February 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments
We enjoy using vintage Corelle dinnerware, as well as Corning Ware bowls and casseroles. Lots of these are available in the marketplace. What should you look for when search for these dishes to add to your collection?
Modern Corelle and Corning pieces are more resistant to washing in the dishwasher, but the vintage pieces that are [...]
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January 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments
You know the kind of local restaurant I’m talking about. Mom and Pop. Everybody knows your name. Not a cookie cutter, nor a clichĂ©. A neighborhood one-of-a-kind. The orders are called out loud to the short order cooks, and the clatter of china is common.
A waitress carrying three, four, or more full meals balanced carefully [...]
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I had Corelle dinnerware in the Meadow pattern when I first had my own place, in the 1970s. Those dishes have gone their own way many moves ago, but I still have a plate or two, to remind me of those heady days of living on my own.
Saturday I ate a special snack on the [...]
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Charming vintage dinnerware can make your holiday gatherings even more special. Pretty pale colors, shiny glassware, and bold clear accents are reminiscent of the colored Easter eggs, jelly beans, marshmallow chicks and other treats that many of us remember from our childhood Easter baskets.
Easter was one of the big holidays at our house. Ham, mashed [...]
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Pfaltzgraff china fans are passionate. They love their dinnerware patterns. Dish lovers of all kinds understand when Pfaltzgraff owners change out their kitchen cabinets, bringing in their spring, summer, fall or winter china patterns when the season change, like the rest of us ordinary folks change our clothes closets.
Dishies understand, too, about owning several sets [...]
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