PrintCook the Book: The Cornbread Gospels
I love cornbread. When I'm out for lunch or dinner somewhere and it on the menu or—better yet—on the plate as an unexpected side, my meal's pretty much made. My only problem then is, do I greedily eat it right away or wait till I'm done with everything else so as to hold on to the anticipation of the thick, crumbly, savory golden square?
I've tried to make it at home, but it never comes out as good as the versions made professionally. And, I've got a small confession to make, too: All the super from-scratch versions I've made at home have never lived up to that damn light-blue-and-white Jiffy box mix. Why is that? What am I doing wrong?
I'm hoping this week's Cook the Book can answer that. The Cornbread Gospels by Crescent Dragonwagon has more than 200 cornbread recipes in it, so I've got faith that I'll find cornbread religion in this good book. So, in a little bit, we'll bring you the first of this week's daily featured recipes. But first, as is always the case with Cook the Book, we've got a number of Cornbread Gospels to give away to Serious Eats readers.
Win The Cornbread Gospels
All you have to do is tell us in the comments section of this post where you get your favorite cornbread, whether its homemade, from a relative's kitchen, or from some hole-in-the-wall down-home-cookin' joint.
Five (5) people will be chosen at random from among eligble comments below. Comments will close Monday, April 14 at noon ET. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
Comments are closed: 313 Comments:
I love my homemade cornbread. Make it right on the smoker and comes out awesome!
bsuqb12 at 4:13PM on 04/07/08
My friend Jenn makes fabulous cornbread. Sadly, she lives so far away now, I haven't had any in ages! Perhaps I had better learn to make it myself.
psychsarah at 4:25PM on 04/07/08
The key is a preheated cast iron skillet-- that makes for a super crunchy outside crunch. So good!
anadequatenovel at 4:31PM on 04/07/08
I make cornbread all the time, but on New Year's Eve I pull out all the stops and add smoked cheddar, caramelized onions, and some chopped fresh jalapenos and it is fantastic.
karen r at 4:39PM on 04/07/08
throw some pulled pork and bacon pieces in the batter.... shooo!
Tenbucc2 at 4:39PM on 04/07/08
Mine. With jalapenos, cheddar and corn. But looking to expand my repertoire.
surfchef at 4:41PM on 04/07/08
I always enjoyed my mom's or my grandmother's. I think I need some cornbread now.
feep at 4:46PM on 04/07/08
The best cornbread comes from my grandmother's house.
My favorite meal there consists of purple hull peas from her field, tomatoes from her garden, tea so sweet it makes your teeth hurt, and about a million cornbread muffins.
Good thing I'm going to visit her later this week...this post has me in the mood for some cornbread!
emcmil at 4:50PM on 04/07/08
I don't have a favorite. That's why I need this book -- so I can figure out how to make one that is worthy of being called my favorite.
sloppy at 4:52PM on 04/07/08
Definitely homemade.
schnitzel at 4:55PM on 04/07/08
My friend makes a good cornbread
mchow at 4:56PM on 04/07/08
Ooh, almost forgot: cracklin' cornbread. You might develop heart disease just reading the recipe, but it is so. unbelievably. good.
http://www.thatsmyhome.com/mainstreet/beans/cracklin-corn-bread.htm
(not my site, but that's pretty close.)
anadequatenovel at 5:02PM on 04/07/08
I make my own - I finally was able to find a recipe that is on the sweeter side which I prefer.
tsegada at 5:11PM on 04/07/08
When we dine at the House of Blues, I always order their skillet cornbread - warm, not too dense or moist, with garlic on top - it's heaven, authentic or not.
I also admit to making Jiffy boxed cornbread because all my scratch recipes fail me.
threedogkitchen at 5:16PM on 04/07/08
There are chicken and rib trailers along US-12 east of Michigan International Speedway (in the summer of course) where everything's made from scratch. The cornbread they serve with their meals is some of the best I've had anywhere.
LunaPierCook at 5:17PM on 04/07/08
My school's dining hall, seriously! The dining hall serves lukewarm boiled carrots, holds "Macaroni Weeks" (Monday is macaroni and cheese, Tuesday is macaroni salad, Wednesday is macaroni soup...you get the idea), and is just pretty much atrocious...but they make some mean cornbread. It's pretty funny to see a whole bunch of pimply, stressed-out, sexually-repressed college students line up for cornbread!
cochon at 5:19PM on 04/07/08
My favorite cornbread comes from my kitchen, but I have to admit I have a secret love for Boston Market cornbread.
misswills at 5:48PM on 04/07/08
Jiffy, it is the Cadillac of cornbread.
halbred at 5:53PM on 04/07/08
Homemade.
