Presentation, presentation, presentation!

You can prepare the most appetizing food and then ruin it by poor presentation. How many people have seen the commercial for the Kohler sink? The woman is dressed to the nines with fabulous food for her guests and is serving it on paper plates with plastic forks because she doesn’t want to get the new sink dirty. Contrary to what some experts may say, there is a time and place for plastic/paper…a picnic…casual buffet dining…a BBQ. I have to admit that even for a picnic I have a matching set of picnicware (not paper), however.

Practice makes perfect. Incorporate a matched, properly set table into your daily routine. I am not suggesting that for a family dinner that you break out the heirloom china and silver. I am suggesting that you always set a matched table even if you are using your daily corelleware. I know some of you may be shocked by this, but it doesn’t take any longer to put out 4 matching forks than it does 4 mismatched ones. In fact, why do you even have mismatched silverware in the drawer in the first place? Get rid of it! You can get a decent set of daily silverware even if you are on a budget. The same goes with glassware, plates, bowls and even serving pieces. And please don’t tell me you don’t need serving dishes because you are serving from the pan. If you don’t have anything that matches and are on a budget,