
Summer Cooking, Food Can Be Beautiful
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Good morning last week I saw a lovely art exhibit which was displayed by a summer art colony what imagination gorgeous colors and skill was shown by these biting artists. These magnificent colors made me think of food and I said to myself good food can be beautiful too it's really the work of an artist to prepare attractive food just as much as any pretty water color all painting in most pleasures we have in life a good share of the actual enjoyment comes from anticipation that's why every dish to prepare and serve should be as attractive to look at as it is to week. Serving food attractively and good tasting food starts with menu planning think of color and texture of the food as well as the flavor when you plan meals the plainest and most inexpensive food can look and taste delightful when it's properly prepared and served for instance serve a bowl of soup that's really a Study in Scarlet and green your guests and family well think it's the magician in you when this two colored first car soup comes to the table. It's all done as easily as you please with those handy canned soups canned tomato soup and canned piece of work the magic here is a simple secret. Dilute each share soup according to the directions on the can heat each of the soups in a separate saucepan Now the trick poor each heated soup into the serving bowl at the same time slowly poor one soup in at one side of the terrain and at the same time slowly pour the other soup in at the other side the two will meet but not merge that you will have a soup a task Olive and half green. Soups like these will help to stretch the main part of your meal and your meat course will go farther you might like to serve eggs superbly styled after this filling two tones to soup a recipe for eggs Francey use would be a good one to use make a cream soften add some chopped onion and grated cheese to it then season with a DAS Beshore Tabasco or worse to char sauce carefully poach the eggs until they are soft and place them on individual rounds of toast cover the eggs with a cheese sauce and sprinkle them with Pep Reka and little more grated cheese placed under a low flame in your bra I learn to live she's melts garnish with parsley and serve it once. Be sure to have your relish tray with lots of crisp broad vegetables to go along with the a dish really rings of green pepper then slices of new white turnip are some of the raw vegetables that would be good fresh broccoli and cauliflower buds marinated was French dressing are delicious too for a successful dessert and one that a little different glaze some tiny cupcakes with fresh orange syrup and serve them with fruit or ice cream if you like to make the orange syrup you simply combine orange juice and some of the grated rind with sugar in a small saucepan stir over a low heat until the sugar is dissolved then increase the heat and bought it rapidly for five minutes to graze each tiny cake insert a fork into the cupcake and dip it into the orange syrup strike the fork against the side of the pander allow the excess syrup to drop off place the cakes on the rack to cool in checking over the ME ALIVE suggested I find it's not only a meal of sheer elegance to look at but also one of exceptional nutritive value of. Add a glass of cold milk at each place and the picture will be framed well in nutrients and added attractiveness I have a colorful sheet of these and other recipes to help you add color and zest to your meals it's called food can be beautiful if you'd like a copy of these clever suggestions send a card to me I've been it here at W N Y C New York seven New York and simply ask for food can be beautiful then remember that nutritious food can and should taste and look good too thank you and good morning.