Look! My friends and I had a pot luck using our vintage dishes. Not only did we feel good about making good and healthy food for our friend's birthday dinner (last summer), but we also used old dishes that were passed down from our Moms or found at garage sales or thrifts. Re-using (or continuing to use) old stuff instead of filling the landfills can be fun.
The vintage look and the bright retro colors was perfect. Mid-century goodness for our mid-century friend.
The menu: - vegetarian waldorf salad made with organic brown rice, apples & walnuts - grilled wild salmon - organic mixed green salad with avocado, feta, cucumber, toasted almonds witn EV olive oil and balsamic vinegar - crudite platter of veggies with various dips (hummus and a couple others, can't remember exactly) - multi, whole grain organic bread - blackberry cobbler (berries picked and baked the night before) - and birthday cupcakes
We certainly enjoyed a delicious and colorful feast!
Today I'm going to indulge my crazy habit for collecting vintage kitchen wares. I'm drawn to them because of their unique, colorful and retro designs. I justify the purchases because I believe that by RE-USING old stuff, it's a way of recycling. Plus buying this old "junk" from garage sales and thrift shops is often inexpensive.
Remember Pyrex from the 60's and 70's? OK, maybe you're not old enough, not to say that I am :-) But one of the things I have collected is vintage Pyrex glass. Not only do they make the table fun and bright, but they are immensely useful for baking, storing leftovers, preparing food and many other uses! Bringing food in these dishes to parties is always a hit.
Check out all of the fun and wonderful ways people use their vintage Pyrex in this Flickr group called Pyrex in Action. It's really inspiring! Do click on the link, I think you'll enjoy it.
Can't we just re-use the old stuff? It's a sad reality that we need to keep manufacturing new stuff that people buy to keep our economy going. But I also imagine a world where we can re-use as much old stuff as we can before sending them to our landfills. I'm so glad the retro design movement is popular right now... I know I'm not the only one acquiring old junk. :-)
To celebrate Earth Day, I'm thinking about having a contest and give away some vintage Pyrex. I'll decide later... come back soon!
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