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The Little Things: Colored Salt Pot

by on in the little things

I’m really big on buying little things that may not be the most practical but are something that will put a little brightness in your day. Whenever you see it or use it you might just smile a bit more. To me, that’s worth the extra couple of bucks.

I saw this tiny Le Creusat pot with lid at Whole Foods of all places. I probably stood there a good 8 minutes picking it up, then putting it down. Looking at the price, putting it back down. Then thinking, ohhhh, but it’s so cute. And it’s pink? Ugh. I’m going to buy it. I just won’t buy myself any grocery store flowers this month. There, justified.

I now know that these little oompah loompah dutch ovens are actually called ‘le cocottes’ & are mostly used for fantastic individual desserts like molten cake.

I don’t bake any desserts fancier than break off cookie dough but I did think of another solution for my little pot o’ goodness. Coarse salt.

I’ve been sprinkling kosher salt when I cook for awhile now but didn’t really have a good way to access it. Not only is my ‘cocotte’ (boy I feel stupid saying that.) beautiful but it’s the perfect size.

Not every time but often enough I find that I’m happy to see if when I open the spice cabinet. That doesn’t make me an incredibly lonely weirdo, right? Inanimate objects make lots of people happy. Yup. Sure do.

I looked all around amazon & couldn’t find the pink one that I have but I did find this lilac one which I actually like even better. It’s gorgeous. Now if only I was creative enough to find a reason to justify a 2nd…

What little things have you splurged on that make you happy?

PS- I was just perusing the Le Creuset website and I saw this…Sigh. It’s $170 which is ridiculous but isn’t it sweet? I think I’m in love with a casserole dish. They have a special now too that if you spend $150 you get 2 cherry colored cocottes for free. Well isn’t that nice.

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  1. I totally agree with you about the little splurges you can use over and over that’ll make you smile. And I soooo like that red casserole. Almost enough to convince myself that it’d be totally different then our round one! What if I needed to make two casseroles at once? I’m sure if I tried hard enough I could think of a way to justify it…. 🙂

  2. Hii Natasha, I totally negotiate with myself when I reeeally want something and cannot justify why I need it…if I don’t buy my coffee this week I can get this lipstick. Lolol. The thing is, two days later I am craving my coffee and buy it! Oh well! Lol.

  3. Buy it! You cook enough to justify a really good pot. The fact that it is beautiful AND you get two little ones for free are an added bonus. A big pot for you and P and the girls will each get their own 🙂

    Hey, you only live once.!

  4. i splurged and finally purchased myself their 5.5 qt dutch oven over the holidays. i absolutely love it. it’s pretty much all i cook with now and it’s so easy to clean. oven roasted chicken, chili, soups, deep frying, etc. love love love it. my husband even noticed how much use it has gotten!

  6. Pepper in the lilac one! Because the pink and purple ones together would be awesome. And then you could even put them out on the table to be fancy sometimes. I think it’s adorable.

  7. If it helps any, when I was 23 I went to Costa Rica with my family. My sister bought a little lidded wooden dish, “to put her salt in” …… and damned if I would let her show me up by doing something I didn’t! (funny, that competitive spirit doesn’t seem to fade with age)

    Three years later, my nearly-identical lidded wooden dish sits on my counter, full of big flaky salt. And it’s about the greatest kitchen purchase I’ve ever made! Use the dumb thing almost daily, despite having never once (seriously) added salt to something ‘just because’.

    I fully support your new salt dish! In time, it will become necessary, and you’ll wonder how you lived without it.

    • Let me clarify:
      having never once **before that purchase** added salt to something ‘just because’.

      Now? Now, I use it all the time. Turns out, salt is fantastic at seasoning things! All those years of watching the Food Network goddesses season things with salt and pepper, and it turns out, all I really needed to convince me of its goodness was a little sisterly rivalry. Hmph.

  9. I listen to your huband’s radio show every day on my way to work. It is the only thing that keeps me sane with all the traffic I go through in my commute. I found your blog through his website and I absoultely love it! I love your little salt crock and now want one of my own as well. It seems like such a good/cute idea. If I see something I want but it is too expensive I am usually pretty good at saying “no” the first time around. But then I go home and think about it, and think about it, and think about it. I almost always end up going back for it later. Last time was with this awesome new eye shadow and lip stick at the drugstore…

    Anways, awesome purchase! I am glad it made you happy. It made me happy too.

    • Thanks for saying hi Misti! Now I hope you’ve learned an important lesson…just buy it the first time & save yourself a 2nd trip. It’s practical! (:

  10. My “Love Language” is gifts, I love little gifts that are given from the heart, I don’t care what it is really, as long as you give it to me with love, so I am a HUGE fan of inanimate objects. I put stuff up all over that makes me smile. I have been using pink Himalayan rock salt in my food, so I will be on the lookout for a cute container for my salt now (I have a boring lidded thing now)

    • you know I think that’s my ‘love language’ too come to think of it…something little and heart felt with meaning just means the world to me

      • here’s an assessment you can take to find out for sure. I had all my friends and family take it (well asked them to and most of them did) and it’s really helpful to know how people receive love. For the longest time I thought my mom was a gifts person, she’s actually a quality time. My BFF is also a quality time person. I learned that my husband is 100% NOT a gifts person (this has saved me a TON of money)

        http://www.5lovelanguages.com/assessments/love/

  14. What a great idea! I’ve been courting these at our le creuset outlet but couldn’t justify it; but I have a little glass dish on my stove where I keep my salt & we keep tipping it over so this would be a great idea for me. I’ve also been looking at the oblong/oval dish to use for (wait for it) a butter dish. So pretty! 🙂

  15. So I am a little late to this party BUT, i thought of a PERFECT reason you need the purple one… Pepper… Hello, if Rachel Ray and Guy Fietti have little things of salt and peper on their counters then so should you, right??? Right! Plus, you could always make a romantic lava cake for you and Kane on V-day… Bonus! 🙂 (BTW, molten lava cakes, SUPER easy to make… Top with homemade peanut butter ice cream and its like a reeses but WAY better and more grown up…)

    Love your blog and your crafty-ness!

    • Okay, So I must be JUST that busy because I saw the date and was like Feb 10, thinking we were in MArch already… Ya, this mama needs a nap… 🙂

  16. Pretty little pot, don’t ever feel guilty about buying Le Creuset, it’s a lifetime deal. I’m still using pans and casserole pans bought over 20yrs ago. I love them, the only downside for me is they’re heavy so have to make sure Mr B is around to lift them. Great blog.

  17. So, actually, Le Creuset dutch ovens and all of their ceramic cast iron products are SO worth it. They are so sturdy that you will definitely be able to pass them on to your little ones when they are older. I love love love mine, so splurge away!

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