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EVERY DAY WITH RACHAEL RAY MAGAZINE LAUNCHES FREE ONLINE COOKBOOKS
Cookbook Program Offers Free Grilling Recipes for Summer; Targets Digital Audience
NEW YORK, NY (May 23, 2012) –Every Day with Rachael Ray, the food magazine from TV
personality Rachael Ray, announced today that it is offering two free grilling mini-cookbooks, Summer
Grilling Hot List and Grill Out Faves, to online readers. This is the first time ever that the magazine,
which is published 10 times a year and reaches 7.4 million readers, has made recipes available in this
exclusive way.
Just in time for Memorial Day barbeques, users can get access to great summer grilling recipes by
downloading the magazine’s Summer Grilling Hot List cookbook, via the brand’s Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/rachaelraymag. This pocket grilling guide features fast, fun recipes you’ll make
all summer long, such as Salmon Steaks with Grilled Pineapple & Corn, mouthwatering Stuffed Pork
Chops and Chicken, Plum & Red Onion Kebabs. A second cookbook, Grill-Out Faves, features the some
of the top Grilling recipes pulled from the pages of the magazine, including Sweet-Tart Ribs & PotatoZucchini Boats and Ginger-Peach Ice Cream in Grilled Peach Cups, which is downloadable from
http://www.rachaelraymag.com/grillingcookbook
“The free cookbook program is the first of many aimed at engaging our growing digital audience,” says
Every Day with Rachael Ray Editor-in-Chief Lauren Purcell. “Grilling is one of our most popular topics,
and we’re thrilled to give readers these free recipes and tips as they kick off the season for backyard
barbecues and outdoor entertaining.”
Summer Grilling Hotlist: http://www.facebook.com/rachaelraymag
Grill-Out Faves: http://www.rachaelraymag.com/grillingcookbook
About Every Day With Rachael Ray magazine
Launched in 2005, Every Day With Rachael Ray and its partner website, rachaelraymag.com, deliver a
fresh, keep-it-real approach to food, travel, entertaining, beauty, style and home that helps readers take
things off their to-do lists and have fun while they're doing it. Every Day With Rachael Ray is published
10 times a year by Meredith Corporation [NYSE: MDP], with a rate base of 1.7 million and an audience
of 7.4 million readers. Every Day With Rachael Ray was named AdAge’s 2006 Magazine Launch of the
Year, and also landed on the publication’s “A List” of Top 10 Magazines in 2007. For more information,
please visit http://www.rachaelraymag.com/.
About Meredith Corporation
Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP; www.meredith.com) is the leading media and marketing company
serving American women. Meredith features multiple well-known national brands – including Better
Homes and Gardens, Parents, Family Circle, Allrecipes.com, Ladies' Home Journal, Fitness, More,
American Baby, Every Day with Rachael Ray and FamilyFun – along with local television brands in fastgrowing markets. Meredith is the industry leader in creating content in key consumer interest areas such
as home, family, health and wellness and self-development. Meredith uses multiple distribution platforms
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and to deliver the messages of its advertising and marketing partners.
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annual dividend to $1.53 per share.
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