Book excerpt: The must-have cookbook that puts cast iron myths to rest and features more than 100 recipes utilizing skillets, griddles, Dutch ovens and other pans. Preparing meals in this tried-and-true, non-toxic cookware just got easier with MaryJane’s farmhouse recipes, cooking tips, and cookware care. With step-by-step instructions and beautiful photography, the author and founder of MaryJanesFarm organic lifestyle magazine guides readers through creating such cast iron-friendly dishes as Asparagus and Mushroom Quiche with Potato Crust, Chicken and Biscuit Skillet Pie, Ham Dinner on the Half Peel, and Rhubarb-Raspberry Pandowdy. The recipes for breads, breakfasts, soups, casseroles, main dishes, pies, and other desserts are sure to satisfy the hungriest of appetites. “It’s not just cookware, it’s Annie Oakley. Daniel Boone. In a league of its own, no other cookware can come anywhere close to giving you chicken so crisp you’ll never think nuggets again or a pot roast so fall-apart tender that no matter how you dice it, you won’t be needing to slice it. Or a Dutch baby so perfectly stand-up crisp around the edges yet silky soft in the middle, the lyrics to ‘Cry Like a Baby’ get stuck in your head.”—MaryJane Butters, from the Author’s Note