tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post5395051976105563472..comments2024-03-28T06:17:06.977-05:00Comments on MARTHA MOMENTS: Old-School Lessons: Eating Great, On The CheapANDREW RITCHIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527048900781045398noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-86365652285463426182012-02-20T17:13:52.534-05:002012-02-20T17:13:52.534-05:00Mary, what a thoughtful and insightful post. I ten...Mary, what a thoughtful and insightful post. I tend to agree with you. Martha Stewart Living magazine was at its peak (philosophically and artistically) in the early 2000s: wonderful editions were published that were extremely beautiful, helpful and inspiring, from page to page. It hit a rough patch when MS went to jail and I feel as if the editors were struggling to keep up with 'trends' instead of making them. I've loved Everyday Food from the beginning I guess because I can accept its mandate: cooking everyday with easy-to-find ingredients. It doesn't pretend to be anything else and it does its job well. It's not meant to be a magazine we curl up with before bed (although it can be) it's meant to be used in the kitchen, stuffed into your bag when you go to the grocery store, even sliced up, with the tear-sheets going into your recipe box. I don't read Whole Living much although I do like the photography. Again, Mary, thanks for your thoughts! And thanks for reading!ANDREW RITCHIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527048900781045398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-4229186363606775572012-02-20T16:02:48.481-05:002012-02-20T16:02:48.481-05:00uI have always been very partial to pre-2005 Marth...uI have always been very partial to pre-2005 Martha Stewart, when I feel the brand was more gentile and quieter. It's hard for me to exactly describe, but the vibe then was more personal to me: when I would watch Martha Stewart Living on television (oh, I miss that show so much), I felt like I really learned so much about homemaking, cooking, crafting, and life in general. I never really gelled with the newer show (with the live audience) because it seemed to me the elements of life that were the focus of the Martha Stewart Living program (cooking, homekeeping, etc.) took a backseat to the celebrity guests and audience. With the taped segments, I felt as though Martha and I were having a conversation - perhaps even a lesson. I felt the same way with the magazine at the time. <br /><br />I have remained a faithful subscriber to Living since 1996, but have always viewed the off-shoot magazines like Everyday Food and Whole Living as the sort of cousins who try to cash in on the Stewart name, but never really capture the charm of MSL. I subscribe to all 3 magazines (MSL, EF, and WL) but usually recycle EF and WL without doing more than glancing at them.<br /><br />I said all of that to say this: Articles like this in Everyday Food are causing me to look again and perhaps rethink my opinion. The editorial changes at MLS have caused me to take a second look there as well. For such a long time, MSL had been so clear in its vision and presentation, and I felt that post-2005 the brand was scrambling to reshape its identity and the brand became chaotic and disjointed up until recently. I think Ms. Guzman has done a nice job in wrangling in and defining a vision within the pages of MSL. I am hoping these changes are lasting, or at the very least, consistent for longer than a year or two. <br /><br />Thank you again for this wonderful page: I learn much from you as well!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16002783893220887149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-52452193483901058742012-02-20T14:53:48.457-05:002012-02-20T14:53:48.457-05:00Interesting point, Helene. I cook for two most of ...Interesting point, Helene. I cook for two most of the time, so my grocery bills are very low, which is why I may not notice the Canadian price differences.ANDREW RITCHIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527048900781045398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23768882.post-15692231899098943902012-02-20T11:55:00.474-05:002012-02-20T11:55:00.474-05:00I have the issue but don't cook much from Ever...I have the issue but don't cook much from Everyday Food. One thing that I find hard in Canada is to 'eat cheap'. Grocery items are pretty expensive compare to when I visit grocery stores in the States. They can get away with $50 but if I want to offer fresh produce to my family that's not possible in Canada.La Cuisine d'Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364824048171251506noreply@blogger.com