That way I can easily tweak the recipe if necessary.
digitalfish at 5:57PM on 04/07/08
Isa Moskowitz's recipe from Vegan with a Vengeance is mighty fine and none-too-sweet. Sometimes I toss in sun-dried tomatoes or jalapeõs. So good...
einscheusal at 6:07PM on 04/07/08
Embarrassingly, I really like the Kraft honey cornbread mix. But the recipe in the Cook's Illustrated Best Recipes cookbook is only a little more work, and is amazing.
Tennyo at 6:12PM on 04/07/08
The best I've had is Hoggy's BBQ here in Ohio. I am trying my darndest to replicate it though!
bobcatsteph3 at 6:14PM on 04/07/08
Glad to hear to hear there are other Jiffy cornbread devotees out there! I have a friend from North Carolina who make a mean skillet version which is my favorite non-Jiffy cornbread.
jhoefl88 at 6:15PM on 04/07/08
have to say homemade
zekks at 6:24PM on 04/07/08
Homemade beats anything else; I'm another fan of the Cook's Illustrated recipe.
elysek at 6:36PM on 04/07/08
I haven't met a slice of cornbread that I didn't like...whether it's homemade, restaurant or store bought.
elaine nan at 6:39PM on 04/07/08
From my friend in college. I've been missing it since I graduated!
bytemyfoot at 6:55PM on 04/07/08
My own, from my mom's recipe (so, really, hers too).
justjoan at 7:01PM on 04/07/08
Treebeards in Houston has the best corn bread I've ever eaten.. They have New Orleans red beans and rice with New Orleans French Bread but I still must have the corn bread, too.
My East Texas side of the family has always made what they call Hot Water Corn Bread. Most people would call it a hush puppy. It is fried and about as big as a Crab Cake. Boy are they good. I never did but a lot of them crumble it up in milk and eat it that way as a snack or breakfast.
eatorama at 7:09PM on 04/07/08
Muddy River Smokehouse in Portsmouth, NH
happybites at 7:17PM on 04/07/08
Homemade in a cast iron skillet, with lard, pickled jalapenos, and aged cheddar cheese.
dikaryon at 7:21PM on 04/07/08
My mom's homemade is the best I've had - though I'm arguably not too seasoned.
pcrackenhead at 7:26PM on 04/07/08
Mammaw. Southeastern KY cuisine at its best.
scaevola at 7:30PM on 04/07/08
Jacques Imo's in New Orleans. Yum yum!
ohnofullmoon at 7:33PM on 04/07/08
my homemade cornbread - I like to throw in sausages
tracker at 7:34PM on 04/07/08
Dorie's corniest cornbread muffins, hot from my own oven.
Or any type of cornbread eaten at a family celebration. My aunts, bless them, are the most wonderful cooks :)
jazzinx at 7:46PM on 04/07/08
yay looking forward to seeing the cornbread thread develop over the week. my favorite is homemade in a cast-iron skillet; with buttermilk. crunchy and dry and definitely no sugar added.
aeschylus at 8:09PM on 04/07/08
My own. With or without flour, depending on my mood.
drewa at 8:16PM on 04/07/08
I love the cornbread at Buddies', a little restaurant in Beaverton OR - they serve it with a cup of chili for $2.97 - I cut the cornbread horizontally, spread it out on the plate, and pour the chili (with onions and cheese, of course) over - mmmmmm! A tall glass of iced tea completes the meal, but if its cold out, I'll go for a cup of hot tea.
I just love Crescent Dragonwagon's cookbooks - if I win this one, I can try to fix some cornbread and chili for my hubby! Wish me luck!
renewbee at 8:19PM on 04/07/08
@Adam - it may be that you prefer Jiffy because it really is ridiculously delicious. Just sayin...
That said, I liked my gram's even better. Done in a cast iron skillet, a little sweet, the corn meal rough. With butter and a little honey, oh my goodness.
My homemade cornbread is good, very good, but its not my gram's, though on a good day, when I'm totally in a Zen cooking mode, it can beat Jiffy.
chisai at 8:54PM on 04/07/08
I love the cast iron skillet baked rosemary cornbread served with maple butter at the House of Blues in Chicago.
mrsbao at 8:56PM on 04/07/08
that little blue and white box of jiffy cornbread always pulls me in.
pumpkinspice at 9:18PM on 04/07/08
My recent favorite is from Sel de la Terre in Boston...they have a brunch item that includes butter roasted cornbread, poached eggs, spinach and hollandaise sauce...yum!
jpark107 at 9:30PM on 04/07/08
I grew up on true Southern cornbread, which does not have any sugar (or flour) in it. Therefore, I never developed a taste for the Jiffy mix. My cornbread is simply cornmeal (preferably yellow), buttermilk, egg, and shortening (plus leavening, of course).
