I Talk About Dishes

About Kimbesa

I love dishes, and I continue to haunt thrift stores, estate sales, and other places where vintage china, dinnerware and glassware are to be found.

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Simple Dessert – Apple Galette

I made my first apple galette today. It’s like a pie without the pie dish. The pastry goes flat on a baking stone or sheet. Then you add the filling and pull up the sides.

I’ve seen a number of recipes for this kind of dessert. It seems a little easier than a pie, because . . . → Read More: Simple Dessert – Apple Galette

Serve Homemade Brownies on Mikasa China

I like a good brownie, like most people. I favor the fudgy and chewy end of the spectrum as compared to the cake-like brownies. Just personal preference.

I also like dark chocolate, and when Hershey’s Special Dark came out with cocoa in the baking section, I grabbed it.

Now I’m planning for holiday baking and . . . → Read More: Serve Homemade Brownies on Mikasa China

Use Luscious China for Apple Crisp

Luscious is the name of this china pattern by Savoir Vivre, made in Japan.

Here the soup bowl includes a serving of warm apple crisp and vanilla ice cream.

The fresh apples came straight from a local produce market. I used Paula Red, an early variety.

The Luscious pattern includes apples in the motif, as . . . → Read More: Use Luscious China for Apple Crisp

Dishes for Your Map-Inspired Dining Room

Beautiful old maps – reproduced for home decorating on wallpaper, fabrics and other accessories – can bring richness to your dining room as well.

What dinnerware can you select to create your table setting in a dining room based on an antique maps theme, without overpowering the look?

We have several avenues to suggest:

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Serve Your Holiday Foods in Style

As we head quickly into fall, I’m planning for the holiday recipes I will be making for guests and gifts. One more list to make and check twice. And I’m looking for new foods to try as well.

I found a recipe for cooking thick pork chops on the Cook’s Country television show.

As soon . . . → Read More: Serve Your Holiday Foods in Style

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