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…
Gluten-Free Griswold Cast Iron Skillet Green Bean Casserole
I needed a recipe for a gluten-free green bean casserole that I could make in my vintage Griswold cast iron skillet. Mine must be the only family on the planet that does not already have green been casserole as part of their Thanksgiving day lineup. I decided that this Thanksgiving, I’d add it to the menu….
Cooking Steak in a Cast Iron Skillet on a Chilly Cabin Weekend
I headed up to the southern shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin to visit with my friends Louise and Tom, who keep their 35’ sailboat at Siskiwit Bay Marina in Cornucopia. I’ve come to visit and tent camp alongside their slip many times over the 23 years that they have kept a boat at the…