February-March 2009 Issue

Like many, I often crave comfort food. When cooking comfort foods, I want recipes that are for the “real everyday cook”. I try to find magazines that cater to the normal lifestyle of everyday people, using ingredients that I normally have in my cupboard or can easily get at the local grocers. One magazine that provides consistent comfort food recipes is Taste of Home magazine. Published bi-monthly, this down home magazine is like a collection of your grandma’s favorite recipes.

Women sharing their passed down recipes and the ones their families enjoy often contribute the recipes. The Taste of Home cooks are often amateur chefs who create simple, delicious food. The recipes are easy to understand and follow and have been tested and tasted by the staff. The magazine offers a mix of old favorites, sometimes redone into a modern version as well as creations from contributors using old ingredients in a new way. Trying all the recipes is a fun way to spice up your cooking even for the new cook. Each recipe guides you through the simple steps.

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The magazine’s glossy pages and full color photos of the beautiful, mouth-watering prepared dishes tempt you to want to make them now. Each issue provides special recipes for the time of year and the February/March issues is no exception. You’ll find dishes to warm you up for these last days of winter. Chili, spicy wings, sole and hot baked potatoes. In the Hot Potatoes section you’ll find potato bar chili, chipotle cheese sauce, easy blue cheese potato topper, quick hamburger topper and easy combinations to top your spuds with.

There are budget friendly meals such as chicken potpie to die for: cornmeal oven fried chicken, cornbread with a twist and lemon basil chicken. The Lunch menus turn boring sandwiches into a delight with chicken alphabet soup. There is the Close to Home section filled with comfort foods like peas a la francais, crown roast with wild rice stuffing and sour cream yeast rolls, all variations of favorite foods.

There are categories for Breakfast, for Breads, Snacks and Beverages and Main Dishes that use different types of meat or are meatless. There are Salad recipes, Side dishes, Crock-pot and Potluck dishes, Desserts, Soups and Kids cooking, as well as methods and tips. For instance, in the February/March issue, you will learn how to roast vegetables, from the types of veggies to use to the oven temperature to different suggestions on seasoning the veggies.

One section I really enjoyed in the February/March issue was dedicated to chocolate. Mmm…chocolate. With seven sinfully good recipes, you’re sure to find one that will become a favorite. There are chocolate-covered cherries for all the candy lovers and chocolate lover’s pizza for pizza lovers. There are recipes for chocolate nut bars, chocolate walnut tart and chocolate cookie cheesecake rich in chocolate. Raspberry chocolate cake that is sinful and dark chocolate pudding sundaes that are smooth and silky rich. I hope you’ll take the time to try some of the great recipes in the February/March issue of Taste of Home magazine.

Most magazines are filled with advertisements that often seem to outnumber the true material. This is a big turn-off to me. Tastes of Home magazine’s advertisements are for brand name foods but include recipes and tips. For example, in the February/March issue, Crisco pure olive oil’s ad gives a recipe for simple Italian grilled chicken with a beautiful photo of the prepared dish. Other advertisers might provide helpful information instead of a recipe. For instance, Idaho potato ads provide the nutritional value of potatoes.

Want to start enjoying delicious recipes just like these?

Then, get a subscription to Taste of Home Magazine today!

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