Are you the type to plate your food in an eye-appealing manner, and do you take extra care to make sure it is a colorful and clean presentation?

I do, I am not into serving a plate that is less than attractive. I love color, and even in my plating I like it to be a work of art...as well it is! It is my belief that we eat with our eyes as much as we do with our tatse buds. If my food looks good it tastes better in my opinion.

you are so right! as some of you may know I am an old broad who has lived alone for over thirty years. granted, being a sailor and a camp cook a lot of that time has been away from home. but on the ships or in camp always picture the plates as to color and texture. we usually have two or three proteins, two starches and two veggies and a selection of salads and desserts.

At home meals are simple, and I shop often, but plan the plates.

I can not deal with paper napkins!!! and usually light a candle or four.

nice thread Cathy! ((hugs))
Nan

For years in restuarants of course all food was plated. Then in the work-camps everything was served buffet-style. These days at home, I like to show off my platter and serving-bowl colletion so I tend to serve family-style at the table and let folks fix their own plates. Occasionally I will pre-plate a salad or a dessert.

Yes, I do like to plate the food I am serving (most of the time). I cook solely for the enjoyment of it, and for me, part of that experience is plating the meal for my guests and for myself. BUT!- I have hosted a couple of dinners lately with groups of 8-10 where I let everyone fix their own. That was fun, too, to see what everyone chose, and how they arranged it for themselves. Interesting: some people just heaped the food on their plates not minding if the colors and flavors all intermingled, while a few were very particular to not let certain things even remotely touch on their plates.

((Hugs)) to you Nan!

Golly we have missed you here lately, you must be working hard? How's everything healing? I hope you are pain free by now and almost like new again! By the way YOU ARE NOT an Old Broad, we have just reached our PRIME Nan:) And don't forget it! We're the "Prime Time Gals"

Love ya, Cathy