re: Ideas for hot dips...

I like Garden and Gun, also. I've gotten it from 2 people as gifts, but didn't get it this year. I would renew, but I have too many mags right now and I'm so far behind in reading them that I don't know if I'll ever catch up. My favorite is Louisiana Cookin' and there's a new one coming out in March by the former editor of Louisiana Cookin' called Louisiana Kitchen. I hope it's good because I think I gave 10 subscriptions as Christmas gifts! I get the emails from both of those already. Looks like it's going to be a good one.

I rarely read anything but the recipes in Southern Living, but when I got it, most of the ones I tried were good. I have a few from there that I use frequently. My other favorite is Cuisine at Home.

If you call for a subscription, you can get Louisiana Life, New Orleans Magazine and My New Orleans Homes, all 3, for $25 bucks a year, I belive. A friend of mine told me about it over a year ago, so I called. Got and then, when I renewed, I called to tell them I wanted the same deal I had and they did it. It's not advertised. You have to ask. Don't know if they still do it, but it's a darn good deal. They have a 4th magazine now called St. Charles Avenue, I believe. I haven't seen it, though.