Save Time and Money With the New $Pecial $Hortcuts Issue From Taste of Home, the...

Save Time and Money With the New $Pecial $Hortcuts Issue From Taste of Home,
the #1 Cooking Magazine in the Country!
PLUS 42 recipes under $2, tasty five-ingredient dishes, recipes for sweet
cookies and delicious burgers, all in the August/September 2009 issue of Taste
of Home

GREENDALE, Wis., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- On Newsstands August 15, 2009 --
Everyone likes a shortcut when it comes to making dinner, but often a quick
meal can be expensive. Forgo pricey fast food and save time and money with the
recipes in the $pecial $hortcuts Issue of the August/September 2009 Taste of
Home, the #1 cooking magazine in the country. Have dinner on the table in 25
minutes or less with scrumptious meals that cost pennies to make. Personal
finance guru and "The Today Show" regular Jean Chatzky offers tips on how to
stretch your dollars at the supermarket. Head to the express line with recipes
from the "High Five" contest, where readers share their award-winning
five-ingredient recipes. The August/September 2009 issue of Taste of Home is
your fall shortcuts guide, featuring more then 160 quick tips and yummy
recipes from real people -- all budget-friendly, simple to make and perfect
for the back-to-school kick-off.

Dinner in Minutes (pp. 28-29)
Back-to-school is a busy season as everyone adjusts to new schedules. Add a
few extra minutes to your day by spending less time preparing dinner, thanks
to delicious recipes that are quick to make. Whip up a crowd-pleaser in 25
minutes or less that will have everyone thinking you slaved all day in the
kitchen. Wow your family with mouthwatering Garlic Lemon Shrimp, Creamy Pasta
with Bacon, Taos Steak or Grilled Salmon with Garlic Mayo.

Milk. . .Please! (pp. 48-49)
Pour an extra large glass of milk because these terrific cookies will leave
everyone reaching for more. The recipes are easy to make, so bake a second
batch and enjoy every morsel. With tasty treats like Chocolate Lovers Dream,
Pap's Sugar Cookies, Chocolate Coconut Slices, Colossal Batch of Oatmeal
Cookies and My Kid's Favorite (an oatmeal, coconut and chocolate mix), who can
resist?

Burger Bar (pg. 58-60)
Fire up the grill and celebrate Labor Day with a colossal Burger Bar! Create a
burger buffet by combining a Best Bet Burger, Greek Chickpea & Walnut Burger
or a Chicken Taco Burger with an eclectic mix of toppings, such as Buffalo
Burger Topping, Tzatziki Topping or Southwest Burger Topping. Your Labor Day
party guests won't be able to stop at just one!

Encore! Encore! (pp. 52-55)
Leftovers are a lifesaver for the busy cook, and Taste of Home helps you turn
those leftovers into fantastic meals. Start with two classic roasts, Coffee
Flavored Beef Roast and Moist & Tender Turkey Breast, and use the leftovers to
create delectable dinners such as Cheddar French Dip Sandwiches, Philly Cheese
Steak Pizza, Harvest Turkey Bread Salad and Turkey with Curried Cream Sauce.
The recipes are so good, they will have your family shouting "Encore!"

10 Tips for Money-Wise Meals (pp. 64)
Lower your grocery bill with big money-saving shortcuts from personal finance
expert Jean Chatzky. Her advice has helped millions of people save money; this
month, Jean tells Taste of Home readers how to shop smarter and stretch those
dollars. Shopping on a budget just got a whole lot easier!

High Five! (pp. 39-46)
The most recent Taste of Home recipe contest asked readers what amazing dishes
they could create using just five ingredients. From appetizers to entrees and
desserts, these contest winners proved that five simple ingredients can make
some incredible meals. Grand prize winner Tanya Reid created a mouth-watering
Blue Ribbon Ribs recipe, with a secret sauce that had all the judges asking
for more. Other winning recipes include Grilled Shrimp with Apricot Sauce,
Turtle Praline Tart, Chipotle Sweet Potatoes and much more.

About Taste of Home
Taste of Home is a leading multi-platform producer of information on food,
cooking and entertaining, serving home cooks with engaging media that capture
the joy and comfort received from food made with love. Taste of Home publishes
three magazines, including the flagship Taste of Home -- America's largest
cooking magazine, with a circulation of 3.2 million -- Healthy Cooking and
Simple & Delicious; top-selling bookazines; newsstand specials; and popular
cookbooks. Traffic on tasteofhome.com increased 166 percent, to 2 million
monthly UVs, from December 2007 to December 2008. Taste of Home is part of
Food & Entertaining@RDA (The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.) More
information can be found at http://www.tasteofhome.com.

SOURCE Taste of Home

Elyzabeth Massucci, +1-212-886-6708, emassucci@kruppnyc.com, for Taste of
Home