And it must be baked in a smoking hot cast iron skillet.
But, I also loved my grandmother's johhny cakes, which were fried on the stove, also in a cast iron skillet.
papillon at 9:33PM on 04/07/08
My favorite cornbread comes from Famous Dave's, though my own isn't half bad either.
buffyholic at 9:43PM on 04/07/08
My favorite cornbread is easily the version that my dad serves alongside his spicy bean soup. It's a savory, southern style cornbread with plenty of butter, and a almost custard-like texture. Even better toasted the next day with some melted butter and a drizzle of honey or mild sorghum molasses. I believe that it was originally from one of Beard's cookbooks, but he hasn't consulted a written version of the recipe in over a decade, at least.
Nicholas H at 9:53PM on 04/07/08
I have to go for Jiffy ... I've tried others that are good, but they're always too sweet for my liking.
poke87 at 9:54PM on 04/07/08
homemade.
cybercita at 9:56PM on 04/07/08
Jiffy all the way!
Hunnyoil at 9:57PM on 04/07/08
The first time I tried cornbread was in a restaurant in Dallas (many many years ago). I never had it before and it was absolutely addictive! I've been trying so many recipes at home but I could never settle on the right one. I really hope to win this book and try the recipes - maybe I'll finally find the right match.
Natalie at 9:59PM on 04/07/08
The best cornbread is my homemade cornbread. I almost never enjoy the cornbread from restaurants and don't even get me started about that dry, yellow stuff that the cafeteria at work tries to pawn off on us!
engranon at 10:13PM on 04/07/08
I've tried different cornbread recipes, but I always come back to the one on the back of the Quaker Cornmeal package. I make it in a square cake pan. It keeps well for a day or two. If it is going to be used all at one setting, you can other bits into it -- chili peppers, corn, etc.
BostonDiner at 10:24PM on 04/07/08
Homemade. But I try different recipes all the time, and I tend to tweak a lot -- adding things to it depending on my whims and what's in the fridge.
dbcurrie at 10:38PM on 04/07/08
I like homemade, although cornbread isn't such a common thing here in the Great White North.
PeanutButter at 10:39PM on 04/07/08
The best cornbread is of course homemade. I like to jazz mine up with jalapenos and cheese.
rffoodie at 10:41PM on 04/07/08
I've never had cornbread that I didn't make myself, so I'd have to say homemade! :)
lunge at 12:00AM on 04/08/08
It used to be at Alto Cinco, little American-Mexican joint in Syracuse, NY. Jalapenos and bacon. Recently, they've really modified the menu to make it veg-friendly. It's still decent, but bacon is supreme, right?
Littlebluesiren at 12:10AM on 04/08/08
Right from my Mama's kitchen!
Erinay77 at 12:23AM on 04/08/08
My aunt, who uses Paul Prudhomme's recipe.
purpleceline at 2:38AM on 04/08/08
My mother makes pretty darn good cornbread, her mother did too. I make pretty darn good corn bread as well.
sw8t at 3:41AM on 04/08/08
I use the Lee Brother's recipe.
carusoc at 6:59AM on 04/08/08
Make my own cornbread....have to eat right out of the oven....the hotter the better.
Teeeveee at 7:35AM on 04/08/08
I have a cornbread recipe that was passed on to me from a dear friends grandmother. By far, it is my favorite cornbread. So, I guess I'd have to say "homemade" is my fave.
dbaxgirl51 at 7:37AM on 04/08/08
Its homemade cornbread here. There aren't any decent places to get cornbread in my area.
mnsteph at 7:44AM on 04/08/08
Good old Jiffy
louiseb130 at 7:45AM on 04/08/08
I had great cornbread at Chevy's in NJ, believe it or not.
cdziuba at 7:54AM on 04/08/08
I will take cornbread wherever and whenever it is offered to me. I usually just make Jiffy, but I keep wanting to try the America's Test Kitchen recipe.
mhgatti at 8:30AM on 04/08/08
The best cornbread I've ever had came from BITTER SWEET FARMS in Westport , Ma. Soooooooo moist , with kernels of fresh sweet corn ......YUM ! I've never been able to duplicate it .
