Favourite Things

Favourite Things
Copyright Doris 2011, with apologies to Rodgers & Hammerstein

Roast garlic mash with a glass of Rioja
Shoestring potatoes or veal saltimbocca
Snapper with snowpeas, sashimi with soy,
These are the dishes that fill me with joy.

Olive foccacia and gammon with mustard
Chicken Marengo, bananas with custard
Waffles, Kartoffels and anything sweet
These are the dishes that I want to eat

When the wine’s warm,
When the bread’s stale,
When the bill’s mucked up
I simply remember my favourite meal
And then it’s not so..........much of a problem.

Raspberry coulis and rich chocolate mousses
Milkshakes and lassis and freshly-squeezed juices
Coffee gelato with tiramisu
These are the dishes that I want to chew

When the wine’s warm,
When the bread’s stale,
When the staff are new
I simply remember my favourite meal
And then I don’t want to......do something involving involuntary reflexes.

Parmesan, Camembert, fresh mascarpone
Strasburg and brattwurst, proscuitto, polony
Coq au vin, croque monsieur, coquille St Jacques
These are what I want when I want a snack

Warm tapioca and cold apple strudels
Sago and pasta, polenta and noodles
Couscous and burghul, potatoes and rice
These are the carbs I think are kinda nice

When the wine’s warm,
When the bread’s stale,
When the bill’s mucked up
I simply remember my favourite meal
And then it’s not so..........much of a problem.