About a month ago we went to the le creuset factory store in Bethesda, just to walk around and dream. While we were reverently looking at all the pretty colors, one of the nice sales ladies gave us a coupon for 40% off any one item in the month of August.
Even at 40% off those suckers are expensive, so it was one of those decisions where even though both people really wanted to just go for it, neither of us could bring ourselves to just go for it. Instead, we sat on that coupon, hemming and hawing for an appropriately long enough time so we could feel like we seriously deliberated and came to a rational decision, even though we both knew from the get go that we were going to go for it.
It wasn't a bad decision. I made some ok money this summer, it's a piece that will get used, will be durable and the price was fantastic. But really, the main reason we went for it was because every now and again it just feels fantastic to get something that lets us feel like we're getting a little bit of a glimpse at our non-student future.
If the future is half as exciting as getting this new piece of cookware, I'm way excited. The day of, I woke up with a big old smile. We had a special breakfast, and each got a little dolled up in anticipation. We made the most of the day and had fun looking around at some of the other shops (not to mention being caught up in a glorious spontaneous hair revival). But really, fun as that was, we both were eagerly awaiting the main event, and were ready to burst when we finally went in to the store.
We weren't 100% sure of the shape, size and color, but once we were looking around nothing felt as right as the 5.5gt round Caribbean blue beauty that we took home. I named her Celeste, a bright and happy french name.
Opening her up at home felt a little bit like Christmas. She was so shiny and perfect.
After opening it up, I didn't want to let it go, so I sat it next to me on the couch, casually stroking it like a cat while I surfed the web. When I see that written down, it seems kind of pathetic/creepy, but I'm choosing to just think of it as eccentrically excited.
We didn't make our first meal until Tuesday. Just a simple beans and rice thing, but it cooked like a dream. Almost just as fantastic for two people without a dishwasher, it cleaned up in a snap. Even with some food burned on by our novice use of too high heat, all we had to do was nudge it, and it was gone.
I'm really excited to find some great recipes (any suggestions?) and get the best use I can out of this. As happy as just looking at it on the counter makes me, I'm even more excited to see what deliciousness we can whip up together.
I love the color you picked!
ReplyDeleteI've been dreaming of owning everything from Le Creuset since I was old enough think about cooking.
Oh, I'm so so jealous! Love the colour!
ReplyDeleteY'all are adorable. And that Caribbean blue is one of my favourite Le Creuset colours.
ReplyDeleteI can't think of any recipes right now, but once it cools off around here, I'm sure I'll be full of them.
DUDE!!! 40 percent off is amazing!! I absolutely love our Le Creuset dutch oven and use it all. the. time. It gets busted out a ton in the winter for stews, braised meats and the like but I use it in the summer for every day things like sauteeing onions and whatnot. Go to the Williams Sonoma website and type in "dutch oven" or "le creuset" in their recipe search function and you will get a ton of ideas, including some instructional videos. I have made the WS chicken with 40 cloves of garlic as well as their chicken with saffron rice. Both are fantastic.
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