Eating Well

 —Poetry by Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Verona, Italy

—Photos Courtesy of Public Domain 

 

 

 

to the land of childhood 

sweet figs tickle the palate

nella terra d’infanzia
la dolcezza dei fichi solletica il palato 

 

 

 

 

 

spiritual recipe
in the Garden of Olives he prayed

ricetta spirituale
nell’Orto degli Olivi pregò

 

 

 

pranks in the kitchen
selfie with nettle risotto with Asiago PDO cheese

scorribande in cucina
selfie con il risotto alle ortiche con Asiago DOP 

 

 

 

 


pumpkin gnocchi
passion that slips into the depths

gnocchi di zucca
passione che scivola nelle profondità 

 

 

 

 

 

drops of Genoese pesto
strengthening the soul

gocce di pesto alla genovese
rafforzamento dell’anima

 

 

 

 

apple pie sugar free
the health of the lifelong friend

torta di mele senza zucchero
la salute dell’amico di lunga data 

 

 

 

 

 

Saint Lucy has arrived
how to make a dream come true...with short pastry

Santa Lucia è arrivata
come sfornare un sogno...di pastafrolla

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Today’s LittleNip:

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

—Virginia Woolf

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How’s your Italian? Welcome today to Italian poet Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, a freelance Pedagogist and Love Writer who has published books with various Italian publishing houses, and has participated in national literary and poetic competitions, obtaining the publication of her texts. Barbara currently publishes Japanese poems such as Shahai (a picture with haiku or senryu) in English in the international trade journals. Shahai by Barbara and her life partner, Andrea Vanacore, appeared in Medusa’s Kitchen on Jan. 16 of this year (http://medusaskitchen.blogspot.com/2023/01/flooded.html/). They’re both fans of good food from all over the world! Welcome back, Barbara, and thank you for today’s tasty micro-poems! 

 

Photos today are ones that I found in public domain. 

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—Medusa

 

 

 

 Barbara Anna Gaiardoni


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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