Saturday, April 25, 2020

Love of a Warrior

Love of a Warrior



Have you heard of this legendary love story
With a warrior and princess in all of their glory.
they wanted to marry and be together forever.
Defeat the enemy or come back never.
She was told her love had died in combat.
This caused her heart to stop, just like that.
He returned from the war to discover.
That there was no way to recover.
He built her an enormous burial.
Placing her on top, like a grand imperial.
Crouching, watching with his smoking torch.
Waiting for his love to awake on his front porch.

Thursday, April 23, 2020

recipe tinga

Tostadas de Tinga

Category Main course
Preparation Time 30 to 40 min

Ingredients
6-7 roma tomatoes  
1 garlic clove
1 chipotle chile en adobo (or juice from can) 
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon
salt to taste
3-4 slices bacon   
3-4 medium sized chicken breasts, cooked & shredded
1 thinly sliced medium to large onion  
Tostadas (Preferred Guerrero)
Mexican Cheese (Queso Ranchero)
Mexican Cream (Nestle Table Cream)
Refried Beans
Lettuce chopped finely

Directions
Directions to prepare Tostadas de Tinga
1 Roast tomatoes on top of stove (in oven as well).
2 Place tomatoes in blender with garlic clove, chicken boulilon, chipotle chile and salt.  Blend it all together to make your own sauce. Leave it in blender.
3. Slice Onion into thinly sliced moon shapes. 
4. Chop your bacon into small pieces.  Place into a large saute pan. Once bacon starts to turn brown, you will add all of the chopped onion.  Let it fry together until the onions become carmelized.  
 5. Add shredded chicken to saute pan.  Allow mixture to simmer all together for a few minutes until they start to boil together.  Empty sauce from the blender into the saute pan mixture.  Allow to boil for few minutes.  Remove from flame. Prepare other items that will go on top. 
Directions to serve Tostadas de Tinga
1. On table set out bowls with serving spoons for cheese, cream, avocado, refried beans and lettuce.
2. Each person will serve themselves by taking 1-2 tostadas placed on plate. Layer on top of the tostadas with refried beans, tinga, cheese, cream and lettuce.  If you like avocados place on top.
3. Enjoy Tostadas de Tinga. And don't forget the napkins because this is a finger food. 

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Monday, April 20, 2020

Isolation, is it?


Isolation, is it?
Run first thing and sweat it.
Eat your breakfast and enjoy it.
Go to work and do it.
Go to store and buy it.
Cover your face and avoid it.
Swim in the pool and drown it.
Stream netflix and veg it.
Read your scriptures and search it.
Bow your head and pray it.
Soon your isolation will end,  will it?




https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/2020-april-pad-challenge-day-20

It's all in the words

It's all in the words



Bump I go into the night
Embraced by its awful fright.
A horror filled fixture appears
with a howl that spins my gears.
It appears with a lonely shimmer
My resolve should be not to look in the mirror.




https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/2020-april-pad-challenge-day-19

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Her Eyes

Her Eyes
I could stare at them for hours.
Find myself lost by some unforeseen powers.
I dare not blink and try to guess
Why she would consider to say yes.

Yes her eyes are only part of her beauty
She really is the full package of a cutie.
I thank God that she has two eyes.
Each day i get a double surprise.


I wrote this as a response poem to one I wrote a year ago called My Love. http://pachathepoet.blogspot.com/2019/01/my-love.html

Grandma's Cookies

Grandma's Cookies
At the store I see it all packaged up 
Does it make me want milk in a cup.
No way, nothing can still compare
You would think it was so rare.

It was something so small
But even today i can remember all.
She would bring them out frozen
Enclosed in a bread sack, she had chosen.

Open the bag, even frozen, I smell the oatmeal.
Biting into it, you know this is real.
Give it a little bit to unfreeze.
Don't forget to tell her thank you and please.

I have seen the recipe but that won't be the same.
I would hope that you can see it wasn't for the fame.
Was it the smell or maybe even the taste.
Nope it was her and her cookies never went to waste

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Easter is now spoken


Easter is now spoken
I know how you feel.
I know what makes it real.
Really, how do you know?
What have you done that can show?
Oh my dear little one, how much have I done. 
Why, I have overcome all, and it really wasn't fun.
For you I have lost my life, so you can shine.
Remember it was the Father's will not mine.
It was a wise purpose by the creator.
A need for a resurrection a little while later.
All are caught by that awful monster 
But I have made it so all can prosper. 
Thank you Lord for now I see.
What you have done for me.

Thursday, April 9, 2020

#GoodFridayFast

#GoodFridayFast


Father we pray for your help at this time
We feel our life strains being pulled as we climb.
May this current pandemic plateau and be controlled
Protect those medical caregivers who are more precious than gold
Allow our economy to recover and be energized
Our hope is that our life can soon be normalized.