This photo from Things Organized Neatly shows a variety of discarded, mismatched spoons dipped in a spectrum of muted paint colors. The resulting rainbow gradient is striking, and although I’m pretty sure it wasn’t so, it made me hope that a matching rainbow of dishes lay waiting just off-camera to aid these spoons in fulfilling their destinies..

Clockwise from top left:
Macaroni and cheese casserole with asiago and white cheddar on Kait’s Plate
Traditional creamed corn recipe on MarthaStewart.com
Roasted butternut squash with sage, pecans and cheese from Blisstree.com
Blood orange tart recipe by Lottie + Doof
Beet dip recipe created by Seaweed Snacks
Purple cauliflower soup from Chez Us
Blue Russian potato photo from Cracked Pot
Blueberry macarons with orange blossom butter cream baked by Not So Humble
Blue velvet cupcakes by Sprinkle Bakes
Braised kale with sesame seeds from the Gluten Free Mommy
Vegan spinach linguine with basil cilantro pesto and artichokes on Go Vegan Meow
Honeydew cucumber salad with lime and mint by The Cilantropist
Burnt honey, orange and yogurt panna cotta from taste.com
Cheesecake with blueberry lavender topping featured on Kat Bakes
Salted watermelon sorbet found on Flickr’s foodiehunter photostream