Everyday Food

I've subscribe to countless other cooking magazines, most of which got initially purused then stacked somewhere to gather dust. Everyday foods has a special place on my cookbook shelf, but doesn't stay there long. These days it gets more play than any other cookbook and even my recipe file.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to cook, anyone who would like to learn to cook, anyone who wants to eat homecooked food but doesn't have a lot of time to prepare meals and well just about anyone else! I only hope they offer a hardbound edition annually as my magazines are sure to wear out from overuse!


Great for a working woman!!!   October 17, 2003
Karen maxfield (New York, NY United States)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful

Everything about this magazine makes it ideal for a woman who works 10-12 hours a day and still likes to cook dinner every once in a while. It fits in every one of my purses, the recipes are simple, many have fewer than 10 ingredients and most do not take more than an hour to prepare and cook!! To top it all off - every recipe I have made was excellent!! I've tried several of the recipes and have been very happy with the results each time!


A Magazine You'll Really Use   September 13, 2004
Tracy H. Slagter (Oshkosh, WI)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful

I am a former "Martha Stewart Living" magazine subscriber, and while I enjoyed reading the recipes in that magazine, there were very few recipes I felt I would actually try on my own. There were so many steps, so many ingredients I didn't have or didn't know where to buy... the recipes were lovely, but unrealistic. When I received a sample issue of "Everyday Food," I was pleasantly surprised: while the magazine and the recipes have the same loveliness that we've all come to expect from Martha Stewart, they are also practical, easy-to-make, and delicious. In a nutshell, I'd say this magazine is "user-friendly."

I judge a cooking magazine by how many recipes I'd actually consider making. I made five recipes out of my very first issue of "Everyday Food," a record for me! Each one was simple to make, different from other food I've made, and absolutely wonderful. Out of the second issue, I made four of the recipes, with equally grand results. I compare this to my experience with my other favorite cooking magazine, "Cooking Light," where lately I'm lucky if I find ONE recipe per issue that I want to try.

The layout of "Everyday Food" is fantastic. The magazine is small (easy to collect and store!), the pages are uncluttered, and there is a finished picture of each recipe. There is minimal time spent on technique or discussions of particular ingredients; rather, the magazine is devoted simply to good, tested recipes. Even my husband will look at it, mouth watering as he turns the pages -- by contrast, he never so much glances at "Cooking Light" because there's too much "stuff."

If you want a cooking magazine that you'll actually use (and perhaps use more than your tried and true cookbooks), give this one a try.

[BONUS: if you're offered the free apron as a subscription bonus, take it! I received one, and it is wonderful... and cute!]


A Martha Stewart Magazine for the rest of us!   October 31, 2003
A. DeCouto (Bermuda)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful

I couldn't say enough good things about this magazine if I tried...
I buy magazines all the time and had just recently stopped buying MSL. While that too is fab magazine, I'd often think, "Wow, that's a great recipe/project/idea. Maybe one day when I don't have a life outside of being a happy homemaker I can spend the time to do that..." This magazine is different - recipes for real people! The recipes are simple and easy to follow. The ingredients don't require shopping at specialty food stores and high-tech gadgets are not required. It is the first time I have made more than one dish from every issue so far. There are even recipes that use the leftovers!
A big thanks to Martha for thinking of the rest of us...


It has recipes you can really use.   November 9, 2004
Stephanie Manley (Eau Claire, MI)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful

This magazine is completely useful. It is filled with good recipes you can put together any day of the week. It features pictures with their recipes so you know what your dinner is susposed to look like. It also lets you know suggestions and alternatives for what you can do with your left-overs.

This magazine has a well rounded assortment of recipes that are meatless, make ahead, and much more. What I really like is there is also a nice cross section of side dish, salad, dessert recipes along with a couple of informational articles each week. This is one of the few food magazines that really encourages you to use what you have on hand, and adapt recipes. Ingredients aren't too exotic that you won't find them. Instructions are clear and concise.

I would highly recommend this recipe magazine to anyone that wants to liven up their day to day cooking, or for someone looking for some new and fresh ideas in cooking.