I enjoy the Pinterest boards that show food art. It is amazing what can be made with fruits, vegetables and meat. As the charcuterie craze has grown in the USA, the opportunity for food art is born. This iguana is too pretty to eat.
When Chase and Walker were little, the Leanders were always with us. Ryan and Blake were like bonus cousins. Jill and I swapped childcare one day a week. There was a short season when Chase and Ryan were in school Walker was a baby, and Blake was my primary lunch guest.
Blake had a limited diet of approved foods. He did eat peanut butter. Peanut butter has to be Jiff in our house. I believe it was in Jill's, too. One day she called to question me about Blake eating peanut butter. I assured her he did for me. The conversation went like this:
Valerie: "Yes."
Jill: "He won't eat them here."
Valerie: "Is it Jiff peanut butter?"
Jill: "Yes."
Valerie: "Do you slice it diagonally and flip the triangles to make a butterfly out of the sandwich?"
Jill: "No."
Valerie: "Try that."
A traditional American snack is peanut butter in celery with raisins. It is called "ants on a log." Nutritional and cute. We once had a turkey veggie tray brought to our Big Bess Thanksgiving. It took time for the creator, but brought great delight at meal time.
This passage reminds us to give thanks for the food before us.
“Give us this day our daily bread.” – Matthew 6:11
Honestly, there is some guilt in the knowledge that we have such abundance that we can be creative and literally "play with our food." The very thing we were told not to do as children has become culinary art.
Today, I am grateful for food art.
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