Display

It's been a while since I updated my display. Before it looked like this:

Then I was prompted (forced) to rearrange the display by my cats breaking a pitcher from my other collection (Taste Setter):

I moved my cookbooks elsewhere and took down the green fabric background. I think it looks a bit tidier.

The Taste Setter collection is my personal white whale. It is impossible to find so if you ever see any I'm happy to reimburse you! (Email me)

Crumble

This morning my CSA box came and it was full of strawberries and rhubarb. My mind immediately started thinking what baked goods I could make with this sweet and tart combination. Then it hit me Strawberry-Rhubarb Crumble!

I used the recipe from Smitten Kitchen. It was ridiculously easy and incredibly delicious and Pyrex being Pyrex, you can use and bake the bowl you mix the filling in. I used the kelly/grass green  #024 for the filling and baking and a yellow #403 to mix the topping in. You don't have to be exact with the amount of fruit you use, I had less than the recipe called for and it was fine.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Crumble

Yields 6 to 8 servings.

For the topping:
1 1/3 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
6 tablespoons sugar
Zest of one lemon
1 stick of unsalted butter, melted

For the filling:
1 1/2 cups rhubarb, chopped into 1-inch pieces
1 quart strawberries, hulled, quartered
Juice of one lemon
1/2 cup sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons cornstarch
Pinch of salt

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Prepare topping: In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugars and lemon zest and add the melted butter. Mix until small and large clumps form. Refrigerate until needed.

2. Prepare filling: Toss rhubarb, strawberries, lemon juice, sugar, cornstarch and a pinch of salt.

3. Remove topping from refrigerator and cover fruit thickly and evenly with topping. Place pie plate on a baking sheet, and bake until crumble topping is golden brown in places and fruit is bubbling beneath, about 40 to 50 minutes.


Enjoy!

adding to the family

I'm officially out of room on my Pyrex shelves. I'm not sure if this means I need to let some go or just find more shelves. Probably find more shelves amirite?

The newest members of my cookware family are two divided dishes. An aqua and a yellow. I didn't know that the aqua existed, I saw it online and checked my go-to reference photo. I check Pyrex Pixie's collection whenever I'm unsure if an aqua piece really exists or it's just a badly photographed robin's egg blue.

Now I've got all this division to do, what foods shall I segregate?

I found this guy this weekend at the flea market. It's all white and it's not stamped on the bottom but the lid says "501-0". I don't think it will be staying with me. I will probably sell or trade it.

Resistance is Futile

 If you've followed my previous posts you know that I stick firmly to my self imposed rule of only collecting Aqua, Orange and Daisy/Citrus Yellow.

I broke my own rule.

How could I resist? It's the special grass green color that I've only seen two pieces in (The crazy quilt and this utility dish).

Here's out it looks with the rest of my collection, it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb, just kind of blends in to the aqua.

(Sorry for the bad lighting. My overhead kitchen light is out)

I'm so glad they didn't make a whole collection in this color, otherwise I might be in trouble.

Bowls!

I managed to snag some bowls in the Daisy yellow. I bought these from a seller on etsy. I've only seen the 401 at flea markets and it's always in sad shape the the seller usually wants $10 for it and is unwilling to go lower.

I paid a little more than I would've liked for them but they are in great shape, they're the exact school bus yellow I love and my birthday is Tuesday. I've scored some pieces for one or two dollars so I figure it all evens out.

Displayed

Here's what my collection looked like in August:

Here it is today:

I didn't think it could get better than the aqua and orange combo but adding the school bus/daisy/citrus yellow really does it for me. I love it!

I've slowed down on collecting, I actually have the will to say no to pieces now. I'd like to cobble together a set of bowls with the two 403's I have (orange and yellow) and I don't think I can ever say no to a fridgie...oh and if I found large orange utility pan I certainly won't turn it down.

8x8

As I said before, I've been sprinkling some of the Daisy/Citrus yellow into my orange and aqua collection. I think those three colors look amazing together and the school bus yellow is much easier to come by than the aqua.

I picked up this 8x8 baker on eBay and I love the flared lip. Thanks to this picture on flickr I'm guessing that it's the Daisy Baking dish.

Can anyone tell me if I'm right? Is this the only line that has this flared lip? Did it ever have a lid?

Questions, questions.

More, More, More

Just when you think you're done, this sickness pulls you back in. I went to the Long Beach Flea Market this weekend and came home with some goodies.

I got all of this is for $20. I really like the way the school bus yellow looks with my orange and aqua. I already had the aqua square baker but for $5 I couldn't resist. It was pretty dirty with some caked on food but nothing that a toothpick and some Barkeeper's friends couldn't take care of.

Can anyone tell me what collection this particular shade of yellow belongs to? Is it Daisy?

A Bit of a Birthday Thrift

 Hi Pyrex friends!  I recently celebrated a rather momentous occasion: my thirtieth birthday.  When asked what I wanted to do in honor of that momentous occasion, I promptly declared: thrift!

So my handy dandy chauffeur (tee hee, boyfriend!) drove me on not only one day but two days to some of our favorite thrift and and antique stops here in the greater Seattle area.  And my goodness did we find some amazing Pyrex!

This isn't anywhere near all of what we found, oh no, so if you would like to see the rest of it in all it's glory, please hop on over to my blog!

Part One is here and Part Two is here.

Yes...I had to break it into two installments...!

Happy thrifting, friends!

xo

Anna

The Victory Garden: Yarn and Curiosities

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Last time I checked in with you guys my collection looked like this:

When I moved in to my place in January this was the first project that I did. At the time that orange was the best color I could find. Last month I got a bit tired with it. It just wasn't working for me. It seemed a bit dark for such a happy collection. 

