There is a reason that professional photographers can make a good living being “Food Photographers.” Humans are very visual creatures. If food looks good, we get hungry for it. This is why the burgers in ads almost never look like what you actually get when you order. I was thinking about how often I have been guilty of just tossing food onto the plates of my hungry family. Usually by the time I get to serving dinner, I am exhausted and just want to sit and stuff my face.
However, it would not take that much more to serve the meal nicely and make it look good. I do that for my husband when I cook him breakfasts and lunches. If I make an omelette, fried turkey-ham, potatoes, and/or toast, I try to present it in a way that is as visually appealing as possible. And I feel great pride in doing so.
Even when one of us tosses something together for ourselves, it seems to taste so much better if it looks pretty.
Our children are growing and I want dinners together to be special, something they will always treasure and remember and bring forward into their future lives. So my goal now is to slow down a tiny bit at dinner time and present meals in a more appealing way. Tonight it will be meatloaf and mashed potatoes. I cannot wait to show you how pretty it will be. 🙂
A gluten-free pizza that my husband whipped up for himself. Not perfectly round, but beautiful in its imperfections.
Feeding Friends 