Olives
I like olives - so smooth and round,
wrinkled or puckered, by the pound,
from the deli or in a jar,
savory flavours, the best by far.
Firm and juicy, large or small,
ripe or salty, I like them all.
Stuffed with garlic, pimento slice,
those saucy tongues are pretty nice.
I like them as a tapenade.
On salad or pizza, they make me glad.
I like them ripe, I like them green,
sliced in marinara, petite or Queen.
Sprinkled on nachos, straight from the shelf,
green, black or purple, all by them self.
I eat them slowly, one at a time.
Or chomped on in pairs is equally fine.
Alfonso, Mission, Manzanilla,
Beldi, Gordal, Cerignola
Amfissa too and Kalamata,
Castelvetrano, and Taggiasca.
Dry cured, salt cured, soaked in brine,
to me they all are just - sublime.
Written 2017
'I'm Crushing On You'
Julie Leigh Rodeheaver
Categories:
tapenade, food, funny,
Form: Couplet
going back to my pillow
not the ads on TV
I have no pain no gain
just a siesta waiting for fresh direct
delivery a slice of pizzas
and tapenade on toast
so erect for my age
will use the olive oil
and scratch my back
very basic just talk their language
and they will bring the oil
to share around the bloke
brushing my teeth a conundrum
ratatat the tuba for a parade
of mint and hydro peroxide
Categories:
tapenade, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Awaken taste buds
Lovely Linda
Makes food tasty
Um um good
Peach Chipotle BBQ Sauce
Your taste buds won’t
Be the same
Chipotle is the one to blame.
Peach & Apple Salsa
Time to have a siesta
Red Wine Antipasto
Divine
All you need is a glass of wine
Olive Tapenade
Takes you over to a promenade
Fire & Ice Wine
When cooking it’s smelly
That now turns into a Jelly
Cranberry & Jalapeño Vinaigrette
One try
Your taste buds won’t forget
Lemon & Dill
Smells all the way down the hill
I have to tell you
Go on the web
Tasteoftheokanagan.com
Where you will find foods galore
The Best of the sunny Okanagan
You will ask for more.
Categories:
tapenade, food, wine,
Form: Rhyme