| RIM GARNISHES We’d long wanted a set of wide-rim bowls (photo #1) that the better restaurants we patronize use to serve pasta, soup and other foods. The presentation never ceases to delight—especially when garnishes or decoration are set atop the wide rim. We listened to all the reasons why these bowls were not a wise purchase: no more storage space in our small apartment, questionable number of uses per year, etc. To those who questioned our judgment in buying a set of wide rim bowls (you know who you are!): See the mini waffles recipe below (photo #4): Voilà, yet another use. We use our wide rim bowls largely for entertaining, as opposed to daily use; but there’s no reason why you can’t do both. No matter what’s in the bowl (cereal, chili, fish en brodo, grain bowls, green salads, ice cream, pasta and pasta salad, pudding, salad, soup, etc.), you can plate other foods on the rim. Go wherever your imagination takes you, but here are some ways in which we “rim garnish” conventional foods: Truly, we have so much fun with this! For August 24th, National Waffle Day, we copied this idea for mini waffles with two dipping sauces. While in theory a breakfast dish, it was a great lunch! In this recipe (photo #3), the ingredients have reversed places: The main food is plated on the rim, and the garnishes are in the bowl. We didn’t have a mini waffle maker, so we made regular-size waffles and cut them into four smaller squares. As for the dip, we used strawberry and vanilla yogurt; and garnished everything with blueberries and raspberries. There are other waffle applications, too; for example: |
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