This is pure Southern cornbread. The recipe comes from my grandmother, Big Mama, from Winona, Mississippi. She always made this recipe in a giant cast-iron skillet so the outside would have a ...

Ina Garten's brown-butter skillet corn bread is easy to make and always a hit at holiday parties. We think it should be on ...

Fry the bacon in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until ... Let cool slightly before cutting. Turn leftover cornbread into croutons for Prairie Panzanella (page 147) or other ...

"Since I can't pass up any recipe for corn bread, I decided to test mine with brown butter too," Garten writes. "Best corn bread I've ever made! That was all I needed to hear — time to get baking!

It should be loose. In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat until sizzling-hot. Drop 2 tablespoons batter into oil to form a patty. Repeat, leaving about 1 inch between individual patties.