10 GREAT TIPS ABOUT WHITE DISHES

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJiRauAF0pn_2eqSUGvX2OmThV8X1KQpkZgegrDlSkuTPjThieY7SP_X98wV5busIYFEoZu_CGTG9SPkqtJ8FY_PoS838lwO4gXQvlabjTqX4TQptnZcjuFNV-c7o3JvEhnbHlwFrV6nA/s1600/White+Dishes+Title+Page-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJiRauAF0pn_2eqSUGvX2OmThV8X1KQpkZgegrDlSkuTPjThieY7SP_X98wV5busIYFEoZu_CGTG9SPkqtJ8FY_PoS838lwO4gXQvlabjTqX4TQptnZcjuFNV-c7o3JvEhnbHlwFrV6nA/s1600/White+Dishes+Title+Page-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">White dishes are the little black dress of our cupboards... they are right for every occasion!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've had a love affair with them for years...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've discovered so many wonderful things about white dishes... here are 10 great tips that will make you love and want to use white dishes too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKSR-cM81qUbU0dgc3osvnhuAAK0eftBQ_xkLNqO2ij9ZUGl_sebnfX1_DIlg_7p8FG2Qs5-yRIEuyLFktuOXKr7oOvH5M6w9boPETMvkUZXkoOnXAoiEWw2AbvTSzJyzH79KXnplDz_W/s1600/white+dishes+with+nest-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKSR-cM81qUbU0dgc3osvnhuAAK0eftBQ_xkLNqO2ij9ZUGl_sebnfX1_DIlg_7p8FG2Qs5-yRIEuyLFktuOXKr7oOvH5M6w9boPETMvkUZXkoOnXAoiEWw2AbvTSzJyzH79KXnplDz_W/s1600/white+dishes+with+nest-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. White dishes go with EVERYTHING!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every style, season, holiday, occasion, fashion and decor!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They love to work and play with other dishes and patterns! They are the Miss Congeniality of the dish world!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkliE0d8JCnWFI45ZiqNS1stzlGf-JAKSmhSGrwis3mC2SqNyba1sVwBNbR3j8Ml-7jETnc_7WiC12honGhBtwFsLCDM_CEMcJjBRPwgw6_yqtUoFi3EhvLJ4nHIdJJ6BZF7UG8FVu4K_/s1600/white+dishes-stacks-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkliE0d8JCnWFI45ZiqNS1stzlGf-JAKSmhSGrwis3mC2SqNyba1sVwBNbR3j8Ml-7jETnc_7WiC12honGhBtwFsLCDM_CEMcJjBRPwgw6_yqtUoFi3EhvLJ4nHIdJJ6BZF7UG8FVu4K_/s1600/white+dishes-stacks-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br />2. If you buy one set of dishes... BUY WHITE!<br /><br />I call my white everyday dishes "the workhorses of my kitchen". I collected my 18 sets of Mikasa Italian Countryside over a couple of years. They still look as good as the day I bought them.<br /><br />Collect one style slowly. I suggest at least 12 sets, but prefer 18. I use them in so many ways! They will become the backbone of most of your tables!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FvSvcMpqNLSYWcq7imr0iDX8W0JvnEqKSKYuIqgdHv4pSV4K6o8tTs_KJcB2dth8qaYvQX3lMUMW4ptmoOW1M6Z3ouY-9OjQuH3CTco9i67u8sVX5NDjdGzU5l3CMt2Fe35bqLl0HSOO/s1600/white+dishes-Italian+Countryside-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FvSvcMpqNLSYWcq7imr0iDX8W0JvnEqKSKYuIqgdHv4pSV4K6o8tTs_KJcB2dth8qaYvQX3lMUMW4ptmoOW1M6Z3ouY-9OjQuH3CTco9i67u8sVX5NDjdGzU5l3CMt2Fe35bqLl0HSOO/s1600/white+dishes-Italian+Countryside-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />3. Only collect what you LOVE!