FRC - Received November Bon Appetit and am very disappointed ... more ads than recipes and

[gayr]

not very many that I wish to try.

Also, found it very disturbing to learn of the passing of Abby Mandel, who worked for Bon Appetit as long as I can remember and a tribute to her was so sad and unworthy allocated to a column on the page like a side note titled A Remembrance and written by Barbara Fairchild. How awful. I checked the net and she passed in August. She wrote wonderful columns and recipes.

Personally, I am really disliking Bon Appetit!

 

[michael-in-phoenix]

Gosh. I wonder if she was related to our own Josh? I wish he'd check in.

 

[steve2-in-la]

Afraid I have to agree with you about BA. When my subscription lapses, I'm out.

 

[curious1]

Me too, I haven't gotten much out of the last 2 or 3 issues, haven't looked at November yet. Abby

Mandel was one of the pioneers of Cuisinart use, if I remember correctly. Really big in the '80s.

 

[patbastrop]

Me three -- sometimes you can't even tell the difference between the recipes and the ads. Nothing

new, and nothing very interesting.

 

[carol-whidbey-is]

I stopped getting also miss the RSVP

 

[pat-nocal]

Indeed. I used her Cuisinart cookbook quite a bit back then. Here's a link to the book.

http://www.amazon.com/Abby-Mandels-Cuisinart-Classroom-Mandel/dp/0060911824/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223225591&sr=1-2

 

[pat-nocal]

She authored a few other cookbooks as well.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Abby%20Mandel

 

[CathyZ]

I have two of her books and have always admired her very solid knowledge and creativity

 

[gayr]

Here is a link to some of Abby Mandel's Recipes featured in L. A. Times

http://articles.latimes.com/writers/abby-mandel

 

[luisa_calif]

I think you can get this online. I'll see if I can find a link, or maybe someone else here has it.

 

[traca]

Here's an interesting article about Abby...what a woman!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-abby-mandel-meyer-obit.1aug14,0,213047.story?page=1

 

[mimixx]

Her Cuisinart cookbooks are among my favorites. (NT).

 

[cheezz]

Yep, that's why I switched to Cook's Illustrated... never an ad.

 

[curious1]

How nice, we paid our own tribute to her.

 

[nan]

rsvp is on page 20 of the October issue???

 

[nan]

Enjoy CI, but at $1 an issue BA has enough good recipes,product info etc.to make it worthwhine to me

 

[pat-nocal]

I may be in the minority but really enjoyed the issue and getting the

subscription for $12 a year/$1 per issue is such a good deal. I agree there are more and more ads but I always feel I get my $1 a month out of the magazine and then some. What I do though when I receive the magazine is discard the loose subscription-invitation cards and tear out alot of the full page ads that don't speak to me and that let's me get to the meaty portion of the magazine easier...the recipes. A Swanson broth ad I left in this issue listed a roasted chicken with caramelized onion soup recipe that sounds appealing for a quick and flavorful soup on a busy night, especially if I add some fresh herbs to it. Another ad contained a Cat Cora recipe for Pan-Seared Poppy Seed-Crusted Bay Scallop Salad with Romesco that sounded inspiring. Not necessarily that I'd use that particular recipe but I liked the idea of pan-searing scallops and serving with my romesco sauce.

In addition to a few interesting articles there are actually at least 15 recipes that speak to me and I can vouch for the Cheesy Baked Penne with Cauliflower and Creme Fraiche as a definite keeper. So all in all I'd say I got my money's worth out of the issue. Heck, I spend 3 times that amount on a designer coffee that gives me pleasure for only about 10 minutes. )

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cheesy-Baked-Penne-with-Cauliflower-and-Creme-Fraiche-350111

 

[pat-nocal]

I just said the same thing Nan.