It’s like they can read minds. The editors of Everyday Food seem to know when you’re in a dinner rut and they’re right there with a hand to pull out desperate cooks.
This little magazine from Martha Stewart offers recipes for easy basics with flair. The “Grocery Bag” feature goes a step further, with a shopping list and five recipes to get you through the week.
In the October issue, the focus is on comfort foods: baked ziti, stuffed chicken breasts, country-fried steak, pork tenderloin and black-bean chile. You don’t even have to make a list – just dinner!-Kristen Browning-Blas
The shopping list
Produce
4 garlic cloves
1 head Belgian endive
2 bunches arugula
1 celery stalk
3 small onions
2 heads broccoli
3/4 pound green beans
2 leeks
3 Gala apples
2 zucchini
2 carrots
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 bunch scallions
1 avocado
Meat and poultry
1 roaster chicken breast (3 to 3 1/2 pounds)
4 minute steaks (about 2 ounces each)
2 pork tenderloins (about 1 pound each)
Spice rack
coarse salt and ground pepper
dried rubbed sage
paprika
fennel seeds
chili powder
ground cumin
Dairy
1 cup part-skim ricotta
3 large eggs
3/4 cup finely grated parmesan
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella (4 ounces)
butter
1 1/2 cups whole milk
sour cream
cheddar or pepper jack, shredded
Miscellaneous
1 loaf Italian bread
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1 package (10 ounces)
frozen corn kernels
tortilla chips
Staples
ziti rigate (ridged)
1 jar (24 to 26 ounces)
spaghetti sauce
sherry vinegar or red-wine vinegar
olive oil
long-grain white rice
all-purpose flour
honey
2 cans (19 ounces each) black beans
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
