When my husband and I were first married, he talked often about getting a cast iron skillet.
It took us four years to finally invest in one, but once we did, I was hooked.
We now have two skillets and a large casserole dish which all get a lot of use around here.
When Hazel was in the hospital, we came home one day to find our oven dead.
Since we were busy running back and forth to the hospital each day with little time to care for much else,
we simply used the microwave and stovetop while at home.
This was when the cast iron cookware came in very handy. I made many a dish in them during that time.
We eventually invested in a new stove (which I love), but the cast iron cookware remains my favorite.
Since it has been so hot these past few weeks, we decided to start trying our favorite recipes on the grill,
to keep the house cool with the oven off.
Last night we made baked rigatoni in our very large skillet...
It was so easy! I simply put a jar of sauce, ricotta cheese and cooked rigatoni in a bowl and then threw it all in the skillet.
Topped it off with some mozzarella cheese and a bit of parsley...and voila!
My husband sure loves his charcoal grill...
While we waited for it to cook, we enjoyed some family time playing in the yard...
Hazel liked being free to explore in the grass...
While Renoir enjoyed hanging out with us too...
After about 25 minutes our dinner was ready...
and it was delicious...perfectly browned and crispy around the edges (my favorite part)...
Can't wait to try more skillet recipes on the grill...like homemade macaroni and cheese!
Do you have a favorite skillet recipe? Would love to hear them...
Till next time...
that looks lovely, so tasty. That's my kind of food!
Posted by: sadie | July 19, 2012 at 12:18 PM
It looks amazing! I love to cook on the grill ~ we have even made breakfast when we were doing remodeling. So nice to see Hazel out and about exploring. :)
Posted by: Rebecca | July 19, 2012 at 04:16 PM
That looks amazing. Something I had never thought to do! BBQed pasta! Love it.
Posted by: Kristen | July 19, 2012 at 06:43 PM
It looks amazing.
Posted by: | July 20, 2012 at 04:08 AM
I am definitely going to have to try my iron skillet on the grill. When my grandma passed away that is one of the treasures that I got. I love it, not only that it cooks great meals in it but because of all the memories I had of grandma cooking with it.
Posted by: Sheila R | July 20, 2012 at 06:54 AM
Cheese with red sauce still remains one of my fav food combos!
Posted by: Andrea Baumhardt | July 20, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Looks yummy and the baby is so adorable!
Posted by: sofiareed | July 21, 2012 at 03:11 AM
I want to make this now! It looks so yummy. I just bought a medium size cast iron skillet. My mother has always made our meals in a cast iron skillet. They are the best! Now to save up for the cast iron pot:) Beautiful post Alice. Looks like a great day to me.
Posted by: Tina | July 24, 2012 at 01:31 PM