On May 19, 2:02*pm, gtr > wrote:
> On 2012-05-19 20:15:13 +0000, z z said:
>
> > I have one of those 3 tier graduated trays. Once (for someone who had
> > just married) I filled it with frosted cupcakes and then took long thin
> > curling ribbons, tied them to the top center point, and curled them to
> > fall down the sides. However, I skimped on the cupcakes, and learned
> > that presentation should never outdo the food.
>
> I like to get a bag of those Christmas bows, you know the ones that
> have some tape on them; you peel off the cover and then plunk them on a
> box? I like to put those on a pork chop, piece of baked Haddock or
> slice of meatloaf. *Sure, you have to take them off before eating, but
> they're so festive.
>
> I found a bag of plastic cocktail swords, with the little handles. *I
> stabbed them into everything on the plate. It makes it mysterious!
> Hey, who stabbed my asparagus spears. Who impaled my meatball in five
> places? *It was me!
>
> I like to use a Sharpie to write messages on paper plates like,
> "Beware!" or "You will inherit some money!" and stuff. *Then load it up
> with mashed potatoes, peas and a turkey leg and, when you eat through
> the food--there's the message. *It's a surprise! It makes the food
> taste bad but that's show business.

Great minds think alike.....