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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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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Finishing off the last of this year’s luscious blueberry crop from Michigan farms. It has been a great year for this fruit. And, an excuse to get out a gorgeous bowl for the feast. The Berkeley pattern by Noritake was made from the mid-1950s to around 1960. I’ve only found a few pieces of Berkeley […]
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Not my grandma, but Chef Lynn Miller’s grandmother’s banana bread. In my family, we have some recipe books that belonged to one grandma. The other was notorious for being, shall we say, a less than optimal cook. Yet there is a deep food heritage in my family. The oldest recipes are based on German roots. […]
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I saw something today that caught my imagination A well-known professional blogger, Darren Rowse of ProBlogger, suggested writing a list post, a round up of selected previous posts. I’ve never done a story on Diary of a Dishie quite like this. So here goes. Diary of a Dishie – Memorable Posts My second post, back […]
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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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One of the sweetest vintage china patterns we find in our travels is Fantasia by Florenteen. This dinnerware was made in Japan and is typical of 1960s patterns and products. Especially look at the swoop shapes of pieces such as the creamer, sugar bowl and gravy boat. This china features dainty sprays of flowers in […]
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Hot summer weather seems made for ice cream sodas and root beer floats. A scoop of vanilla ice cream, some good root beer (favorites are Stewart’s and IBC at this house) and you are in business. Just be sure to make them right before you’re going to enjoy them. In Michigan we also have a […]
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It is so nice to hear customer stories about how much they are enjoying the vintage dinnerware we helped them find. Sometimes they are finding the pieces to complete a collection. Other times, to start a new one. A box of vintage dishes in the Blue Orchard pattern went on its way this week, to […]
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Finding special vintage dishes is fun! See what I brought home with me in recent weeks, including some extra special items.
My dishie antennae perk up when I see pieces of Mikasa’s Mediterrania line in my shopping travels. The patterns are so retro. Many of them show the best of modern style from the 1970s. The shapes are simple and sleek. The colors and motifs just work for me. I think Blue Bird is probably my […]