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Cast Iron Can Save Your Life
 One of the things that convinced me that my now husband and I should become permanently hitched was the fact that we both brought complimentary cast iron skillets to the relationship. I had a medium and an extra-large sized sized skillet, and he had a slightly larger medium skillet and a small one. All well-seasoned, all fit into one another in a perfect pile on the stove top. If that's not a sign, I don't know what is. Plus, we also had matching cats and no secret cat allergies. That was a big one, too.Cast iron cookery is no joke. You don't need or really, should even want any other kind of skillet. I suppose stainless steel is a close second, but you can't season a stainless, scrubbed pan like you can one made of cast iron. One old friend, sort of a Renissance man -- painter, writer, chef, carpenter, maniac -- comes to mind when the subject comes up. He schooled me in my youth on the nuances of how to clean a cast iron pan (let us refer to it as CI from now on) without ruining the hard-won seasoning that has been baked on from multiple uses.
There are also the benefits of adding iron to your diet, and not adding questionable metals, like aluminum or even worse, the dreaded TEFLON non-stick surface, that inevitably, over time, breaks down and slowly becomes a part of your food, then a part of your body. Yuck. Get rid of it, it will kill you. I cook just about everything in my CI pans. Pizza, sauces, grilled cheese, sauteed apples. I re-heat my daughters' recurring elbow macaroni and peas dinner in the pans. Use them on the top of your stove, plop them in the oven. Take 'em camping. My crazy, afore-mentioned friend also reminded me that a cast iron pan can stop a bullet. CAST IRON CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE. |
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Everybody Eats
 Everyone in Baltimore eats. Dogs, cats, humans, birds, fish -- you name it, it's eating. I watched a red bird in my backyard eating a worm. Yum! The cats in my house are on a steady diet of hairball food, mixed with urinary tract health food, mixed with regular kibble. And water of course. We all need a little bit of that.I have two 18 month old daughters, and am amazed at the sheer volume and frequency with which they consume. Breakfast today consisted of: crackers, juice and water, eggs, toast with hummus, cut up oranges...what else? Probably some tortilla chips. They like those. Then we went to the Maryland Zoo and they continued their snacking frenzy, absorbing two juice boxes each, more water, cookies, crackers, bananas, more oranges, and some of the french fries I got with a mediocre veggie burger purchased at the zoo. Then home with some soy, rice and cow's milk bottles for a quick nap. I'm exhausted. And I'm a short order cook. What's for dinner? |
Juliette Goodwin
Juliette Goodwin's take on food knows no bounds. From the food on your dinner plate to the grub in your dog's bowl, Juliette offers an enlightening and informative view on all things edible.
Juliette Goodwin's take on food knows no bounds. From the food on your dinner plate to the grub in your dog's bowl, Juliette offers an enlightening and informative view on all things edible.
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