art of the Meal

If you like the

favor curry

brings to the table,

I have just the recipe for you.

don gloves—kid gloves—

since you’ll want to keep

the too-generic additions

to a minimum

–kneading clean gladhands to

pat backs in the mix

and

ingratiate plenty of shreds

of processed modesty

–artificial or imitation is fine

in any fishbowl

adding cut ups

of butter

–unmelted by mouth

and whipped with

titters simpered in thyme,

along with a dash

of humility

(for color, mostly, so go easy)

before

deglazing with boatloads

–bucketloads in a pinch

of…

ah…

cumen,

–diluted and reduced!

and

exactly

1 c. love.