Le Creuset

For a long time now I have been wanting a large Le Creuset pan. Everytime I go to the shops I linger longingly, looking at various colours and then I look at the price and move on. To be fair EmBee has offered to but me one but I don't quite feel that I can justify the cost because the real reason I want it is for making No Knead Bread. You may remember this bread was all the rage this time last year. I kept seeing pictures of this delicous looking bread popping up on lots of the blogs I read. Having tasted Beccy's and seen the photos of Sam's I wanted to get in on the act. Time has passed and when I happened to mention to Sam that I still wished I had a Le Creuset I couldn't believe my ears when she said "I've got two stored in your loft". Whaaaat ..... all this time I could have borrowed one of these pans and I didn't even remember there was one in the house!!

Just for those who don't know the history....
When Sam moved to the states we packed up most of the content of her London flat into boxes and brought it down here and stored it in our loft and in bedrooms. I'm not sure but there must be twenty plus boxes full of Sam's memories. This is after all the things we shipped out to her.


Sam and Fred went up into the loft and found the Le Creuset pans and a few of other things she wanted to take back with her (together with her new wardrobe this was enough for an extra bag). BUT she decided that I could have the large Le Creuset pan and she would have the small one. It's not my favourite colour as it's green but I'm not complaining and you are now wondering if I've made the bread yet!

The answer is no but I have used it, first to make chicken stock which then became a tasty chicken vegetable soup and here are the photos to prove it.
I will be making the bread in the near future and when I do I'll be sure to let you know how I get on

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