Simple & Delicious? Read on

Taste of Home editors have revamped one of their popular magazines.

Fans of Quick Cooking should now look for Simple & Delicious on the magazine stands. The magazine is geared toward people who want to make home cooked meals but don’t have a lot of time to spend fussing in the kitchen. Many of the recipes are ready in 30 minutes or less.

Using suggestions from readers, magazine editors revamped the magazine. Each issue includes more than 100 recipes, easy family-friendly weekday and weekend meals, no-fuss special occasion meals and last-minute entertaining ideas, along with reader tips and recipes.

A new menu planning feature will suggest ways to “Shop Once … Eat All Week.”

I liked the guide on the back cover, which lists each recipe found in the magazine and includes photos of many of the dishes.

The guide is color coded so you know how long it takes to make the dish, and symbols denote whether the recipe freezes well and if it’s lower in calories and fat.

Look inside today’s Food section for a recipe from the issue of Simple & Delicious.

Stem and Stein tickets

The Spokane Aids Network has expanded its Stem and Stein fundraiser this year.

The event, which is sponsored by Small Vineyards wine importers, will feature an Italian Bistro dinner paired with Italian boutique offerings.

It will be held June 16 at the Northern Quest Casino, Pend Oreille Pavilion, 100 N. Hayford Road, in Airway Heights, starting at 6 p.m.

Tickets to the Italian bistro dinner are $100 per person, and includes admission to the wine and beer tasting.

Tickets to the public wine and beer tasting, which starts at 7 p.m., are $35 in advance or $40 at the door.

Guests also will have a chance to bid on silent and live auction items, including a private blending party donated by Lone Canary Winery.

Tickets may be purchased at Huckleberry’s Fresh Market, 926 S. Monroe St; Vino! A Wine Shop, 222 S. Washington St.; Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd Ave. or Yoke’s Fresh Market at Argonne and Montgomery. They are also available online at www.stemandstein.org.

The Spokane Aids Network provides care services to people affected by HIV and AIDS. For more information, contact the Spokane Aids Network at 455-8993 or www.spokaneaidsnetwork.org.