Does anyone else subscribe to this magazine? This is a freebie from Kraft Foods, and yes, sometimes it does read like one big advertisement for Cool Whip. But they also have some clever presentation ideas and recipes. And did you see the part where I mentioned that it was free? I'm not a great cook. When I was a kid, my mom told me that the oven could burn me. Well, I took her very literally and have always had a healthy fear of cooking. I'm pretty good at desserts now. I think the lure of the sweet stuff is enough for me to get over my apprehensions. That and I just adore really cute looking desserts. But with actual cooking, I only know how to make –oh- maybe five dinners. It's kind of odd, but they're all pretty good (except the spaghetti – I mean, it's good, but I can't really call boiling pasta and warming up some Paul Newman's sauce real cooking, can I?)

Anyway, I really enjoy Food and Family because it's very seasonal. They always have a nice one at Christmas with lots of cookie recipes and packaging ideas. Here in Los Angeles, it's hard to remember seasons. Except for a couple of weeks where it's very, very hot, I can completely forget about summer. I'd like to plan ahead and, you know, sit around drinking watermelon juice and making sun tea. I'm a real fanatic for seasonal beverages. Sometimes I'll just drink them year round because they're that good.

Coming soon: pictures of the triple chocolate mousse cakes with details!