While the rest of the glossy industry is falling by the wayside, food magazine titles are actually improving on their sales, thanks to more people eating in (who has the money for Outback anymore? Besides Merideth from The Office) and the boost in advertisements during a time when Lean Cuisines, not Macbooks, are selling.

But not only are food magazines surviving during the economic slump, they are going to teach you how to do it as well:

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The Sun is down, Jewish Living closed on a High Holy Day, but for some reason The Food Network keeps cranking out dem munchie mags. At first we were confused as to whether the press release for Food Network star Sandra Lee's new publication, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade, was the same rumored Food Network Magazine idea that's been floating around since February.

But then, no! The network is launching another glossy, appropriately titled The Food Network Magazine. So why is the television station teaming up Hearst publications to dump all their money into an industry that seems to be falling faster than the market?

Let's look at a couple possibilities:

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