2011 Editorial Calendar*

Spring 2011

Fiesta Chic Entertaining
What’s the best way to entertain? Esteemed cookbook author Rozanne Gold has one good idea: Why not make everything from scratch, but in advance, so that the day of your dinner party you’re able to enjoy your guests and your home? Dishes like shrimp ceviche, a cheese mojo dip, salsa verde flank steak, and even a pitcher of blue sangria make for a party as memorable as it is easy.(Cover)

Variations in Pot-Roast
Everyone loves pot roast—and they might even love Italian pot roast more. But why stop there? National meat authority Bruce Aidells is on the case to make sure you have pot-roast variations to delight all winter, variations like: A British pot roast braised in porter, a Mexican pot roast given a bit of edge with tequila and tomatoes, and a Moroccan pot roast with a spiced honey glaze.

Alton Brown
The Food Network star reveals how he keeps his sensible edge in the frothy world of television food celebrity—and shares a fantastic cinnamon roll recipe.

Savory Breads
Baking needn’t be sweet, as cookbook author Elinor Klivans proves with mouth-watering savory breads including: A prosciutto and mozzarella loaf made with crackling bits of oven-crisped prosciutto, a roast-vegetable loaf crowned by a constellation of roast grape tomatoes and a black pepper and parmesan cheese monkey bread, and sausage biscuits with small bits of browned breakfast sausage stirred right into the dough.

Summer 2011

New Barbecue
Tired of your old-reliable barbecue recipes? We’ve got new easy recipes fit for a crowd, like grilled leg of lamb with a fresh mint pesto, tequila and lime pork shoulder, and Caribbean triple-ginger barbecued chicken, made with fresh ginger, candied ginger, and ginger ale—it will be the talk of your friends all summer!

Super Fast Soups
Many classic soups take hours of work, but we’ve got recipes for wonderful soups that come together in minutes. Like what? Like: Vietnamese Shrimp and Noodle Soup, Chicken and Egg Drop Soup, and Curried pumpkin soup with yogurt raita.

Easy Weekend Baking
Don’t think you need to put aside a whole afternoon for baking, we’ve got the recipes that take only a little bit of effort but pay off with a whole lot of wow. Recipes include: Salted Caramel Malt Cookies, Apple and Amaretto Cake, and Lime Drizzle Cake with Coconut Frosting.

Summer Under the Stars
Fill a big tub with ice, set in a few bottles of wine and invite your friends over for a festive dinner party out of doors for which you did most of the cooking in advance. Everyone will be dazzled by your creative do-ahead menu which includes: Watermelon and cucumber salad with fresh oregano and feta, blackened asparagus with tahini, and pomegranate marinated flank steak.(Cover)

Fall 2011

Chicken in Every Pot
Whole chickens are one of the most economical and tasty cuts in your butcher’s case—but what can you do with them besides roast them? Meat expert Bruce Aidells has lots of good ideas for one-pot chicken meals that will surprise and delight, including a variation on French pot au feu, and a Vietnamese inspired dish made with lots of lively lemon and fresh cilantro.

Introducing: The New Pound Cake
Everybody loves pound cake, they’re easy to make and delicious. But they can also be surprising: A Strawberry Pound Cake with strawberry puree mixed right into the batter, an Almond Crunch Pound cake made with marzipan and a crunchy baked on topping, and a dark chocolate pound cake with a deep chocolate ripple in the middle all prove that sometimes the best recipes are the simplest.

Can-Do Canned Beans
Dieticians and big food thinkers keep telling us: Eat more beans! But how? Deliciously, that’s how. In recipes like: A quick black bean and roasted red-pepper soup with an option to add in sausage, a gratin of cannellini beans and oil-packed tuna with fennel and red onions, and a red bean Minestrone with barley and winter greens.

A Colorfully Well Planned Thanksgiving
Readers look to Real Food for Thanksgiving ideas that let them work well in advance and produce dazzling dishes on the big day, and Thanksgiving 2011 will be a show-stopper. Simple cooking expert Rozanne Gold provides recipes for a do-ahead Roast Squash and Pomegranate Soup, Radically Simple Roast Turkey with Foaming Chive Butter Sauce, a Sweet Potato, Walnut, and Pear Gratin, and more.(Cover)

Winter 2011

White & Black & Chocolate All Over
Nothing is prettier during the holidays than a big frosted showpiece in blinding white—but these snow-ball colored beauties conceal a dark secret. They’re white chocolate outside, but decadent dark chocolate within. Chocolate expert Elinor Klivans presents recipes for: A Snowball Coconut Cake, with white chocolate and coconut outside and fudgy dark chocolate within, a Silver Balls loaf cake, a quick showstopper finished with fluffy 7-minute frosting and decorated with silver dragees, a Mexican chocolate chip chiffon cake covered with cinnamon scented whipped cream, and more.(Cover)

Holiday Spectular
Get out your best china, and call all your friends: We have a holiday menu that will be the talk of the town. A showstopper of a crown roast of pork, a velvety squash soup, and a plated endive salad are only some of the remarkable elements. Most remarkable of all might be that nearly everything is done in advance, allowing you to sparkle, and bask in the compliments.

Winter Greens
Swiss chard, broccoli raab, kale, collards, turnip, and mustard greens; there’s so much to do with those underappreciated winter greens! We’ve got the super-healthy recipes that showcase those nutritional superstars in soups, casseroles, salads, and more.

Ten Chilis For Chilly Days
Got unexpected guests, need fuel for cookie-baking-parties, expecting hungry kids home from college? A big pot of chili is a holiday problem-solver, and these chili recipes solve the additional problem of how to cook for both vegetarians and meat eaters. Each of the five recipes starts with a vegetarian base and has an add-on recipe to turn it into a meaty meal for hearty appetites. How? With: White chili with jalapenos and spinach, and an option for smoked chicken sausages; black bean and mole chili with sweet corn and an option for adding in seasoned sautéed turkey; or fast lentil chili with minced mushrooms and an option to add in spiced beef.

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