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FIELD EDITOR NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2014

Karen's Announcements

Karen Berner,
Chief Food Editor
Taste of Home
Karen_Berner@rd.com

Hello Field Editors!

Don't forget to check out Taste of Home Cooking School Online. We'd love for you to give a class or two a whirl and spread the word about what a fun and interactive program it is. Simply go to tohcookingschool.com-and use promo code TENOFF to get $10 off your first course.

There's lots of activity going on in our online Community forums and on the Taste of Home Facebook page in November and December. In fact, they're our busiest months ever as everyone is cooking and sharing great recipes and food ideas for the season.

Friends, we could use your help. We'd love for you to take some time to encourage your fellow home cooks with positive feedback and answers to their recipe comments and questions in the online Community forums and on Facebook. We know that new and seasoned home cooks alike also appreciate hearing about your hits and misses, and sharing a few helpful tips along the way is always appreciated. So, if you would, take a few minutes to engage on the forums. Then check out our Facebook page and do the same.

Cook's Corner and Cooking Hints and Tips are great places to share Taste of Home recipes you've made and offer advice to others for successful holiday meals. Kitchen Chat is ideal for general conversation, special-occasion tabletop ideas and food-related gift suggestions. Not sure how to participate? Reach out to our online Community manager, Sue Stetzel, and she'll get you started. Thanks so much for helping us out with this initiative. We appreciate your involvement and know that Taste of Home just wouldn't be the same without you. Together, let's have the best holiday season ever!

Get Cookin'

Topic 1:
Skillet Suppers

We're looking for those meal-in-one gems that can go from cooktop to tabletop in no time flat. If they can be made with six or fewer ingredients and are done in less than 30 minutes, all the better!

Submit Recipes >

Topic 2:
Fall Baked Goods

Cool-weather crisps and cobblers, coffee cakes, and muffins and quick breads that showcase spices like ginger, cinnamon, allspice and cloves are what make our dessert world go around. Share your favorites.

Submit Recipes >

Topic 3:
Simple Sides

Every main dish needs a fun sidekick. From Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts to Spinach with Garlic Vinaigrette, send us those side recipes that make you feel good about feeding your family.

Submit Recipes >

Enter One of Our Recipe Contests >

Field Editor in Focus

Meet Jenny Leighty!

TOH: What's your favorite part about being a Field Editor?
JL: It's a lot of fun to work on new recipes that I might submit to Taste of Home. I love inventing new things in the kitchen.

TOH: Has being a Field Editor changed how you cook in your own kitchen?
JL: It's helped me to be more creative and has taught me to take better notes when I'm just throwing something together for dinner. I've also started trying out new ingredients, like quinoa, in recipes I find in the magazine.

TOH: Do you have any tips for your fellow Field Editors?
JL: Stay friendly and helpful. Be gentle in giving advice. Always say something positive in your review of a recipe online; the recipe might not be suited to your taste, but another reader might enjoy it.

TOH: What's your most-loved Taste of Home recipe, and why do you love it?
JL: I'd say the recipe for Peanut Butter Mini Granola Bars. The kids went crazy for them! I make a similar version that uses white chocolate and craisins with almond flavoring. It's my personal favorite.