Thursday, December 25, 2008

Totally Eggs or Cast Iron Cooking

Totally Eggs

Author: Helene Siegel

Regardless of their bad press in recent decades, eggs are here to stay. Recipes include all the domestic classics, along with some exotic surprises. There is also a chapter on egg-essential basics such as the perfect pound cake, the supreme souffle, and the zenith in zabaglione. Why not give the "incredible, edible egg" a break and rediscover this low cost, high-protein, low-fat and highly versatile food. 96 pp.



Go to: Kitchenless Cookbook or Old Time Farmhouse Cooking

Cast Iron Cooking: 50 Gourmet-Quality Dishes from Entrees to Desserts

Author: Dwayne Ridgaway

The adage "everything old is new again" is proven to be true once more as evidence of the resurgence in popularity of cooking with cast iron. Celebrity chefs like Emeril, Paula Deen, Rachel Ray, and Alton Brown are touting the virtues and versatility of cast-iron cookware. Now cooking enthusiasts can learn the age-old techniques that have made cast iron cooking a perennial favorite.

Cast Iron Cooking describes attributes of cast-iron pans and how best to use them; provides a review of all shapes, kinds, and brands of iron utensils; and explains what each is best suited for. It includes recipes for easy, healthy, gourmet-quality dishes from entrŠ¹es to desserts made in cast-iron pans. A special chapter covers live-fire and charcoal cooking and grilling with cast iron. (Psst! Cast-iron cookware is perfect for outdoor cooking and entertaining.)

Sidebars cover interesting facts about cast iron, such as its history as a chuck-wagon favorite, how to use a Dutch oven with live coals, how to prepare and maintain a natural no-stick surface (a process called "seasoning") on these pans, and more.



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