Chasing Creative

Episode 23: Stumbling Upon Your Creative Passion with Sarah Woolworth

Episode Summary

Sarah Woolworth is the blogger behind Wisconsin from Scratch and a cofounder of Wisconsin Whisk, a collective of Wisconsin-based food bloggers. Sarah is a former engineer turned culinarian. We're excited to chat with her about finding her creative passion as an adult, starting a collective with other bloggers, managing a schedule filled with several creative projects and a young baby, and where she finds her cooking inspiration.

Episode Notes

Sarah Woolworth is the blogger behind Wisconsin from Scratch and a cofounder of Wisconsin Whisk, a collective of Wisconsin-based food bloggers. Sarah is a former engineer turned culinarian. We're excited to chat with her about finding her creative passion as an adult, starting a collective with other bloggers, managing a schedule filled with several creative projects and a young baby, and where she finds her cooking inspiration.

Here's where you can find Sarah

Website: http://wisconsinfromscratch.com/

Twitter: twitter.com/wifromscratch

Instagram: instagram.com/wifromscratch

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisconsinFromScratch/

WI Whisk Website: http://wiwhisk.com/

Here's where you can find Abbigail

Website: www.InkwellsandImages.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbigailekriebs/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inkwellsandimages/

Here's where you can find Ashley

Website: www.brookseditorial.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/brookseditorial

Instagram: http://instagram.com/brookseditorial

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/brookseditorial

Resources mentioned in this episode

Trello

Asana

Mini Book Club

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

*A Series of Unfortunate Events* by Lemony Snicket

An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace by Tamar Adler

The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee

Will It Fly by Pat Flynn

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Euphoria by Lily King

Quotes from the episode

“I did the big scary thing: I took a leap and left my engineering job
and I started my blog.” --- Sarah

“Cooking was a creative outlet when I was in this world of things
being very logical and straightforward.” --- Sarah

“I still have [cooking] disasters. I don’t think you ever grow out of
that.” --- Sarah

On managing a schedule with a baby: “Coming to terms with the fact
that there’s not always going to be a fixed schedule and that’s okay
has been a challenge for me.” --- Sarah

“Some days won’t be
productive at all, but other days I’ll be super productive. It all
seems to balance out.” --- Sarah

“Cooking does help me feel more like a normal person [after having a
baby].” --- Sarah

“Starting to do a CSA helped me get more creative with cooking.” ---
Sarah