A pot for a haul

Hylton, my first roommate, was moving out abruptly, and needed help. Being 12 years my senior, not to mention a guy, he felt compelled to offer me something in trade for helping him haul his couch down the 4 flights of stairs to his friend’s waiting car. After staring around his kitchen for a moment, Hylton hit upon it:

”I’ll trade you my blue LeCreuset braiser for your help getting the couch down the stairs”. He knew I could never say no, although I DID angle for the gorgeous red Dutch oven instead.

In the end, I earned one of my favorite pieces of kitchen equipment, which I’ve used for everything from frying pickles to making pasta sauce to roasting chicken. And someday when I have kids, when they see it, I’ll tell them about the time Mommy carried a couch down some stairs in return for her pretty blue pot.

Contributes by Johanna of Pretty Girls Use Knives.

Johanna’s kitchen pots get a pretty good workout as they cook up such delicious dishes as her quinoa salad (which I’m obsessed with!). Today on Pretty Girls Use Knives you can read about the pumpkin risotto Johanna made using her pretty blue pot.

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