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Okay, Spring really is here now. The April issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray has hit newsstands with features like Spring Cleaning Secrets and a cover photo with happy Spring flowers. Can I just say for the record that any magazine with “Bacon Beyond Breakfast” on the cover is a winner in my book?
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In its November issue, Sunset magazine does its best to help you get ready for the holidays. What’s the best way to handle a big crowd? Sunset suggests an Open House Party.
The basic idea is that you can simplify it all by picking a few really great recipes that can be made ahead of time […]

Rachael Ray is looking awfully flirty on the cover of her December-January Issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray, don’t you think? It’s only appropriate though, since this is the New Year’s issue. I sad to say that this is a double issue, which means we have a long wait until the February issue hits […]

OHbearly at Bearly Edible tried a recipe for Apple Pie Sweet Potatoes from a daily syndicated food column called Desperation Dinners.
Matt and Angela of Two Yolks feature Gratin Dauphinois Madame Cartet (Madame Cartet’s Potato Gratin) from Patricia Wells’ Bistro Cooking.
Maki at In My Element made a Chocolate Layer Cake from The Complete Canadian Living Cookbook.
Gemma […]

Ed Levine of Serious Eats participates in the Cook the Book feature by testing Venetian Apple Cake from Gina DePalma’s Dolce Italiano: Desserts From the Babbo Kitchen.
Caroline of A Consuming Passion created lovely Coconut Marshmallow Clouds from the Crabapple Bakery Cupcake Cookbook.
Almost Vegetarian features a dessert recipe from Aliza Green’s Beans: More than […]

Almost Vegetarian features a review of a from Peter Berley’s The Flexitarian Table: Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers, and Everyone in Between.
Dan Taylor at the Hungover Gourmet discusses casting for the movie based on blogger Julie Powell’s book, Julie & Julia.
Joe of Culinary in the Country adapted a Rachael Ray recipe for Twice […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]