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 2020 Volume 6, Issue 2
Spring into the Season
Cast Iron Cupboard
Tenney Flynn • HOW ONE SOUTHERN CHEF ANSWERED THE CALL OF THE SEA
Breakfast for Dinner • HASH IT OUT WITH THIS SIMPLE ONE-SKILLET MEAL
Oven Birds • WARM UP WITH THESE ROASTED AND BRAISED MEALS FEATURING JUICY, FLAVOR-PACKED CHICKEN
Spring Vegetables • VIBRANT RECIPES FOR A FRESH NEW SEASON
Bacon Everything • FROM AN UPSIDE-DOWN CORNBREAD AND CHEESY SLIDERS TO A SWEET AND SALTY QUICK BREAD, THESE RECIPES ARE SURE TO SATISFY ANY BACON-FUELED CRAVING
Beautiful Cakes • CAST-IRON FLUTED CAKE PANS ARE PIECES OF BAKEWARE WITH GREAT HERITAGE, PRIZED FOR THEIR UNIQUE SHAPES AND DURABILITY. WE LOVE USING THEM FOR THE DELICIOUS SUGARY CRUSTS THEY PRODUCE ON THE FINAL CAKE, AND WE’VE CREATED A COLLECTION OF RECIPES THAT YOU’LL LOVE AS MUCH AS WE DO.
The Inaugural Southern Cast Iron Cook-off • A FUN-FILLED WEEKEND IN LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, PROVES CAST IRON COOKING IS ALIVE AND WELL
Celebrate Spring • RING IN THE CHANGE OF SEASONS WITH A DELICIOUS YET CASUAL SUPPER PARTY MENU
Cheese Please • WE DREAMED UP OUR GOOIEST, TASTIEST CHEESE-FILLED RECIPES YET, SURE TO SATISFY ANY CRAVING
High Five for Hand Pies • DISCOVER THE DELICIOUS WORLD OF HAND PIES AND LEARN A FEW TYPES OF HOMEMADE PIE DOUGH THAT MAKE THESE HANDHELD TREATS STURDY YET DELIGHTFULLY FLAKY
German and Czech Texans • HOW THEIR UNIQUE HERITAGE HAS SURVIVED FOR CENTURIES IN THE LONE STAR STATE
Cast Iron Collecting
Dumplin's Demystified • THIS CLASSIC RECIPE IS ONE EVERY SOUTHERN COOK SHOULD KNOW, AND WE’LL WALK YOU THROUGH EACH STEP OF THE PROCESS, FROM HOMEMADE CHICKEN BROTH TO LIGHT AND FLUFFY DUMPLINGS
The Perfect Pan • WE KICKED OFF SPRING WITH A VISIT WITH NASHVILLE-BASED FOOD WRITER AND AUTHOR ANNE BYRN, WHOSE AFFINITY FOR COOKING AND BAKING IN CAST IRON IS THE INSPIRATION FOR HER NEWEST COOKBOOK AND THIS EASY POUND CAKE
Cast Iron Use & 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.
Savory Breakfast • THIS CREATIVE CASSEROLE COMBINES SUBTLE SWEETNESS WITH DELICIOUS SAVORY FLAVOR FOR A BREAKFAST DISH YOU CAN SERVE ANY TIME OF DAY
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