Turn your basic foods into fancy dishes with a little technique called plating. Here are 5 ways to turn “boring” food into stunning delicacies. Mashed Potatoes This TikToker makes straight ...

If you cook for a partner, maybe buy two. Or don’t: Let the fancy little plate be your quiet, solo treat, or use it without any prompting to show them a little extra love on occasion.

My other fancy little plate is, in fact, even cheaper: a stainless steel platter that I got at a restaurant supply store for, if my memory serves me right, under $5. When I eat my buttered toast ...