What I Have Learned
Directions: Fill in the blank with a missing word in the sentence.
If the 1.
is the masterpiece, then the 2.
is its frame. Adapt 3.
framing strategies to your cooking for a quick way to improve your food's presentation.
Buy beautiful bowls and plates in a variety of 4. and colors. The same bowl of soup looks
dramatically different in a small 5.
cup and an oversized, shallow white French
consommé bowl.
You can also decorate the rim of a plate, just as you'd decorate a frame. Use 6.
elements like colorful spices or confectioner's sugar; specialty salts like Hawaiian alaea or
Himalayan pink salt which also lend themselves wonderfully to this purpose.
For 7.
appetizers, part of the presentation is making the display platter look
beautiful. Make a bed of uncooked soba noodles or flat rice sticks, shafts of wheat, or large sprigs
of fresh herbs like rosemary and thyme.
This is also a good 8.
to use if you are preparing a hors d'oeuvre platter. If
you're decorating a plate that will hold 9.
be aware that by the time you're finished
garnishing the plate, the food may not be hot. In some cases, you can 10.
the plate
before you plate the food. If this is impossible, work quickly and have all of your garnishes close
by.