From skillet suppers to classic sides, Dutch oven dinners to mouthwatering pies, Southern Cast Iron delivers the beloved flavors of classic home cooking. Southern Cast Iron highlights unique collectibles, shares tips for caring for your favorite pans, and gives in-depth stories of collectors, chefs, and foundries. Take a look inside the world of cast-iron cooking and history. Beautifully photographed and printed on high-quality paper, it’s a magazine to share with friends and family, and return to each time you pull your favorite skillet out of the cupboard.
Southern Cast Iron • March/April 2022 Volume 8, Issue 2
Delicious Possibilities
Product Spotlight
Roscoe Hall • A CONVERSATION ON CREATIVITY IN COOKING WITH THIS BIRMINGHAM LOCAL AND TOP CHEF ALUM
LA: Going Bananas • TASKED WITH CREATING A DISH TO USE THE INGREDIENT OF THE DAY, BANANAS, CHEF PAUL BLANGé FIRST INVENTED BANANAS FOSTER IN 1951 AT NEW ORLEANS’S FAMED BRENNAN’S RESTAURANT. THIS TABLESIDE FLAMBéED DESSERT WON THE HEARTS OF CRESCENT CITY DWELLERS AND VISITORS, BUT IT’S SIMPLE AND FAST ENOUGH FOR YOU TO MAKE AT HOME ANY TIME YOUR CRAVINGS STRIKE.
Effortlessly Easy Easter • SERVE UP THIS COLORFUL MENUFOR A SPECIAL SPRING MEAL
Beans & Greens • HEARTY AND DELICIOUS IS THE NAME OF THE GAME WITH THESE FRESH DISHESCHOCK-FULL OF VERDANT LEAVES AND LEGUMES
Classic Chicken Dishes • YOU’LL COME BACK TO THESE WELL-LOVED FAVORITES TIME AND AGAIN
Clean & Pristine • YOUR GUIDE TO KEEPING EVERY PAN IN TIP-TOP SHAPE
Strawberry Bonanza • SWEETEN UP SPRING WITH THESE RUBY-HUED BERRY BAKES
Heavenly Hash • THESE SKILLET SPUD MEALS SATISFY FROM SUNUP TO SUNDOWN
Shrimp & Grits Hits • There’s never a time you won’t crave our standout spins on this iconic Southern combo
Ask the Expert
Best-Ever Biscuits • BISCUITS ARE QUINTESSENTIALLY SOUTHERN, AND WHILE EATING THEM IS ALWAYS EASY, BAKING THEM CAN BE INTIMIDATING. WE BREAK DOWN THE CUT-AND-STACK TECHNIQUE FOR PRODUCING TALL, LAYERED BISCUITS SO YOU CAN BAKE UP BATCH AFTER BUTTERY BATCH.
Speedy Salmon Supper • REMINISCING ABOUT A DISH SHE ENJOYED GROWING UP IN SOUTH AFRICA, DALE GRAY OF THE DALEY PLATE BLOG FINDS INSPIRATION IN HER UPBRINGING AND A WELL-LOVED CAST-IRON SKILLET FOR THIS SIMPLE SPRING SUPPER
Cast Iron Care • If you take the time to properly care for your cast-iron cookware, it will reward you and your family with generations of loyal service. Follow these tips to keep your heirlooms—whether seasoned or enameled iron—in tip-top shape.
Breaking Bread • Most cast-iron breadstick pans were produced during the first half of the 20th century when makers like Griswold, Wagner, Favorite Piqua Ware, Martin Stove & Range, and others crafted these cylindrical-well beauties.
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