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This month it’s the Spanish issue, offering readers a ‘Taste of Spain.’ Even Fare Exchange (readers request restaurant recipes) has a Spanish flavour … so let’s start there.
Encasa, in Sydney, kicks things off with arroz negro, a sort of Spanish risotto, flavoured with squid ink and served with aioli. Heading into one of Australia’s emerging […]

Rachael’s magazine went green this month, by switching to recycled paper. You can take a quiz online to see how green you are.
The highlight of this month’s issue is the Thanksgiving on a budget feature, which provides a menu for about $10 a head. The meal includes Autumn Greens and Apple Salad, Maple-Glazed Roast […]

Doesn’t it seem like Taste of Home magazine has been around forever? I believe the magazine is in its 15th year of publication. That is quite impressive for a magazine that is ad free and is simply a magazine full of reader submitted and test kitchen recipes.
The October/November 2007 issues of Taste of Home is […]

Wandering Coyote at Fall Reading Challenge reviews Bill Buford’s Heat.
Mario Batali’s got a blog, called Unclogged, over at Serious Eats.
Matt and Angela at Two Yolks feature a recipe for Spaghetti alla Amatriciana Bianco that was adapted from Trattoria Cooking.
Erin Zimmer of Serious Eats discusses virtual cookbook clubs.
Jonathan of Fork & Spoon with Jonathan […]

Like it or not, the holiday season is quickly descending upon us. As proof of this, I hold in my hands the December issue of Fine Cooking, whose cover boasts gingerbread desserts and easy holiday roasts. I get so excited when this magazine arrives at my door, every issue is like a present, (speaking of […]

Sunset magazine knows what Halloween is all about - sweets. In the spirit of the Halloween season, it offers a slew of fun and festive Halloween treats. There are Chocolate Candy Corn Truffles, Cinnamon Pumpkin Seed Brittle, Bite-Size Honey Popcorn Balls, Chocolate-Pistachio Marshmallows, Peanut-Raisin Bark, Chocolate-Pistachio Apricots, Butterscotch Caramels, and Coconut Haystacks.
Now if all those […]

… with “Country kitchen” magazine. I was not looking for a new magazine; I was only browsing, honest! Then I spotted it. Unassuming cover, neat, the kind that sends you a subliminal message: “I am what it says on the cover.” OK, then, juuust a little peek. And that was it….
 Love at the first sight, everything a food magazine should be: […]

Last week’s Newsweek features essays written by women about how they ended up where they ended up. The series, entitled My Journey to the Top, includes essays from Arianna Huffington, Julie Greenwald, Andrea Wong, Rachel Roy, Kyra Sedgwick, Lucy Jones, Shirley Franklin, Lorena Ochoa, Rachael Ray, Shonda Rhimes, and Elaine Page.
The cool thing about this […]

Sarah at Cucina Bella encountered a comedy of errors when making a recipe for Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake from Rachael Ray’s magazine, Every Day with Rachael Ray.
Elise at Simply Recipes adapted a Biba Caggiano recipe for Butternut Squash Risotto. It was originally published in the Sacramento Bee in 1988 - Elise must have a good […]

If  food blogger Heidi Swanson’s new cookbook was a recipe, it’s directions would read:  mix one part text book, one part how-to book and one part coffee table photography book and then season to taste with directions for thoughtful, tasty (and colorful) vegetarian dishes.
Supernatural Cooking: Five Ways to Incorporate Whole & Natural Ingredients into Your […]