I'm going to be up front in saying... Will you still help me swoon over this recipe, despite it being one of the ugliest things I've ever had to photograph?? YIKES. But for real, sometimes the hardest part of this job is making absolutely delicious food LOOK as pretty in pictures as it tastes. Some foods do the legwork for me, like pretty much anything involving sprinkles, or cookies with all kinds of textures and depth. But these bacon wrapped dates made my job a tiny bit difficult, because, well... They're just not beautiful by any definition of the word. Deliciously jam-packed with flavor? Absolutely. But nice to look at? No way. I found 7 of them that were worth photographing, and the recipe made 36. That's a terribly low fraction. But alas, today is all about love and sharing the joy of food with someone you love, and I've got a few other bloggers around the blogosphere helping me do that today. Welcome to our virtual dinner party for 2! Laura brought the cocktail: a ...