I dug through my fabrics (I have an etsy shop so fabric is abundant) and found a great swath of green I had used above the stairs in my last place. You can see it's original use here.

Much better! It's bright, cheery and goes well with the orange and aqua Pyrex. I've decided I'm going to sprinkle in some more of the school bus yellow pieces. For the next two weekends I've got some flea markets to go to so I'm hoping they produce for me.

Inspired.

 Hi Pyrex friends!

I recently looked to the creamy pastel colors of vintage Pyrex and my collection of vintage knitting needles for a little bit of inspiration for a new set of items I crocheted for my Etsy shop.

I just had to share the pretty photos with you all!

If you'd like to see exactly what I created for my Etsy shop, please pop over to my little blog to find out!

The Victory Garden: Yarn and Curiosities

xo

Anna

Vacation finds

Hello fellow Pyrexers! I haven't had anything to post lately because I was on a somewhat self-imposed Pyrex hiatus. That all changed this past week when I was on vacation in Tennessee, and North Georgia. I found some great Pyrex at pretty good prices, and left a lot of over-priced Pyrex behind, lol! So, without further ado, here's the loot...

Hope that wasn't too much of a picture overload! Aside from the Pyrex, we had a great time even though it was just as hot up there as it was here in Florida. I'll have some more pictures to post tomorrow of today's flea market finds! So, stay tuned! :)

Practically Perfect In Every Way

 People often ask me why I have so much Pyrex.

Or if I actually use all of it.

I would just like to point out nine individual pieces of perfectly pretty Pyrex in use just in these three photographs.

Take that, naysayers!

If you're interested in exactly what I was doing with all those lemons in Pyrex, you can read about it on my blog, The Victory Garden: Yarn and Curiosities!

The Pastels of Spring

Even yesterday's pyrex-in-waiting (...to be found) seemed to sense that Spring is on the way!

(and I couldn't help but add my first-ever Kaj Franck enamelware find)

Happy Spring!

When Life Gives You Citrus Fruits...

...you put them in a New Dots bowl and take their photograph!

Winter warmer

How about a stack of cheerful bowls and a hot cup of tea to warm you up on a chilly February day?

I found the carafe for $1 and the smallest yellow bowl for $3 this week. It might not be the right bowl for the set, since it doesn't match the other one exactly. But it works for me!

Dip!

Maybe this is a day late for football fans, maybe not for dip fans.

I love artichoke and spinach dip, I mean who doesn't? I had some spinach and artichoke hearts leftover from a pizza I made so I thought I'd finally give the dip a shot.

It's super easy and it cooks in the 1qt casseroles perfectly!

• 1 1/2-2 cups parmesan cheese (I used the stuff in a can)
• 1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach (thawed)
• 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 1 cup cream cheese
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• Dash of Red Pepper Flakes

Preheat oven to 375°F

Mix ingredients, Bake for 20-30 minutes

Here it is ready to go in the oven:

All done!

It's delicious, the great thing about this is you can tweak it and add whatever you like. I'm going to add some Red Peppers next time.

Timing is everything.

"Why are we walking so fast?", my boyfriend inquires as we get off the subway & make our way to Goodwill. Like I tell him all the time, "because while you're thrifting, timing is crucial." This has never been more true than today. As I entered Goodwill, I followed my usual pattern, down the mug & plastics aisle, passing the shelving unit with the new items, then down the aisle with the bowls & photo albums & on from there. As I was passing the shelving unit with the new items I spotted the '#404' yellow bowl from the primary bowl set sitting lonely with a bunch of wires & crappy plastic toys. As I pass the side of the cart an old, wrinkly had reaches out & grabs it. I hold my breath. Look back & forth. Can tell the guy is thinking it over & he finally decides against it & puts it back down. As soon as I see that hand moving away from the bowl, I move in. You should have seen the look of disappointment on the guys face. It was priceless.

Now, I could have already owned my own set of primary bowls already. I was at Value Village one day & out from the backroom did appear buy 4 colourful bowls. The boyfriend was on my back & I wasn't into Pyrex at the time, so I left them behind. Regrets. So, this is the 1940's version as you can see from the base. And the price? $2.99! Fantastic condition!



I am Sir Thrift A Lot. This was my first post here on The Pyrex Collective. It was good for me, how was it for you?

Hope I can plug this here, CSN Stores is having a giveaway on my blog for a $40 gift code, they have some neat stuff that some of you might find interesting! You can check it out right here!

Orange and Yellow

I just did a major move from Seattle to Los Angeles. Boy I'm going to miss those Seattle thrift stores, They are such goldmines!

On my last thrift run I found some really awesome pieces.

I picked up these two fridgies for $5 each and the casserole for $6.

I found this lidless guy for $4. 

Such great deals, I'll miss Sea-Town!

We shall see what LA brings...

Happy Colors, Happy Dance, a Lid Question!

Look what turned up at Goodwill this weekend and came home with me!

I'd say it's pink, but is there an official name for the color?  Against what I thought was a pink piece of fabric, it looks a little more orange-pink.  Anyway, I've wanted this particular color 2-quart round casserole for awhile.  I even bought what I thought was the lid for it months ago, because I thought sure as anything that when I eventually found the casserole, it probably wouldn't have a lid.  I was right about finding it lidless, but I think I may have been wrong about the type of lid.  This lid is marked 684-C A-1.

It fits, and it matches the style of the 8-oz mini casserole with lid, but after seeing a page today on Erin's blog from the Pyrex book she got for her birthday, I think there may have been a different lid that came with the casserole.

Like this one, maybe?  This was a random Pyrex lid my mom had.  There's a number on the rim, 624C B-33.

And I don't think I ever posted about last month's find, a yellow Daisy divided casserole.

Both of these pieces make me think warm and happy thoughts in the middle of this frosty winter.  Who's ready for a January thaw?