<br /><br />I have dozens of styles of white dishes. I collect what I love... and because I love them, I use them!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Tr4t354A57ZuzYfuciJJ-IhXefg2AgVLR8Anc-Q5WE4RZnQ9tOVjgLrGVjelfYzJTux-NnB9ZuNK3FuF6ashJvFP4_vFB2Nb8UFz5DWyrMrtvCCLQdkyhydYzimBmJo98mZrnk0pe02D/s1600/white+dishes-lots+of+stacks-stonegablebog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Tr4t354A57ZuzYfuciJJ-IhXefg2AgVLR8Anc-Q5WE4RZnQ9tOVjgLrGVjelfYzJTux-NnB9ZuNK3FuF6ashJvFP4_vFB2Nb8UFz5DWyrMrtvCCLQdkyhydYzimBmJo98mZrnk0pe02D/s1600/white+dishes-lots+of+stacks-stonegablebog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Don't be afraid to collect small amount of patterns you love. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm always on the lookout for clearance sales on white dishes. My favorite  places to find dishes are TJ Maxx, HomeGoods and Marshalls. They have gorgeous dishes, but usually don't have large quantities... and that's OKAY. Last week I found 5 square white dinner dishes with little ball edges. I literally skipped out of TJ Maxx hugging them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I mix and match white dishes. So a few of one pattern or another makes a very lovely tablescape!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice (below) that I only have 5 white bowls in this frilly intricate pattern. But when I add another 5 white bowls in one or two other patterns, they look so charming together!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So don't worry about collecting 8,12 or 18 of any other white dish pattern! If you find even one you love... buy it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljz4n5wE8TujUDJRUbWkdEFDsbMgTh3Bq2CY_QFZtSf1QPvB-RPIO0qx0fLxOZkcYEfYrKdxNa5o3HHKHlvBF0DzVYL3Y34pcx_fn8OqYIcqeDdt5w4VnaD6qnY0c7M9gHF47KBoUY__R/s1600/white+dishes-stacks+and+stacks-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljz4n5wE8TujUDJRUbWkdEFDsbMgTh3Bq2CY_QFZtSf1QPvB-RPIO0qx0fLxOZkcYEfYrKdxNa5o3HHKHlvBF0DzVYL3Y34pcx_fn8OqYIcqeDdt5w4VnaD6qnY0c7M9gHF47KBoUY__R/s1600/white+dishes-stacks+and+stacks-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. Choose white dishes with interesting rims and edges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To me, white dishes are all about the edges. They bring interest and life to white!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthFHRC84JUtFlQtzsFR5eJRuijFuPHf9ph7zpcDIFquv3-h0uVkDw7QeqcjTV-zLnHkoYw7IDX05y8nF54CJUcFGtiX3-7YhQWFKoLuid-qlKE79rC7SjyTI9-tZ38YOU051Hc7xTPQqD/s1600/white+dishes-stacks-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthFHRC84JUtFlQtzsFR5eJRuijFuPHf9ph7zpcDIFquv3-h0uVkDw7QeqcjTV-zLnHkoYw7IDX05y8nF54CJUcFGtiX3-7YhQWFKoLuid-qlKE79rC7SjyTI9-tZ38YOU051Hc7xTPQqD/s1600/white+dishes-stacks-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6.  