tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post3384993833713426685..comments2024-03-28T17:30:09.028-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: Ode to an avocado Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-48429473709135978202019-10-03T09:55:02.158-04:002019-10-03T09:55:02.158-04:00Wonderfully sensuous -- ah to pause and soak in fo...Wonderfully sensuous -- ah to pause and soak in food before tasting!Sabio Lantzhttp://yuanfields.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-30132955073006079692019-10-02T20:07:40.539-04:002019-10-02T20:07:40.539-04:00Wonderful imagery, Grace! Never thought about an ...Wonderful imagery, Grace! Never thought about an avocado for dessert.purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-36835901152521058842019-10-02T17:00:07.981-04:002019-10-02T17:00:07.981-04:00Few fruits are their equal!Few fruits are their equal!Kerfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652729911404249673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-84177503518171599402019-10-02T15:51:57.409-04:002019-10-02T15:51:57.409-04:00This is wonderful ... the Pablo Neruda style of wr...This is wonderful ... the Pablo Neruda style of writing and ode is so inspiring for cooking. Especially the last part made me lick my lips.<br /><br />pear-shaped<br />your green womb<br />wraps me tight like seed<br />coconut-shaped<br />pining for tropical sun-brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-13351030416821910512019-10-02T03:17:06.314-04:002019-10-02T03:17:06.314-04:00Made me hungry, but it's a long trek to the ki...Made me hungry, but it's a long trek to the kitchen and 2 a.m. Guess i'll just digest your words.judydykstrabrown.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086573605647351785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-14672004424531324122019-10-02T02:29:18.987-04:002019-10-02T02:29:18.987-04:00A delectable poem, Grace! I also love avocado; my ...A delectable poem, Grace! I also love avocado; my husband smooshes it and spreads it on toast. Your dressing looks delicious. The rough snake skin is a reminder of its other name, the alligator pear, although the name makes it sound quite dangerous! Avocado sounds more edible, like your description of its ‘velvet ripe & creamy belly’. I like the transition from avocado to purple yams and nuns.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-25092029496980959842019-10-01T23:45:18.714-04:002019-10-01T23:45:18.714-04:00I imagine avocadoes have great memories for you al...I imagine avocadoes have great memories for you also!<br />Well done!Dwight L. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992133580674047782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-78831063730634504852019-10-01T19:23:28.806-04:002019-10-01T19:23:28.806-04:00I, too, was intrigued by avocado as dessert. Soun...I, too, was intrigued by avocado as dessert. Sounds scrumptious, as does the purple yam lush!indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-59197656255354635622019-10-01T16:53:43.027-04:002019-10-01T16:53:43.027-04:00I tend to forget that you are Filipino until somet...I tend to forget that you are Filipino until something like avocado pops up. I fell in love with avocado ice cream on a trip to Manila. People forget that it is a fruit, after all!tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299970145155468689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-3025764016019336622019-10-01T16:35:34.787-04:002019-10-01T16:35:34.787-04:00Sure tightly wrapped in am embrace indeedSure tightly wrapped in am embrace indeedPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-47691648593180283522019-10-01T16:33:07.758-04:002019-10-01T16:33:07.758-04:00I, like Sarah have never had avocado for dessert- ...I, like Sarah have never had avocado for dessert- how interesting! A mouthwatering delight Grace.Linda Lee Lyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669367010600000396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-60563570003664738322019-10-01T16:16:56.422-04:002019-10-01T16:16:56.422-04:00I love this poem! Your descriptions are heavenly. ...I love this poem! Your descriptions are heavenly. :) Revived Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14301802530562243078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-43038358650719227352019-10-01T15:55:27.219-04:002019-10-01T15:55:27.219-04:00I've never had an avocado as a dessert! I can&...I've never had an avocado as a dessert! I can't imagine it. I love your evocation of food - food is so powerful in conjuring up childhood memories. I like the way you take us back to your childhood and then right back to the avocado womb. sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756314170839177900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-23294249756639422812019-10-01T15:44:47.681-04:002019-10-01T15:44:47.681-04:00I like avocados. We sometimes put them in omelette...I like avocados. We sometimes put them in omelettes. I hadn't noticed before, but it does seem to have a "snake skin".Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-33571536269403094942019-10-01T15:43:48.149-04:002019-10-01T15:43:48.149-04:00Sounds so delectable, both avocado and plums!Sounds so delectable, both avocado and plums!Jade Lihttp://tao-talk.comnoreply@blogger.com