<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Sithy Things]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[LC Aggie Sith]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/author/aggiesprite/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Heart of&nbsp;Cooking]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes my titles are a bit misleading. Actually, most of the time. But this one is pretty literal.This is one of my favorite pots, a gift from Hubby for Valentine&#8217;s Day long ago.</p>
<p><a href="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/le-creuset-heart.png"><img data-attachment-id="1728" data-permalink="https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/the-heart-of-cooking/le-creuset-heart/" data-orig-file="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/le-creuset-heart.png" data-orig-size="497,458" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="le creuset heart" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/le-creuset-heart.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/le-creuset-heart.png?w=497" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1728" title="le creuset heart" src="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/le-creuset-heart.png?w=490&#038;h=451" alt="" width="490" height="451" srcset="https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/le-creuset-heart.png?w=490&amp;h=451 490w, https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/le-creuset-heart.png?w=150&amp;h=138 150w, https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/le-creuset-heart.png?w=300&amp;h=276 300w, https://aggiesprite.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/le-creuset-heart.png 497w" sizes="(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px" /></a>I love my Le Creuset™ pots. I own only three, but use them regularly. Just last night I made beer-braised beef in my 5 quart Dutch oven. This one I use for small casseroles and rice dishes. And of course, the 3 quart is for everything. I&#8217;m finding that I prefer cooking in porcelain cast iron far more than non-stick. And let&#8217;s face it: the color is far prettier than the dull charcoal of most non-stick pots and pans. It makes me happy to cook in a pretty pot, and if Momma is happy, she tends not to burn anything 😉</p>
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