Alla Marinara*
Saucy Gina Rizzo,
full red lips and jet-black hair,
sexy dress cut down to there.
Her marinara celebre
at the trattoria downstairs.
Wooden spoon for stirring,
bubbles sail toward simmer,
cooking her redemption
every night at dinner.
*Spaghetti alla marinara literally translates to mariner's spaghetti. Cooks aboard Neapolitan ships invented marinara sauce in the mid-1500s after Spaniards introduced the tomato to Europe. This meat-free sauce was easy to make and resisted spoiling due to the high acid content of tomatoes.
11 comments:
I'll have to try it and see if it tastes as good as it looks and sounds.
There's a special grace in basic foods.
'cooking her redemption
every night at dinner.'
I like this Marianne! Good post.
Pamela
They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach;)
Sounds quite a gal but a good cook can be forgiven a lot!
LOL! You've nailed it, Derrick!!!
Saucy poem all around, Marianne...fun take with the prompt!
- Dina
lovely, Marianne.
cooking is a saving grace, indeed.
Boy, that sauce looks yummy -- better than chocolate, even. Your poem is great -- love the rhyme, the meter, the "cut down to there." Saucy all the way around, Marianne. http://lindagoin.com/
Like great stand-up or a great novel, this left me wanting more and wondering what Regina is seeking redemption about? Was it something as old-school as original sin or something spicier like her marinara?
Oh, cool. And now I know what marinara means too.
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