TODAY on MHTV: Anyone that knows me knows how much I love my cast iron pans. Today I’m dedicating a whole show to these awesome and versatile pans.  After I show you how to clean and season a cast-iron pan, I’m going to make a perfect fried egg, hearty steak pizzaiola and a beautiful old-fashioned pineapple upside-down cake.

Get the recipes from this episode:

The Perfect Fried Egg

Steak Pizzaiola

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Get the recipes from the 11:30 am/et show, Meatless Dinner: Fritters and Stew

Watch ”Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn” weekdays at 11 a.m. /10 a.m. CT on Hallmark Channel. Bonus episode airs weekdays at 11:30 a.m./10:30 a.m. CT.

1 Comment
  • Yoshi Blue
    June 15, 2012 at 11:44 am

    Helpful photos. It was interesting how you can easily recreate this pineapple upside-down cake by using a skillet. Thanks for posting this.

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