My Favorite: Cornbread in a Cast Iron Skillet

I dream about cornbread in my sleep. I am a big big fan. What's even better than cornbread, is cornbread cooked in a cast iron skillet and served right from the oven to the table. I love it. I usually use this vintage skillet, but I'm glad that Lodge Cast Iron Cookware is just right over yonder from me! (Notice what I did there? That's good Southern grammar!) Did you know that cooking with cast iron gets extra iron into your diet? And do you know how to make your own buttermilk? Save yourself a trip to the grocery, and just do this!

Here are some yummy cornbread recipes. Make yourself a pot of soup & try one of these out tonight!
* Rosemary Corn Muffins: I have tons of rosemary in my yard, so here's a good use for it! I actually have not tried this one.
* Jalapeno-Rosemary Corn Muffins - I was loving this one this summer, when my jalapeno was growing like crazy!
* Vegan Cornbread - You would never know there was no dairy or eggs. Plus, it has flax (can be used as an egg replacement), which is super-good for you!
* Quinoa Cornbread - I just made this tonight (this is the one pictured above). Quinoa (called a super-grain) is so good for you, and it was surprisingly delicious. I ground the quinoa in my coffee grinder;
* Cornbread Mix - This is what I made for my Christmas gifts. It's not the world's best cornbread, but it's a fun gift & tasty enough. Many of the cornbread mixes called for Crisco, which I did not want to use. And If you like your cornbread sweet, you might want to throw in a little sugar.

And one final note about cornbread...A friend recently made us some cornbread and threw in some small florets of frozen broccoli! It was delicious, and I had never even thought about this. Turns out there are bazillions of broccoli cornbread recipes online. And another thing I'm excited to try out - cornbread with sorghum. Got some from a local farmer, so I'm excited to try out the combo.

What about you - do you have any favorite cornbread recipes?