But somehow I forgot\u00a0the presentation part.<\/p>\n
I have always had a blind spot when it comes to this. The effort is in the creation, and that’s where I want it.<\/p>\n
I remember when I was a kid and my parents had friends visiting one afternoon. One of us\u00a0suggested popcorn as a snack, and I jumped up to prepare it.<\/p>\n
I felt very grown up because I knew how to pop the popcorn in a big kettle, heating the oil with three test kernels and then shaking the kettle on the stove so that the popcorn all popped and didn’t burn.<\/p>\n
When it was done, I brought it out to serve the guests exactly the way we always ate it in the Schnellinger household: in a clean dishwashing pan.<\/p>\n
My mother was horrified and embarrassed, and her friends howled with laughter. I was mortified. How was I to know?<\/p>\n
Well, I know better now. Tom didn’t care. As you can see in the featured image, it didn’t stop him from eating half of it.<\/p>\n
And it’s not like I never present food properly; I do. Sometimes.<\/p>\n
But I think I have\u00a0it right. Make the food taste good. Put your love into that. If you serve it in a dishpan, it will still taste good.<\/p>\n
Today’s penny is a 2014, when I learned how to make this pate.<\/p>\n
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