Kitchen confidential.

The weekend was lovely, filled with eating, drinking, skiing, card playing, and general silliness and camaraderie (not necessarily in that order). Among the highlights was the Bananas Foster prepared by my friend Traci, wowing the crowd and putting my mediocre creme brulee to shame. T. prepared the showpiece dessert in her gorgeous All-Clad skillet, courtesy of her wedding registry. I spent much of the weekend coveting this beautiful piece of kitchen gear.

Yesterday, I spent the better part of the day running around Boulder with my mom. Among other errands, we stopped in to Marshalls to look at housewares and picture frames. Lo and behold, there on the shelf was a shiny, gleaming stainless steel skillet, nearly identical to the All-Clad, but at a ridiculously low price. It's mine now, along with a beautiful ceramic salad bowl to which my mommy treated me and a few other kitchen goodies. Bananas Foster, here we come!

Now, if I could only find a screaming deal on a KitchenAid mixer, I might never have to get married!