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The White House chef
must put together a menu
of special recipes
to suit the diners
of various tastes
from heads of state
to cabinet members
to kids and grandkids
sports stars and celebrities
donors, bankers, billionaires.
The most popular dishes
for this Administration
will not surprise you
like Tacos on Tuesdays
(sometimes daily)
or Chicken à la King
(or anything à la King)
Deep Fried Chicken
with Golden Crust
(anything gold, really)
and Orange Chicken
(big fans of chicken
in the White House)
dishes always served
with a side of fries
with mayo or white sauce
(white the top choice).
The Chicken Liver Pâté
is eaten with a silver spoon
Deported Burritos Grandes
always full of beans
Mafia-inspired Meatballs
comes on a bed of pasta
a bed you make yourself
and lie, lie, lie
in it if you like
secret recipes try
Catering Truck Popovers
(might leave a bad taste
in your mouth)
or enjoy a gilded platter
of Oysters on the Shell Company
washed down with Diet Coke
or all the hot Bullion
in the entire world
stored by the ton
down in the bunker
where the President sleeps.
Virginia Aronson is the author of many published books including The White House Family Cookbook, re-released recently by the White House Historical Association. New poetry collections include Collateral Damage (Clare Songbirds Publishing), Whiskey Islandand Whiskey Straight Women (Cyberwit Press).
