods. great idea and a great poem to celebrate it...

Kim Rodrigues

April 28, 2019 at 5:01 PM

Thanks, Ilene! :)

Carole Duet

April 28, 2019 at 2:45 PM

Sounds good to me...but then I'm a Southerner. Love turnip and collard greens, okra gumbo and ham with my mama's cornbread. Now that's a good Sunday dinner. Love this poem that brings back memories, Kim.

Kim Rodrigues

April 28, 2019 at 5:08 PM

My husband got rave reviews today at church! Thanks for sharing, Carol!

Michelle Faulkner

April 28, 2019 at 2:44 PM

You should write for a food magazine, Kim, you make everything sound scrumptious!

Kim Rodrigues

April 28, 2019 at 5:11 PM

LOL...thanks, Michelle!

Gershon Wolf

April 28, 2019 at 9:06 AM

I had to ask my Rabbi this question: Since I keep strictly kosher, am I allowed to salivate at this epulaeryu?! He smiled. Then so did I. Enjoy! Best wishes, Gershon

Kim Rodrigues

April 28, 2019 at 11:56 AM

So funny, Gershon! May you have a blessed meal today! I shared this with my husband too...so funny :):)