I had a subscription for 2 years. I found the recipes too involved, even though the photographs made the recipes look simple. The recipes were long, with many ingredients needed. Generally, shopping entailed buying one use products. The recipes didn’t overlap to the extent that the ingredients were common, and on your shelf. I stopped buying the magazine, because not once did I use a recipe. Simply too involved for the cook with limited time and finances. The photgraphs, however, may make the magazine worth the price. It is a very affordable gult trip.