How many hands should a good cook have if
Too many chefs will spoil the stew?
More than one the answer would be
If you plan to bake and also serve tea
The recipe goes:
Melt the butter, add the flour and seasonings
Stir until bubbling, then for three minutes more
Mix in cream cheese, add tuna and olives
Cook noodles until tender and drain
Layer ingredients as directed into
A large greased bowl
Place in oven
Bake for one-half hour at 350 degrees
Clean up the measures, spoons and the pans
Two hands to work with, everything is fine
Remove chef hat, apron: it’s time to serve
The table is dressed with clean cloth
Fresh flowers and candles burning so bright
Guests look ready to eat all in sight
They smile, drink wine, and toast each other
Playing their part, they’re on best behavior
They claim, one and all, the tuna supreme
Is something they’d dreamed of forever
Soon it is over; dessert and more wine
The music fades out: time to go home
Ready, they say good-night and go
Leaving me happy, but worn to the bone
By Steve Haarman aka Stanski
January 15, 2021
Steve Haarman 