I remember fondly the first time I heard of zucchini blossoms as an edible thing - in Italy. Lovely memory evoked by your poem. And of course the Lebanese in me is all over the "green… - Jenine Bsharah Baines

…ts the chefs 
had to use in the competition were halibut cheeks, 
hot dog broth, preserved lemons, 
and zucchini blossoms—I know, right? wtf…
and yeah, my stomach 
got all crazy all over again…
then we turned on the three little Christmas tr…
pile-o-pistachios
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I remember fondly the first time I heard of zucchini blossoms as an edible thing - in Italy. Lovely memory evoked by your poem. And of course the Lebanese in me is all over the "green pistachios...nicely"
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Written by Jenine Bsharah Baines3K Followers
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J…Jen…Jeni…Jenine... Proper names are poetry in the raw. (W.H. Auden) Poet, singer, seeker, hippie grandmother gleefully revealing herself
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