I’m making a concerted effort to value quality over quantity in my life. We have far too much stuff that’s broken or useless and I’m over it – which means I’ve completely justified purchasing all kitchenware from here on out from Le Creuset.

Thankfully, Mike’s on board with this new lifestyle, and treated me to a Le Creuset French oven, skillet, and two petite oval casserole dishes. All in my favorite color – kiwi green.

I should probably mention that we decided to make this purchase in Texas. We live in Chicago. I’ll let you guess how friendly TSA was when trying to go through security with 75 pounds of cast iron.

But it was totally worth it, because we scored an extra 35% off outlet prices, which the sales lady told us was better than their upcoming Black Friday promotion. We ended up getting all four pieces for less than the French oven costs alone.

And just in case there really is a Santa Claus, here’s what’s next on my Le Creuset list…

• Le Creuset Mini-Cocotte: 25 Sweet and Savory Recipes
• Le Creuset Cookbook: The Cast Iron Way to Cook
• Le Creuset Stoneware Covered Square Baking Dish, Kiwi
• Le Creuset Enameled Steel 6-qt. Stock Pot with Lid
• Le Creuset Stoneware Cherry Utensil Crock 2.25-qt.
• Le Creuset Amazon.com Exclusive 3-Piece Silicone Spatula Set, Kiwi

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