Thursday, December 20, 2012

Tickled Pink, Again

Like most days, especially in the winter, I spend a lot of time in the kitchen, surrounded by yumminess and of course, Pyrex! Today, I prepped for a little holiday soiree I'm having this weekend.

Chocolate truffle ganache, jello (for fun shaped table decor), and sugared cranberries all made the cut for Pyrex use: 





Just as I was about to start baking the cookies, I realized I didn't have enough brown sugar. I ran over to the store -- and decided to hit Salvation Army along the way. I am super fortunate to live within a few miles of at least four different thrift stores. Most are along the way to somewhere in my town -- and most have a housewares department that only takes a few minutes to scan. 


Today, right as I neared the end of my 'scan', I found this for a whopping $3: 



It has a small chip on the pink part of the dish, right on the handle, but for $3, it was still worth it for the perfect lid alone!  

I was just at this Salvation Army the other day, and didn't find a thing. But thanks to my poor planning on the brown sugar front, I now have something else to match the Pink Daisy dish I had been contemplating giving away. 


Of course I put the Pyrex to use as soon as those cookies were done. 



Hope your kitchen mishaps lead you to Pyrex prospects as well!

Brenda 

15 comments:

  1. Best score I've seen to date. So immensely jealous :) been hoping for anything solid pink or solid turquoise! Congrats- have a fabulous holiday with all your fun displays (like the idea of jello in the fridgies)!

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    1. Thanks! I've seen a lot of plain pink around here -- but most are the mixing bowls that belong on the wall of shame. They all look like they've been through the dishwasher. I'm surprised I found this in such good condition (minus the chip!)

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  2. What an awesome thing! Very lucky to has stopped and loving that you put your cookies in it right away!

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    1. If I don't use the Pyrex, I can't justify buying it ;) I had no room to store it, so it had to be put to use as soon as I cleaned it up.

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  3. Nice find at a good price - I'm a little pink with envy !!
    :)
    C

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  4. Ya, I was drooling over ur pyrex collection this week. Follower now of both spots.

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    1. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who drools on this site. Thanks!

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    1. (Nothing sinister here -- meant to reply to Denise and clearly I don't know how to hit 'reply' or undo comment 'forever'... Oops)

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  6. what a nice find! if the chip is a little rough, a little sand paper will smooth it out. Thanks for stopping by my blog today

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    1. Thank Daniela! It's actually a pretty clean break and surprisingly smoooth. I'll keep the sandpaper in mind for the future :)

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  7. What a great score! And those cranberries look delicious!

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  8. That pink is great! I have never been able to find any pink fridgies thrifting yet. I'm excited to see that someone has!

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    1. This is the only plain pink fridgie I've ever seen! Even at antique stores I see plenty of the large yellow, blue and red sets, but no pink.

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  9. That pink is great! I have never been able to find any pink fridgies thrifting yet. I'm excited to see that someone has!

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