Category Archives: Food
White Diner China
So, the craftysisters seem to follow in each others footsteps when it comes to certain household items. Dishes seems to be a big one. I have been passed on several sets of dishes over the years when other craftysisters decide to move on to something different. (I am also called the family museum for some of the things I have been passed that I still own.
This time though, we all seem to be following Mom (craftysister Lynne), but she isn’t moving to something different. Thankfully, over the years she has collected so much that she was actually able to cut her collection into three parts and with only $26 and some help from Loryn, I was able to complete my set (or rather, complete it as much as I wanted).
White diner china is something that I never really figured I would get into, but it is so versatile and classic that it will never go out of style. In fact, when I wanted to complete the set, I went to Old Time Pottery and found three gigantic aisles of white and off-white diner china and was able to match the color of the plates Mom and Loryn gave me.
I am very happy with my new set and thought I would share it with you. Not all of our lives (quite clearly) are dominated by crafts, so I thought you might be interested to see what has come into my life lately. Now I will need to post some photos of the food I will be putting on these dishes in the future!
Full Listing:
11 Large oval plates – 11 3/4″ x 7″
8 Small oval plates – 9 3/4″ x 8 1/2″
8 Large round plates – 10 1/4″
8 Small round plates – 6 3/4″
8 Cereal bowls – 6″ x 3″
8 Pasta bowls – 8 3/4″ x 2″
Happy crafting,
Kristin
Ben Japanese—Thai Express
Lynne: Loryn has been working on me to go to the new Japanese–Thai restaurant here in Logansport. It is in the little building at the northwestern corner of 6th and Michigan Ave. There have been several small family restaurants in this location, and the only one I remember clearly is one that served some of the best tacos ever, covered in a fresh, luscious avocado guacamole. I ate there as often as I could, and since I lived very close I could walk there every day.
It is hard for restaurants to make it in Logansport. No one is particularly anxious to spend money on unfamiliar food. It is hard to tell someone that their food is terrible if you don’t know how it is supposed to taste. You can’t complain because it may be cooked extremely well, but it is something you hate extremely much. (Like cooked turnips.)
The Ben Japanese–Thai Express restaurant was really great. I went in and ordered the filet mignon, which was $8.75. I couldn’t imagine what could be called filet mignon at that price, but since Loryn guaranteed the food (and paid for it) I felt that I could take that chance.
It turns out that this dish is small pieces of tenderloin over rice with carrots, zucchini and onions. The meat is extraordinarily tender and the vegetables were that wonderful degree of cooked where they are not mushy, but they do not crack your teeth. There is a sauce overall that tastes to me like hoisin sauce, but as I am not terribly knowledgeable about Asian sauces I cannot guarantee that’s what it is. It just tastes like the sauce I usually get with Thai spring rolls.
The meal includes a salad and a delicious egg-roll. That’s a lot of food for your money. The restaurant is small but the service is very good. I had the regular iced tea and sometimes tea will tell you a lot about a restaurant. This was fresh. Loryn is a fan of the yellow curry (without meat as she is a vegetarian) and is trying not to order it every time she goes. She wants to try some of the other dishes.
If your palate is jaded from hamburgers, fries and chicken, this is the place to get something different and come away happy.
Ben Japanese–Thai Express
Dine In/Take Out
Business Hours: Monday -Saturday, 11 am to 9 pm
Phone/Fax: 574-722-9920
705 N. 6th St.
Logansport
(Visa, Mastercard, and Discover cards accepted)
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