i had been wanting a le creuset dutch oven for a while now. when i saw "julie & julia" i was tempted to get one so i checked around for the best price. i'm sure you know that they're expensive! anyway, i found out that williams-sonoma was selling a 3.5-quart oval dutch oven for $129.95! a saving of $125! i thought about getting one right away but for some reason this idea was put on the back burner.
when i went to whole foods last thursday to do some grocery shopping, my meat guy (heh! he knows me and my husband) suggested that i sample the corned beef that they had cooked for the customers. i tasted it and, wow, it was very delicious! i asked him several questions about it and ended up buying a package of corned beef. the recipe stated to cook it in a large heavy pot or a dutch oven. i knew it was the right time to get a dutch oven. i was really hoping that williams-sonoma still had the special on a le creuset dutch oven. good enough they were! peter and i went to the store yesterday and bought a red one! i have always wanted a red one. a very traditional color, you know? i'm very excited to use the new dutch oven tomorrow when i cook the corned beef for dinner!
after i saw the movie, "julie & julia", i went out and bought julia child's cookbook, "mastering the art of french cooking". it's an incredible cookbook and there are plenty of recipes that require a lot of butter, yum!!!
the recipes in this cookbook were used in the movie, "julie & julia". there was this recipe that julie made and i'd love to do it soon now that i have the dutch oven, yay!! the recipe i'm talking about is boeuf bourguignon! a beef stew in red wine with bacon, onions and mushrooms. it's going to be a great learning experience so we'll see what happens!
notice the name, simone beck? i wonder if i'm related to her in any way? that would have been so cool, ha ha!
Congratulations!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy mom has similar to this one and I've loved to have one. I need to check the movie out, definitely will add dutch oven for our kitchen list.
Julia Child cookbook definitely sounds good, def will check this out!! Enjoy cooking corned beef in your dutch oven! :o)
Hi Tammy, it is so funny you mentioned Julia Child today - I just bought her book, "My Life in France" earlier this morning from Super Target! I have had it on hold at the library but it has been 3 weeks and still none available while I waited. So I fomp and went ahead to buy my own copy. You sound soooo excited! Enjoy your experiments with the new dutch oven and cookbook! Post pics of your dishes if you can. :-)
ReplyDeletethanks you both! :) it went very well last night with the corned beef and cabbage! i really like the new dutch oven so it'll have a lot of use, i'm sure.
ReplyDeleteholly, looking forward to reading "my life in france". i'm going to download it in a few minutes and start reading tonight. :)