“Menu from the Fairy Tale Restaurant,” by M. Frost

Apr 20th, 2025 | By | Category: Poetry

Appetizers

The Seven Dwarves
A classic. Dwarves are deep-fried in ale batter

Fairy Godmother Wings
Spicy and hot, request boned or boneless.

Cinderella’s Slippers
Assorted pieces of maiden’s feet wrapped in a slipper of dough and lightly fried.

Main Courses

Maiden’s Hair
Rapunzel’s locks snipped long and parboiled,
smothered in a snow white sauce or a lips-as-red-as-wine reduction.

Knight Kabob
De-armored and skewered with its own lance, dragon-seared to a medium-rare finish
and served with a garnish of maiden’s hair.

The Woodsman
Complete with ax, the dish is served au jus with a red riding hood coulis.

Surf N’ Turf
Mermaid on the half-shell, served raw or boiled over a bed of pearls.
(Both surf and turf halves must be cooked the same way.)

Desserts

The Hansel and Gretel
Our specialty! Witch-fattened pair of children (one girl and one boy),
roasted and drizzled with honey, served between two thick loaves of authentic gingerbread.

The Gingerbread Man
A slimmer version of the house special. For the feminists, a gingerbread woman is available.

Ladyfingers
Lily-white fingers (male, female, or other) from court beauties, gently powdered and soaked
in your choice of potion.

Potions and Aperitifs

Leprechaun’s liquor *
Love Potion #9, the house favorite! **
The Evil Queen’s draught
Anti-wart elixir
The Sleeping Beauty (a bedtime potion) ***

* Made with real leprechauns, fermented fresh nightly.
** Love potions are not guaranteed.
*** Handsome prince is extra. Specify grilling preferences: rare, medium-rare, or still
struggling.

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The creative work of M. Frost appears in Abyss & Apex, Strange Horizons, Star*Line, The Hopkins Review, Camas, and many other venues, including a chapbook publication, Cow Poetry (Finishing Line Press), and a collaboration, Constellation (CreateSpace). Website: mfrostwords.com.

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