Having recently been to Tal-y-Tara to have their Motorloaf of different sandwich fillings, I was inspired to pull Cousin J-Yah's tiered plate out of the closet to assemble a splashy-looking lunch. There's something magical about tiers - the same food looks downright fancy when cut into smaller portions and arranged airily above the table.I had only white bread in the house but enjoyed adding a variety of fillings to the very thin slices - ham and cheese, cheddar and chutney, egg salad, sliced chicken with cranberry sauce. A few tiny, bright clementines and a slice of Chilebrown's wonderfully fruity and nutty fruitcake (we are parceling it out, trying to make it last forever), and you have a feast fit for four kings.
Presentation is everything. When I worked the tea service at hotel fancy it was my job to wheel the food up from the kitchen.The sandwiches looked quite homely until placed on a three tier similar to yours.But oh yes,they were good!
ReplyDeleteAll right that is not fair. You need to bake the bread.Then toast it with love. That is a fancy display tower. I wonder what different cuts and slices of bacon would look like on your tower?
ReplyDeleteP,S Eat a couple of sices of fruitcake for inspiration.
Ooooo it looks like High Tea.
ReplyDeleteOh, piss. I love it. I need one myself. Beautiful.
ReplyDelete(And: clementines on sandwiches? So Pandora!)
Greg, I'm learning what you knew all along - we taste with our eyes as well as our tongue.
ReplyDeleteChilebrown, we are still enjoying the fruitcake, a little at a time. Savoring.
Morgan, it felt a little like that, too.
Cookiecrumb, I haven't seen the movie yet (and likely won't), but I gather that's a reference to Avatar rather than the Greek Pandora. Does Pandora look like a tangerine?
I haven't seen the movie either, and likely won't. But that's what I was referring to, if only imaginarily. Tangerine sandwiches!
ReplyDeleteCookiecrumb, now that's a new idea for me - tangerine sandwiches! Maybe spread the bread with creme fraiche or yogurt?
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