Good Gravy!
A smooth move by Yours Truly
Friends, I am the gravy master, without peer.
Come Thanksgiving, Christmas, anytime of year.
Cream with sausage for your biscuit.
Brown to drizzle on your brisket.
Any kind you like, and you'll find no lumps here!
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But I learned this art while cooking in the back
Of a cafeteria whose seats would pack
With three-hundred souls a day
So I guess it's safe to say
If I make the gravy, there won't be a lack.
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I have learned, with time, that roux will keep a while,
So when I whisk up too much, I simply smile
And refrigerate a portion
Turning a would-be misfortune
Into food prep for the future, done with style.
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In preparing a nice dinner for my wife
I grilled chops so tender, no need for a knife
Mashed potatoes, smooth and creamy,
Fresh green beans, sauteed and dreamy
And the smoothest gravy I've made in my life.
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Oh, the dinner was delightful, with one quirk.
Something in the gravy didn't seem to work.
Although smooth, the taste we savored,
Oddly sweet and almond flavored,
Caused my wife to look upon me with a smirk.
*
While I wondered what my cooking skills had wrought,
She stood up and showed me what I had forgot
What I saw upon the fridge shelf
Made me want to slap my bad self.
Yes, my roux was there; the cookie dough was not.
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A little something for the Smooth Challenge:
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Dana Crandell
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so carefree! So creative! 😊 loved this!!!!
Is this real because its amazing 😅😅😅
Hahaha! This was great! You had me salivating over the texture/ taste of a good gravy and then laughing at the mistake of you accidentally using cookie dough instead!! Great story/ poem, I loved every minute of it!!
Haha! Love!!! Such a fantastically delicious poem! Cookie gravy- that’s right up my alley! Bravo, groovy gravy man! 😂
Awesome! Too funny!
… it’s just teminded me of when I poured custard over my vegetables, thinking that it was cheese sauce 🙈
Ha ha! Brilliant, and so clever with the rhyming ❤️. Don’t worry, follow my lead and just blame it on the menopause 😂
Hahahahahahhahahahahaha that's hilarious? I don't think I would call it a mistake. I'll call it a milkshake! Gimme a straw and I'll finish it hehehehehe! Loved your limericks!
On the bright side, those were probably the smoothest cookies you'd ever made, too, lol!
Hahaha... I guess you rouxed the day.... or you roux-ened the gravy. Hee-hee 💙Anneliese
This one brought a smile and then a little chuckle. I was getting hungry for some hot, savory gravy and could almost taste it. But I might have had a similar reaction to sweet, chocolate-flavored gravy that your wife had. I know this is intended to be funny, but I would bet you would never make that mistake again
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Brilliant. Well okay, maybe not. 🤣
coming to your house for some gravy buddy and cookies 😳🤦🏻♀️, fun read my friend 😊😊
Really funny ending, Dana! Really enjoyed this poem :)
LOL!!! Smooth and hilarious!!! Fabulous, good gravy!!!
well done!
Lol, funny, creative, and well-written, Dana. Well done.
You've done it again, sir! Hilarious and just some stunning rhyming. Genius entry! Well bloody done, gravy master!