haagenfreak at 8:40AM on 04/08/08
My favorite cornbread comes from Chef Wayne's Big Mamou in Springfield, MA. Moist, buttery, sweet-- delicious.
sidebernie at 8:54AM on 04/08/08
Dorie Greenspan's corn muffins are great
most recipes are too dry and bland...
gorzd at 9:01AM on 04/08/08
homemade
hedgehog at 9:02AM on 04/08/08
Homemade cornbread is delicious with a bowl of blackeyed peas!
dawns41 at 9:19AM on 04/08/08
I used to work at a large research university and our building was attached to the university hospital. I frequented the hospital cafeteria and I would always buy the soup so that I could justify a cornbread muffin as a side (even when the soup wasn't particularly appealing). Seriously, they were the best cornbread I've ever tasted and I still miss them! Incredibly moist, a little sweet, and lots of corn flavor.
akoney at 9:20AM on 04/08/08
The timing on this sweeps is perfect. Last nights' dinner was ham and bean soup with home made cornbread (I always add shredded sharp cheddar to my cornbread.)
CarolHarrity at 9:27AM on 04/08/08
My favorite cornbread is made from a recipe in my Betty Crocker wedding edition cookbook. Its comes together in no time, is baked in an 8x8 dish and comes out sweet, moist and just dense enough. YUM!
Kimberly at 9:40AM on 04/08/08
I love my homemade cornbread and it comes out perfect everytime, especially when I make my blackeye pea casserole.
Jacquelyn Cannon at 9:52AM on 04/08/08
Going down south and since I am corn fed...it has to be homemade but now there are so many ways of making it and simple I would eat any type of cornbread. YUMMY FOR THE TUMMY!!! ;-) Thanks.
ccarolyn at 10:07AM on 04/08/08
My fav cornbread is from a bakery up the street from my house.
smclean at 10:18AM on 04/08/08
My favorite cornbread is the stuff my Mom makes. Must get that recipe!
RedSquirrel at 10:28AM on 04/08/08
...the best cornbread is baked at home using my Grandmother's cast iron skillet; as for the recipe, this remains a tightly held secret !!!
brianpiero at 10:47AM on 04/08/08
My favorite cornbread came from a lunch that used to be offered at Bethune Cookman College. I worked right around the corner and would go there to get the cornbread. I have tried to make it, but have been unsuccesful. I could really use this cookbook.
egreca at 10:54AM on 04/08/08
I'm torn on cornbread.
I'm from Louisiana, so my mom's cornbread isn't sweet at all. In fact, she makes three different kinds: hot water cornbread, "regular" cornbread, and the completely different cornbread she makes for dressing.
My wife is from Texas, and her cornbread is sweet. It's not like cake or anything, but it's quite sweet compared to my mom's. The only problem is, her recipe has too much baking powder, giving it a slightly "chemically" taste. If you tell her I said this, I will, of course, disavow it. :)
I am on a quest to create my own recipe. I've been tweaking my wife's recipe to add polenta (for the crunch), reduce the baking powder, add corn kernels, add heavy cream or sour cream for richness, etc.
If I ever get it right, I'll be sure to publish it.
ha3rvey at 11:11AM on 04/08/08
blushing...........love Jiffy! My SIL just made me a corn souffle with half a box of Jiffy in the recipe and it was to die for. I can't wait to make it.
I'm generally a purist with cornbread. No cheese, onions, etc. please.
PerkyMac at 11:23AM on 04/08/08
I love cornbread but have been to nervous up to now to try making it myself. I made a corn pudding using corn muffin mix, but that shouldn't really count. I only got caught up in baking recently, so I guess I'm still on the hunt for my favorite.
Stufsocker at 11:32AM on 04/08/08
I love the recipe my Mom makes it's buttery and so good!
greenwolf at 11:34AM on 04/08/08
My brother makes an awesome cornbread, I have tried to replicate, but it just isn't as good as when he does it!
chlamers at 12:01PM on 04/08/08
I make my own cornbread. I have been learning to make "southern" style cornbread with an iron skillet. I think that I still like mine the best. As a kid, I loved Marie Calendar's cornbread with honey butter.
fangirl at 12:05PM on 04/08/08
I use my mother's own southern recipe that uses a little extra sugar and sometimes green chillies!
meredith13 at 12:18PM on 04/08/08
I was fortunate enough to learn how to make cornbread from both of my grandmothers back home in Tennessee. Now that I live in California, the only cornbread I've found worth eating is what I make for my family.
