Best Cooking Magazines

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Top Cooking Magazine Subscriptions

I love cooking! I find it very relaxing. I also enjoy trying new recipes whenever I want to entertain my friends and family. I like listening to music and having a glass of wine or beer when I cook - it's like a ritual for me. Whenever I go to a new city, I always search and find restaurants where I can try unusual things. My favorite cuisine is Italian, but I am also a big fan of Indian and Middle Eastern foods. And I have a thing for desserts! Cakes, ice creams, chocolates...

When I go to libraries I always collect old issues of cooking magazines as well as regional cook books like Hawaiian, Oriental, Mexican, Greek, Jewish - you name it. After years of collecting and subscribing I wanted to share here some of my most favorite subscriptions. Feel free to leave me a comment about your favorite magazines, too.

#1. Bon Apetit

Monthly food magazine running since year 1956!

Bon Appetit (1-year auto-renewal)

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Bon Appetit readers are passionate, hands-on cooks who love being in the kitchen, entertaining, traveling, and dining out. They are interested in what's new in the food world, as well as up-to-date information on wine, beer, and spirits. Bon Appetit appeals to a wide variety of readers: Experienced cooks will find plenty of articles that improve their skills, while those new to the kitchen will learn the basics and more with the friendly and accessible format. When readers are crunched for time, they turn to Bon Appetit for creative, fresh, and modern dishes that can be made in just a few minutes.

#2. Cooking Light

Healthy cooking magazine that provides 100+ new recipes every month.

Cooking Light (1-year auto-renewal)

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Cooking Light is a trusted source for those who want to cook and enjoy healthy, delicious food. Whether you're in a hurry to prepare a quick and easy dinner tonight or need a game plan for the perfect party, Cooking Light offers nutritious, kitchen-tested recipes for every day living or special occasions. And whether you're a novice or an adventurous cook you'll find great food and healthy lifestyle tips in every issue.

#3. Saveur

Gourmet food magazine that writes about cuisines from all over the world.

Saveur (1-year)

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This magazine is edited for people interested in food. It explores the authentic cuisines of the world, tracks recipes and ingredients to their places of origin and illuminates their history, traditions and local flavors. It includes all aspects of the world of food including eating, cooking and reading. In addition, it contains informative news about the latest in culinary trends, kitchen tips and techniques and a calendar of culinary events.

#4. Vegetarian Times

Popular vegetarian cooking magazine for those interested in living green.

Vegetarian Times (1-year auto-renewal)

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Vegetarian Times is written for those at the forefront of the healthy living movement. Published nine times a year, it provides delicious recipes, expert wellness information, and environmentally sound lifestyle solutions for both full-time and part-time vegetarians. Replete with beautiful photography and articles from leading experts, Vegetarian Times will be of interest to anyone with a passion for eating healthy while staying environmentally conscious.

#5. Eating Well

One of the best cooking magazines with healthy, easy and quick recipes.

EatingWell (1-year auto-renewal)

Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 05/30/2012)Buy Now

What's for dinner? Is it healthy? Is it easy? If you ask these questions, EatingWell is for you. The magazine "Where Good Taste Meets Good Health," EatingWell delivers the information and inspiration its 350,000 paid subscribers need to make healthy eating a way of life with great, easy recipes (most take 45 minutes or less), the latest nutrition science, gorgeous photos and crisp, evocative prose.

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Cook's Illustrated (1-year auto-renewal)

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Cook's Illustrated provides readers with recipes, cooking techniques, and product and food recommendations exhaustively developed in our extensive Test Kitchen facility. All of this is provided without a single page of advertising - just 100% cooking information.