From skillet suppers to classic sides, Dutch oven dinners to mouthwatering pies, Southern Cast Iron delivers the beloved flavors of classic home cooking. Southern Cast Iron highlights unique collectibles, shares tips for caring for your favorite pans, and gives in-depth stories of collectors, chefs, and foundries. Take a look inside the world of cast-iron cooking and history. Beautifully photographed and printed on high-quality paper, it’s a magazine to share with friends and family, and return to each time you pull your favorite skillet out of the cupboard.

Southern Cast Iron • November/December 2020 Volume 6, Issue 6

A Helping of Holiday Comfort

Product Spotlight

Asha Gomez • HOW THIS SOUTHERN STAR IS REDEFINING THE SOUTH

Cast Iron and Chuck Wagons • KEEPING TRADITIONS ALIVE WITH HELP FROM OUR FAVORITE COOKWARE

Soup-er Inspired Supper • FRENCH ONION SOUP MEETS HEARTY MEATBALLS IN THIS DELISH DINNER

Magnificent Holiday Mains • MOUTHWATERING ENTRÉES FOR ALL YOUR SEASONAL CELEBRATIONS

Superstar Sides • DECK YOUR HOLIDAY DINNER TABLE WITH THESE FRESH AND FLAVORFUL DISHES

Merry Cranberries • LOOK BEYOND THE SAUCE TO INCORPORATE THIS SWEET AND TART BERRY INTO A BOUNTY OF YOUR HOLIDAY RECIPES

Sicilians in the Crescent City • FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, HAS BEEN HOME TO A SIZEABLE SICILIAN COMMUNITY WHOSE CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS HAVE HELPED SHAPE THIS SPECTACULAR CITY ONE MEAL AT A TIME

Love Your Leftovers • THESE DELICIOUS WAYS TO REPURPOSE YOUR FESTIVE FEASTS WILL KEEP THE HOLIDAYS GOING LONG AFTER YOUR TABLE IS CLEARED

Holiday Bread Bonanza • FROM YEASTED ROLLS TO QUICK BREADS, THESE COMFORTING, FLUFFY BAKES DESERVE A SPOT IN YOUR BREADBASKET

Sweet Holiday Treats • ROUND OUT ALL YOUR SPECIAL HOLIDAY MEALSWITH THESE BEAUTIFULLY DELICIOUS DESSERTS

Ask the Expert

Crave-Worthy Caramel Cake • BELOVED FOR ITS COMBINATION OF THICK AND RICH, SILKY-SMOOTH FROSTING ATOP FLUFFY, BUTTERY LAYERS, CARAMEL CAKE IS A CLASSIC SOUTHERN DESSERT THAT HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE ON MANY HOLIDAY TABLES. ALTHOUGH UNDOUBTEDLY DELICIOUS, CARAMEL CAKE HAS A REPUTATION FOR BEING FINNICKY AND HARD TO EXECUTE GIVEN THAT ITS SUCCESS DEPENDS ON A WELL-MADE CARAMEL SAUCE. BUT FRET NOT, WE’RE SHOWING YOU EACH STEP OF THE PROCESS, SO YOU CAN GET BEAUTIFUL, TASTY RESULTS EVERY TIME YOU MAKE IT.

Chicken Pot Pie and I Don’t Care • SOUTHERN TELEVISION HOST, COOKBOOK AUTHOR, AND ALL-AROUND ALL-STAR COOK VERA STEWART OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SHARES HER SIMPLE SOLUTION TO HECTIC OCCASIONS WITH A CAST-IRON SKILLET CHICKEN POT PIE

Cast Iron Care • If you take the time to properly care for your cast-iron cookware, it will reward you and your family with generations of loyal service. Follow these tips to keep your heirlooms—whether seasoned or enameled iron—in tip-top shape.

Dutch Baby Decadence • THIS LIGHT AND AIRY OVEN PANCAKE IS OUR NEW FAVORITE FESTIVE HOLIDAY BREAKFAST

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