Creative Cooking - How to make a simple meal fancy gormet

Creative Cooking 
How to turn a simple meal into a fancy gourmet dining experience

Sometimes you just need a few simple things to take it from the ordinary to the extraodinary and into a real dining experience. Here are some great ways to turn your next meal into something special.

1. Take a normal meal and an unexpected spice or ingredient.
     Add one of the following:

• Garlic
• Coconut
• Extra Cheese
• BBQ Sauce

2. Rename it - when you present a meal give it an extra flourish with a new name. Make it your own with a simple alteration and then you own it. Present it like that too!

3. Bake it Again

     Anything that is 'baked twice' can be extra special. A twice baked potato is way fancier than a baked potato.

4. Add a specialty topping

     Some people have secret ingredients that they can add anytime they need some extra punch.  This can be something simple, like adding crushed cornflakes on basic mac and cheese, or adding crushed saltines with herbs onto a hot dish.

5. Serve it "Two Ways"

     When you take a simple menu item like carrots, if you prepare them 2 different ways, it will 

6. Add a matching side "Combo It"

     Paring a second menu item will give you some extra pizzazz. Combo items are a big hit at restaurants