We have fallen in love with food. Well, not actual food but the visual portrayal of food. How often have you seen a picture of some insane concoction and thought "that looks great but I'm sure as hell not eating that."
The trend of taking pictures of our food in restaurants is not going out of style. I don't post as much on social media but will take pictures as a reference point for a dish that hopefully I enjoyed or want to remember from a vacation or a quick weekend getaway.
Maybe you post a lot of food pictures on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, or any of a number of social media sites. You just tried that cool place and want everyone else to be envious over what you just ate.
We don't want to fight this trend but we do suggest adding on to this trend in 2019: Instagram your home cooking.
Your presentation might not be as awesome as the restaurant in that cool neighborhood. Your plates might be a bit more worn. You might get a shot of the dishcloth in the back of the photo or a shot of the microwave oven.
Doesn't matter. Put those photos online. Brag about how easy home cooking can be. Showcase how you probably saved a bunch of money making your own pizza and you didn't have to leave a tip.
Even if your food isn't perfect looking, your homemade cooking probably tastes better than it looks.
You can even take a picture during the process, such as the photo above, to chart your progress.
You can take some before and after shots if that helps your cause. As in this example, you don't even have to post pictures of a complete dish. The art of caramelized onions is worthy of social media.
The art of cooking is picture worthy.
Seeing cooking photos in your Instagram feed can make cooking seem less intimidating. Or you can see other people's mistakes to learn from them.
photos credit: me, except for photo #2 via bettycrocker.com.
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