Everyday Food

I have made 5 recipes from this first issue. and 2 of them I have made more than once. they were all simple to prepare, had ingredients I already had in my kitchen and didn't require massive amounts of prep work. the recipes were easy to follow, and turned out so delicious that I couldn't get over myself for making them. Most of them used one pan, one bowl one knife and less than 10 ingredients. my copy is already dog-eared and I have marked several other recipes I am going to try. delicious food that turned out looking remarkably like the photography (which is very nice)

here's the clincher. EVERY recipe has the nutritional breakdown for calories, fat, protein, carbohydrates and fiber. so no matter what sort of diet you are on, or even if you are not, you have the information.

I will be subscribing. it is a little on the expensive side for a cooking magazine. but I have already taken more from it than I paid for the news-stand price so I feel it is worth the money. I will probably base my thanksgiving and christmas menus off of this magazine, at least til I get the next issue.


Mmmm!   July 29, 2003
 88 out of 89 found this review helpful

Martha Stewart, bless her heart, has finally made me take out my wallet. She and her people have put out a Reader's Digest-sized magazine with homey food, well-photographed. Do you ever feel like you completely forgot what you like to eat? No idea what kids might eat that won't pre-embalm you with preservatives? I think you should look. Each issue comes with "Sunday dinner", a section which shows how to make a large dinner, then gives do-able ideas for what to do with the leftover turkey, ham, potatoes for several days after. An "In Season" column shows what to do with the produce coming out your ears at the time -- strawberries in spring, tomatoes in summer. Beautiful diagrams on how to whack a broccoli so it looks chic, how to make an upside down cake that doesn't slop onto the plate. Even some nice boozy, fruity concoctions with ingredients you probably already have. I'm also a N. Lawson fan, and feel this magazine approaches her pleasing-effect-for-minimal-effort energy, if not formula. I highly recommend this.


a real timesaver for the mom of young kids   June 23, 2005
 37 out of 37 found this review helpful

This magazine has really blown me away. I wish there was some way to measure the amount of time it has saved me in the kitchen! I bought it at first because of the master shopping list in the front which allows me to stock up my pantry and freezer at the start of each month and then make smaller trips for each weeks' worth of food.

I like the Have You Tried? feature which helps me introduce new foods to my husband and toddlers. I really like how the recipes are designed to use the same ingredient several times... I'm not left with 3/4 cup of some odd condiment which will sit in my fridge for a year and then get thrown out.

I absolutely love the meal index; I check off each recipe as I make it which allows me to glance at the overall picture of our diet and see if I have given my family enough variety of different meats and vegetarian entrees. There are side dishes, after school snacks, breakfast ideas, a microwave recipe, a freezer recipe... they really have taken the time to cover all bases. In fact, in just a few short months it has gotten to the point where this magazine is all I cook from. My cookbooks are gathering dust :-) It has simplified my life to such an extent that when my mother called to see if I would bring a dessert to a family party, I grabbed the magazine and read her the list of 6 recipes. We picked one that would be easy to make and transport. It was a lot easier than brainstorming what to choose out of the hundreds of desserts one could possibly make.

I like that the recipe is all on one page - I attach it to my range hood with a magnetic clip and everything is easy to read but out of the way, not getting food spilled on it. I also love the size which fits perfectly in my handbag and in a Ziploc bag once the month is over. I put the magazine pages for each issue in a bag with the index on top and when my husband asks about a recipe, I can easily glance at each one until I find the dish he wants.

And I'll tell you another thing... many of the dishes contain salt and pepper and maybe one other spice. The food is light and fresh tasting and delicious. In fact, since I throw out my jarred spices after one year and replace them, my pantry shelf is down to just a handful because that's all that are called for in the magazine. This magazine has saved me a TON of money. Not to mention time! My kids are 3, 1 1/2 and 6 months and this magazine has been a lifesaver in every way. The cooking techniques are so easy that I can often prepare dinner with my oldest daughter, which she loves. And I love that I am in and out of the kitchen quickly (most recipes I have found are less than 30 minutes) and I am enjoying my time in there more than ever. In fact, I even have the energy most nights to clean up the kitchen after I'm done :-)

I could go on and on but the most salient point is this: I feel healthier cooking from this magazine. My fridge is packed with produce like it never was before! I'm actually proud of the food I feed my family and that is worth every cent I've paid for this subscription and then some.


Only one thing keeping this magazine from being the perfect Everday Food solution   July 5, 2006
 20 out of 20 found this review helpful

Our growing row of Everyday Food issues has the potential to become an extremely resourceful cooking library, but where is the card catelogue? If I want to find a particular recipe or a new recipe that I can make with a particular ingredient, I'd have to flip through hundreds of pages.

Luckily, I located a downloadable Everyday Food Index at OmniNerd.com. When used together, the magazine and Index truly make something that can be used effectively everyday.


Absolutely Fabulous   October 11, 2003
 19 out of 19 found this review helpful

I've been a Martha Stewart fan for some time now and at one time subscribed to Martha Stewart Living. As disappointed as I was with MSL I am thrilled with Everyday Foods! This small magazine carries a big punch in every issue. Every recipe I made has been successful and good and some have been phenomenal. But the biggest selling point is the ease with which these taste sensations can be made because they boast simple ingredient lists, uncomplicated techniques and instructions and cooking times most under an hour. In addition, there are pages dedicated to educating with useful tips, techniques, how to guides and even 101 courses on things like wine. The recipe index in the back is useful, but the newly added nutritional info index really takes this one to the next level.

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!