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A Freshened Palate, Perspective, and Purpose Ingredients: 1 potato, 1 egg, half an onion, 1 clove of garlic salt and pepper to taste Light frying oil, 2 slices of bacon, A fistful of poor self image I mean, spinach Balsamic vinegar, applesauce, *A dash of self-hate, and left over unwanted thoughts Note: for a healthier alternative, forget the self-hate Also note: Can’t remove unwanted thoughts* Step-by-step instructions: 1. Trim potato of any bad areas     *No matter how badly you’d want to trim     Yourself*     Wash and scrub away any dirt or sand 2. Grate potato,     Not knuckles     Squeeze gratings with an old     T-shirt or throwaway towel     You could use the shirt you’re wearing     But you’d end up wearing your stains     *Which, honestly,     You do anyway* 3. Grate onion, cry 4. Finely chop garlic     Don’t think about the bad breath 5. Put potato, onion, garlic, and 1 egg (without shell)     Into the bowl and     Mix     *But not like mixing drinks with anxiety med     And bad coping mechanisms.* 6. Heat oil until shimmery     Fry potato mixture to make 2 or 3     Golden brown, delicious latkes 7. Fry bacon while latkes are in pan     Fry two slices so the bacon doesn’t     Have to be     *Alone or     Isolated*     Set aside on paper towel to soak up the grease 8. Boil water to poach eggs.     Once boiling,     Swirl water into a whirlpool     *Exactly like the thoughts scalding     The insides of my skull     For example:     Do you know what it’s like to     Hate yourself? To not stop the     Unbelief that you are any     Good at all?     Understanding that you’re     Unemployed     Unskilled     Unwanted* Gently crack two eggs into whirlpool     *Understanding that you can’t simply     “Get over this”     Like standing under burdens     And whiskey bourbon hits     Expectations - faraway dreams     Only furthering it     Like you’ll never be able to accomplish them     You’ll surmount them but run     Out of oxygen because     You’re not     Supposed to be there     In the first place* (don’t worry, the whirlpool will prevent eggs from breaking)     (Don’t you see what     Everybody else is doing     And you act like you     Know what you yourself     Is doing     Don’t you see all your     Truly selfish doings     Who do you think you are?     -laughing- you’re bad     Where do you think* TURN OFF THE HEAT AND COVER     Set timer for exactly 5 minutes.     Do not     Lift the cover until time is     Up.     After 5 minutes, scoop eggs out with slotted spoon and set on paper towel to dry.     Let eggs     Rest.     Be careful,     The yolks     Are very fragile at this point. Assemble the dish Spread applesauce on potato latkes. Be careful Not to spread so thin. Don’t be stingy, take what You need. Put bacon on top, stack poached eggs on top of the bacon. Garnish plate with spinach, sprinkle with balsamic vinegar. Each thing has its place, even if it seems too complex or complicated. Flavor Profile; Latkes are light and Fluffy and crispy. Onions, garlic give a basic, yet Flavorful foundation. The egg yolks spill a very rich, deep syrupiness that is brought out by the salty, fatty bacon. The applesauce is special because the sweetness and **** contrasts with the smooth richness of egg, potato and bacon. And just like life, balances the heavy with the light           *Work with play        Teaching with learning                             Spending money with saving money        Learning things and saying things        Being there with being here* *And sometimes, amidst all of that You need something to add a little fresh,* A little color A little bit of Different. That’s where the Spinach comes in Some Justified bitterness to *Freshen your Palate, perspective, and purpose.* With each bite and each taste You’re reminded that each blend of flavors Each collision of textures Are compositions of each ingredients and each step:     The onions, the salt, the applesauce Slicing, chopping, grating Frying, failing, hating Boiling, swirling, burning Accidents, bad luck Tripping over, getting up Panicking, breathing, saying “enough” And having an end product Like this Is Purpose It is how it’s supposed to be You are who you’re supposed to be When you’re finished, wipe your hands Wash your plate Realize you have dishes to do And more courses More tastes To produce *So that you will never go hungry With this Circadian Appetite*
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Jan 28, 2018
Jan 28, 2018 at 4:46 PM UTC
