What do your dishes look like?
CatMandy99
question to you all:
What do your everyday dishes look like?
What brand are they? Why do you like them?
I'll start.
I have Pfaltzgraff. Pattern name is Aura, which is a pale pink background with
a mauve and grey stripe around the edge. They are heavy stoneware, very
sturdy, very hard to break and I like them for this reason. And I chose the
pattern because I thought it was pretty, and it was rather "neutral". Also, I
found a box with 4 place settings, supposedly seconds, for $16! I bought 2
boxes! I also found a "first quality" box of 4 place settings on a clearance
table for about that price, so my dishes were a real bargain. But I had
already decided on going with this brand, it was just a question of choosing a
pattern. When I saw these, I looked around to see if there were any I liked
better...and there really weren't. I am glad I went with a very neutral
pattern. The shape is rather dated (They slope up, rather than have a wide
rim), but the pale colors are really timeless. I thought I'd be tired of them,
but I'm really not, and that might have happened with a more pronounced
"pattern".
I also have quite a few serving pieces that match.
The advantage of having a pattern that was on it's way "out" of style is that
the department stores had them on clearance, and I purchased many of my pieces
for very little money.
I always look around to see what other dishes I would choose when I tire of
these, and so far, I haven't really found anything. Well, ,I do like Lenox'
"Poppies on Blue", which is red and blue poppies on a white dish, with a blue
edge on the narrow rim. But--I am afraid I'd get tired of looking at such a
busy pattern. But it is pretty, and I always look longingly at it when I go to
the mall.
I do like a narrow rim on a dish. I hate when half the surface area of the
plate is RIM and there's no place to put the food!
Sheryl
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Curly Sue
wrote:
>What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
>What brand are they? Why do you like them?
Corelle, Windsor Rose. I like them because they are lightweight and
so far after 20+ years unbreakable and unfaded although the edges of
the bowls have chipped.
Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
sue at interport dotnet
Damsel in dis Dress
>What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
>What brand are they? Why do you like them?
Mine are the plain, white Corelle dishes. They are lightweight, don't
clash with anything, and I've never broken one yet.
I've had ironstone in the past, and I'm sure I wouldn't be able handle it
anymore, with the tendonitis in my wrists.
I'm going to get more pieces (different size bowls and plates) to round
this set out. I'm very pleased with the Corelle. Simple, understated,
durable, versatile. Good dishes.
Damsel
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Richard Caley
c> What do your everyday dishes look like?
Subaquius.
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I bet my collection is better than Marthas! LOL.
My Parents collected this fiestaware and gave it all to me when I got married.
My kids love to use it! In 10 years I havent broken any of them.
I also use my china once a week. It is Noritake "Sweet Leilani" it is a very
creamy white with a ridge that has white and pale pale blue flowers. The blue is
almost a shadow.
I also have a set of Mikasa Studio Nova line called "Lucious" It is a stoneware
with a nice large rim decorated with fruits. It is very nice for summertime.
Unfortunately There was a warning that these contained a higher ammount of lead
than recommended so I have stopped using them.
--K
J A Nelson
as well as very simple flatware (a good heavy stainless steel) and use various
table cloths, flowers, etc. to make the seasonal and presentation modifications.
My Aunt told me to picture each plate with various foods on it. If the
pattern/color was overwhelming the food, the pattern should be reconsidered. She
was right, when you really consider what some foods appear on certain plates,
the results are nauseous.
Simple and clean can be as casual or as formal as you want to dress it up to. It
is amazing what some fine crystal and good linen will do for appearances. I can
also pick up patterned pieces from a totally different set (as long as the whites
match) and use those pieces to jazz up the presentation. Ie. a lovely 8"
patterned salad plate on top of the 10" dinner plate and maybe some 4-5"
patterned bread plates on the side. Let the food make its own statement.
jane
Naomi Lynne Pardue
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
> I'll start.
My main set of everyday dishes is Pfaltzcraft. The pattern is "Folk Art."
(The original pattern they sold, I think.) Tan colored stonewear with an
sort of abstracty blue pattern in the middle of each dish.
I also have, and use, (they are stacked with the other plates, and my
daughter just sets the table with whichever plates are on top, so table
settings are often mixed) quite a few pieces of vintage Fire-king, peach
lustre color. (Sort of a glossy, opalescent peach.)
I like my dishes. After 18 years I'd kind of like to replace the
Pfaltzcraft, but I can't really justify the cost, since we still have most
of the plates. (Some of the bowls and small dishes have broken, but I have
plenty of sets of bowls in other patterns, and we don't use small plates
often.)
Naomi
Jean B.
>
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>
Ruska (by Arabia)--theoretically brown with some black, but I always
picked out the ones that were almost all black. Most foods look very
nice on/in them. This pattern is supplemented by various artisan-made
dishes, mostly black or off-white.
Jean B.
Stan Horwitz
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
Many years ago, my parents gave me some dishes and cutlery when I
moved out of their house. I still have some of those. They are thin
white material with a gold border around them. I also have a few heavy
glazed clay dishes that I bought at a factory outlet a few years ago.
Those are also white, but with a different border around them. I also
have a few jet black glazed clay dishes that I bought as a set at
least ten years ago. My cutlery is in the same situation; whatever
was given to me by my parental units years ago or purchased on sale
as my needs grew. Everything in my kitchen is "mix and mismatch".
Even the art on the walls of my apartment follows no pattern. I have
some posters hanging next to some very nice prints and mosaics. The
posters are science fiction or natural scenes. The real art pieces
that I actually bought from art galleries tends to be of nature
scenes. I also have quite a few clocks sitting around, probably
because I am near sited and I do not like to look around when I
want to know the current time.
Jamie Utter
CatMandy99 wrote:
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
Paper. ;-)
> What brand are they?
They're Blue Willow seconds They were a "continuity
item" at Albertson's.
> Why do you like them?
I think they look cool. I like the blue and white color
and the intricate pattern. They're substantial when you
hold them in your hand.
If you look them over carefully,
you can find a small imperfection somewhere. This
doesn't bother me. In fact there is something about it
I find sort of charming. The plates were available for
about a dollarrnintynine each. The price was right.
> I'll start.
>
> I have Pfaltzgraff. Pattern name is Aura....
Sara
Considering the fact that my entire household consists of 2 adults and
2 parakeets, I have wayyyyy too many dishes.
There's my mom's wedding china: Spode Gloucester - with the rust red
pattern, not the blue pattern. Then there are my wedding dishes: we
chose Mikasa French Countryside. It's a nice, sturdy, plain white
pattern. I also have six place settings of deep brown North Carolina
pottery from my aunt (plus lots of miscellaneous NC pottery pieces
I've picked up visits - it's too cheap to resist). I like serving
Mexican food on the pottery plates, and the bowls are good for soups
and stews. A few years ago I fell in love with a set of dishes at an
antique shop in Yreka, CA. They are from Paden City Pottery, which
closed in the 1950s. This pattern is sort of an Old Mexico motif.
Just found a picture of it on eBay. Look at the direct overhead shot
of the lid to get an idea of what the plate looks like.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1231036722
I've got a lot of plates, cups, and saucers, and then a darling cream
pitcher, serving bowl, and sugar bowl. Recently someone gave me some
more dishes that are sort of gray-blue, but I've got no room for them
and need to send them back into the marketplace.
Sara
Sara
that I have:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1229994766
Sheryl Kirby
>
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
Plain white stoneware from IKEA. The stuff they sell individually from the big
bins. Cheap, easy and it all matches if some get broken and need replacing.
Makes it easy to add various flowers, decorations, etc and not have to worry
about matching or clashing with the dishware.
I also seem to have a large, but mixed assortment of the blue and white stuff
found in every Chinatown. Mostly rice bowls and noodle bowls, but also a few
plates.
And for the truly fancy occasions, a set of vintage 1950's stoneware in a
pattern of large black and white flowers that completely cover the entire
surface of the plate, not just on the border. The cups are plain black with
flowered saucers.
Sheryl
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Pfaltzgraff
that we use for company, but most of the time i LOVE just using my whites!
rosie
p.s.
Yes, it is 12 individual patterns........it makes for a beautiful table!
"CatMandy99" <catma...@aol.comcrap> wrote in message
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notbob
>
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
They look like the kind of dishes a butt-insky mom would give her
could-care-less son to replace the tacky thrift store Melmac rejects he
used to have. They are an old-fashioned, faceted shape, off-white with
a minimal flower pattern around the border. You know, the kind of
dishes a man wouldn't buy at gunpoint.
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
Gibson casual china. The pieces are virtually bullet-proof and they
add a touch of class in an area I don't usually pay much attention to.
They've kinda grown on me and do add a certain simple elegance. I
probably ought to get some decent flatware, now. At least something
that matches ...itself.
nb
Nancree
>From: Richard Cale
>Subaquius.
====================
Are you saying they are soaking in the sink???
~Nancree~
Rosie Miller
catma...@aol.comcrap (CatMandy99) writes:
>
>I do like a narrow rim on a dish. I hate when half the surface area of the
>plate is RIM and there's no place to put the food!
>Sheryl
>(Remove the crap to email)
Ok I am glad you said "everyday"-- I really like mine. I have a set of
Portmerion Pomona, I like it a lot, have had it now for a few years and add to
it , a few pieces, serving pieces etc, every year.
I also have a set of blue chicken dishes, I wish I had more , as they are so
cute. Mostly blue , earthernware, and chickens on them around the rim.I wish I
had more pieces of this.
I also have a set of Italian plates, with wild game on them, these are not my
favs and I seldom use them.
Rosie
Jack Schidt
"Sara" <sara...@qwest.net> wrote in message
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Ohyeah? I got's 6 heavy duty large restaurant plates and 6
smaller lightweight ones with matching bowls. all white, no
sissy, faggy, mincing patterns.
Jack China
Puester
Kitchen:
30+ yr. old Centura by Corning, hasn't been made since the microwave
became popular since it has a metallic glaze and can't be microed.
It is all white, with 2 narrow rows of tiny tulips around the edge.
I covet blue/white Dansk as a replacement, but can't decide on a pattern.
Dining Room:
Kingswood by Royal Doulton. Central flowers with an old-fashioned looking
floral-and-scroll edge. Mostly shades of rose, yellow, blue and green. Looks
like something grandmother might have had (YOUR grandmother, not mine!)
Bought it (to replace some very old Mikasa passed down to our daughter) after
admiring it for years, just as it was being discontinued and was a fantastic
price. Very happy with it.
We've been promised my MIL's 70 yr. old Syracuse "Moss Rose" pattern china,
"someday" when she's done using it. (At 90 yrs. old, she hasn't used it in 15
years, but I'm not in a hurry.)
;-)
gloria p
S.Dunlap
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> question to you all:
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>
> I'll start.
>
> I have Pfaltzgraff. Pattern name is Aura, which is a pale pink background
with
> a mauve and grey stripe around the edge. They are heavy stoneware, very
> sturdy, very hard to break and I like them for this reason.
Pfatltzgraff Village - tan with brown design. One of their original patterns
which they no
longer make. Occasionally they do special runs so those of us who have this
pattern can replace pieces.
I like them because they are pretty durable stoneware.
Sandi
Hag & Stenni
wrote:
>The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
I have plain ole winter white correlle, about 1/2 of it I got from my
mom and it dates back to the lifetime warrenty-no questions asked
period...still have original reciepts, but ive only had 2 pieces break
and they have replaced them no questions asked (w/ newer no warrenty
stuff of course)...Talk about a bargin...LOL...Had a friend purchase
me more for a wedding present...I just love em...sturdy, go with
everything...I use the correll for everyday and special occasions, For
special occasions I dress the table up w/ my Blue willow (family
heirloom stuff) platters and serving pieces or various other prettys I
have accumulated, cobalt blue/Jade glassware, some depression carnival
glass, clear cut glass pieces, I even have a few holiday specific
pieces (santa pitcher, Turkey gravey dish/platter etc) that may come
out for the holidays...I can achieve a very eclectic look which I
like, or a more formal pulled to gether look as I desire , and it
suits our lifestyle - flexible, low storage, low maint/worrys...Hag k
My golden rules
1. If it dosnt taste good or get you laid dont do it (apply your own criteria)
2. If it smells bad dont eat it.
3. When life hands you shit Grow roses!
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Sara
<jack.schidt@attdotnet> wrote:
>
>"Sara" <sara...@qwest.net> wrote in message
>news:7jqrdtogkdnisfbrb...@4ax.com...
>> Let's see...
>>
>> Considering the fact that my entire household consists of
>2 adults and
>> 2 parakeets, I have wayyyyy too many dishes.
<snip>
>
>Ohyeah? I got's 6 heavy duty large restaurant plates and 6
>smaller lightweight ones with matching bowls. all white, no
>sissy, faggy, mincing patterns.
>
>
>Jack China
>
You win - you're more man than me!
Sara
Melba's Jammin'
catma...@aol.comcrap (CatMandy99) wrote:
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>
> I'll start.
>
> I have Pfaltzgraff. Pattern name is Aura, which is a pale pink background
> with
> a mauve and grey stripe around the edge. They are heavy stoneware, very
Dishes? Did someone say dishes? I never met a dish I didn't like. Can
we talk?
My everydays are Mikasa Country Classic Semi-porcelain (beats heck outta
me what THAT means!), pattern is Brindisi <DC033> and it is described
as "yellow and blue scrolls, green dotted band" by Replacements Ltd.
They are white, the rim is almost 2", kinda busy though there is white
space, and the dinner plates are 11-1/2" diameter. The design has what
I deem to be a European look to them -- and don't ask me what THAT
means, either! Four colors involved: green, blue (two shades), red,
and yellow. I bought them after acquiring some pieces of Slovak Modra
pottery in 1990 -- the Modra 'Festive' color scheme contains the same
colors. I think I paid about $125 for the 4-place setting of the Mikasa
-- and choked while I did it, but I'd been looking for new dishes for
more than a year and nothing else 'spoke to me' as those did. I had to
have them. But y'all know how clever I am, right? Because we almost
never entertain or have company for dinner, I realized that service for
four would suit me very nicely. I picked up 4 dark green dinner plates
at Target for about $16 so that if I really had to feed more than four
people (it happens when all the kids are here) I can mix those in for a
vewwy stylish look. The Mikasa has soup plates rather than bowls, and I
picked up some dark green bowls, too, for cereal, chili, etc. Those are
used more than the soup plates. Just recently I found a the gravy boat
and underplate available for a wretched price -- haven't bought it and
am not certain I will. That's a lot of money for something that won't
see much use.
If I need to feed more than 8 people, I can haul out the good stuff
(Noritake Brookhollow) or use paper plates (perish the thought!).
The Girlchild's china is Noritake LaPrada, about to be discontinued.
Wider, more intense floral rim than mine but in the same color scheme.
She's informed me that she expects to acquire my Brookhollow when I
croak. She may be in for a surprise. At Christmas I have service for
12-16 in the Block Poinsettia pattern. And a boatload of serving pieces
and accessories.
Wanna talk about my placemats and tablecloths? :-) Flatware? Crystal?
Everyday glasses (Libby, green fruity, some with stems, some without --
Fleet Farm, $3 each).
Why do I like my dishes? Because every danged time I use them I am
reminded of my family in Slovakia, their love for me, and their
generosity to me when I visited them. I need to go back there again.
:-)
--
Barb
"Only the pure of heart can make a good soup." Ludwig van Beethoven
Melba's Jammin'
<npa...@steel.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> I like my dishes. After 18 years I'd kind of like to replace the
> Pfaltzcraft, but I can't really justify the cost,
Shoot, I could work around that in a heartbeat, Naomi.
Marca
>
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
Every day is Blue Plate Special day at our house. Years and years ago,
I bought two sets of dark blue ceramic dishware-big plates, small plates
and bowls (12 of each in total). I don't know what kind they are
(Chinette, maybe?), they're cheap, and nearly unbreakable. After
several moves and many years, some of the bowls have mysteriously
vanished. They are the very deep kind (you can say "I only ate one bowl
of ice cream"...never mind that practically the whole pint fits
inside). I don't like shallow bowls, and I know I'll never find
replacements for my special blue plates, so lately I've been thinking
about investing in another set of everyday dishes...sob. It'll be hard
to give those cheap, blue plates the heave-ho.
For fancy occasions, I have a set of Villeroy and Boch Mariposa-white
with a light blue scallop and purty flowers on it. I only use them once
a year, though. Cheap as those blue plates are, they actually look
pretty dressy on with a nice tablecloth, candles and fancy stemware on
the table-and they can go straight in the dishwasher.
Marca
Richard Caley
>> Subaquius.
n> Are you saying they are soaking in the sink???
You mean there is some other place they could be kept?:-)
CatMandy99
>
>i use all white corelle.............we have 12 different place settings of
>Pfaltzgraff
>that we use for company, but most of the time i LOVE just using my whites!
>
>rosie
>
>p.s.
>
>Yes, it is 12 individual patterns........it makes for a beautiful table!
>
>
>
Ohhh I need to know...(cuz I'm curious), which Pfaltzgraff patterns do you
have?
Aquari
rim. I have plates, salad plates, cups and saucers which are great because I
have serving pieces of other patterns but which have white backgrounds so they
all blend together. I just bought some heavy mugs from NC on a trip so I am
looking at other things that will go with them if the woman who makes them
doesn't make plates. My good stuff is all from my great grandparents...a set
12 Limoges white with gold rim dessert plates which have my grandparents names
and wedding date in gold on the back and a matching tea and coffee set along
with some other plates and serving pieces which are European and can't remember
the name of who made them for the life of me. Those things I only use for
holidays, weddings, etc. Eventually I will distribute them to great and great
great grandchildren of the original owners...but I am not ready to do that yet!
I need some good stainless which, when I see it, I will buy. The good silver
gets saved for special too...only because it shouldn't go in the dishwasher and
I don't want to be handwashing it daily.
Libby
PS: I have a friend here who owns a little restaurant which is decorated with
mismatched pieces of china, silverware, glasses, etc. It is just enchanting to
look at...more of a woman's place as far as decor goes, I think...but she has a
real knack of putting the unmatched things together in a knock-out way. Wish I
had the same touch!
Greykits
>
Japanese, English, American ones. You can buy it very cheap, or spend a
fortune on it.
limey
"CatMandy99" wrote in message
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
>
others were Mikasa, with green ivy running around the rim. I like
them - they're colorful. Come to think of it, they were given us
years ago as a "gift" by the furniture company who sold us the dining
room furniture - yes, they used to do those things in those days!
Anyway, when my sister-in-law inherited her mother's household effects
four years ago, she gave the "good" china to my husband. Oh, my -
early Japanese, white with a silver (platinum??) rim and a spray of
pale gray flowers. Dull. However, it's a service for 12, with 18
cups and saucers, so at least the family can all eat off the same
plates, etc., when they visit. And - I'm happy, because I use my
favorite set every day.
- limey
"I got a lovely compliment about my driving today.
Someone put a note under the wiper, saying "Parking fine." Wasn't
that nice?"
Nancree
>c> What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
>Subaquius.
>---------------------------------
Hi, Richard Caley,
I asked a Latin expert, and here is his answer---maybe your Latin needs a
little brushing up?
= = = = = = = = =
Posted by Saxo Grammaticus on April 19, 19101 at 03:05:07:
In Reply to: subaquius posted by N. Cee on April 19, 19101 at 00:26:26:
: In a light-hearted discussion on a cooking newsgroup, the question was :
: "What do your dishes look like?"
: One person answered: "SUBAQUIUS".
: I'm guessing he means, "under water", or in other words, they're soaking in
his sink ???
: What do you think, dear Grammaticus ?
: Nancree
ANSWER: yes, but the Latin is SUB AQUIS in two words;if English, it is
SUBAQUEOUS.SAXO GRAMMATICUS
Dog3
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>
>
>
> Ohyeah? I got's 6 heavy duty large restaurant plates and 6
> smaller lightweight ones with matching bowls. all white, no
> sissy, faggy, mincing patterns.
>
>
> Jack China
What may I ask is a sissy, faggy, mincing pattern? Are you
stereotyping plates or homosexuals ;-)
Michael
Thierry Gerbault
catma...@aol.comcrap says...
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
>
>
>
>
> I have Pfaltzgraff. Pattern name is Aura, which is a pale pink background with
> a mauve and grey stripe around the edge. They are heavy stoneware, very
> pattern because I thought it was pretty, and it was rather "neutral". Also, I
> found a box with 4 place settings, supposedly seconds, for $16! I bought 2
> boxes! I also found a "first quality" box of 4 place settings on a clearance
> table for about that price, so my dishes were a real bargain. But I had
> already decided on going with this brand, it was just a question of choosing a
> pattern. When I saw these, I looked around to see if there were any I liked
> better...and there really weren't. I am glad I went with a very neutral
> pattern. The shape is rather dated (They slope up, rather than have a wide
> rim), but the pale colors are really timeless. I thought I'd be tired of them,
> but I'm really not, and that might have happened with a more pronounced
> "pattern".
>
> I also have quite a few serving pieces that match.
>
> The advantage of having a pattern that was on it's way "out" of style is that
> the department stores had them on clearance, and I purchased many of my pieces
> for very little money.
>
> I always look around to see what other dishes I would choose when I tire of
> these, and so far, I haven't really found anything. Well, ,I do like Lenox'
> "Poppies on Blue", which is red and blue poppies on a white dish, with a blue
> edge on the narrow rim. But--I am afraid I'd get tired of looking at such a
> busy pattern. But it is pretty, and I always look longingly at it when I go to
> the mall.
>
> I do like a narrow rim on a dish. I hate when half the surface area of the
> plate is RIM and there's no place to put the food!
> (Remove the crap to email)
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Live like there's no tomorrow...
> Love like you've never been hurt,
> and Dance like there's nobody watching.
>
We like variety, too, and have three sets of dishes in the kitchen for
everyday. Two of these sets are quite old, received from family...twelve place
settings (each a different color) of Fiesta Ware and many serving pieces; eight
place settings of Johnson Bros. Blue Willow and many serving pieces; and a
newer set of Mexican pottery. We seem to pick a set based on the food we're
serving.
--
Thierry Gerbault
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"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.
Debbie
"CatMandy99" <catma...@aol.comcrap> wrote in message
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> question to you all:
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>
them. They came from my mom, which is why I continue to use them. I have
been looking around for new dishes though and have basically decided to buy
2 sets.. a fine china set of 12 for good and stonewear for everyday. I
haven't quite decided on my patterns yet though. I have been tossing around
in my head mixing and matching the stonewear place settings rather than
getting a full set of 1 pattern.
D
Young
>
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
My dishes were made by Interpace. That company was bought by Waterford,
if I recall correctly. My ex-fil was an exective of Interpace, they
also made Johnson & Johnson ... I had my choice of dishes.
20 years later, my dishes are still intact, and these are everyday
dishes. Franciscan Floral Sculpures. Durable China. Camellia pattern.
They're sculptured but not fussy. Actually, it kind of astonished me
looking at a plate, I forgot how nice they were, all the detail.
nancy
Sam D.
CatMandy99 <catma...@aol.comcrap> wrote in message
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> What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>
I like bold bright colors and no frilly or flowery patterns. I wanted new
dishes when I moved into my house 8 years ago. It took months to find a set
of dishes that I was really happy with. They are white with an abstract
pattern on the rims that contains bright shades of blue, teal, fuschia,
orange and purple. The brand is Misono (Holiday pattern) and I finally found
them at Costco. I bought 4 sets of service for four. Two of the 4 have never
yet been opened so I can relax with the comfort that I'll probably never
have shop for dishes again. But since I live in earthquake country.....who
knows....
The Reids
>The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
>question to you all:
>
>What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
>What brand are they? Why do you like them?
simple plain white, any good brand that comes up in the sales. (dont
have everyday/special-day difference)
IMO its the food that should look good and fancy plates just compete
and clash.
--
Mike Reid
Walking in Spain, guides, photos, food etc. "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Richard Caley
>> Subaquius.
n> I asked a Latin expert, and here is his answer---maybe your Latin needs a
n> little brushing up?
It's my English spelling not my latin as the latter is non existant
and attempting to brush it up would end up like one of the scenes
where a Loonie Tune or a Marx Brother pushes on an open door and falls
over. :-)
Jack Schidt
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Both!! And gift shops, too, while I'm in tirade mode.
Jack Homo
maxine in ri
>
> On 18 Apr 2001 16:20:58 GMT, catma...@aol.comcrap (CatMandy99)
> wrote:
>
> >
> >What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>
> so far after 20+ years unbreakable and unfaded although the edges of
> the bowls have chipped.
Dairy, Corelle, some art deco black&rose design that's
out-of-stock, and
a blue&green floral for meat, again, Corelle.
I've managed to shatter a couple of bowls, and recently found
that if
you heat the plates over the burner, and then plunge them into boiling
water, they shatter all over the place.... (stupid things we do sometimes)
maxine in ri
Richard Caley
d> What may I ask is a sissy, faggy, mincing pattern?
Pink with pictures of cigarettes being put through a mincer?
Liz B
>Ohyeah? I got's 6 heavy duty large restaurant plates and 6
>smaller lightweight ones with matching bowls. all white, no
>sissy, faggy, mincing patterns.
Ditto the above, except we have eight and they're black :) They
look just fine when they're covered with food.
Liz
& the rottie riot grrrls, Janni + Chrome
take out the dog to mail
Jack Schidt
"Liz B" <har...@doginxpress.net> wrote in message
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> In article
<konD6.6023$hH3.5...@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
"Jack Schidt" <jack.schidt@attdotnet> says:
>
> >Ohyeah? I got's 6 heavy duty large restaurant plates and
6
> >smaller lightweight ones with matching bowls. all white,
no
> >sissy, faggy, mincing patterns.
>
> Ditto the above, except we have eight and they're black :)
They
> look just fine when they're covered with food.
>
Good point. that's my favorite pattern too!
Jack Plato
Judy Wagner
new/old house a few years ago. I have 12 place settings plus a bunch of extra
pieces of Franciscanware Desert Rose. It's the one that everybody's great aunt
to grandmother had.
I also inherited a lot of "good" china which I use regularly. I love beautiful
china/dishes and am lucky to have a plate rail so I can displaty platters
and vases. Our diningtroom is my favorite room in the house!
JOW
<RJ>
Gold pattern, some 30 years old.
Love 'em.... they last forever.
<rj>
On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 16:48:35 GMT, s...@addressin.sig (Curly Sue) wrote:
>On 18 Apr 2001 16:20:58 GMT, catma...@aol.comcrap (CatMandy99)
>wrote:
>
>>What do your everyday dishes look like?
>>
>>What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>
>Corelle, Windsor Rose. I like them because they are lightweight and
>so far after 20+ years unbreakable and unfaded although the edges of
>the bowls have chipped.
>
>Sue(tm)
>Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
>
>sue at interport dotnet
<RJ>
mr_potter
Schidt says...
I have a couple of ashtrays, drink trays, etc. that are black and have drunken
pink elephants on them. I would dearly *love* to get a set of dinner dishes and
serving dishes in that pattern 8-D
Best
Greg
harriet neal
and years ago....But I still have and use my Corelle white dishes with the blue
pattern that I was given 30 years ago.
Harriet & critters (J J the world famous jack russell terrior who is guarding his
treat from that damn cat and PK the lady manx who is on the bed with the teddy
bears)
CatMandy99 wrote:
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>
> I'll start.
>
> I have Pfaltzgraff. Pattern name is Aura, which is a pale pink background with
> a mauve and grey stripe around the edge. They are heavy stoneware, very
> sturdy, very hard to break and I like them for this reason. And I chose the
> pattern because I thought it was pretty, and it was rather "neutral". Also, I
> found a box with 4 place settings, supposedly seconds, for $16! I bought 2
> boxes! I also found a "first quality" box of 4 place settings on a clearance
> table for about that price, so my dishes were a real bargain. But I had
> already decided on going with this brand, it was just a question of choosing a
> pattern. When I saw these, I looked around to see if there were any I liked
>
Debbie Kahan
wood floors, using soft tinted peach, beige and ivory woodwork throughout
with peach/mauve wallpaper in the living room (which also serves as my piano
studio and recital hall) and an ivory-background wallpaper with an overweave
of fine-textured sienna and blue threads in the diningroom and kitchen (the
DR flows into the kitchen). We had, at that time, Ainsley "Leighton" (a
creamy ivory background with narrow-banded cobalt and gold trim) which we
serendipitously found at a Michael J. Fina warehouse sale the year before
our older daughter was married, and have had for many years a
Florentine-patterned "Spanish Lace" Silver service -- not your usual, heavy
baroque-style of silver but a sleek, narrow design with oxidized scrollwork
the length of each piece's handle.
After years of using a stoneware set which we had purchased in 1967
(believe me, more than half the pieces had chipped or broken!), we decided
upon
Mikasa "Arabella" (an almost hand-made ceramic stoneware pattern in ivory,
blue and salmon floral design) for our everyday dishes... Talk about
matching things -- this design is in perfect sync with the colors of the
wallpaper! It all comes together quite beautifully, though my husband still
prefers his favorite Arcoroc clear 8" plate, and reaches for that if I don't
set the table for our casual meals.
I guess that being a professional musician and sometime amateur artist
(pastels, charcoal), I am aware of things being well-coordinated, and even
select flowers to match the wallpaper or china so there is a cohesiveness
throughout the apartment!
Cheers...
Debbie Kahan
pka...@snet.net
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> CatMandy99 (catma...@aol.comcrap) wrote:
> : What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
> The everyday stuff is Corelle. Lightweight, cheap, sturdy and you can
> stack a bazillion of them in a small space. The only problem is that
> if you drop it, it make a heck of a noise. I'd almost rather it broke :-)
>
> Amy
Dog3
"Jack Schidt" <jack.schidt@attdotnet> wrote in message
Jack, Jack, Jack... you forgot the floral shops with all those
absouletly scruptious center pieces:)
Michael
Dawn
> catma...@aol.comcrap (CatMandy99) wrote:
>
> >What do your everyday dishes look like?
Thrift store specials. I bought some faux italian painted plates and
bowls at a discount store when I moved --attempted to have a complete
matching set, mixed with some old Corelle and the remains of an old
stoneware set my husband brought. Add to that some random clear glass
and cream colored china to replace what got broken and you have what
Martha Stewart would call a "casual, fun, mix of styles for an informal
dinner party."
I like them because if I drop another plate or need more bowls I don't
have to agonize over making them match anythiong else when I replace
them. :)
Dawn
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Ranee Mueller
catma...@aol.comcrap (CatMandy99) wrote:
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
They are white/cream with a rim of shades of blue and green.
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
Pfaltzgraff Ocean Breeze. They are pretty, inexpensive, easy to get
(we live 30 minutes from a Pfaltzgraff outlet), dishwasher safe and hard
to break. I love dishes and one day will own millions of sets. For
now, we have one set with some serving pieces and partial sets from
three other styles.
Regards,
Ranee
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Ranee Mueller
<npa...@steel.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> I like my dishes. After 18 years I'd kind of like to replace the
> Pfaltzcraft, but I can't really justify the cost, since we still have most
> of the plates. (Some of the bowls and small dishes have broken, but I have
> plenty of sets of bowls in other patterns, and we don't use small plates
> often.)
You could sell them on e-bay and use the money to buy new dishes. :)
Kim
Rosie Miller wrote:
> Ok I am glad you said "everyday"-- I really like mine. I have a set of
> Portmerion Pomona, I like it a lot, have had it now for a few years and add to
> it , a few pieces, serving pieces etc, every year.
>
> I also have a set of blue chicken dishes, I wish I had more , as they are so
> cute. Mostly blue , earthernware, and chickens on them around the rim.I wish I
> had more pieces of this.
>
> I also have a set of Italian plates, with wild game on them, these are not my
> favs and I seldom use them.
>
> Rosie
>
I have a set service for 12 including the serving sets and the hostess sets and
Soup Terrine of Port Merion also Pomona pattern.
We purchased it in England about 8 years go. It cost less than half what we would
pay for it here. I had broken my large serving bowl and wanted to replace it. $90
at the mall! I think we paid about 25 US Dollars for it in England.
I dont ever use these dishes though We got them on our honeymoon and I just keep
them displayed in my China Cabinet. I think they are beautiful dishes!
--K
JEM
>What do your everyday dishes look like?
>What brand are they? Why do you like them?
The "everyday" dishes here are the plain white Corelle --
Winterfrost White, I think they're called?
When I settled on them, I didn't *want* anything with a pattern I
might (would! <g>) eventually tire of -- I wanted something that would
"go with" any decorating changes I made. If I made any. <g>
I also like the fact that these go with almost anything, so I can
use then as "extras" if I need to do so. And the fact that they're
darned near indestructible, so I use them for just about *everything*,
including BBQs and picnics. No worries about trying to cut something on
paper, or having something wet soak through, or something *hot* melt the
plate/bowl/mug, or having a flimsy plate bend or break.
It's nice that they're an "open pattern", too, so I can buy
piecemeal anything of which I need or want more. More serving bowls, a
couple of "extra" platters, different sizes and styles of plates and
bowls for snacks or side dishes...
They're also well-shaped, IMO, so they can look pretty "classy" if
the table is "dressed up"; they don't look at all like what I (jokingly)
call Kitchen Krap. These days I seldom dig out one of the sets of "good"
dishes, even though there are several sets of those around here, too,
mostly inherited. I use the Christmas dishes for Christmas (duh! <g>),
the lavender glass are reserved for "tea parties" or "luncheon parties",
and the white bone china I use when I don't want to use either of the
old fancy flowery sets that were my great grandmother's and my g'great
grandmother's, respectively.
Those aggravate me, as there's more "rim" to the plates than there
is usable surface. A tiny piece of meat, a tablespoon of potato, and a
tablespoon of *one* veggie leaves no room to *cut* the meat without
risking something slopping over onto the tablecloth. Trying to get gravy
out of damask is a *chore*, one I don't relish.
Then there's the china set that I bought just because I liked it --
lavender and pinkish "watercolor-type" flowers on a white ground, with
black trim. I don't recall the maker nor the pattern name ATM -- as I
said, I just liked 'em. They came with all the serving pieces, including
both coffee pot and tea pot, they look nice in combination with the
lavender glass and/or the Corelle and/or the white china, *and* (most
important to me! <g>) they were On Clearance, sooo...
But, as I said, the "everyday" dishes are the plain white Corelle.
That also obviates the problem of the dishes "clashing" with the food
served; I recall once planning to use the lavender glass for a "Fannish"
dinner party (Special Circumstances) -- until I considered the
aesthetics (or lack thereof) of serving pasta with a tomato-based sauce
on lavender dishes. <shudder>
So I just served the horse's doovers and dessert on the lavender.
The main course was served on the Corelle.
I think that change in plans might have prevented a few cases of
indigestion... <g> Any that occurred were due to the food rather than
the decor! (Hm. Maybe that's *not* A Good Thing, come to think of it; a
scapegoat might have been handy, Just In Case. Luckily, such wasn't
needed. <g>)
JEM
(who still lusts after the *first* strawberry pattern that Corelle put
out -- they were both cute *and* pretty, IMO -- but who *really* didn't
need more dishes...)
I don't suffer from insanity......I'm enjoying every minute of it!
Leila A
CatMandy99 wrote:
>
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>
My every day dishes are a combo - 4 place settings of some blue & fruit
painted on white stoneware from Farberware (bought cheap) filled out
with 4 dinner plates and 4 salad plates from Target - blue and green
striped rim on white. Some white soup bowls with a gold rim (cheap from
Pottery Barn) that I imagined would work with my good china - have never
tried it. 2 blue and white soup bowls from NY's Chinatown that i'd add
to if I could find the same shape again...
Also have lots of white salad plates handed down from the MIL for when I
run out of little plates.
Then for not so everyday I have 12 restaurant style white "buffet"
plates - a wedding present. These are great for parties and can be
abused and still look good.
That's not to include the good china, Lenox Royal Scroll.
If I could think of a good reason to buy another round of everyday
plates, I would. I too like MIkasa French Countryside or perhaps the
other one in that series, Italian whatever. Or I'd like to have a bunch
of blue on white ware from Chinatown. Of course if I could afford to buy
lots of majolica or faux majolica ware from Italy or Portugal, I would.
It's a question of priorities - save for college, roof repairs,
retirement and economic downturns, or buy more china?
My impossibly glamorous ex-roommate in Rome has two coordinating sets of
china, both designed by her impossibly intellectual (and awful)
conceptual artist husband. Limoges (the china, not the husband). The
black china set is for the New York loft (Madonna moved to their
building long after they did) and the white set, designed for their now
dismantled Belgian castle, lives in their apartment in a palazzo in
Rome. If you're an insider in the world of conceptual art, you now know
who I am talking about. If not, no loss. (PS they do NOT seem to be
interested in saving for old age)
Despite the domiciles and the crockery, I wouldn't trade my husband for
hers, not for all the china in Limoges....
Woops, baby has quit playing with the spare keyboard and is now pulling
Daddy's vinyl LPs out of the cubby.. He has picked the Rolling Stones
"Some Girls" and Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" - exquisite
taste.
Leila
Rosie Miller
writes:
>
>I have a set service for 12 including the serving sets and the hostess sets
>and
>Soup Terrine of Port Merion also Pomona pattern.
>We purchased it in England about 8 years go. It cost less than half what we
>would
>pay for it here. I had broken my large serving bowl and wanted to replace it.
>$90
>at the mall! I think we paid about 25 US Dollars for it in England.
>I dont ever use these dishes though We got them on our honeymoon and I just
>keep
>them displayed in my China Cabinet. I think they are beautiful dishes!
>--K
>
Lucky, Lucky You !!! I think they are very very pretty too.They look so good
and bright and cheerful, when I start my day with them , it get me off to good
start.
I go to London once or twice a year, and I usually pick up a piece or two to
add to my collection.
Rosie
The art is the track.... not the animal.
sillyO...@hotmail.com
Rosie Miller wrote:
>
> Lucky, Lucky You !!! I think they are very very pretty too.They look so good
> and bright and cheerful, when I start my day with them , it get me off to good
> start.
>
> I go to London once or twice a year, and I usually pick up a piece or two to
> add to my collection.
> Rosie
> The art is the track.... not the animal.
Lucky Lucky you! I havent been back. They are very cheerful!
I just love the fruit. They look so real. Im afraid that if I use them I will break
them.
I broke the bowl while cleaning the cabinet.
--K
BritaS5118
>>What do your everyday dishes look like?
>>What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>
Mostly white fiesta. Some pink, blue, yellow and green fiesta, too.
Am slowly switching to green jadeite, which Gibson has reissued. I just think
it's beautiful and the Fiesta is a little scratched up and everybody has it.
minnie
Everyday we have Pfaltzgraff Tea Rose. Service for 12 and lots of side
pieces. Have had that for about 15 years. Before that....and still have
it...although son took 4 place settings to his apartment.....is Corelle. The
ones with the little green flowers bordering the edges.
Guess I have both the most popular then ;-)
Good china is a hand-me-down from my mother. Brought back from my uncle from
Japan during World War II.....Dogwood....gray and pink. Love them.
Martha Hughes
>
> > Both!! And gift shops, too, while I'm in tirade mode.
> >
> > Jack Homo
>
> Jack, Jack, Jack... you forgot the floral shops with all those
> absouletly scruptious center pieces:)
>
> Michael
I have found some of my nicest dishes at Goodwill. They may not be worth
much, but they are beautiful.
Martha Hughes
To this day, they are my very favorites.
Kate Connally
> The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> question to you all:
>
> What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
> What brand are they? Why do you like them?
Okay, here goes. My everyday dishes used to be, and still are,
partially, Rubbermaid melamine. I like melamine because it's
lightweight and I always carry my mealsupstairs on a tray to
eat in bed while I watch tv. However, most of my meals are made
ahead on the weekend in large quantities and then reheated in
the microwave during the week. Lately the melamine started
cracking and flaking when microwaved. So I bought some
cheap stoneware plates at K-Mart which have a multicolored,
hand-painted-looking ring pattern. They remind me of that
hand-painted Italian stuff. They won't be damaged by the
microwave but they're damned heavy. But I didn't want
anything delicate that would break easily so lightweigh china
was out of the question. There's always Corelle but it's too
expensive and I don't care for the look of it very much.
So, those are my "everyday" everyday dishes. Then there're my
good everyday dishes which I rarely use unless I have company
staying over and eating b, l, and d at my house. These are Mikasa
Spring. They're a gorgeous peach color and the plates and bowl
are like giant flowers with the texture of the petals and the rims
are scalloped like petal edges. I have place settings for 4 plus
some serving dishes. They also double as "good" dishes
for when I have more than 6 people to dinner. My good stuff
is Noritake Sunset Mesa stoneware (a grayish sand color with
narrow rings of blue-grey and peach just inside the rim) and I
only have 6 place settings of that. I specifically got the Mikasa
in the peach color to go with the Noritake. And even if I don't
need the extra place settings I almost always need the extra
serving pieces.
Also, as far as my good dishes go, I supplement them with
depression glass pieces. I have 8 luncheon plates in Rose
of Sharon pink which I use as dessert plates or sometimes
for the first course. I also have 8 small bread plates in Hobnail
pink which I use as bread and butter plates. Then there are
miscellaneous types of glass serving dishes in pink or clear
glass. One of my faves is from a local glass company in
Mt. Pleasant, PA (Smith Glass) - they do depression glass-like
pieces. It's a small deep bowl with a fluted edge and done in
pink glass with an opalescent finish.
Kate
Kate Connally
> I chose a set of simple white stoneware (can't remember the name) with no pattern
> as well as very simple flatware (a good heavy stainless steel) and use various
> table cloths, flowers, etc. to make the seasonal and presentation modifications.
> My Aunt told me to picture each plate with various foods on it. If the
> pattern/color was overwhelming the food, the pattern should be reconsidered. She
> was right, when you really consider what some foods appear on certain plates,
> the results are nauseous.
You are so right. I never liked eating off my mother's delft
china. It wasn't so bad if you had roast beef, mashed potatoes,
and green peas, or something like that. But it was horrible to
eat spaghetti or lasagne from it. Blecch!
Also, my aunt had an everyday set of melmas years ago
in which each place setting was a different color. My
fave was the dark forest green because it's my favorite
color and everything looked good on it. However, there
was a pale blue plate and a pale grey plate and a sort of
flesh-colored-crayon colored plate. They were sickening
to eat off of, especially anything in red tomato sauce.
Oh the horror!
Kate
mr_potter
Hughes says...
I've found some really good stuff out on the curb in the trash during "moving
time" in my neighborhood -- some big white Italian serving platters and bowls,
and a pink Fiesta Ware serving platter (I like to serve sushi on it -- groovy
color contrasts!).
I've also found great furniture -- an antique oak roller - door cabinet (perfect
as a teevee stand and videotape storage unit -- someone told me it was an old
Post Office cabinet), a HEFTY and BIG black laminate 50's style coffee table,
and a 50's - style bedroom dresser. All this was stuff was prime quality, and
just needed a bit of detailing.
It's amazing what people will throw out....
Best
Greg
Melba's Jammin'
wrote:
> CatMandy99 wrote:
> >
> > The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> > question to you all:
> >
> > What do your everyday dishes look like?
> >
> > What brand are they? Why do you like them?
(snips)
>
> If I could think of a good reason to buy another round of everyday
> plates, I would.
Isn't there a new Princeling in the oven? Reason enough for me, Toots.
--
Barb
"Only the pure of heart can make a good soup." Ludwig van Beethoven
The Reids
>You are so right. I never liked eating off my mother's delft
>china. It wasn't so bad if you had roast beef, mashed potatoes,
>and green peas, or something like that. But it was horrible to
>eat spaghetti or lasagne from it. Blecch!
we stay at a cottage with bright red willow pattern crockery,
EVERYTHING we cook looks terrible!
--
Mike Reid
Walking in Spain, guides, photos, food etc. "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Puester
> >
>
> I've found some really good stuff out on the curb in the trash during "moving
> time" in my neighborhood -- some big white Italian serving platters and bowls,
> and a pink Fiesta Ware serving platter (I like to serve sushi on it -- groovy
> color contrasts!).
>
> I've also found great furniture -- an antique oak roller - door cabinet (perfect
> as a teevee stand and videotape storage unit -- someone told me it was an old
> Post Office cabinet), a HEFTY and BIG black laminate 50's style coffee table,
> and a 50's - style bedroom dresser. All this was stuff was prime quality, and
> just needed a bit of detailing.
>
> It's amazing what people will throw out....
>
So YOU'RE the one who's been stealing stuff that was waiting
on the curb for the moving van to arrive! And all this time
we thought it was the Stealth Salvation Army folks....
(If you make restitution immediately, no more will be said
about the felonies.)
gloria p
Sandy Dykes
> CatMandy99 wrote:
>
> > The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> > question to you all:
> >
> > What do your everyday dishes look like?
> >
> > What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>
I chose Franciscan Desert Rose during a sentimental fit when I was getting
married. It was my paternal grandmother's pattern. I now have service for
24, including quite a lot of serving ware, so it's hard to just give it up
for something new. It's a beautiful pattern, but I'm afraid it's not the
most flattering for food (duh!), and it severely limits the linens and other
table objects you can use....my linens are all in the pale green and pale
pink range. My formal pattern is Wedgwood Wild Strawberries. Again, a
beautiful pattern, but not well suited for food! Some day I will sell it all
and buy more generic china without patterns. I'd much prefer to decorate the
table with seasonal flower arrangements and interesting accessories that
don't clash with your plates.
Interesting thread!
Sandy
Nancy Howells
around the edges. They were CHEAP. They match the dining room. What
more can you ask? Oh, yes -- they're dish-washerable. All the great
requirements in one (and microwaveable as well...)
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Nancy Howells <nhow...@earthlink.net>
The Cook
>My every-day dishes are corning ware. They're white, and have green ivy
>around the edges. They were CHEAP. They match the dining room. What
>more can you ask? Oh, yes -- they're dish-washerable. All the great
>requirements in one (and microwaveable as well...)
They are the same as mine. I like Corel because it is light. I am
getting arthritis in my hands and I cannot imagine trying to get
stoneware out of the cabinet. They also have the Corning cookware in
the same pattern. It is nice to live about 40 miles from an outlet
store.
Susan N.
Nancy Howells
susan_...@yahoo.com wrote:
Wow. I live about 60 miles from an outlet, which is where we got
ours... I'm sorry to hear about your arthritis, though. A dear friend
of mine has very severe arthritis, but she lives alone, and basically
just warms up things people bring her. Sad, but true. We have her over
as much as she'll come so she can have a good meal.
Debbie
"The Cook" <susan_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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various patterns. I don't cook for just me though.. so I guess I can bribe
the house with want to eat? Get the dishes. And then wash up afterwards! :-)
Now I will have to put a little more thought into this. Thanks for the
heads up.
D
Unknown
wrote:
>I chose Franciscan Desert Rose during a sentimental fit when I was getting
>married. It was my paternal grandmother's pattern. I now have service for
>24, including quite a lot of serving ware, so it's hard to just give it up
>for something new.
Oh Lord, I did the same thing and I won't tell you how many years ago
that was. I got rid of all of it when my kids all left for college.
Just couldn't face looking at it any more. Besides, the blasted stuff
chips like crazy. I have a set of Arabia now for something like 20, a
set of Dansk for 12 and my formal stuff is by Oxford, which is no
longer. It is plain white with a platinum border. I chose this in
particular because I have my grandmother's crystal, which is dark red
with clear stems. Besides, this way I can dress the rest of the table
with anything I want and it doesn't clash.
Anne
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Eliska
(<RJ>) wrote:
>Corelle, Harvest ???
>Gold pattern, some 30 years old.
>
>Love 'em.... they last forever.
>
><rj>
Thanks for this thread. I keep breaking the cheap ceramic dished that
i buy at Big Lots. I live surrounded by tile floors (God's curse to
humankind) and can't believe the solution didn't come to me sooner.
Corelle! YES!!!!!
Charlotte L. Blackmer
Sara <sara...@qwest.net> wrote:
[in response to the query, what do your everyday dishes look like?)
>Let's see...
>
>Considering the fact that my entire household consists of 2 adults and
>2 parakeets, I have wayyyyy too many dishes.
Oh, I've got dishes I haven't seen in a while. The problem is not the
size of my household, but the size of my house.
I inherited most of them. And a full set of crystal glassware (cordials
up to champagne saucers). Most of them live in my back bedroom closet but
I have at least a couple of pieces of each in my sideboard.
Used to do cobalt blue/blue and white. Got tired of blue and
white. Horse-traded with an ex when he moved out.
I looked for a set of casual dishes (microwavable and eventually
dishwasherable, but I had no dishwasher at the time) that would go with
the other dishes I had acquired for a while. Finally settled on Johnson
Brothers Regency when I learned that I could order round salad
bowls and round salad plates out of open stock instead of the squared off
ones that come with the standard place setting.
It is plain white "ironware" and has a lovely swirling fluted edge to the
plate as its only decoration. Suitable for all sorts of food, except
maybe tuna noodle casserole ;-). The mugs are all-fluted and are very
comforting to hold.
It goes with:
the pink glass Arcorac with a fluted edge that my mom bought me
the white with fluted-edge-and-rosebud decoration bone china my
grandmother gave me
and what's left of the white-with-dainty-pink-carnations Limoges service
that was my great-grandmother's Christmas present the first year she was
married (inherited through my other grandmother). (Lots of dinner plates,
both soup/veggie tureens, not too many salad plates.)
Also, there are a variety of pieces - I regularly use the four sizes of
bowls I have - "fruits" for small servings of desserts or sauces (perfect
for one scoop of ice cream with some summer fruit), "cereals", "rim
soups" for soup or pasta, and the serving bowl for when I am making myself
a LOT of soup/pasta/salad.
CLB
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Robin
Loved my original set of 4 so much (bought when I got my first apartment in 1988)
that last year I filled out my set to 12 settings by buying more via eBay. I
even opted not to register for dishes when I got married!
Haven't broken a single piece, ever.
Kate Connally
> Kate Connally wrote:
>
> > CatMandy99 wrote:
> >
> > > The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
> > > question to you all:
> > >
> > > What do your everyday dishes look like?
> > >
> > > What brand are they? Why do you like them?
> >
>
> I chose Franciscan Desert Rose during a sentimental fit when I was getting
> married.
Oooh! I love that stuff! My sister has it. I can't afford it.
Kate
Gabby
Robin <robing...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Using Corelle here too, American something or other pattern (dusty rose
heart, dark blue diamond, green leaves). My first Corelle was pure white
and I loved being able to use any color tablecloth with them. Got rid of
them after about 12 years when a spoon dropped into a bowl by one of the
little ones produces needle sharp shards. Dropped those plates on the floor
many times without a break, but boy when they decided to break they exploded
into really dangerous shards that flew everywhere (8 ft from point of impact
in one case).
Still, 4 years ago I went back to Corelle. Kids are grown up now and don't
need the protection. Only 1 broken plate, it didn't survive my son turning
on the burner underneath.
Much prefer the shape of today's Corelle mug compared to the original shape
that was hard to hold.
Gabby
Denise Patrishkoff
wrote:
>Kate Connally wrote:
>
>> CatMandy99 wrote:
>>
>> > The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
>> > question to you all:
>> >
>> > What do your everyday dishes look like?
>> >
>> > What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>>
When we first got married - we got 12 settings of Mikasa Amy - it's
stoneware with blue trim around it and daisies in the middle - very
hippy looking - well we were married in the 70s. I got everything for
this - soup tureens, mugs, goblets - we got tired of it - what's left
of it is sitting in my basement waiting for a garage sale.
We decided that since there is only the two of us - we would splurge
on some really pretty dinnerware - so I now have Villeroy & Boch -
French Garden - yellow and green w/fruit - quite different from the
Mikasa. My good stuff is Blue Willow from my great-grandmother or
Ansley Pembroke (been collecting it for ages) with my grandmother's
blue stemed glassware that she got as movie souvenirs. Quite
beautiful and hard to find.
Denise in Sterling Heights, MI
Leonard Lehew
wrote:
>The thread about pots evolved into talking about dishes, so I post this
>question to you all:
>
>What do your everyday dishes look like?
>
>What brand are they? Why do you like them?
>
Our "everyday" dishes are Mikasa "Embassy Court," which is actually
pretty nice china. We bought 8 5-piece place settings for about $200
from an outlet store. Not cheap, perhaps, but affordable enough that I
don't hesitate to put it in the dishwasher, and I don't feel too bad
if a plate gets chipped or broken.
Leonard
Brenda English
any serving or completing pieces until I discovered a Corning outlet near
where I lived. I went and bought the rest of the line.
LSnow1111
>>>What brand are they? Why do you like them?
I use the plain white Japanese porcelain type dishes that you get at places
like Pier One. I've been using them for over 20 years.
What I like is:
1.Always available in open stock, you don't have to buy sets. I don't like
sets because (a) they have cups and saucers and I prefer to use mugs for
coffee/tea. (b) I tend to use more dinner plates than salad plates, bowls, cups
etc. because I'm more likely to entertain buffet-style (c) for everyday eating
the plates are about all I use. (d) When you buy open stock you can replace
just a plate when it breaks, not a whole set.
2. Plain white goes with everything, and you can dress it up for more festive
or dress it down for casual.
3. It's cheap
4. You can often get lots of interesting serving pieces and side dishes that
will coordinate perfectly.
Once in a while I see a colored or patterned set of china and I'm tempted, but
then I think of all the above and stick with what I have!
Karen O'Mara
Food looks lovely on plain white, too. It's practical and complementary. You may
want to try a gold or silver trim dish sometime, too. Gold trim dishes with silver
flatware is very nice.
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Karen O'
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Gary O.
I had the same thing happen once. No I asked had ever heard of such a
thing. I was a little worried about using Corelle after that for a
long time, but I got over it. When I buy Corelle, I buy plain white.
My mother gave me a stack of old Corelle plates that I sort of use for
everyday. My everyday and nice set is restaurant weight Cafe White.
Plain, old fashioned white. Freezer to oven to microwave safe. I
hesitated at the price of Freezer to oven to microwave to broiler,
however. I also have most of my old set of rustic burgundy stoneware
that is a bit lighter in color from roomies running it through the
automatic dishwasher. Serving platters, including pasta serving bowl
and pasta bowls are all plain white, mostly Corelle, but also a huge,
round, patterned Italian clay serving dish that I bought for $12.99 at
TJ Maxx. Slightly light for its size, which says that it might not be
as durable as the Cafe White stuff that I normally go for.
Gary O.
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says...
> Subject: Re: What do your dishes look like?
> From: Karen O'Mara <ka...@randomgraphics.com>
> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
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