A chronic, non-life threatening malady has been giving me hell as it’s apt to do every season change… Too gross to detail here… let’s leave it at I look and feel crappy for a week or so and it passes. This attack, (the first since freeing ourselves from tobacco), has been really vicious. I would have thought the lack of poison in my system would smooth these out – but it’s turning out to be just the opposite… I’m certain this is genetic since my grandfather suffered similarly… and it could be argued that without tobacco addiction, my body is running “closer to factory specs” – those specs dictating I have to be miserable a couple times a year…. I’m rambling… and I’m being vague… sorry – I just feel like shit and want to feel better.

A cheer-up was waiting for me though when we got home…. A wok!

The old cheep-ass, non-stick one was shot plus we’re trying to phase non-stick cookware out of our kitchen..

Sooooo… I had a stash of American Express reward points laying around and while flipping through their catalog I saw a wok offered by the same company that made the tea kettle we picked up off the clearance table at the local shi-shi cooking store.

“Lay-Crew-Set” as I embarrassingly called it until devcubber corrected my very American butchering of the French Company’s name.

I fear I’ve found my new kitchen fetish.

Come to find out,… Le Creuset makes ALLLLLL sortsa cool stuff… Think Fiestaware meets cast-iron.

I’ve always liked cooking with iron – so I have a feeling I’m going to be thrilled with the wok… If that’s the case, I’ll most likely start the long process of picking up more pieces of La Creuset as we can afford them.

I’d love to know what pro’s think of the stuff.. psst… hey foodpoisoningsf!!!!… wink wink / nudge nudge.

I occupied myself last night with popping aspirins and seasoning said wok.

I’m popping more aspirin…. and wondering what I’m going to stir fry tonight… Not blogging.