Potato Latke Recipe
A Freshened Palate, Perspective, and Purpose Ingredients: 1 potato, 1 egg, half an onion, 1 clove of garlic salt and pepper to taste Light frying oil, 2 slices of bacon, A fistful of poor self image I mean, spinach Balsamic vinegar, applesauce, *A dash of self-hate, and left over unwanted thoughts Note: for a healthier alternative, forget the self-hate Also note: Can’t remove unwanted thoughts* Step-by-step instructions: 1. Trim potato of any bad areas     *No matter how badly you’d want to trim     Yourself*     Wash and scrub away any dirt or sand 2. Grate potato,     Not knuckles     Squeeze gratings with an old     T-shirt or throwaway towel     You could use the shirt you’re wearing     But you’d end up wearing your stains     *Which, honestly,     You do anyway* 3. Grate onion, cry 4. Finely chop garlic     Don’t think about the bad breath 5. Put potato, onion, garlic, and 1 egg (without shell)     Into the bowl and     Mix     *But not like mixing drinks with anxiety med     And bad coping mechanisms.* 6. Heat oil until shimmery     Fry potato mixture to make 2 or 3     Golden brown, delicious latkes 7. Fry bacon while latkes are in pan     Fry two slices so the bacon doesn’t     Have to be     *Alone or     Isolated*     Set aside on paper towel to soak up the grease 8. Boil water to poach eggs.     Once boiling,     Swirl water into a whirlpool     *Exactly like the thoughts scalding     The insides of my skull     For example:     Do you know what it’s like to     Hate yourself? To not stop the     Unbelief that you are any     Good at all?     Understanding that you’re     Unemployed     Unskilled     Unwanted* Gently crack two eggs into whirlpool     *Understanding that you can’t simply     “Get over this”     Like standing under burdens     And whiskey bourbon hits     Expectations - faraway dreams     Only furthering it     Like you’ll never be able to accomplish them     You’ll surmount them but run     Out of oxygen because     You’re not     Supposed to be there     In the first place* (don’t worry, the whirlpool will prevent eggs from breaking)     (Don’t you see what     Everybody else is doing     And you act like you     Know what you yourself     Is doing     Don’t you see all your     Truly selfish doings     Who do you think you are?     -laughing- you’re bad     Where do you think* TURN OFF THE HEAT AND COVER     Set timer for exactly 5 minutes.     Do not     Lift the cover until time is     Up.     After 5 minutes, scoop eggs out with slotted spoon and set on paper towel to dry.     Let eggs     Rest.     Be careful,     The yolks     Are very fragile at this point. Assemble the dish Spread applesauce on potato latkes. Be careful Not to spread so thin. Don’t be stingy, take what You need. Put bacon on top, stack poached eggs on top of the bacon. Garnish plate with spinach, sprinkle with balsamic vinegar. Each thing has its place, even if it seems too complex or complicated. Flavor Profile; Latkes are light and Fluffy and crispy. Onions, garlic give a basic, yet Flavorful foundation. The egg yolks spill a very rich, deep syrupiness that is brought out by the salty, fatty bacon. The applesauce is special because the sweetness and **** contrasts with the smooth richness of egg, potato and bacon. And just like life, balances the heavy with the light           *Work with play        Teaching with learning                             Spending money with saving money        Learning things and saying things        Being there with being here* *And sometimes, amidst all of that You need something to add a little fresh,* A little color A little bit of Different. That’s where the Spinach comes in Some Justified bitterness to *Freshen your Palate, perspective, and purpose.* With each bite and each taste You’re reminded that each blend of flavors Each collision of textures Are compositions of each ingredients and each step:     The onions, the salt, the applesauce Slicing, chopping, grating Frying, failing, hating Boiling, swirling, burning Accidents, bad luck Tripping over, getting up Panicking, breathing, saying “enough” And having an end product Like this Is Purpose It is how it’s supposed to be You are who you’re supposed to be When you’re finished, wipe your hands Wash your plate Realize you have dishes to do And more courses More tastes To produce *So that you will never go hungry With this Circadian Appetite*
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Jan 28, 2018
Jan 28, 2018 at 4:46 PM UTC
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