I'm a huge Crescent Dragonwagon fan and would truly love to have this addition to my collection of her cookbooks!
lritz at 12:20PM on 04/08/08
My friend Kim makes the best cornbread, but she won't share her "Mamaw's" recipe!
anyang at 12:22PM on 04/08/08
my husband's
MajaMeza79 at 12:27PM on 04/08/08
My mom's homemade cornbread is the best.
slb3334 at 12:28PM on 04/08/08
I make my own cornbread.
susan1215 at 12:40PM on 04/08/08
The Moosewood recipe is perfect.
Fiksu at 12:40PM on 04/08/08
I love this book. For years, i've been using organic corn flour for my corn muffins-tender like you woudn't believe!
passy at 12:48PM on 04/08/08
homemade
thotfulspot at 12:53PM on 04/08/08
i like my sweet maple cornbread/cake!
tortor at 1:03PM on 04/08/08
I like my own homemade cornbread in a cast iron skillet made with buttermilk and no sugar.
Babzee at 1:19PM on 04/08/08
Jiffy - although I used to live with several people who felt very strongly about cornbread and I always felt the need to hide the little blue box. I'd empty out brownie boxes and stash my Jiffy mix in there. Sadly, my secret was found out when someone wanted to make brownies and found my secret, guilty pleasure cornbread mix.
daisy at 1:21PM on 04/08/08
My mother's has always been the best, to me at least...
dwarzel at 1:29PM on 04/08/08
I am a cornbread junkie, and would KILL for a copy of this book. Cornbread is one of my most cherished foods, since it brings back to life the summers filled with scout camp, fishing competitions, campfires and a hearty meal of beans, franks and cornbread. It just doesn't get any better that that!
Boscompb at 1:45PM on 04/08/08
I have to have it homemade. Don't forget the honey!!
HitchChic at 1:50PM on 04/08/08
My favorite cornbread is homemade. I love my recipe but I will always try new ones to see what else is out there.
kvenglar at 1:50PM on 04/08/08
from the box. Jiffy's is the bomb
foodinmouth at 1:54PM on 04/08/08
It's found in MY kitchen first. And in my MIL's kitchen (Tennessee) next. They're different recipes and both excellent. Although hers may have a slight advantage over mine, because it's always so nice to have somebody else do the cooking now and then.
LoCo at 2:05PM on 04/08/08
I would have to say Jiffy
though I did make it from scratch once for stuffing and that came out pretty good - I believe that recipe was from Cook's Illustrated
farmkat at 2:09PM on 04/08/08
I love Jiffy cornbread with a warm bowl of homemade soup or chili! I would love a good homemade cornbread recipe so I really want to win this cookbook!
frogz60 at 2:32PM on 04/08/08
Jiffy cornbread mix is my favorite! I love cornbread!
cyph0r at 2:52PM on 04/08/08
My grandmas homemade corn bread
Gtpgirl19 at 2:56PM on 04/08/08
I bake my own. I like plain ol' corn bread, no additions, with honey butter on top.
Tactful_Cactus at 2:59PM on 04/08/08
My favorite cornbread is the one I make myself. I follow the recipe on the back of the Quaker cornmeal box and I adore it, especially when I make it with the white cornmeal. It's awesome!
Amandarama at 3:00PM on 04/08/08
My favorite is from Dinosaur BBQ in Harlem. I also like homemade, if it isn't too fiddled-around-with (no meat or peppers, please), or Jiffy.
ScienceandtheCity at 3:10PM on 04/08/08
I love cornbread! My husband makes some good cornbread, but I've never had any that I didn't like.
sillelin at 3:22PM on 04/08/08
My cracklin' cornbread. The best.
phoney2 at 3:49PM on 04/08/08
I love cornbread no matter how it's made. One of my favorite variations is a Southwestern Cornbread Pudding I had at a little hole-in-the-wall (now out of business) steakhouse in Burns, Kansas.
susitravl at 4:23PM on 04/08/08
I like several different recipes, some a little sweet. But my husband still prefers Jiffy, so I make that.
pootieposh at 4:48PM on 04/08/08
homemade......add cheese, onion, peppers and corn......yum!
starsmom at 4:55PM on 04/08/08
I make my own buttermilk cornbread using an iron skillet. I try to make it as good as my Mom used to, but mine is not quite as good. She never used a recipe.