Don't overlook white cups and saucers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not only are they pretty to drink from, but look wonderful stacked in a hutch or cupboard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are great filled with flowers for individual centerpieces at each place settings and are perfect for sweet little nests and pumpkins. There are so many uses for white cups and saucers! White cups and saucers are my very favorite! Swoon worthy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Qpbz6BZcZbwZHd90QocLJKMHCYOSJjsbYdMZKRNfHp_7-lHh1FjzmWsn92UT4WYTCWN7Q60_-4nkiJN8xswSxPDTbDYjsNafIzsz_P26FBDESgpc9A5TEclW1ucX5xODwb5JLwT2xSe7/s1600/white+dishes-little+birds-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Qpbz6BZcZbwZHd90QocLJKMHCYOSJjsbYdMZKRNfHp_7-lHh1FjzmWsn92UT4WYTCWN7Q60_-4nkiJN8xswSxPDTbDYjsNafIzsz_P26FBDESgpc9A5TEclW1ucX5xODwb5JLwT2xSe7/s1600/white+dishes-little+birds-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIgTf9XsR7pSSpmRxDVXfwFMq4Cp2GI4rXJFz5QJWLxsoZ9IhCG1nhj2ETnEV1f3wHZ2Ixv6hHgLtH-i9NJwL-fcwclTJ_rySIysleur8j6hbq9RAAJr66VOHYmeWLRVwvdGIWZlIdO1n/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIgTf9XsR7pSSpmRxDVXfwFMq4Cp2GI4rXJFz5QJWLxsoZ9IhCG1nhj2ETnEV1f3wHZ2Ixv6hHgLtH-i9NJwL-fcwclTJ_rySIysleur8j6hbq9RAAJr66VOHYmeWLRVwvdGIWZlIdO1n/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5792.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7. Stack... stack... stack!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">White dishes were made for stacking! No other colors make such beautiful towers! Take them off the table and use stacks of white dishes to decorate tables, coffee tables, buffets, dressers and any other surface in your home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyEbfKQu6vg7bl3UpiZWpUD7eJg6SPBTskYCbDG02OXOG_CDXRuCdXB5QkN4g-KVucUm6bl8157pGknGsBcJ-YblIlBSI6liBij2nPCkqU9dAlLvDNh4HvUkcObUl2b_50AYop8c_fGOM/s1600/white+dishes+stacked-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyEbfKQu6vg7bl3UpiZWpUD7eJg6SPBTskYCbDG02OXOG_CDXRuCdXB5QkN4g-KVucUm6bl8157pGknGsBcJ-YblIlBSI6liBij2nPCkqU9dAlLvDNh4HvUkcObUl2b_50AYop8c_fGOM/s1600/white+dishes+stacked-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdVFfS48ICh58dUAajTceOyVJDgMLdGmWApwZyv9Drj1MsZnIiYVjHwxi9iGXUPuLlMXf4RkbcIwze5Rza190cX5ZP-nHWcdDBB2CjK0R-NYv9bGNfs3fjPDTyxvA0IIgMO5ymeGui-js/s1600/white+dishes-stack+in+the+dining+room-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdVFfS48ICh58dUAajTceOyVJDgMLdGmWApwZyv9Drj1MsZnIiYVjHwxi9iGXUPuLlMXf4RkbcIwze5Rza190cX5ZP-nHWcdDBB2CjK0R-NYv9bGNfs3fjPDTyxvA0IIgMO5ymeGui-js/s1600/white+dishes-stack+in+the+dining+room-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8. Look for interesting white pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Egg cups, pitches, creamers, sugar bowls, serving pieces, large bowls, cake stands, pedestals, vases... You can count on finding great white pieces!