''Taste of Home'' is an American media brand centered on food. It is an example of

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in magazines, publishing recipes submitted by home cooks. ''Taste of Home'' is owned by

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, which also owns ''

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'', '' Birds and Blooms'' and ''

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''.

History

The magazine was first published in 1993 with an aim to provide readers with recipes and information geared toward home cooks. It was originally based in

Greendale, Wisconsin Greendale is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 14,854 at the 2020 census. Greendale is located southwest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is a part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. A planned community, ...

. Early issues used ingredients that could be found at local American grocery stores. ''Taste of Home''s content now includes ethnic and world cuisine. ''Taste of Home'' produces a variety of special interest publications, cookbooks and recipe collections. In 2002, ''Reader's Digest'' acquired Reiman Publications, ''Taste of Home''s publisher, for $760 million. In 2012, ''Reader's Digest'' combined Healthy Cooking with ''Taste of Home''. In 2013, Taste of Home began hosting ''Gingerbread BLVD'', featuring an interactive, full-scale gingerbread house in New York City created during the holiday season. As of 2019, ''Taste of Home'' had over 12 million readers. In October 2019, ''Taste of Home'' released a new edition of ''Taste of Home: Grandma's Favorites''. Also in the fall of 2019, the fifth edition of ''The Taste of Home Cookbook'' was released.

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{{Reader's Digest 1993 establishments in Wisconsin Bimonthly magazines published in the United States Food and drink magazines Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2012 Magazines established in 1993 Magazines published in Wisconsin Mass media in Milwaukee