LUCRETIA at 5:06PM on 04/08/08
The best cornbread, other than homemade from a sizzling skillet in the oven, can be had at Max's Memphis Barbecue in Red Hook, New York. This area is certainly not a hotbed of cornbread eateries, but these folks have a great recipe and bring their cornbread to your table to enjoy as soon as you sit down in the restaurant. Great stuff!
teslaca at 5:15PM on 04/08/08
My favorite way to eat cornbread is with chili. The chili is homemade, but I have to admit I usually use the Jiffy mix for the cornbread.
iguanaaa at 5:30PM on 04/08/08
My favorite cornbread is this one:
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=222034
This cornbread is much lower in fat and sweeter because of the addition of the can of creamed corn. The key is baking it in the vintage and very well-seasoned cast iron skillet that our friend's mother gave to us. When not in use for cornbread or other cooking purposes, it doubles as a home security system.
Mizbee at 5:31PM on 04/08/08
I make it
jh70095 at 5:44PM on 04/08/08
I hate to admit it but my favorite cornbread is from my local Whole Foods store. It is moist, sweet and delicious!
kimberly joe at 5:50PM on 04/08/08
Well, I moved from Europe and I have to admit I never had any cornbread until we lived here. My friend's cornbread is the best but I would love to win this book to start making cornbread myself. Thanks for the great give away!
gunzie at 5:59PM on 04/08/08
Homemade but I wish I could get the corn muffins from my childhood. They were round and about a 1/2 " thick and purchased at the Star Market in Newtonville. Toasted and buttered, they were perfection.
Lauren B at 6:05PM on 04/08/08
i'm my own cook
mverno at 6:10PM on 04/08/08
I can't get my favorite corn bread any more because it came from a little mom-and-pop BBQ joint thousands of miles from me in Clarksville, TN. It's actually a griddle cake, with lots of buttermilk flavor, and good country butter melting into it. Yum! Of course, they would never give out the recipe... Thanks for the offer!
geekbearinggifts at 6:24PM on 04/08/08
tony roma's makes the best cornbread
agordon10 at 6:47PM on 04/08/08
Homemade from Jiffy mix served with honey butter.
drala625 at 6:52PM on 04/08/08
there are these super tasty jalapeno cornbread from this bbq place in portland, me...oh my god, *drool*
uninorth at 6:55PM on 04/08/08
I love cornbread from any where! I had some today at work..my mom makes it great
banquetbabe at 7:05PM on 04/08/08
Mom makes it and we eat it with beef stew.
LINDALSHOT at 7:32PM on 04/08/08
My grandma made the best corn bread.
grahamred at 8:09PM on 04/08/08
I cook my own Cornbread, Then use the leftovers for dessert with ice cream and strawberries.
siglersue at 8:17PM on 04/08/08
Jiffy, thats why I need this cookbook
BorderMommy at 8:29PM on 04/08/08
The Golden Northern Cornbread from ATK's The New Best Recipe is just about perfect.
Martha
Throwing Spoons
macknitter at 8:51PM on 04/08/08
We have a place called Big Time Diner that is run by one of the big churches in our city. They make the BEST cornbread ever. I'm usually a fan of the sweeter cornbread but there's isn't sweet at all and I still enjoy it. Everytime I'm there I get a couple cornbread muffins and then cornbread dressing.
icedventi at 9:05PM on 04/08/08
I usually use the recipe on the back of the cornmeal box, throw in some chillis and bake it my iron skillet ~ yum
windjunkie at 9:11PM on 04/08/08
My mom's cornbread is amazing! I've tried making the same exact recipe, but it's not exactly the same...
amwhiteh at 9:12PM on 04/08/08
Ooh, I love homemade cornbread on a cast iron skillet. A second favorite is a restaurant I used to frequent when I lived in Chicago: Bandera. There's is also in a cast iron skillet and has a wonderful crust.
sharsd at 9:25PM on 04/08/08
Homemade sweet buttermilk cornbread in my grandmother's cast iron skillet.
ky2here at 9:25PM on 04/08/08
mom's house. and it always comes with grandma's cream of tomato soup.
rockstop at 9:38PM on 04/08/08
From my NC-transplant friend's kitchen.
madball911 at 9:48PM on 04/08/08
I like my cornbread not too sweet and crumbly... so I usually make it myself
bonechiro at 9:55PM on 04/08/08
I like my mom's cornbread the best!
nmclain at 10:00PM on 04/08/08
jacques imo's in new orleans
chromiumman at 10:31PM on 04/08/08
My cornbread is the best, but I'm always interested in seeing new recipes.
