Kitchen Queen
Her souffles are a marvel and her cakes a work of art.
Every single thing she cooks, a product of her heart.
Her kitchen full of luscious smells and openness and levity,
every disaster solvable and noted for its brevity.
She surmounts each problem, opens every stubborn jar,
locates each ingredient, no matter how bizarre.
When she puts on her apron and dons her cooking cap,
she conquers national cuisines from all over the map.
Marinara and béchamel, curries and doro wats—
sauces from every culture simmer in her pots.
From kreplach to pot stickers, she has mastered each cuisine.
When it comes to ruling kitchens, our Dolly is the queen!
Go check out Dolly’s blog at koolkosherkitchen. She is presently telling wonderful stories about her grandmother and sharing her recipes as well. One of my favorite blogs.
Prompt words for today are marvel, surmount, bizarre, levity and map.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Oh, thank you so much for the link to her blog. From your first words, I was sighing, oh, how I wish I knew this woman! Hello, Dolly!
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Hello, Victoria, it’s a pleasure to meet you!
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Wonderful post.
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Dear Judy, I don’t even know what to say – I am speechless and blushing all over the internet! What have I ever done to deserve something like that? You don’t mind if I reblog this, do you?
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No, it is fine to reblog anything you wish…
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I did, thank you.
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Reblogged this on koolkosherkitchen and commented:
Dear Beautiful People, it’s all Judy’s fault! She egged me on to start publishing “My Grandmother’s Recipes” (in English, in my son’s translation), and now she has crowned and anointed me. Her poem is so clever and witty, as are all her poems, that I had to share it with you. I can’t leave you without a recipe, though, so here is a healthy, dietetic , and very lucky one. Enjoy!
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You have done her proud
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She has done herself proud. Have you been reading her posts about her grandmother? Love them. Even moved to try one of her recipes. I’ll let you know the results.
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I have, indeed.
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