I had a haiku moment last week. Here is the poem that resulted:
An evening cloudburst!
That redtail is flying fast
Toward a patch of blue
Any literary types out there feel free to comment...gently.
I had another moment this morning. I wanted coconut chutney, but really wanted something quick to make. Thinking on my feet, as I do, I heated a tablespoon of oil in a saute pan and toasted a teaspoon or so of mustard seeds, then I threw in a half cup (or a little more) of shredded dried coconut and a quarter cup of soy flour. Toasted that up and put it in a bowl. chopped up one of my smokin' hot serranos, and mixed that in to the coconut with a bit of salt and a pinch of hing (asafetida). Stirred in some yoghurt and enough water to make a pourable consistency. Can I make a haiku out of that? Let's see...
Coconut chutney
Do you think you can make it
In just three minutes?
OK, not bad.
I ate it with leftover quick oat idli. What a good breakfast!
No pictures with this post. Just use your inner eye to imagine the hawk flapping, flapping in the suddenly chilly rain, flying west to what it hopes is a dry warm tree.
Smell the toasted coconut, feel the heat of the chilis, hear the popping of the mustard seeds in the hot oil. Taste the smooth yoghurt.