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1gWSY9p6qZq0Fzv04-Dp-jhXtc7NAkR-YfP5iZKSh8JgKkXht2OnjntTL_IWUhbWkCi-IMtBMHIVicoXfd-YU2WEIOweSynToFplIyxkkltOLYpnPIil24RKuQ3Q_JSqCjEPkqGH9cEu/s1600/white+dishespretty+-edges-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1gWSY9p6qZq0Fzv04-Dp-jhXtc7NAkR-YfP5iZKSh8JgKkXht2OnjntTL_IWUhbWkCi-IMtBMHIVicoXfd-YU2WEIOweSynToFplIyxkkltOLYpnPIil24RKuQ3Q_JSqCjEPkqGH9cEu/s1600/white+dishespretty+-edges-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9. White dishes don't go out of style!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The are a great investment because they are a classic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ironstone soup tureen below is over 30 years old and still perfectly in style!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MYBWsi0tYKLNHTpc8S7taOuRWdE_PAfs67SIGwMgh8xSPnybvns_-FsHU_PCHiBIS3GjBlPoEP3gY6qE2tRpPphKtP41teDA7xjM6Ks93GP9s_u-za5N0WjAqEEfmSYuGSvRmHP7nQKP/s1600/soup+tureen-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MYBWsi0tYKLNHTpc8S7taOuRWdE_PAfs67SIGwMgh8xSPnybvns_-FsHU_PCHiBIS3GjBlPoEP3gY6qE2tRpPphKtP41teDA7xjM6Ks93GP9s_u-za5N0WjAqEEfmSYuGSvRmHP7nQKP/s1600/soup+tureen-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10. Food looks best on white dishes... and so do flowers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Food and white dishes are made for each other! Food always looks more delicious on a white background!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And what is prettier than a white vase and dishes with colorful flowers?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hyphenhyphenj3qcYy7lWCIyHcKLnyteo8CTVLfgXfUWMzVu2SkfW30YUUIg3Ez06-MoPcQ-HOCgYPauB6GUe0qH2dIdASa6-BdSvPdt2f36QnBW9q5Tp3LYSRTsjsGkJh1siQYSBLNBomcto015dq/s1600/white+dishes-tulips-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hyphenhyphenj3qcYy7lWCIyHcKLnyteo8CTVLfgXfUWMzVu2SkfW30YUUIg3Ez06-MoPcQ-HOCgYPauB6GUe0qH2dIdASa6-BdSvPdt2f36QnBW9q5Tp3LYSRTsjsGkJh1siQYSBLNBomcto015dq/s1600/white+dishes-tulips-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VnWUsaCzgXqs9b2FrkBKdyP0Au0OTTcVGlEnBBDKSSFra2hqbwrU9lsFjfDxwN3FmWHYjtsu-D6iIpaBflYH9bgnOUZsFdTxCOSDlAcn1z-tFXJqOQVZQxs5N0SWWMo97L5Qz3ykW2mr/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VnWUsaCzgXqs9b2FrkBKdyP0Au0OTTcVGlEnBBDKSSFra2hqbwrU9lsFjfDxwN3FmWHYjtsu-D6iIpaBflYH9bgnOUZsFdTxCOSDlAcn1z-tFXJqOQVZQxs5N0SWWMo97L5Qz3ykW2mr/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9161.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you love white dishes yet? I thought so!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now go... spend wisely and start that white dish collection! You won't regret it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFB9UzBi3vzVbH8_7K-PH6lHn4dklMZD5OxR6HtcnU3YAAJIUlFUWkeCCTL-d_MXBwKJYwgeb6jSbgxEkZntycxkjPOTmg-I7iegGp2t-H-tFyKwmJ5Ub-s0QbsppNtDDC8-nvejY5OF1B/s1600/10+Great+Tips+about+white+dishes-pin-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFB9UzBi3vzVbH8_7K-PH6lHn4dklMZD5OxR6HtcnU3YAAJIUlFUWkeCCTL-d_MXBwKJYwgeb6jSbgxEkZntycxkjPOTmg-I7iegGp2t-H-tFyKwmJ5Ub-s0QbsppNtDDC8-nvejY5OF1B/s1600/10+Great+Tips+about+white+dishes-pin-stonegableblog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div></div></div>

