Cheese and detail of dish Hacienda Gold Franciscan

Cinco de Mayo Dinnerware | Bright Summer Party Dishes

Cinco de Mayo is today, May 5, a time to party in Mexican style. Casual dinnerware goes with the festive atmosphere of Cinco de Mayo parties, complementary to the lively colors and simple goodness of the salsa, tortillas, enchiladas, Margaritas and other foods you might be serving. I selected a divided vegetable dish in the […]

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Diary of a Dishie | 3rd Birthday

Happy Birthday again for my blog, Diary of a Dishie! To celebrate, we’ve been eating birthday cake for nearly a week. (Well, the blog hasn’t been, just waiting for me to take the photos and post…) Birthday parties are a great time to get out your most charming dishes, and to mix and match your […]

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Tapioca Pudding in Glassware

All dressed up and someplace to go… …your dining table for your guests’ enjoyment! Plain vanilla tapioca pudding doesn’t have to go Plain Jane to serve your guests. With a bit of real whipped cream, some silver cookie decorations and a silver plated spoon, it can be dressed up and ready to be elegant and tasty. […]

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More on Vintage Mikasa Halo Dinnerware

Rebecca was kind enough to send photos of her vintage Mikasa china in the Halo pattern, as a follow up to my recent post about this vintage dinnerware in the Cerastone line. (Sorry about the grainy quality. I had a snag with the download and had to go to Plan B.) I’ve never seen this […]

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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: Use […]

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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 […]

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Mix and Match Your Big Bowls – Dudson China

When I’m out hunting for dinnerware, I find wonderful things that I’ve never seen, such as this Dudson china soup, salad or pasta bowl. Dudson is made in England, and available in the US, including products designed for the restaurant and hotel tableware industries. The name was new to me when I found these large […]

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Heisey Orchid – A Flower Lover’s Favorite Glass

Our four-part series on the table setting contest winners from the recent Great Lakes Depression Glass Club show continues. Second prize went to a table setting using the Orchid pattern by club member Margie Laski, who loves orchids and is president of the Michigan Orchid Society. Her table setting was displayed as part of the […]

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Three French Hens Mumm dinnerware

Shop for Christmas China All Year Round

My Christmas shopping goes all year round. When the summer garage sale “hunting season” comes around, it’s time to check my list for the things I’ll need for the fall and winter holidays. One of those items on the shopping list is the 12 Days of Christmas dinnerware set, designed by Debbie Mumm for Sakura. […]

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