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Getting ready for a holiday dinner

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Holiday dinners are the best and the worst of holiday time. It is great to have everyone together, but it can be incredibly stressful to prepare for the meal.
Don’t let the preparation get you down!! Here is a list of what can be helpful to make your dinner easier and more enjoyable for [...]

Creating a Romantic dinner

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

There are three main elements to a romantic dinner:

romantic soft lighting

special and delicious menu

special tablesetting

There are a couple of ways to create soft romantic lighting. Put low watt bulbs in your lamps. Eat dinner by candlelight. (Don’t use too many that you set off your fire alarm.) Put lighting gels over [...]

Is a Fancy Dinner on the menu?

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

Fancy dinner may or may not mean formal dinner. It is up to you to make the dinner as fancy as you want.
One way to make the dinner fancy, is to pull out your formal dinnerware, or dinnerware that is rarely used. Use special glassware to complement the dinnerware. Serve all the [...]

How to set a table

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

In today’s world, the rules of setting a table are wide open. If you wish to set a table according to the etiquette rules of 1940’s, you won’t get your answers here.
The first rule of setting a table: It is your table, make it personal. Use dinnerware, flatware, glassware, whatever that is [...]

What you need to set up a buffet

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

If you are having a party or buffet style, the number of dinnerware is a lot looser than a dinner, where you are planning every food item and serving it as per your plan. When having a buffet with a number of different foods and different types (like salad vs. meat vs. dessert) a [...]

Matching bakeware for my dinnerware, good thing or bad?

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

Once you have picked your dinnerware pattern, it is great to get matching and coordinating products for your home. A matching teakettle, for example, now makes the stove top area a decorative area! And, it is great to set a table or buffet with matching serving bowls and platters. What a great [...]

What is in a dinnerware set? or what is a place setting?

Friday, March 20th, 2009

The definition of a dinnerware set varies by dinnerware category and by manufacturer. There are a lot of different assortments of dinnerware sets, so here are some guidelines.
In casual dinnerware, for most manufacturers, a basic dinnerware set is 4 dinner plates, 4 salad plates, 4 bowls, and 4 mugs.
In formal dinnerware, the basic dinnerware [...]