Alex Beggs
Contributor
Alex Beggs, previously a senior staff writer at Bon Appétit, covered a wide range of topics for the brand, including everything you need to know about cherries, a column on questionable etiquette, and the reasons why crispy foods reign supreme. Her Thanksgiving feature, “Absolutely Perfect,” earned a National Magazine Award in 2020. Currently, she works as a freelance writer and cookbook co-author based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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The Perfect Thanksgiving Brussels Sprouts and the Only Salad You Need This Year
A good side needs to do two things: Be low-effort and offer something new, just like these guys.
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These White Beans Are More Reliable Than My WiFi
The anchovy-garlic-lemon sauce has never let me down.
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Sexy Food Costumes, Ranked By Sexiness
Happy Halloween! The only day a sexy cauliflower pizza might show up on your doorstep.
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The Perfect Thanksgiving Stuffing: There Will Be Corn Nuts
The cornbread base is oomphed up with corn nut magic dust for an extra hit of funky corn flavor.
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Everyone at the Y Is Jealous of My Hot Pink Aperol Water Bottle
It’s my sole motivation for working out. That and my heart health.
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More Prunes! More Prunes! More Prunes!
A case for juicy, sweet plums in everything you’re braising this fall.
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The Perfect Thanksgiving Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Have Arrived
It all comes down to Butterballs and MSG.
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Angie Mar’s Cookbook Is a Giant Middle Finger to All Other Cookbooks
Cleavage, taxidermy, and dangling cigarettes. ‘Butcher and Beast’ is the cookbook that refuses to tone it down.
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Our Nostalgic, Fancy, and Kinda Polarizing Cranberry Sauce Is Here
It’s subtly spiced with bay leaves and cardamom, then set in a gelatin mold and crowned with sugary orange zest and cranberries.
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Everything That Goes Into Making the Absolutely, Positively Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey
The best way to cook a turkey is to break it down into parts, dry-brine it, and roast it on a wire rack in a baking sheet. Here’s why.
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Is It Ever Okay…to Ask the Restaurant to Turn Down the Music?
Solicited but questionable advice for your next dinner out.
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My Favorite American Pastime Is a Baseball Helmet Full of Nachos
The tray is not enough! The perfect serving size of nachos is in helmet form, and I will accept no arguments on this.
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Is It Ever Okay...to Eat Week-Old Crab Curry at Work?
And more solicited (but questionable) advice for your next office lunch.
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I Made the Mushroom Pasta. Now It’s Your Turn.
Two great new recipes, one great old one, and Jennifer Lawrence’s…wedding registry?
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Make a Pitcher of Cosmos
A cocktail suggestion, a conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker, and more news from the BA offices this week.