10 GREAT TIPS ABOUT WHITE DISHES

White dishes are the little black dress of our cupboards... they are right for every occasion! I've had a love affair with them for year...

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ON THE MENU MONDAY ~WEEK OF JANUARY 26, 2014

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVxFkxmSVOG-5qzr1TCG9zacs18ABqtHlxn06iOoR2D_9aWKOECf1FwyufPD2ekRpNsny8O9-EU7N_RsaZ2CHrDCC1EgK_Yg5HsIEw_0zOGYC3KNVnsDIaSvyLTX4D4Bg8CKl5Z-52Tr_/s1600/OTMM+1-27-14+TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVxFkxmSVOG-5qzr1TCG9zacs18ABqtHlxn06iOoR2D_9aWKOECf1FwyufPD2ekRpNsny8O9-EU7N_RsaZ2CHrDCC1EgK_Yg5HsIEw_0zOGYC3KNVnsDIaSvyLTX4D4Bg8CKl5Z-52Tr_/s1600/OTMM+1-27-14+TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />I'm writing this from my hospital room with great hopes of going home tomorrow! What a wild 72 hours it has been! Since we are talking food I won't bother you with all the details... just know that I am fine and surgery went well.<br /><br />You can read more about my saga on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StoneGableblog" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a> page.<br /><br />Thank goodness for stocking food in the freezer. Monday and Tuesday's dinner will be coming from my freezer stash! And Sunday's soup will  be doubled and be added to the freezer.<br /><br />Don't forget to have a few meals on hand for those <i>unexpected </i>days!<br /><br />Now, here's what's ON THE MENU...<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">MONDAY~DINNER FROM THE FREEZER</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2010/01/how-to-make-perfect-chicken-noodle-soup.html" target="_blank">THE BEST CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP</a> EVER</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/06/parmesan-puffed-pastry-bread-sticks.html" target="_blank">PARMESAN PUFF PASTRY BREADSTICKS</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbV-zGHQEn3jAjZ8emQPC8gq2KK2RD2ntUQVk7Q12J2Fui23LPcw8ih8p9zhBCZt3ugKHhHf9XBdvFGmdSYZVfDkTxtjhX6Zvhz1EE8bPfqJazXG-AF6lj9Ok63jAT8YqSVQz5_2-gIt8d/s400/Chicken+Noodle+Soup-side+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="265" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">TUESDAY~2ND FREEZER MEAL</span></b><br /><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/stonegable-chili" target="_blank">SLOW COOKER CHILI</a><br />Rice<br /><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/mexican-explosion-salad" target="_blank">MEXICAN EXPLOSION SALAD</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShqlQUGsz3fXRK32EsoUi1rWztKMF0sRbg5Bt1oYOyyW56JHiTXJjy5D10Ak3MCsxjWxbbtN18qSutnagc3ReMWtkNhyjrrRJIFgmw2K-mLm6-ttJEpWo7OPg5PlFV4niq9xPWrCR7nAR/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShqlQUGsz3fXRK32EsoUi1rWztKMF0sRbg5Bt1oYOyyW56JHiTXJjy5D10Ak3MCsxjWxbbtN18qSutnagc3ReMWtkNhyjrrRJIFgmw2K-mLm6-ttJEpWo7OPg5PlFV4niq9xPWrCR7nAR/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7766.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">WEDNESDAY~ SLOW COOKER DAY~LO-CARB</span></b><br /><a href="http://peaceloveandlowcarb.com/2012/03/chicken-bacon-crock-pot-chowder.html" target="_blank">CHICKEN BACON CROCKPOT CHOWDER</a><br /><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/cucumber-salad-2" target="_blank">CUCUMBER SALAD</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBomEMIFC7V_n0-FJcSSDmpFTHXBXHisiVDKzYxaZ6xDERauxDSmbzHP9DaLQCtXX36OqbC2gtBiNgLjz_5dIWoAaCxuzhhKPft8vYRDepdt-dkDfr5_ZBOw0apbvIcq050ByDBCu9Y39/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBomEMIFC7V_n0-FJcSSDmpFTHXBXHisiVDKzYxaZ6xDERauxDSmbzHP9DaLQCtXX36OqbC2gtBiNgLjz_5dIWoAaCxuzhhKPft8vYRDepdt-dkDfr5_ZBOw0apbvIcq050ByDBCu9Y39/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5806.JPG" width="287" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">THURSDAY~ SLOW COOKER DAY</span></b><br /><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/09/smoky-bbq-beef-sandwiches.html" target="_blank">SMOKEY BBQ BEEF SANDWICHES </a><br />WITH COLESLAW<br /><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/06/homemade-potato-chips.html" target="_blank">HOMEMADE POTATO CHIPS</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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ON THE MENU MONDAY ~WEEK OF JANUARY 26, 2014

I'm writing this from my hospital room with great hopes of going home tomorrow! What a wild 72 hours it has been! Since we are talking f...

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PRAYERS AND PEACE AND SOVEREIGNTY

