Dishes

I have a weakness for dishes.

A slice of bright lemon pie picking up the yellow of flowers on an antique plate... or the deep red of pickled beets atop dark green leaf lettuce on a stark white one... or the traditional Thanksgiving feast mounded upon blue Spode... Pretty food, pretty plates... The pleasing presentation of good food enhances the experience of eating it.

Here you see chilled honeydew soup with its green, limy, mint coolness, in a green leaf-like bowl: pretty to look at, delicious to slurp.

Chilled Honeydew Soup

Flesh of 1 honeydew melon (seeded)
1 tablespoon of honey (more or less)
3 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lime juice (more or less)
¼ cup of fresh mint leaves (loosely packed) from the garden

Buzz it all in the blender, and then chill it for several hours. You can garnish it with a thin slice of lime or a small sprig of mint.

Hmmmm..... maybe it’s food - not dishes - that I have a weakness for.

From my home to yours, happy summer!