Pure poetry

"Both the cook and the poet are makers. One holds a knife, the other a pen. One grinds fresh pepper over a mound of tender lettuce, while the other adds a period to the end of a sentence or a dash to the end of a line. With available ingredients - vegetables and herbs, rhymes and words - layers of flavor and meaning are infused in the pan and composed on the page."

Nicole Gulotta in "Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry"