Dishes

[CaliforniaPeggy]

I'm in the market for dishes, and I'd love your recommendations...

What do you use on your table?

It has to be microwave safe!

TIA...

:hi:

[AlCzervik]

1. these are what i have, i chose not to get china when i got married, we aren't china

people, we are tutu wearing hippos and our tutus have cigarette burns and beer stains on them. Anyhow 18 years later and they look like new and Mikasa still makes them.

http://www.mikasa.com/Arabella/arabella,default,sc.html?fp=x

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear ALCzervik!

Ah, those are pretty!

Thanks for letting me see...

:hi:

[Bunny]

2. I'm old school, I use Fiestaware.

I have different sized plates, bowls, etc, in 3-4 different colors and I mix and match them. I like the way it looks.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear Bunny!

Fiestaware, hey?

I'll Google them, and see what they look like...

Thanks, sweetie!

:hi:

[yellowdogintexas]

8. Fiesta is gorgeous, but alas, the plates are too heavy for my hands which

tend to cramp up on me.

I am thinking of replacing my ancient Pfaltzgraf white stoneware with Mikasa's Italian Countryside.
http://www.mikasa.com/dinnerware-pattern/italian-countryside,default,sc.html

periodically you can get a good deal on a full service @ Macy's or Dillard's.

My husband likes it and it is just the right weight.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear yellowdogintexas!

Great tips, all of them...

This is just the sort of info I was hoping for!

I have shoulder trouble, and heavy things are a problem...

Thanks, sweetie!

:hi:

[peacefreak]

5. The best advice I ever got about buying dishes

is to picture a fried egg sunny side up with a runny yolk on it.
I've got a set of turquoise with lattice work around the edges. The bowls are deep & perfect for ice cream (they look great with hot fudge in them!)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear peacefreak!

Ha! You made me smile!

We haven't bought dishes in 20 years, and I just thought it would be useful to get some idea what people like these days...

Thanks for the tip, sweetie...

:hi:

[mnhtnbb]

7. When our house burned down and I lost all my dishes--china, everyday, Christmas dishes, you name it-

I decided to use white Gibson china that I bought from Macy's. I use colorful serving pieces, some Fiesta ware in peacock blue, some Artesian Road from Tracy Porter, and some red Reco International clay pieces
(microwave safe) that I bought at Kohl's.

I usually use either black placemats, or go for all different colors in lime/blue/coral/yellow/fuchsia
if I'm setting the table as a buffet for a party.

Have fun!

http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=333406&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results


http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=67465&CategoryID=43713

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw_2_13?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=tracy+porter+artesian+road&x=21&y=18&sprefix=Tracy+Porter+

http://www.thesmartcook.com/oval-baking-set-c-25-p-1-pr-21.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear mnhtnbb!

Ooh, sweetie...I'm so sorry to hear about your house.

And thank you for the info on your dishes!

I expect to have fun with this!

:hug:

[mnhtnbb]

11. I don't recommend it as a way to clean out the closets, but...you do get to start over.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Yes, you do...

:hug: