Tuesday, April 13, 2010

I have some new dishes

I know . . . stop the presses. But really, it's sort of a big deal for me. My current black dishes (yes, black—I love them) have been slowly showing signs of wear. Black dishes are sort of like red nail polish: They look great until they start to chip a little.

The last time I saw dishes I liked I dithered and when I returned to buy them, they were gone.

This time I acted and bought.

They're a touch on the kitschy side, but I like that they remind me of Inspector Clouseau—in the kitchen. This picture shows the pasta bowl on one of my black plates, which I think is a nice combination. And the colors go nicely with my kitchen, which you surely remember from the world-famous kitchen tour over at userealbutter.com, right?

But don't worry. There are limits with where I will go with this collection.

I would die before serving chips in this.

For Sunday dinner we had Daube Provencal, egg noodles, and green beans in browned butter, followed by a green salad and then individual molten chocolate cakes with sweetened whipped cream for dessert. Is it any wonder we don't all weigh a total of several tons?? Stay tuned for an explanation of why we don't (yet).

4 comments:

Trevor Sis Boom said...

I missed your kitchen tour so thanks for linking that! I think the bowls are a lot of fun. I would get in so much trouble if I ever brought any more dishes into the house!

Purple Flowers said...

I like your new dishes; they are fun to look at, and bring a smile to one's face. Bon Apetit!

adozeneggs said...

Does the chip and dip plate also convert to a cake stand??
mmmmmm Daube Provencal.....I think I should make this on the night of our French lessons..

tommie said...

I have always wanted one of those butler chalkboards to write a weekly menu on.......