posted May 10, 2012 12:14 PM            

IF I ever catch myself cooking in an aluminum or teflon coated pan again, I will hit myself over the head with it!

In the past few years, I have developed a fetish with funky, quality cookwear.

Picked up, today a cast iron skillet, painted light blue and ceramic on the cooking side, got a small cast iron for free for buying the big one.

Have had my eye on cast iron dutch ovens, will pick one up soon!

I have lots of cast iron that is well over a century old...family generated.

Imagine the energy and good cookings that were passed down with these cooking gems!

I love my rice/veggie steamer.

When I am able to eat rice again, I put some red rice, or quinoa in the bottem, in the top is a basket for the veggies, viola! Instant healthy steamed meal!

I drink out of glass as much as I can, or pottery for coffee, etc.

I am going to experiment with silver fatware again, (cause my daughter has lost most of the tacky stuff anyway.)

posted May 11, 2012 07:41 PM            

Yea, I have an ancient cast iron skillet, from the family, one of my century old ones that I use only for cornbread, and I dont wash it.

I have another I use for baking, from time to time, same thing.

But the ones I use to cook with, I have to wash....but I treat them gently, wash, dry reseason with oil before using again, if necessary.

I can remember my grandma, cooking fresh caught fish from the lake in one of these pans, she didnt wash them either.

I just love cooking in them.