As I’ve said before, I really believe that you eat with your eyes first, so I like to spend a little time on plating. Our dinner last night wasn’t anything fancy – a combination of beets, fingerlings and purple potatoes tossed with salt, olive oil and Herbes de Provence and then roasted in the oven, a salmon filet seasoned with salt and pepper and seared on the stovetop, my basic mustard vinaigrette and some pretty microgreens – but the presentation (and flavor) garnered a big “WOW” from my husband. It’s nice to know I can still knock his socks off from time to time.
Last Night’s Dinner® 
did you get a new camera for christmas? your pictures look amazing lately!
absolutely beautiful
do i say this same thing over and over?
it’s just so so TRUE!
I agree with the others. This picture is beautiful! And I just had dinner out tonight – salmon with a black olive sauce – but yours looks so much better!
Those microgreens really make this dish look stunning – and a great nutritional hit too!
So beautiful.
I just bought a small selection of plain white dishes to try and make my food look better, but nice dishes won’t teach me how to plate like this. So simple, but so appealing.
Us vs. Food
jess – I wish! Santa didn’t bring me a new camera, I guess I’ve just been playing around with my technique a bit. Practice makes perfect, right? 🙂
claudia – Thank you. And yes, I’m blushing.
Cee – Thanks! Black olive sauce – do tell!
Helen – You can’t really go wrong there!
michelle – Thank you! I’m starting to add some new pieces into our collection – dishes, bowls, flatware, just to change things up a bit. Basic whites are a great place to start, though.
Very very elegant! Nicely done. I made some fingerling potatoes the other day but did not present them as beautifully as you did!
GORGEOUS! 🙂 The purple microgreens, the orange salmon, the yellow potatoes… all the colors and shapes, and the long plate… it’s just perfect.
I don’t know about Mike, but I’d guess most of your readers are sock-free about now. I know I am. Beautiful!
Hillary, Anita and Terry B – thank you so much!