Category: Cast Iron
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Corned Beef and Cabbage
This is one of the quickest, easiest recipe’s in my collection. I have been preparing this dish since my children were very small and they will still say it is one of their favorites. Serve this dish with a slice of cornbread and you have yourself a delicious meal. Directions: Add 1 tablespoon of olive…
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Blackberry-Thyme Pork Chops
This is a quick and easy week night meal. Feel free to substitute any fruit and jam of your choice. Directions: Put 1 tablespoon olive oil in a cast iron skillet. Salt & Pepper pork chops to taste Add pork chops to skillet and brown on each side. Mix jam, vinegar, mustard, berries and fresh thyme; stir until…
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Sausage Gumbo Pot Pie
We Southerners enjoy our gumbo in any shape, form or fashion. When I came upon a recipe for a pot pie version many years back, I had to to take the idea and run with it. My husband’s response was “this dish is a home run” so of course it made it to my collection.…
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Mamaw’s Roux
Most recipe’s call for oil in there roux but my mother in law has always made it with just flour. Her gravies and gumbo’s are out of this world and I really think this is the secret ingredient. It takes patience but WELL worth the time and effort. I usually make more than I will…
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Beef Tips with Mushrooms
I love to cook, but working a full time job, there are weeknights that I am just too tired to get into the kitchen and prepare our evening meal. Having my slow cooker has saved many-a-night’s dinner or having to serve a grilled cheese sandwich (not that there is anything wrong with a grilled cheese…
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Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti
If you are looking for a easy, quick, tasty recipe to feed a crowd, Cheesy chicken spaghetti will fit the bill…If you are cooking for two, the leftovers are great to put in the freezer for a quick week night supper. Directions: Fill large pot with water and 1 tbsp. olive oil and 1 tbsp.…
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Potato & Gouda Cheese Casserole
For a quick, easy potato dish, this is my go to recipe. I always slice the potato’s and onion’s with my handy dandy mandolin and then just layer in a casserole dish. Make your cheese sauce, pour over your potato’s and you have a quick fantastic dish. Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice potato’s…
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Brown Butter Pecan Tart
Is there any better Southern dessert than a piece of pecan pie with a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream? Oh YES, this brown butter pecan tart with vanilla ice cream. My dear friend Sherry sent this to me a few weeks back telling me it was the VERY best pecan pie recipe that…
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Frittata
We make a frittata most Saturday mornings around our home because I can throw it all together, put it in the oven and start on my chores while it is baking. If it is a lazy Saturday morning, sit on the front porch with a good cup of coffee and a great magazine, which…
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Sun-dried Tomato Meatloaf with Tomato Gravy
Southerner’s love their tomato gravy. It is so good served with biscuits, grits or this meatloaf. Directions: Put chopped onion, roasted red bell pepper, sun-dried tomatoes in food processor and process together or chop all very fine. Add 1 tbsp olive oil to cast iron skillet, add vegetable mixture and saute for 2 minutes. Add…
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Southern Rice
Directions: Coat cast iron skillet with cooking spray and place over medium-high heat until hot. Add celery, onions, green pepper and 3/4 cup of the pecans. Saute until vegetables are crisp tender, stirring frequently. Stir in chicken broth and next 3 ingredients, bring to a boil. Spoon rice in shallow 2 quart dish. Add hot…
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Oven Swiss Hamburger Steak
I always have frozen Angus burgers in my freezer for quick meals on the grill. It was raining one night and I didn’t want to go outside to grill so I decided to try my Swiss steak recipe. My husband loved it so the recipe was changed to hamburger patties in lieu of round steak.…