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June 7, 2013 at 10:16 am
· Filed under Entertaining, Food Fun, Kitchenware-Tabletop
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As a student, we loved the “Homage To The Suare” paintings of Josef Albers, who created more than a thousand squares-within-squares over a 25-year period.
When we saw this photo of a dish from Daniel restaurant in New York City, we thought: square food, square plates.
You’ll be the opposite of a square when you present guests or family with fun squared food. While our list below is dinner fare, you can easily square off breakfast and lunch.
Cutting certain foods into squares can produce a lot of trimmings, but it’s easy to use them in omelets, salads, hors d’oeuvre and snacks.
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A dinner plate from Daniel. Photo courtesy Thomas Schauer Photography. |
You can square up rice, vegetables, and other foods with:
A square egg mold
A square cookie cutter or other square cutter
These square glass dinner plates from Libbey are inexpensive; or you can spring for these square white porcelain plates.
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A composite of some “Homage To The
Square” paintings. Photo courtesy
Mysticmedusa.com.
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WHAT TO SQUARE OFF ON YOUR PLATE
Mains
Beef, lamb, pork loin
Casserole
Grilled fish steak
Grilled tofu
Lasagne
Moussaka
Polenta with mushroom ragout
Quiche (bake it in a square pan)
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Sides
Corn bread
Diced vegetables
Mashed potatoes
Rice or grains
Stuffing or other dressing
Vegetable pudding: carrot, corn, potato, zucchini, etc.
Desserts
Brownies and bars
Flan or other custard (bake it in a square pan)
Ice cream (sliced from a rectangular quart)
Loaf cake
Melon
What would you add to this list?
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