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Hello there! Welcome to Stewed Pears! I'm a home cook writing down my favourite, simple recipes for my daughter. It's not just about delicious dishes though! I'm also a writer, and I'm so happy to share with you my original poetry and prose, inspired by food, art, and family.

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National Toast Day 🍞🥂 Last Thursday in February Ho

National Toast Day 🍞🥂
Last Thursday in February
How do you like your toast? #food #foodstagram #toast #nationaltoastday #nationaltoastday2026 #bread

#poem #poetry #poemoftheday #ekphrasticpoetry #lem

#poem #poetry #poemoftheday #ekphrasticpoetry #lemons "the smell of a lemon is the smell of being alive
all the words – zest, tang, tart, sweet, crisp, clean, fresh
each meal, I stand over the pot and squeeze in all these words
be alive, my loved ones, be alive"
©elsp2026 Full poem link: https://stewedpears.com/lemons-a-poem/

HOMESTEAD BY THE SEA More than sixty years before

HOMESTEAD BY THE SEA More than sixty years before the homestead
witnessed seven thousand ships on its sea
and troops landing to liberate, troops dead,
it crouched behind pear-shaped haystacks, daily
watching a farmer between wars. And he,
revered the peach haze, his quiet cliff life,
the broody skies, wildflowers, the wildlife,
self-sufficient despite the homestead’s size.
He dug potatoes for his Normand wife
to cube and fry; fields yet to agonise. ©elsp2026 www.stewedpears.com/homestead-by-the-sea-a-poem #poem #poetry #ekphrasticpoetry #poetsofinstagram #poetryisnotdead #originalpoem

THE WIFE OF ROBERT GORDON Despite a calm visage,

THE WIFE OF ROBERT GORDON Despite
a calm visage,
lips pursed, dulled eyes, Frances –
with silver, children, landscapes – feels
alone. ©elsp 2025 #poem #poetry #ekphrasticpoetry #art

ENTWINED Imbued with sweetness – red passionflowe

ENTWINED Imbued with sweetness – red
passionflower. The hummingbird
rests, and listens. Humming overheard,
imbued with sweetness. Red passionflower. The hummingbird,
by shimmers of purple and green,
deflects from the beauty of jewelled seeds’
passionflower. The hummingbird, by shimmers of purple and green,
fans the passionflower’s red feather
dress, a corona caress, outdone however –
by shimmers of purple and green fans. The passionflower’s red feather
petals welcome her tiny visitor – humming,
collecting nectar, insects – succumbing
fans. The passionflower’s red feather, imbued with sweetness – red
passionflower. The hummingbird
rests, and listens. Humming overheard.
Imbued with sweetness. Red. ©elsp 2025 www.stewedpears.com/entwined-a-poem #poetry #poem #art #food #passionflower #humminbird #ekphrasticpoetry

THE HARVESTERS In August harvest, in the heat of t

THE HARVESTERS
In August harvest, in the heat of the day
shade was scarce. We shared our rye bread and drank beer
flavoured with herb gruit. We savoured the way
a pottage of carrots and turnips appeared
a feast with salted meat or herring. We lay
replete, as the wheat was reaped and gathered near-
by, to be taken by cart to town. Like hay,
our skins dried and browned. Some of us lived freer,
swimming unclothed, in the pond. And at end day
we went home to eat porridge, fish, bread and beer. ©elsp 2025
#poetry #food #art #poems #ekphrasticpoetry

Is it the sound of the waves, or the pull of the t

Is it the sound of the waves, or the pull of the tides, or the blue of the sky and ocean that draws us to the sea? What makes eating by the sea so special? Poem extracts from "Sea-Hoardings" by Cale Young Rice
#meditation #waves #food #foodloverheaven #foodlovers #relaxationtime #relaxationmode #oceanside

We eat first with our eyes. And of all foods, sure

We eat first with our eyes. And of all foods, surely the noodle is the most eye-edible?
Grab your chopsticks or fork and relax into October 6, National Noodle Day. Music only.
#noodles #foodiegram #nationalnoodleday

It's the most wonderful time of the year 😂 Celebra

It's the most wonderful time of the year 😂
Celebrating July 25 - National Wine and Cheese Day! 🍷
🧀
#cheeselover #cheesewine #cheesewinebread #nationalwineandcheeseday #foodstagram

Lil poetry, music and chocolate, featuring an exce

Lil poetry, music and chocolate, featuring an excerpt from "Sweet! Sweet!" by Louisa May Alcott, poem in the public domain. #foodwriter #foodblogger #poetry #chocolate #poemoftheday

