Cast-Iron Cooking : From Johnnycakes to Blackened Redfish

by Livingston, A. D.

• ISBN13: 9781599219813
• ISBN10: 1599219816
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-05
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

Nothing cooks better than cast iron. Here at last is a cookbook for this most simple and versatile cookware, favorite of campfires and country kitchens for generations. With complete directions for seasoning and care,Cast-Iron Cookingfeatures over seventy-five recipes, from johnnycakes to blackened redfish--all ladled out with A. D. Livingston's unique blend of good humor, savvy cooking sense, and plain talk."Cast-iron cooking may be the wave of the past, but A. D. Livingston has brought it back to the future. This book's a dandy, packed with great information and criminally delicious recipes, all well sprinkled with Livingston's peppery wit. So long, wimpy pots and Teflon skillets! Cast iron is back!" --Patrick McManus, author ofThe Night the Bear Ate Goombaw "A kitchen without cast iron is like a schooner without sails. A. D. Livingston has got his ‘old black magic' down to an art--a simmering, aromatic art." --John Egerton, author ofSouthern Food

Author Biography

A. D. Livingston writes a regular column for Gray’s Sporting Journal and is the author of more than a dozen cookbooks, including Cast-Iron Cooking; Cold-Smoking and Salt-Curing Meat, Fish, and Game; The Curmudgeon’s Book of Skillet Cooking; Jerky; Sausage; The Freshwater Fish Cookbook; The Whole Grain Cookbook; and On the Grill. He cooks, fishes, hunts, and writes.