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Taste of Home Magazine, August/September 2007 Get ready for #1 cooking magazine in the World!

Dig into 75 or more delicious home-style recipes, including 32 handy "clip-out" recipes in every issue.

Taste of Home is at heart a friendly exchange of authentic family-favorite recipes handed down over generations and shared among loved ones. Taste of Home recipes are practical because they're from home cooks—not gourmet chefs—and feature familiar, everyday ingredients; clear, beautiful photos; and easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions.

And because each is individually tested by culinary experts in our Test Kitchens, Taste of Home recipes are reliable; we guarantee that you can count on success each time you prepare one.

But more than simply offering recipes, Taste of Home fosters a strong and loyal sense of community among like-minded home cooks of all ages, who share food preparation secrets and tips, humorous and heartwarming anecdotes, and glimpses into their kitchens, their homes and their lives.

Taste of Home is the world's leading food media brand; we publish four magazines, over 40 special interest recipe collections for sale at retail and grocery stores each year, dozens of cookbooks—hardback and spiral bound, and we host over 300 local cooking schools around the country each year.

Taste of Home is part of the Reader's Digest Food Affinity, the first and only media community designed to unify the voices and experience of everyday cooks and home entertaine

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Table Talk: Behind the scenes at Taste of Home

What a sweet job we had judging more than 4,000 entries in our “Creative Cakes”contest! And, as you might imagine, it was a huge undertaking. First,we editors looked at every photo entered—even projecting those sent by E-mail onto a large screen to get a good look.

Then,we assembled a panel that included several of our food stylists to vote on the top contenders. As they looked for the most distinctive entries with the best visual impact, the judges oohed and aahed over the fancy cakes, chuckled at the funny ones—and,overall,were mighty impressed with the imagination and talent shown.

Turn to page 14 to see the winners and visit www.tasteofhome.com for the runner-up cakes plus more eye-catching entries. Also, see page 66 for the “sweet path” to making one of the first-prize winners!

We Loved Your Parties

Although only a photo of the cake was required for the contest,some entries included snapshots of the happy cake maker or delighted recipient.

For example,Gayle Fill (right) of Stockbridge,Michigan sent the cute shot at right, explaining,“When our grandson, Miller, turned 4, he wanted a camouflage Jeep cake for his birthday. I made one using two 9- by 13- inch cakes for the Jeep and 6-inch round cakes for the tires.

“His grandpa came up with parts like a piece of Plexiglas for the windshield and small driveway reflectors for the lights.We had so much fun figuring it all out!”

“Back to School” for Great Cooking Ideas!

Our Taste of Home Cooking School turned out to be a special reunion for Winnie Shafer and her family. She writes, “My sisters, brother and I—the Humbert siblings—all attended
your TOH cooking show last spring at the Susquenita High School in Duncannon,Pennsylvania (left).

We graduated from 1969 through 1978,and it was the first time we had all been back at the school at the same time
since the 1970s.We had a great evening!” The fall Cooking School schedules are on pages 54 and 61. Hope you’ll join us at one near you!

Our Editor in Chief Hit the Road!

Last fall, TOH’s Catherine Cassidy made a nationwide tour to introduce The Taste of Home Cookbook and inspired local cooking contests along the way.

“I was happy to read in the newspaper that Catherine would be at a bookstore in Lexington, and the store was sponsoring a potluck recipe contest to coincide with the promotion,”wrote field editor Anna Jean Allen of West Liberty,Kentucky. “I entered my buttermilk cake and was tickled pink to be called in for the final judging.”

See Catherine and Anna Jean on page 48,with five winning recipes from the “road trip.” There are 20 more finalists’ recipes on our Web site.

Beginning in September, The Taste of Home Cookbook will include a free interactive CD with 473 new recipes and entertaining ideas. More about that next time.

Enjoy this issue…it’s sure to whet your appetite! —The Taste of Home Staff

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Taste of Home America s No. 1 cooking magazine takes a commonsense approach to family-pleasing meals with family-tested favorites, hints on cooking for one or two, as well as meals on a budget for big families and more. (Amazon.com)

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