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrpLFiaooRXAGlMQAWEjXknwy0GCfMXoHfRmjWstiQTT3un4fcCAMKA_N9jWuqqxVOPmo2AviGnA-F7it8mZDNEy0rux-DoLEmBToRL2uQoOzck1MIh6t0eHk3ay5UnDncxNUz0QkfSqs/s1600/SS+1-26-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrpLFiaooRXAGlMQAWEjXknwy0GCfMXoHfRmjWstiQTT3un4fcCAMKA_N9jWuqqxVOPmo2AviGnA-F7it8mZDNEy0rux-DoLEmBToRL2uQoOzck1MIh6t0eHk3ay5UnDncxNUz0QkfSqs/s1600/SS+1-26-13.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week I had an unexpected surgery. Out of the blue. I was doing great and three hours later, I felt like truck had run over me and was in the hospital.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I knew something was very very wrong. My left knee had blown up like a balloon, was very sore and hot to touch. This was particularly troubling because I had just had knee cap surgery 9 weeks before and had been warned about the dangers of infection...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">To make a long story short... I am doing well. In 24 hours my knee was cultured, I found out that I had an awful knee infection, I had surgery (again!) and am now in the hospital on iv antibiotics. I feel much better but the doctors say I must stay here for a little while. Not quite what I wanted to hear! And my fever is jumping all over the readings on the thermometer! Not great news.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I am at peace about it all!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One very big thing I had going for me was PRAYER! I have the most wonderful group of bible study women who are real prayer warriors and one of my dear friends got the word out quick.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My family is continually lifting me up in prayer too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also have an army of facebook friends that are so generous in their prayers and good thoughts!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am so thankful beyond words for all the prayers and continuing prayers they are raising up before the Lord in my behalf.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I could really "feel" the prayers for me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How you ask?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I felt a peace that went far beyond my circumstances! I felt a "shalom" or wholeness in all of my circumstances even though some of the outcomes of my problems could have been very serious and still are a little troublesome.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This really got me thinking... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What is the connection between prayer and peace? And what does the sovereignty of God have to do with all of that?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a very familiar verse in the Bible...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't worry about anything, instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God's peace which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your heart and mind as you live in Christ Jesus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Philippians 4:6-7</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No where in God's word does it say to pray and God will give you just what you want! God is not a Santa Clause or even a Tooth Fairy. HE is THE KING! A benevolent, all-loving KING! A King with a plan for our very best, that far exceeds what we can see or imagine. His plan is one for eternity!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You see prayer, true prayer is an act of faith. It shows God that you believe in Him. In all He says... in all He is... in all He can do. It also says that you believe that He is SOVEREIGN.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is an act of spiritually bowing down before the KING of everything and bringing your wants and needs before him. It is believing that He will give us the peace He promises... a peace... a shalom that we will experience in spite of our circumstances. Prayer is trusting our all knowing, all wise, all just, all merciful, all powerful, all gracious KING to do not only right by us, but best for us! Even if it is not what we want!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's get back to these wonderful verses above and take a look at what they say...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't worry... in the closest translation to the original Greek it really says don't be anxious. The word anxious is <i>"merimnao'"</i> . It is the idea of being drawn in opposite directions, of a part ripped away from the whole, moving away from the whole.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is stunning when we look at the word for peace. <i>"Shalom"</i> means total wholeness. A state of perfection... all the parts of us working together and in harmony.. the way our great Creator intended.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, when we worry or are anxious our wholeness is disturbed and pulled apart. Isn't that so fascinating?  God knows!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God says don't worry about anything. Don't let anything steal or pull apart your shalom!  The bible speaks in many places about worry. It says it can't do one thing to help any circumstance. It is a thief. It steals our peace and the bible says it weighs us down.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Worry is such a natural reaction. When we start to listen and heed that part of us, we need to pray all the more! Worry hurts us. Concern is different from worry!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The next part of the verse says to tell God what we want and thank Him for what He has done. I love the idea that I can come before the Throne of all creation and boldly request things of God.But that is only half of it... we must remember to always tell Him thank you for His grace... His undeserved blessing to us for they are countless and wonderful! And just like any parent God loves when we recount the good He has done for us! It's a way of showing God we love Him.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the peace... shalom... wholeness of God which exceeds...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Exceeds is the idea of being so superior to anything else, so far above and beyond it's inconceivable! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And that above and beyond, superior wholeness will guard...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Guard is a word that depicts a sentinel, a military armed guard protecting us. So this peace, this wholeness will be an like an armed, trained military guard over our mind and our heart. It will keep worry and all the demons of fear and things that are ungodly out of our thoughts, emotions, will and intellect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And who is this promise for? For those IN CHRIST. Those who are in an intimate relationship with Jesus.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's put this together....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do not worry or be pulled apart by anything. But instead, pray about everything! Run to God and tell Him your needs, your story, pour it all out! And remember to tell Him thank you. Remember what He has done for you in the past and the way He worked in your life and tell Him about it in a thankful way.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And because you are in a saving relationship with His son Jesus, God will put a guard as big and as strong as an armed military man around your mind and your heart. He will bring a wholeness to your life that exceeds your circumstances and is far above and beyond what you ever could have imagined!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know about you... but that is how I want to live.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know that there are much bigger problems than a knee infection. And life is filled with uncertainty. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I also know that worry is an enemy and it tries to steal our emotions and clear thinking. God however is the giver and guarder of our mind and heart (mind, will ,emotion and intellect) and wants to guard them so we can experience our best thinking, our best emotional stability our best decisions in bad situations. He wants to bring His wonderful wholeness into our times of trial and crisis!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I pray that in your times of crisis you run towards God and let Him supply His peace to you and your situation!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

PRAYERS AND PEACE AND SOVEREIGNTY

This week I had an unexpected surgery. Out of the blue. I was doing great and three hours later, I felt like truck had run over me and was i...

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