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Gary

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> news
> > On 11/18/2017 1:24 PM, wrote:
> >> On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 10:44:46 -0500, jmcquown >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 11/17/2017 2:30 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >>>> "U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>>> On Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:10:11 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Cheri wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> "Gary" wrote:
> >>>>>>>> Cheri wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> Yes, as they say...you eat with your eyes first.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Not me.
> >>>>>>>> My taste buds have taken over my body's food choices.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> No problem, I want my food to look good on the plate as well as
> >>>>>>> taste good.
> >>>>>>> It doesn't take much time to present an attractive plate, at least
> >>>>>>> food that
> >>>>>>> is attractive to us. Now, if I lived by myself...I still would do it
> >>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>> way. LOL
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Lazy Gary here. heheh Anytime I cook for even one other, I
> >>>>>> always consider the presentation but NEVER just for me. Not only
> >>>>>> my lousy blurry camera, this is another reason that I don't send
> >>>>>> meal pics often. Once it comes out of the oven or off the stove,
> >>>>>> I plate and eat while it's nice and hot.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I don't 'plate'. The food is attractive before I dish it up. Who has
> >>>>> time to arrange stuff on a plate. It ought to look mouth watering
> >>>>> when it is done cooking.]
> >>>>> Janet US
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Me, I have time, some don't.
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheri
> >>>
> >>> I've got time but I don't spend most of it taking pics of what I've
> >>> cooked.
> >>
> >> Takes UNDER FIVE SECONDS to snap a pic. The difficult part is to
> >> remember before you finish eating... I often forget too...
> >> occasionally I've posted a pic of the left overs the next day and just
> >> don't say.
> >>
> >>> I'd really rather just cook and eat it. But if I *am* going to
> >>> take a pic, I do tend to try to make it look good. Therefore,
> >>> "presentation".
> >>>
> >>> I don't do that sort of thing when I'm not going to take a picture. I
> >>> don't run out and buy fresh herbs or a lemon to show sliced next to
> >>> whatever. I'm cooking for myself.
> >>> No need to garnish the plate.
> >>
> >> True... just place your wine glass in the pic. lol
> >> I don't usually garnish for rfc pics, only time I garnish is for
> >> company, and not always. However it's not all that difficult to
> >> arrange food attractively rather than toss it on a plate haphazardly.
> >
> > Agreed about that. Still, I don't "arrange" it.
> >
> >> Jill, don't you have a box of those oriental paper umbrellas, you
> >> must... that's garnish aplenty... and they're reusable unless it's an
> >> outdoor event and it rains.
> >>
> > Oriental paper umbrellas?! Why on earth would I have those?
>
> Why wouldn't you? I have some. Also little frilly toothpicks and plastic
> swords.

OK dammit. IMO...if your meal needs some little gimmicks and
fancy presentation to make it worthwhile, perhaps you need to
learn to cook better and let the food stand (and be judged) on
it's own.