I list ingredients, not recipes. I rarely measure quantity and I have no idea how many people you plan to serve. I have a degree in culinary arts from a Le Cordon Bleu college, so I use techniques I learned there in my cooking. I also use some common items in unusual ways. Hopefully this project will inspire some people to try new things.
Each plating takes me a while. I sometimes spend 20 minutes plating. If you ever work in a commercial kitchen, this is a great way to not keep your job.
My budget limits the ingredients I can buy, so I repeat some of them frequently. I'm unemployed and living with my mom (which is why I get to put faces in her food every day), hence the limits.
Some days, I don't cook at all and therefore don't document anything. If I didn't at least plate the food, I don't take credit. Some items were cooked by others, but I arranged them. I do document whenever I am able.
My mom has had a history of cognitive problems. Part of this project is to measure her response to the pareidolia stimulus. At this point, she expects to see something in her food, but she doesn't always recognize what some people would right away. I don't take any steps to influence her one way or another, but if she does recognize the face or object, I acknowledge it. I sometimes wonder how many people would see some of the shapes and faces if I had not pointed them out. I don't have a control subject in this project, but this is really more of a response measurement.
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