A Long Overdue Product Review

So remember way back when I told you I was contacted by the good folks at CSN to do a product review, through which I vowed to seek my revenge on Tyler Florence using my brand new cast iron skillet which was financed by that opportunity? Yeah, I barely remember either. My bad. It's obviously been a few MONTHS since then , and I still haven't gotten around to tackling Tyler's Ultimate Moroccan Chicken recipe in order to restore my pride from the reality checked chicken incident. BUT that doesn't mean I haven't been putting that cast iron skillet to good use in the meantime. But I'll get to that later, first things first, let me give you the Nadette version of a product review.

please ignore my dry hands. It was still cold out

Product Review...and Impending Revenge...

Tyler Florence needs to watch his back...because I'm coming for him, and soon. Why, you ask? I'll get to that in a minute. A few weeks ago, the good folks at CSN contacted me and asked if I would would like to feature a product review on my blog. In case you didn't know, CSN has over 200 stores where you can find everything from a wooden swing set for your crumb snatcher(s) to a gorgeous wine rack for your kitchen, to shoes and boots! My initial response to their inquiry was shock--I mean, not that it matters to me, but my blog is but a very small fish in a very large pond. I wondered if they had the wrong blog, or if they thought I have a larger following than I do, or if actually have a larger following than I realize, and are there more of you guys, reading, but not commenting, but laughing and eating and thinking as a result of my blog? Hmm, I wondered. My second response to their request was, of course,  HELLZ YEAH, I'll feature a product review!! Anyone who knows me well, understands just how much I love cooking and kitchen gadgets and accessories. I consider window shopping in Williams-Sonoma just as awesome as trying on expensive boots in Nordstrom. It's like that that for me. So an opportunity to add a much needed item to my kitchen tools collection for free AND put in my two cents about it is too good an opportunity to pass up.

Now back to Tyler Florence and my plot for revenge. Remember in this post, how I thought I made this amazing Moroccan Chicken dish, until his "ultimate" rendition of this dish burst my over-inflated bubble? Well per my vow to restore honor to my name, I've decided to review a product that is necessary to take on Mr. Florence's recipe. And then, after we battle to the death delicious, victory shall be mine! Tyler, you've been warned...

*bwhahahaaha*