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2009-03-08T18:47:00.000-07:00

Chicken Salad - The easy and elegant way!

(If you are like most of us, you don't have time to prepare healthy and attractive meals. We've been working hard to find shortcuts that don't involve having to spend a fortune or having to give into the allure of high-fat or non-nutritious foods.)

TIME INVOLVED: 20 minutes - start to finish.
A LIGHT, HEALTHY DINNER FOR FOUR.

THE MENU
Chicken salad served on a large oval serving platter
Crusty Bread sliced and arranged on a bread tray and drizzled with olive oil and parmesan cheese
Fruit salad served in a pedestal bowl

SHOPPING LIST
1 Rotisserie Chicken from the grocery store.
1 bag of organic lettuces.
1 bottle of Newman's Own Balsamic Vinegarette Salad Dressing.
1 bag of frozen fruit.
1 package of fresh grapes or strawberries
2 bananas
1 loaf of crusty bread
1 small bottle of olive oil
1 small container of parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS

CHICKEN SALAD
1. Slice the chicken into small pieces.
2. Wash and dry the lettuces.
3. Take a large Fiesta oval platter out of your cupboard and line it with the lettuces.
4. Arrange the chicken on top of the large oval platter.
5. Drizzle the lettuce and the chicken with the salad dressing.
FRUIT SALAD
1. Take out a pedestal bowl
2. Pour the frozen fruit into the pedestal bowl
3. Cut the peaches in half and pour them on top of the frozen fruit.
4. Slice the bananas and the grapes or strawberries and put them on top of the frozen fruit.
5. Let the fruit stay on the counter for at least one hour prior to eating so that there will be time for it to de-frost.
BREAD
1. Slice the bread into pieces no more than four inches by 1/2 inch.
2. Arrange the bread slices on a bread tray.
3. Pour a small amount of olive oil over the bread.
4. Sprinke the bread with Parmesan cheese.
5. Turn the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
6. When it is about 10 minutes before you are ready to eat, place the bread tray in the oven and let the pieces toast.
THE TABLE
1. Set each place at the table with luncheon plates and fruit bowls and brightly-colored napkins if you have them.

Recipes

2008-03-08T17:38:00.000-08:00

Recipes.

At the www.zestydishes.com test kitchen, we are always eager to try new recipes using Fiesta® Dinnerware. Please share with us some of your favorites here. We will try them out and if they work for us, we will post them on our website in the recipe area and send you a gift. Please be sure to drop us an e-mail with your recipe as well as posting it here so that we have a way of contacting you. We are exploring using video to enhance the site user's experience.

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The Perfect Table

2008-03-08T17:37:00.002-08:00

The Perfect Table.

Setting the perfect table with Fiesta® Dinnerware is fun and actually, quite easy. It's almost impossible to make a mistake. You can go for a random look and mix colors. Or, you can try to assemble a pattern with colors and pieces. Share your descriptions or pictures of your perfect table here.

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Lead-Free

2008-03-08T17:37:00.001-08:00

Lead-Free.

Each day seems to bring new reports about the dangers of lead. Lead has been found in everything from children's toys to drinking glasses. Fiesta® Dinnerware is safe and lead-free. Do you have fears about lead? Visit www.ZestyDishes.com now.

Made in America

2008-03-08T17:36:00.000-08:00

Made in America.

At a time in our country when foreign imports are taking our jobs and threatening a way of life for so many, it is great to buy dishes that are made in America. Fiesta® Dinnerware is made in America. How important is this to you?

Color. Color. Color

2008-03-08T17:35:00.000-08:00

Color. Color. Color.

Nearly every day, people question what color works best with what color. The truthful answer is that it really comes down to a matter of personal taste. But tell us what color combinations you think work the best. We will create an online palette to allow customers to see combinations before they purchase. Most significantly we will charge a higher price for mixed color placesettings properly reflecting the added value that can only be obtained at a site like ours.

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Sharing Ideas

2008-03-08T17:32:00.000-08:00

Sharing ideas.

For some, a utensil crock is far more than a place to store spatulas and slotted spoons. Some use utensil crocks to serve breadsticks or to store knitting needles. And who would have ever thought that a pedestal bowl really could be a quite effective base for a small pizza platter and that together, they could form an elegant raised cake plate? And how about that Boullion cup? When paired with a saucer, it is an exquisite way to serve condiments. There are hundreds of other ideas for how to use Fiesta® Dinnerware. Challenge your creativity and share what you've done with what piece.

Connecting with memories

2008-03-08T17:23:00.000-08:00

Connecting with memories.

For some, Fiesta® Dinnerware is about reconnecting with memories. Because of its longevity in the American marketplace and its unique style and color, Fiesta® Dinnerware may be the dishes used by a person's grandparents or great-grandparents. Fiesta® Dinnerware users often tell stories of how their mother, father, grandmother, grandfather or even great-grandmother or great-grandfather would have a special color just for him or her. Seeing and using the dishes today helps the person reconnect with his or her childhood. Do the dishes evoke any memories for you? Please share them with us.