Don't you love all the pretty pictures of perfectly-plated food on websites and blogs such as this one? Of course, since I want to promote delicious organic foods and Green's catering services, I'm going to show you pictures like this (another of my faves, the roasted veggie platter in one of its myriad manifestations):
Or perhaps one of these (a perfectly pleasing platter of gluten-free almond spongecake squares):
Or maybe a little something like this (a piquant pile of cheesy-chipotle quesadillas):
What you don't usually see is what the cooking process really looks like. For example, take a peek at this mess:
Or this line-up of things-in-process:
But that's the way it works in my kitchen folks: Platters get stacked on top of platters, things sit in heaps awaiting their turn for a little culinary alchemy. It's messy business, this cooking thing. And when I've got a multiplicity of dishes in the works, space is everything. As it happens, space is also limited in my home & kitchen, hence, the stacking! At any given time, there are things simmering, roasting, resting, cooling, waiting to be wrapped...
...or in this case, being guarded by a willful pussy-cat while some ingredients haven't so much as been unpacked yet!
But with a little time and perseverance, cinnamon bread goes from giant skillet...
...to giant serving board...
...and the chaos becomes progress becomes a gluten-free (except for the corn gluten in the tortillas...) graduation party feast for 60 people, here featuring savory crepes w/ curried potato filling, roasted veggies with parsley-basil dipping sauce, cheesy quesadillas with chipotle sauce, fruit, almond cake and cinnamon bread.
Happy Graduation, Avram! Best wishes for your bright future! I hope you had a fun and tasty party...
--Sheila
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