Not Your Mother's Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook

The cast-iron renaissance is here, and Not Your Mothers Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook shows you how to make the most of these great pans, with recipes for everyday meals and weekend feasts! Todays cooks are realizing that their mother had the methodright when she cooked with the big cast iron skillet. Cast iron has the incredible ability to spread heat quickly and evenly to create a crispy, seared surface that locks in freshness and flavor. In Not Your Mothers Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook, Author Lucy Vaserfirer brings cast iron cooking completely up to date. She shows you how to work magic on cast iron with more than 150 recipes that are definitely not the kind of fare your mother cooked up. Youll learn how to cook up vegetables, which are especially flavorful when cooked on cast iron; see how cast iron is the perfect vessel for cooking all types of fish and shellfish; learn how to sear meats to perfection; and even learn how you can use your skillet for baking.Not Your Mothers Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook is loaded with inventive and tested-to-perfection recipes that cover: breakfasts; appetizers and small bites; steaks, roast, and chops; chicken and turkey; fish and seafood; veggie main courses and sides; bread and quickbreads; and cakes, pies, and other desserts. Use your cast iron skillet to make delicious:Homemade Mexican Chorizo & Egg Breakfast TacosPotstickers with Spicy Soy Dipping SauceBacon-Wrapped Pork Filets Mignons with Onions & Roasted PoblanosChicken-Fried Chicken Biscuit SandwichesDungeness Crab Cakes with Roasted Red Pepper VinaigretteCharred Eggplant Baba GanoushTwenty-Four-Hour Salted Rye Chocolate Chunk SkookiePear Tarte TatinAnd if youre new to cast iron, dont worry, because this cookbook includes all the details on how to choose, season, cook, and clean your skillet. Youll even learn how to revive an older cast iron pan, and youll get useful ideas for using your skillet not just to cook on but also as a serving vessel.Not Your Mothers Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook proves that just because your mother swore by her cast iron doesnt mean the food you cook on it needs to be boring! Discover even more modern takes on classic techniques and dishes from the Not Your Mother's series: Not Your Mothers Slow Cooker Recipes for Two; Not Your Mothers Microwave Cookbook; Not Your Mothers Fondue; Not Your Mothers Slow Cooker Cookbook, Revised and Expanded; Not Your Mothers Casseroles Revised and Expanded Edition; and Not Your Mothers Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook Revised and Expanded Edition.