Aisling at 10:58PM on 04/08/08
My cornbread is my favorite, just like my mother used to make.
momrec at 11:00PM on 04/08/08
My mother's was the best ever.
nvtribefan at 11:09PM on 04/08/08
Marie Callender mix is the only kind I've made. I'd like to try making it from scratch with a good recipe.
toastworthy at 11:20PM on 04/08/08
My favorite is cracklin' cornbread on New Year's Day with a bowl of collard greens. Yes, I'm from the South and that's what my Granny raised me on. Thank you.
aprilSC at 12:32AM on 04/09/08
Corn bread is my absolute favorite food. I love the kind my dad makes. Soft, moist, corn, and a little sugar!
siuedee at 12:47AM on 04/09/08
Hello! I am determined to win a cookbook on this site. I have been trying for months! They are all wonderful. My husband makes a from scratch cornbread/corn dish that our whole family loves. Believe me, we have a couple of picky sons! Please enter me in your drawing. My husband would really enjoy this cookbook. Many thanks.....Cindi
windycindy at 1:26AM on 04/09/08
mines from a secret family recipe, shhhhhh
samanthapayntr at 4:53AM on 04/09/08
Homemade can't be beat :), I'd love to win this cookbook
Dove420 at 4:57AM on 04/09/08
homemade
sandy89 at 5:05AM on 04/09/08
Grandmother
stacy7911 at 5:11AM on 04/09/08
I have a recipe that used jalapenos and cheese. It's really good.
clc408 at 6:25AM on 04/09/08
We used to live near a local bbq place that had the best cornbread I have ever had. We've moved and I can't find another place to get my cornbread fix. So I have a recipe I use when I get cravings.
Laura78 at 8:33AM on 04/09/08
At the church supper once a year.
countrybear07 at 9:17AM on 04/09/08
Homemade of course! Baked in a "stove-top bread baker" so you don't have to turn the oven on in the heat of summer, crusty all around, at the end of a meal buttered and drizzled with sorghum syrup, oh my...
I also loved the cornbread served in the Ole Miss dining hall and student union food court. Buttery, a little sweet for my taste, more like dessert. YUM.
mjeaustin at 9:46AM on 04/09/08
Any cornbread as long as there's some bbq or brunswick stew with it.
aharste at 9:48AM on 04/09/08
One of my best friends, Alli, makes THE BEST Cornbread in the world...and she always has it whenever I visit...YUM!!!!!!!!
mama43 at 9:50AM on 04/09/08
My MIL makes the best cornbread with jalapeños & green chiles~soo good!!
I also love cornbread & sausage dressing-makes me wish it was Thanksgiving, 'cuz it's the only time of the year I make it!
lynderae at 9:53AM on 04/09/08
Jiffy mix, it's easy to find in the store, easy to make, tastes great, etc. I've been eating it for years and I look great (maybe that's my secret). I even bring a box or two when I go to a friends, just in case they don't have any yet, especially when we're doing out chitlins and deep fried gizzards on Sunday. And it's a perfect side for homemade buffalo chili.
daw212 at 10:25AM on 04/09/08
JIFFY! My boyfriend and I joke it will be the only thing we eat if we ever go poor. A box is 39 cents, and we can eat it all in one sitting. Delicious!
luswim06 at 10:32AM on 04/09/08
From scratch using a recipe that I have used for years from Quick Thrifty Cooking
Faither at 10:41AM on 04/09/08
Homemade in my grandmother's cast iron skillet with buttermilk & stone ground yellow cornmeal, piping hot with butter and a glass of ice cold sweet tea.
Melinda at 10:56AM on 04/09/08
Jiffy Brand, made in a cast iron skillet, with a little sugar sprinkled on top.
tish123 at 10:58AM on 04/09/08
My favorite corn bread comes from a favorite local Creole restaurant. Love it! Thank you!
Tina12312 at 11:00AM on 04/09/08
Although I make a delicious cornbread, my favorite is from a local restaurant, East Coast Grill. It's very rich, and moist, and I don't want to know how many calories are in the generous slice they give you...
deejaycee at 11:06AM on 04/09/08
Depends on the mood I'm in. Less sweet it's homemade, a little sweeter it's Jiffy. No matter which one it is it's baked in a cast iron skillet.
PrairieThistle at 11:12AM on 04/09/08
Jiffy rules, although the old Dromedary box was great as well. I like to add sliced jalapeños but was always leery of the "add a can of corn" variations. I've tried it with a chiffonade of fresh sage from the garden, yummmm...now I am hungry for cornbread! I'll have to give this moist recipe a try.
texasdeb at 11:24AM on 04/09/08
My husband makes great jalapeno cornbread.
DePro at 11:47AM on 04/09/08
My mother's. I just can't seem to get it right.
