The Lodge Cast Iron Kokebok

The stories scattered between the recipes make it feel like you're flipping through a friend's well-loved kitchen scrapbook, and I've already dog-eared a dozen pages. That section on cornbread alone justifies the purchase, and the photos of bubbling, seared dishes have me reaching for my pan at odd

The stories tucked between the recipes make this feel like borrowing a friend’s kitchen notebook, and the 200-plus dishes give me something new to try every weekend. My cast iron skillet finally gets the love it deserves, and the photos make me hungry just flipping through.

The old family recipes in here finally convinced me to break out my grandmother's skillet, and the photography alone makes me hungry. I’ve already tried three of the cornbread recipes and every one turned out perfectly crispy.