This is more than a cookbook. The author adds some great comment on the food and good advice on cast iron cookware.

I bought this book thinking that it would be a big help in the preparation of meals. Wrong! It more or less seems to give a history of cast iron cookware. It gives some ingredients but, no portions. I threw it in the trash,

Reviewed by Juanita Watson for Reader Views (7/06)

"Cast-Iron Cooking: From Johnnycakes to Blackened Redfish" is a great little cookbook, that contains everything you'd ever want to know regarding the world of cast iron cookery. It features over 75 easy-to-read recipes, and plenty of tried and true tips for cooking with this traditional cookware. Though many have chosen to forgo their cast iron for more modern kitchen pots, skillets, and pans....A.D. Livingston brings the viability of cast-iron cooking back to the forefront. Just one glance though the delicious recipes and drawings of cookware available today, may just inspire you to reach for that old cast-iron that lays somewhere in the far reaches of your cupboard.

With plenty of humorous wit, A.D. Livingston has managed to add much personality into "Cast-Iron Cooking." I really enjoyed reading the personal cooking tips and gained more knowledge that I expected regarding this traditional form of cooking. I feel I am well prepared to cook with cast-iron both in my kitchen, and over a fire on a future camping trip. And ultimately, why not cook with cast-iron....it makes food taste much better, and that's all I need to change my cooking habits.

Livingston is fun to read - an ol' guy with down-to-earth smarts who has an appreciation for the subtle humor this subject offers, and a gift for phrasing it - you can tell you'd like to have him for a friend.
but not as much info on using cast iron cookware on a daily basis as i'd like - lotsa outdoor stuff, backwoods cookery, etc.

Mr. Livingston does an admirable job of explaining how to use and care for your cast-iron cookware. Whether using a skillet to scramble a few eggs for breakfast, or preparing for a LARGE crowd in a special piece of cookware, this book covers all the bases. If you've never used cast-iron cookware, this is a good introduction to the subject-- cast-iron cookware is different from the other products on the market. If you are a cast-iron afficionado, this "sermon for the choir" will give you some new ideas for good things to do with your treasured skillets and dutch ovens. Warning: the recipes are not all low-fat, low cholesterol, trendy, 90s kind of recipes. They are, however, good! This book would make a great add-on gift with a cast-iron skillet