I recently read about slow living and was inspired to live more leisurely, getting the same done but relaxing more along the way. One fun way to do that has been to set my table often for dinner. As you can probably tell, I'm just "shopping my closet," using stuff I already have. Um, my food recently has been mostly just stuff I have to use up, but the setting has made it more enjoyable. The settings are based on the type of food:
for a canned fish salad with chilled sweet potatoes, a "seaside cafe":
for a flatbread type with black beans and lettuce, a "little Mexican restaurant":
for a premade entree with salad on the side, a "French bistro":
for Italiany pasta with pesto and a side salad, a "European cafe":