June 27, 2015

 TAMALES

This food is 
too hot for me.
I think you used
too much chili.

  One of the fun things about traveling is the opportunity to try eating new foods at new places.  What was the last new food you tried to eat?  I recently was visiting Bar Harbor, Maine.  I got to eat lobster rolls, and crab rolls.  I'd never eaten crab or lobster on a bun before.  It was very good. For my breakfast, I had blueberry jam made with maple syrup on my toast.  That was totally yummy.  Of course it throws my diet totally off.  But, we all must make sacrifices when traveling.  Can you write a poem today about trying a new food?  Have fun writing.

Children's poetry feeds my soul.

HOT TAMALE

In the cooling shade
we are eating from food trucks.
It's too hot for us.


     Do you eat food from food trucks?  What is your favorite food to eat?  This morning I ate a peach cobbler crepe from a food truck at the farmers market.  There is a food competition going on in Tucson to find the best food truck food.  So far an Indian food truck is winning.  Can you try writing a poem about food trucks today?  Have fun writing.

   Feed yourself on children's poetry.

January 3, 2015

HAIKU

Spicy tamale
with masa wrapped in corn husks
a little present



   One of the fun things about living in Tucson is the availability of good tamales.  Once they are wrapped up, they are like a present the eater gets to unwrap.  Many families in our area get together at Christmas to make tamales--lots of them.  Enough to give as presents and some to freeze.  Do you like to cook?  Can you write a poem about cooking today?  Have fun.