So I can kiss you anytime I want!
~ Sweet Home Alabama
People say that writing a recipe from scratch is difficult and a real labour of love after hours of experimentation and sacrifice to create a dish. Gourmet appreciation is an acquired art and dedication to the perfection of culinary delights. Each ingredient you choose to include in a recipe and later a menu must mesh together first to create the taste that is balanced and is able to woo the taste buds. Secondly, to contain the right amount of nutrients to balance the diet. Each ingredient is carefully measured to percision for the perfect taste. If you put that much care into the creation of a menu on a table, imagine how much more difficult it would be, to begin writing a menu of life.
Today is another day caught in between and I woke up today blinking for what appeared to be seconds thinking about you. Was dreaming of a table set by the seaside for you and you looked absolutely splendid and ravishing in your white gown. I was there by your side watching the sun set. It was perfect, you were perfect. Today I wake up inspired to write you a menu worth your lifetime.
Ingredients:-
I have tried my best to measure these must have ingredients in the menu to present a perfect gourmet for a lion to the best of a lamb's knowledge and ability.
1. Dry thyme and fresh rosemary, and other assortment of herbs and spices. I hope our love can be the spice that keeps things fresh during the most boring of days.
2. Starch and broth, I wish that our love will always be rich in flavour of life be it from the ups and downs that only makes us stronger in our relationship.
3. Water. The essence of cooking. I hope that our love will have all the essentials and the basics no matter how simple it may seem but important so that we may build a strong foundation of love.
4. Wine, milk and juice to add to the sweetness of the days we spend together. Although water is essential, I too pray for the gift of being able to sweeten
5. Salt and pepper to taste. Enough laughter and tears to last us to the end of our days.
6. Virgin olive oil to smooth us through the turbulence that will appear to test us
7. Vegetables to always have events that dress our life well. It doesn't matter big or small but I wish we would celebrate all occassions together
8. Meat to always have purpose and fullness of life enjoyed together
9. Rice, my baby's must have and mine. Although common, nothing is more special than to just live a normal everyday life together. The magic is not in the special moments nor do these moments define who we are, its the simple stuff that we do that makes this last.
Although this is not a complete ingredient list, I hope too to have the strength to care for my baby and love her to the end of our days together. This menu is special because although I can write it, it can never be complete without her. Without you baby, there is no menu of life.
Appetizer
Dumplings of You and Me. We're going to stick together through thick and thin. As long as our hands are never apart, no mountain will be high enough and no valley too deep for us to wade across. I know you don't really like dumplings but hope you like your lamb enough to start a journey that will last forever.
Fried Wantan of Togetherness. Like the essence of the wanton. Let our love create this bubble of fried layers around our love. Do not look back, hold my hand and start enjoying life for what it is.
Soup
ABC Soup of the Soul. We are different people yet common enough to make our soup and our life interesting and tasty enough. So cherish how we are both different and the same.
Entrees
Rice. What else but sharing our everyday together will do. Cooked just nice not too wet and not too dry, hope we can share the same aspirations to be just perfect walking together.
Side Dishes
Belacan kangkung. Your fav vege and mine too. Its taste is just spicy enough to tantalise but not too hot that it burns. Hope this passion will last and keeps us excited about love and life just nice and not burn us.
Dongpo pork. Pan fried and red cooked pork belly, like us, hopefully the taste of a great dish will inspire us to continue looking ahead starting with our DL list. Although not as famous, we have a list to live with and to aim for.
Peking Duck and Lobster. Red is the color for happiness, hoping for joy and celebration. Serving the dish whole, with the head and legs, like the completeness of our life through love.
Squab (or Other Fowl). According to Shu Shu Costa, the author of Wild Geese and Tea, pigeon has tender meat that symbolizes peace. Squab (pigeon) is similar to quail, so they both probably symbolize peace. I hope for a peaceful life with you away from all the small worries of life.
Vegetables with Sea Cucumber. I hope we will always be selfless true to the name of “sea cucumber” resembling “"good heart” or hou sam to always avoid conflict together.
Fish. That we will always live in abundance of joy and happiness.
Noodles. That we will last forever and ever. My fav is still the instant noodles that you cooked and at the same time makes your mom mad at us :P
Dessert
Tiramisu that you bake with rum. Although my tounge still does not have the privilege, nothing tastes better than the touch of your hand and that will stay the same for all time. I bet its sweet enough for both of us to never stop smiling.
Cendol/that Hong Kong desset with durian that you like. Can also settle for cendol that we both love and I think will come to share the love you have for the same dessert from Hong Kong. Your smile is the sweetest thing that a man will ever see. May I always have the gift of painting it for you.
Wine Selection
White wine of eternal happiness. This one I will brew for you, everyday until we both grow white hair and lose all teeth together.
PS. Bie, this menus for you like the ones who wrote it. Lucky you because it comes with a lifetime guarantee. So pick me, pick our menu, and we'll enjoy it forever and ever.
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