May 25, 2011

The first big holiday weekend of the summer is just around the corner, so get your grills up and running. Our June/July issue is loaded with great grilling recipes (some of them contest winners) to make every backyard barbecue a hit. Let us know how you like the issue by emailing us at editors@tasteofhome.com. We’d love to hear from you!

SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS IS A PIECE OF CAKE

Want to say thanks to the men and women of the Armed Forces who protect our freedom everyday? View our Flag Cake before July 4th and we’ll donate 10 cents to the USO for every person who visits (up to $100,000)! View recipe.

CHECK OUT THE NEW COMMUNITY FORUMS

We recently upgraded our Community Forums to add new features and functionality. Go check it out, and share your feedback in the private Field Editor Forum!

See the new Community Home Page here.

See the new Forum Home Page here.

To learn about what’s changed in the new Community, we encourage you to read the following post in the Taste of Home Forum Help section:  Tutorial: What is new in the new Community

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS

Beverly Sprague

Have you been recognized in public as these Field Editors have? We want to hear your stories. Please send them along.

“When my name was called to have a mammogram, the nurse was bubbling with enthusiasm because she recognized my name from Taste of Home. She was making a quick bread recipe from the issue to give as gifts, and we had a nice conversation.”
—Beverly Sprague, Catonsville, Maryland

 “At the hospital where I work, we had a dessert auction, and I made a basket up with about 8 dozen cookies, some wine and a kitchen towel set. One of the nurse supervisors kept telling people that “Cindy is a Field Editor for Taste of Home.” I wish I kept track of how many people came up to me and commented on that. It brightened my day!”
—Cindy Worth, Lapwai, Idaho

Debbie Johnson

FIELD EDITOR FUN

Eunice Stoen of Decorah, Iowa, recently taught a class on baking lefse for the Hesper Helpers 4-H Club. Lefse is a thin Norwegian bread made with potatoes. “We used the kitchen at my church, and the kids were really interested. They each took home a copy of the recipe and a sample of the bread.”

QVC SPECIAL VALUE

We’re very excited that Editor-in-Chief Catherine Cassidy will be presenting a great Taste of Home cookbook package on QVC June 22. The package will include Taste of Home Almost Homemade, Busy Family Favorites and Church Suppers plus a one-year subscription to Taste of Home magazine for just  $19.93 (a $76 value!) Make sure to tune in beginning at 12:01 a.m. June 22!

MOVING?

Please remember that, if you are moving, you must do two things:

1. Contact our subscription department to make your change of address. Call 800-344-6913.

2. Send your new address to Editorial Assistant Jane Stasik at Taste of Home, 5400 S. 60th St., Greendale, WI 53129 to keep your newsletters coming. Thanks!

That’s it for this issue. See you in June!

Barbara Schuetz, Editor
Erik Bergstrom, Web Community Manager