It was always linguini between us.
Linguini with white sauce, or
red sauce, sauce with basil snatched from
the garden, oregano rubbed between
our palms, a single bay leaf adrift amidst
plum tomatoes. Linguini with meatballs,
sausage, a side of brascioli. Like lovers
trying positions, we enjoyed it every way
we could-artichokes, mushrooms, little
neck clams, mussels, and calamari-linguini
twining and braiding us each to each.
Linguini knew of the kisses, the smooches,
the molti baci. It was never spaghetti
between us, not cappellini, nor farfalle,
vermicelli, pappardelle, fettucini, perciatelli,
or even tagliarini. Linguini we stabbed, pitched,
and twirled on forks, spun round and round
on silver spoons. Long, smooth, and always
al dente. In dark trattorias, we broke crusty panera,
toasted each other—La dolce vita!—and sipped
Amarone, wrapped ourselves in linguini,
briskly boiled, lightly oiled, salted, and lavished
with sauce. Bellissimo, paradisio, belle gente!
Linguini witnessed our slurping, pulling, and
sucking, our unraveling and raveling, chins
glistening, napkins tucked like bibs in collars,
linguini stuck to lips, hips, and bellies, cheeks
flecked with formaggio—parmesan, romano,
and shaved pecorino—strands of linguini flung
around our necks like two fine silk scarves.
~ Diane Lockward, Linguini, What Feeds Us
Notes:
- Photograph & Recipe: My Favorite Pasta Recipes (Linguini w Aglio e Olio)
- Poem Source: Sensual Starfish
Time for a cold shower. Why can’t my wife talk to me like that?
LAUGHING!
Looks good, sounds good, must taste terrific, can’t wait, yummy yummy, ………. love pasta!
Me too Bill!
Yum!
One of my favourite foods.
Just served my husband homemade lasagna. I feel so inadequate!
So funny!
Bland becomes extraordinary when introduced to the right ingredients – explore!
Hi Maura. It certainly does!
fun of eating 🙂
It is!
50 Shades of Linguini! I always enjoy starting my day with some food porn 🙂
Laughing. Hope you are doing well Michael.
Oh my word! That was exactly my thought. Especially after watching this.
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That’s really funny!
Love this! Thanks for sharing.
Poetry of beautiful food and how it connects us 🙂
it does Karen. Add some ice cream as a chaser and we’re talking.
Ha sounds good!
I just served Linguine with a White Wine Clam Sauce for dinner last night, but clearly neglected to throw in that all important dash of la dolce vita–my hubby still cleared his plate. Will ramp it up a notch next time round… 😉
Laughing. A notch or two…
Linguini with white clam sauce is my favorite dish. Actually, I’ve never met a pasta I didn’t like 😀
We definitely have common DNA.
That dish looks great! The only way to eat linguini is messily. Take it from an Italian.
-Alan
Messily and in volumes.
sensual pasta. a perfect blend as far as I’m concerned –