Spaghetti Love: Poetry Monday

 

 

Hadn't planned to rhyme today,

but schedule just got changed. 

Poetry Monday chose Spaghetti Day!

Posts would have to be rearranged.

Older son's most favorite meal,

from first bite and still now.

It's National Spaghetti Day?

Had to honor that somehow.

 

Spaghetti Love

We watch our little babies,

learn to feed themselves,

communicate their favorites, 

pointing to them on our shelves.

 

My boys had tastes so different,

one's likes, the other'd frown,

A mama's challenge every night,

navigate her way around.

Now both my boys love lobster,

have from the very start.

but their momma's a Bostonian,

has New England in her heart.

 

We live in the midwest though,

where lobster's, sadly, rare.

I'd try other foods of every sort,

At some they'd simply stare.

 

My younger son would argue,

overruled but still appeal,

"They're made with cheese, you know, Mom

so cheetos are so a meal." 

My older boy at least chose

to love a legitimate meal.

Spaghetti his absolute favorite,

ate my spicy sauce with zeal.

"Let's go have dinner," I would say, 

Night after night after night.

"Spaghetti?" he'd always hopefully ask,

and smile when he got it right.

But sometimes pasta {{gasp}} was not,

what I had made to serve.

If we'd had it just the night before,

a scowl's what I deserved.  

 

I'd make desserts, I always did,

to eat them he'd be ready.

A sweet lover, just like any kid

only after, of course, spaghetti.

 

Orange Cranberry Compote Pie

 

Fall became his favorite time,

I'd make huge pot of sauce,

how a little boy consumed so much,

I was really at a loss.

 

Every occasion, spaghetti he'd want.

I'd lovingly prepare it.

Most enthusiastically he'd eat,

Undeterred, he'd even wear it. 

 

  

"Don't bother me with pictures,"

you can see his eyes convey.

"Spaghetti night is sacred, mom,

Best not get in my way."

Wait!

Read more poetry, 

you're not through.

Some talented writers

are in this crew:

 

On the Border 

Messymimi's Meanderings 

Mother Owl

Orange Cranberry Compote Pie    

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Printable Recipe
 

Ingredients: 

1/2 cup sugar

3 TBSP orange juice

3/4 cup fresh cranberries

 

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

2 TBSP sugar

5 TBSP butter, melted

1 tsp orange liqueur

 

1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

3 egg yolks

1/3 cup orange juice

2 TBSP orange marmalade

 

Directions:

*Heat 1/2 cup sugar and 3 TBSP orange juice over medium heat. Stir, then add the cranberries. Cook, stirring, until it bubbles and the cranberries pop open. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool for 1/2 hour.

*Grease a 9 inch pie plate. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

*Mix together the graham cracker crumbs, remaining 2 TBSP sugar, melted butter and orange liqueur. Press into and partially up the sides of the pie plate.

*Whisk the sweetened condensed milk, eggs yolks, 1/3 cup orange juice and orange marmalade. 

*Pour the cranberry compote into the pie crust and arrange evenly.

*Pour the filling onto the compote and bake for 35 minutes until the edges are brown and the center is set. 

*Gently run a knife around just the top of the edges to unstick from the pie plate. Cool on the counter for 1/2 hour, then in the refrigerator until completely cold.