(if God had intended for cornbread to have sugar in it, He'd have called it CAKE)
mkmarl01 at 12:06PM on 04/09/08
Cornbread - manna from heaven!
NanaBear at 12:21PM on 04/09/08
My current fave is the cornbread at Indigo Smoke, a BBQ joint in Maplewood NJ
curmudgeon at 12:32PM on 04/09/08
homemade
THANK YOU GOD BLESS
bigtim60 at 12:34PM on 04/09/08
Homemade of course :)
gkran at 1:18PM on 04/09/08
Sadly I don't anymore, since it's 250 miles away in Syracuse at Alto Cinco.
@Littlebluesiren Oh no! They changed it?! That's tragic. Though, I don't expect to return anytime soon so my memories of delicious will have to suffice either way.
iyamapotato at 1:37PM on 04/09/08
Homemade in a cast iron skillet.
Rae at 1:42PM on 04/09/08
This would be nice to have.
Sunnyvale at 1:46PM on 04/09/08
I'll eat any cornbread. Loads of butter and honey!
cjcoppola at 1:49PM on 04/09/08
I make it from scratch
llinda29 at 2:02PM on 04/09/08
Definitely homemade. And the edges where it browns is the best part! Not so much a fan of the cakey middle...
eatstkv at 2:21PM on 04/09/08
I make mine from scratch & use cast iron as others do so that it gets extra crispy. I do have to say that my grandmother's is the best. Makes me want to make bean soup and cornbread covered with butter.
kevlney at 2:22PM on 04/09/08
My mother's homemade cornbread, sweet and delicious.
cj7412 at 2:27PM on 04/09/08
My daughter-in-law makes great cornbread. Thank you for this giveaway!
dglitter at 2:29PM on 04/09/08
We've got the company that makes the blue-and-white box cornbread nearby, and it's very good, but we improve upon it by adding creamed corn, sour cream, grilled onions, and cheddar cheese.
YesterYearsCooks at 2:37PM on 04/09/08
Homemade, baby. I just got this recipe for Sweet Cornmeal Coconut Butter Drop Biscuits in an interview with Eco-Soul Chef Bryant Terry. Could be my new favorite.
ExpatChef at 2:40PM on 04/09/08
It's not my favorite, but I love that "Marie Callendar's" give you FREE cornbread with whipped honey butter at ever meal. C'mon now that's class!
Mike13241 at 2:42PM on 04/09/08
my momma!
Michele811 at 2:58PM on 04/09/08
I have a recipe for cornbread that I like - if i'm in a hurry I use the Jiffy box mix, which the family also likes real well
bison61 at 3:22PM on 04/09/08
Homemade is my favorite. I love cornbread and being southern it's the first thing I learned to cook. I always make mine in a cast iron skillet just like my Mom and Grands.
southerncooker at 3:27PM on 04/09/08
I make mine following the recipe on the back of the cornmeal box. I have honestly never added anything to it. After reading these suggestions I may have to.
I like cornbread with spaghetti casserole, among other things.
ChocolateQueen at 3:30PM on 04/09/08
I've only had success with the Jiffy box mix. My homemade versions have all been horribly dry and dense--I'm the first to admit I'm not a baker, but this is really embarrassing. Obviously I would benefit from owning this book.
wookie at 3:40PM on 04/09/08
I love the cornbread at a restaurant here called Cock of the Walk. It is real southern style corn bread.
cherierj at 4:23PM on 04/09/08
While I don't think I've ever found a cornbread I don't like, what I really miss is my dad's cornbread with cheese and corn kernels that he'd bake on the grill in the backyard on weekends.
CupcakeSweetie at 4:39PM on 04/09/08
cracker barrel
maweisberg at 5:03PM on 04/09/08
I unfortunately don't think I've had cornbread enough times to pick a favourite yet. But I wouldn't be surprised if it came out of my own oven one day!
Vincci at 6:02PM on 04/09/08
Homemade all the way!
LIDARKSIDE at 6:15PM on 04/09/08
My Aunt Dora made the BEST cornbread. I really should have paid attention while she was still with us. Alas, Aunt Dora is know serving cornbread in heaven.
bb97036 at 6:25PM on 04/09/08
Homemade in a cast iron skillet
salty at 6:30PM on 04/09/08
I often make my own., but in a pinch, Jiffy is a terific product. I always have some in my pantry.
AdriBarr at 6:32PM on 04/09/08
Homemade, cast iron skillet, plus a little reserved bacon fat.
cjstephens at 6:48PM on 04/09/08
Usually only have it at home for some reason. Like others ha