A simple salad with cucumbers as its main ingredient, with celery and feta cheese chunks, dressed in a plain vinaigrette with pimientos, is a beautiful component of an elegant luncheon. ©M-J de Mesterton 2010

 These stainless steel pans full of chocolate chip dough (Trader Joe's recipe) were created using a melon-baller that's also useful in the production of Swedish meatballs and elegant salad design . ©M-J de Mesterton, Elegant Cook