Marissa and I were sharing a little quality mother-daughter shopping time at Scottsdale Fashion Square last week. Lord, how that girl used to roll her eyes and complain when I’d drag her into Williams-Sonoma, in years past. Not anymore, now she wants to go in! Oh, the joys of adult children! It made me want to buy her even more things than I already had.

As always, I made a beeline to the sale section and found this great grill tray. The fab sale price ($19 instead of $50!) and the item description are why I was so excited about it. “This grill tray keeps an even temperature and holds its heat well after you’ve removed it from the grill, making it as useful for serving dishes as it is for cooking them. Conducts even heat for thorough cooking, then keeps food warm at the table. Also useful for serving chilled dishes – just refrigerate or freeze the tray before use. For use on a grill or stovetop, or in the oven. Heatproof to 1,000°F.”

I decided to finally brave the heat outside, crank up the grill, and test it out. So, what grade do I give it? A++

Don’t fret if you don’t have the grill tray, just bake for about 15 minutes in a 350-degree oven, on a large rimmed baking sheet.

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OK, how crazy is this? I’m doing a little late-night shopping last night on the Williams-Sonoma website and I come across a quote from….. me!?!  Ya, that’s right, I’m just innocently perusing along and suddenly the words, “Scottsdale, AZ” catch my eye and I see a favorable review I gave one of their items. Seriously, I don’t know how long it’ll be on the site, or if will even be there in the next hour, so I took a “snapshot” of it.

And, by the way, it is a completely heartfelt review.  I do love those darn sponges, even though they cost $15 for a dozen, they are worth every penny, as far as I’m concerned!  I even give them as gifts (alright, stocking stuffers) to Marissa and my mother-in-law every Christmas. Alas, that’s why I was there in the first place, to buy more! I wish they would send me a few free packages and then I could have a contest and give them away to you too! Well, you never know…