Cast-Iron Cooking: Fresh and Timeless Comfort Food for Sharing

Create colorful, delicious meals that bring people together with more than 150 recipes, perfect for cast-iron skillets, Dutch ovens, and more.

Cast-iron cookware is treasured in the home kitchen. Expertly seasoned pieces are often passed down through the generations. Whether you own a skillet your great-grandparents used or are shopping for a new Dutch oven, learn how to select, season, and properly care for these versatile pans. Then put them to use with Julia Rutland's collection of full-flavored recipes sure to please the whole family.

Cast-Iron Cooking showcases more than 150 recipes that are best made in cast-iron cookware, from griddles to novelty pans to brasiers. Julia gives expert advice on the purchasing, seasoning, and care of this beloved material, then provides a range of hearty meal ideas--including appetizers, breads, stews, main dishes, desserts, and more! The author is a professional writer, recipe developer, recipe tester, food stylist, and television/media demonstrator, so you can be certain that every dish offers the quality your loved ones deserve.

Inside you'll find:

• 158 recipes--tested and tasted by the author


• Breakfast, breads, main courses, sides, and more


• Vegetarian options


• Full-color photographs

Julia Rutland has over 25 years of experience in the food, publishing, travel, and marketing industries. She is the author of more than a dozen cookbooks, including The Campfire Foodie Cookbook, Apples, Blueberries, Eggs, Honey, Squash, Tomatoes, Foil Pack Dinners, 101 Lasagnas, and The Christmas Movie Cookbook. Before moving to the Washington, D.C., area and developing her own business, Julia worked at Coastal Living magazine as senior food editor, with Wimmer Cookbooks as a sales and marketing consultant, and in the test kitchens of Southern Living magazine. Julia has deep knowledge of cooking principles, is passionate about consumer education, and is skilled in savvy story packaging. She is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, an international philanthropic organization of women leaders in the fields of food, fine beverage, and hospitality. Julia is also a trained volunteer with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners program in Loudoun County. Julia lives in the D.C. wine-country town of Hillsboro, Virginia, with her husband, two daughters, and many furred and feathered friends.