I'm not crazy about a crowded plate but it really doesn't bother me much at all if my food ends up being all pushed together. I like when my mashed potatoes and corn or vegetables get mushed together, often times I'll serve the corn on top of my potatoes....carb lover that I am!
The only thing I have trouble with is most cheese....I DO eat melted mozzarella or provolone, parmesan and cream cheese. And I can eat the kind of cottage cheese that melts if I mix it with eggs and beat it up as a faux ricotta in lasagna. But please don't "insist" you know of a cheese I will just absolutely love (simply because YOU love it). Ain't gonna happen. I've tried, honest I have. I simply start to gag ~ which is NOT attractive at anyone's dinner table. And don't think it's funny to slip some special cheese into a dish and not mention it. Believe me, I can tell. Usually, with new friends, I simply say I'm allergic to cheese and then they accept it so much easier than if I just say I do not care for it.