150 One easy One Pan meals. What's not to love?

You'll enjoy the recipes - they're classics like Yorkshire pudding, Dutch Babies, Hot Wings, and Potstickers. The tools and methods are clearly and simply laid out. There are pictures that explain the procedures, too.

I recommend this if you have a small apartment or limited storage - why not grab this book and a skillet - and learn to cook a few favorites?

Not Your Mother's Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook is a great cookbook that also includes tips and care for cast iron skillets. The recipes look amazing, though I wish there were more photos of the recipes. The photos that are included are beautiful and full page color. I would recommend this cookbook for cooks who use cast iron.

Not Your Mother's Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook
More Than 150 Recipes for One-Pan Meals for Any Time of the Day
by Lucy Vaserfirer


My father had a six-inch cast iron skillet he fried eggs in almost every day. My mother had cast iron heart and cornbread pans as well as a waffle iron that I don’t remember her ever using. My daughter collects cast iron and I have one pan I bought on a whim, seasoned and use daily. I decided that this book might give me new ideas for the pan I have and guess what? It surely did! I knew that some of the recipes mentioned could be made in cast iron but the variety in this cookbook is impressive. Recipes include: breakfast, egg dishes, starters, snacks, main courses, side dishes, sweets, baked goods, spices and sauces. There are recipes to make your own chorizo and sausage and a whole lot more.

The first part of the book gives detailed instructions about how to buy, season and care for your cast iron. Sizes are mentioned and what they are best used for in cooking. I came away realizing that just about anything can be made in a cast iron pot or pan and that I would like to look for a few in smaller and larger sizes to add to my kitchen.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Harvard Common Press for the ARC ~ This is my honest review.

5 Stars

At the beginning of the book, the author discusses her experience with cast iron cookware and she recommends the best type of cast iron pans to buy.
You are given a list of accessories to use with your cookware to help you to be able to cook any type of food with ease. You are also taught how to preheat your pan, prepare the ingredients, you are even told which stove burner is the easiest to use, and most importantly, how to keep food from sticking!
You are also taught how to braise, blacken, broil, and even how to turn the food that sticks to the bottom of the pan into the base of a sauce or gravy!
You are shown how to clean your pan of residue and how to season it so that your pan will last for many more years.
The first recipe is for Individual Dutch Babies (pancakes) using eggs, flour, salt, butter and milk - they look amazing, and they are so easy to cook in the oven in your new pan! Another recipe for Apricot Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast uses challah, cream cheese, brown sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla to create a melt-in-your-mouth treat!
You will need to follow the directions carefully so that your recipes turn out correctly.
There are even recipes to make your own smoked bacon using only three ingredients, along with a recipe for making your own chorizo!
Enjoy exploring the world of cast iron cookery and scrumptious recipes!