June 13 National Cupcake Lovers' Day! #cupcakes #

June 13 National Cupcake Lovers' Day! #cupcakes #cupcakeloversday
#bakinglove

Celebrating June 7 National Chocolate Ice Cream Da

Celebrating June 7 National Chocolate Ice Cream Day! #foodwriter #foodblogger #icecream #chocolateicecream #chocolateicecreamday

Tribute to the humble potato #foodwriter #interna

Tribute to the humble potato #foodwriter #internationaldayofpotato #spuds #foodblogger #potato #poetry #foodpoet

STILL LIFE WITH ASPARAGUS AND CURRANTS love me,

STILL LIFE WITH ASPARAGUS AND CURRANTS love me, asparagus with currants, lo
look at those stalks so very crisp and green
feed me to your children, they want me so why bread and cake and pies and all that dough
get glamor treatment, while i’m rarely seen?
love me, asparagus with currants, lo from seed or crown, i am easy to grow
my spears, redemption for the hungry lean
feed me to your children, they want me so i am a diuretic, don’t you know?
i keep myriad of your organs clean
love me, asparagus with currants, lo is it only god who makes bread from stone?
eat me, i am legion, better than beans!
love me, asparagus with currants, lo
feed me to your children, they want me so ©elsp 2025 Link in bio #foodwriter #foodpoet #villanelle #poetry #foodblogging #originalpoetry #art #inspiration #writing

FOR THE PEOPLE WAITING Who like gap-toothed melon

FOR THE PEOPLE WAITING Who like gap-toothed melons
forget to call champagne sparkling wine
can’t choose between red, white or black grapes
like a squeeze of lemon with everything
Who think strawberries wear hats
imagine cherries as fish roe
ate too many apricots once
value melons, pineapples and berries as antioxidants
Who ate berry pancakes today at lunch with a friend
ate lunch alone
ate no lunch
didn’t feel like much anyway
Who couldn’t leave the house
cuddled a baby after her first haircut
planned a wedding
ordered flowers for a funeral
Who went to work on the bus
couldn’t watch the news
couldn’t get enough news
doom-scrolled on social media
Who made money on the markets
worried about lost opportunities
worried about an ultrasound
couldn’t afford the dentist
Who ran through the mountains
swam with seals
pilgrimaged in Spain
didn’t travel anywhere
Who put money on the lottery
slept fitfully on the couch
streamed the latest on TV
watched six pelicans fly in formation
Who felt life was passing them by
tried something new
argued with a loved one
Who hurt Here is a drink to your life, a feast for your replenishment.
Your heart is an egg in a nest.
It is still on the table. ©elsp 2025 #poemoftheday #poetry #foodwriter #foodblogger #art #ekphrasticpoetry A link to the post is here: https://stewedpears.com/for-the-people-waiting-a-poem/

May 20 is United Nations World Bee Day! This is m

May 20 is United Nations World Bee Day! This is my tribute to the wonderful bee. #foodwriter #foodblogger #bees #worldbeeday

Continuing my series of responding to "food" art >

Continuing my series of responding to "food" art >>>> FOUND POEM FOR THE CUBISTS
(After Max Weber’s “Haze”, “Weather Report”, and “The Eye Moment”, published in Cubist Poems (1914) Warmed, heated, dried, burnt
We drank talked through nights
Breezes, breezes
Revolution through composition
Eyes, eyes on the prize The prize is an art revolution
We pressed sweated by day
Bolder, bolder
We rode wrote painted talked
Contoured the tables with cubism Cubism, futurism, the avant garde
Night and day we drank talked
Haze, haze
Apricots, apples, glass, bags, flags
The prize of the revolution: a still life ©elsp2025 Link to the poem, painting, and some more info: https://stewedpears.com/for-the-cubists-a-poem/ or link to website in bio
#poetry #poem #cubism #foodwriter #foodblogger

Dinner Favors - a foodie meditation. Relax with fo

Dinner Favors - a foodie meditation.
Relax with food, music and poetry. #foodwriter #foodblogger #poetry #food #poetrycommunity

APPLE HAIKU In a housemaid’s gaze, the apple, pee

APPLE HAIKU In a housemaid’s gaze,
the apple, peeled and quartered —
no evil, just good." ©elsp 2025 Nicolaes Maes. Young Woman Peeling Apples. c. 1655. Oil on Wood. Public Domain. stewedpears.com/apple-haiku/
#foodwriter #foodblogger #food #haiku #poetrycommunity

"fragrant orchid into a butterfly’s wings it breat

"fragrant orchid
into a butterfly’s wings
it breathes the incense" -Basho (1644-1694) Link to vanilla cake recipe: stewedpears.com/vanilla-cake... 🍜 #food #cake #foodwriter #foodblogger

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