I’m not really a magazine kinda woman. Most secular women’s publications today add up to nothing more than junk food for the soul. I’m not willing to feed my spirit with worldly advice and expectations. I find that most subscriptions add up to a waste of time, money and heart. I encourage you to guard your heart and stand firm in your faith. Take a look at the magazines you’re imbibing in, do they meet the Philippians 4:8 model? If not you might consider canceling that subscription.

A few magazines I don’t mind “munching” on are those from the “Taste of Home” series. Full of tasty recipes, beautiful pictures and heartwarming stories this magazine has little or no ads. I enjoy every edition and as a subscriber I have full access to their website.

Every two weeks I pass out a different Quick Cooking (recently renamed “Simple and Delicious”) to each child and let them pick out a few meals they’d like to try. We make a calendar and plan which days we’ll have what then we then go to the website find the recipes and print them out along with handy”grocery list” I like printing the recipes out for two reasons. The first is so I have them handy so I won’t have to go back and look up each recipe again later in the week. The second reason for reprinting instead of just using the original is so I can use the magazine again someday. You see each kid gets to help with the menus they picked out and that often leads to a pretty big mess in the kitchen. I hate getting eggshells in my magazines.

The April/May edition of Taste of Home offered besides their regular features a focus on “Prize Winning Cupcakes”
Here’s a sample of Mary Bilyeu’s “Special Mocha Cupcakes”

Update: When I wrote this post in April I wasn’t yet a Taste of Home Entertaining Consultant. I am now and I can get these magazines at a much lower rate than where the links will lead you. If you are interested in these mags send me an email.