#SaraTries
I try recipes and tutorials and then tell you about it.
BAKING: Claire Saffitz’s Coffee Coffee Cake (w/recipe! and weights!)
I’m getting my baking groove back with this semi-complicated, super delicious coffee cake recipe by Claire Saffitz!
THRIFT FLIP: New Faux Plant
Giving a new old faux plant a slight makeover for the new decade (millennium?)
COOKING: California Chicken Cafe Chinese Chicken Salad copycat recipe
I figured out how to recreate the Chinese Chicken Salad recipe from California Chicken Cafe and I’m sharing it with you!
BAKING: Claire Saffitz’s Honeyed Walnut Buns (w/recipe)
Claire Saffitz debuted a recipe for Kitchenaid and I had to try it!
THRIFTING: 12” Cast Iron Skillet
I cannot believe I found a cast iron skillet at a thrift store!
THIRFTING: 1970s bowl and plate the universe insisted I have
A little more thrifting magic came my way and I’m pretty happy about it.
THRIFT FLIP: New Flour Jar
Jars for your pantry are expensive! Don’t pass up jars at the thrift store if they have printing on them — you can probably get it off with this simple thrift flip!
COOKING: Tom’s Curry
This is the recipe that showed me I can cook more than just bland American food.
THRIFTING: Summer in January
I have to pass up a lot of very cute vintage glasses and pitchers when I’m out thrifting, but sometimes, occasionally, I make an exception when I find something that truly Sparks Joy. Like this delightful little green glass pitcher.
DIY: Tie Dye Goodness (The Finale)
Summer vibes in the middle of winter. And it was all thrifted!
BAKING: Smitten Kitchen’s One Bowl Brownies (a.k.a. the best brownies ever)
Make these brownies and you will never buy a box mix again.
THRIFTING: Tie Dye! (The Prep)
I don’t care if it’s cold out — I’m going to tie dye some clothes!
COOKING: Lemon Kale Salad w/ Garlic & Parmesan by Olena Osipov
Looking to eat more salads at home? This recipe by Olena Osipov is easy, tangy, and affordable!
THRIFTING: 3 years and 600 miles
I bought a two-piece 1980s toiletries set in 2018 in Atlanta, and then last week I find a third piece?! In case you needed any extra proof that thrifting is MAGIC.
THRIFT FLIP: Eddie Gets an Upgrade
My lovely thrifted faux plant with its ugly greenish vase gets a much needed glow-up in this super easy thrift flip.
THRIFTING: Meet Eddie
I love fake plants. I mean, I love live plants more, but I tend to accidentally kill them. So, if I want any greenery in my house, it has to be fake.