When we were camping a while back, Brenda told me about her easy-peasy recipe for Calico Beans. She was kind enough to send me a snap of her recipe card, and tonight I made them for dinner. I did not know that I would love a bean main dish, but love it I did! And…
Cooking, Baking, and Recipes
Posts about cooking or baking in cast iron cookware, including tips and recipes - some from the original manufacturer.
Vintage Cast Iron Cookware Collectors Brenda Bernstein & Doyle Pregler
Note: This post was originally written and posted in 2018. Dates and details have undoubtedly changed since then! One very important note is that as of 2025, Brenda is the current Vice President of the Griswold & Cast Iron Cookware Association. Brenda and Doyle Cast-iron collectors Brenda Bernstein and Doyle Pregler live in New London,…
Why Griswold Made Both a High- and Low-Base for its Waffle Irons
Why did the Griswold Manufacturing Company sell its waffle irons with two different bases – a high (tall) base and a low base? I’ve seen this theorized here and there before, and the theories all made sense, but here it is right from the mouth of Griswold’s marketing department in 1921! “The Griswold Heart-Star Waffle…
Thin Crust Pizza made on my Lodge Cast Iron Griddle
Want to know how to make a delicious thin crust pizza on your round cast iron griddle? It’s easy! If you’re too antsy and want to get right to Debra’s recipe for the dough, skip down to the bottom of the post. I was at Home Goods recently and happened across a lovely 10.5″ round…
Easy-Peasy Strawberry Jalapeño Cast-Iron-Skillet Jam
I got a wild hair and decided to make jam for the first time in my entire life—strawberry jalapeno jam—in a cast iron skillet, of course. And whoah, it is good. It is so good that I made another batch so that I could give some to a friend this week. And I don’t even…
Baked Brie with Jalapeno Jelly made in a Cast Iron Skillet
Here’s an easy appetizer for your next camping adventure – baked brie with jalapeno jelly. Bring along a number 5 or 6 vintage cast iron skillet, a smaller round of brie and a small jar of jalapeno jelly and crackers or a baguette and you’ve got everything you need! When I go camping with my…
Linda’s Cast Iron Skillet Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake
For her sister’s recent birthday celebration, Linda baked a delicious rhubarb upside-down cake in her vintage Griswold small logo grooved handle number 7 cast iron skillet. It was a big hit! The number 7 skillet worked well because of its size – the vintage Griswold number 7 cast iron skillet is about 10″ in diameter…
Cast Iron Skillet Strawberry – Rhubarb Crumble
I was invited to a pre-Memorial Day shindig at Jerry and Debra’s home, where we were to practice making pizzas in their new outdoor pizza oven. Being the good guest that I am, I asked what I could bring. I don’t want to bring dessert! I was told to bring the fixings to make a…