11 Food Photos That Will Take Your Taste Buds for a Ride

If you use the right ingredients and find the perfect lighting, you can make almost any food look appetizing. Guest curator Marla Meridith, food and lifestyle blogger at Family Fresh Cooking, gave Mashable readers an important tip last week: "Find the freshest, most vibrant ingredients, look for great lighting and adjust to the proper white balance."

In these 11 food photos that Meridith chose for this week's round of the Mashable Photo Challenge Guest Series, you'll see a good mouthwatering mix of fancy starters, hearty entrees, decadent desserts and mixed drinks.