Claire Saffitz
Contributing Editor
A former senior food editor at Bon Appétit, Claire Saffitz was the host of the popular series Gourmet Makes before leaving the company in 2020. She is the bestselling author of Dessert Person and What's for Dessert and currently hosts a companion series to her books on YouTube, also called Dessert Person. After graduating from Harvard University, she received a master’s degree in culinary history from McGill in Montreal and then studied pastry in Paris at École Grégoire Ferrandi. She lives in New York City with her husband and two cats. dessertperson.com
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Udon with Chicken and Garlicky Peanut Dressing
This colorful cold noodle salad is infinitely riffable and superbly delicious, thanks to a big-flavor dressing you’re gonna want to have on hand all the time.
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Soba With Tofu and Miso-Mustard Dressing
This colorful cold noodle salad can be changed up however you want, it's all about that tangy, umami-wonderful miso dressing.
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We Want to Eat These Morning Buns Daily for the Rest of Our Lives
Our dream sticky, sugary, tender, crackly-bottomed breakfast
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How to Have Stir Fry Success, with Step-by-Step Photos
This is it! The moment you make the best damn stir-fry of your life at home.
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5 Weeknight Stir-Fries to Get You Through This Thing Called Life
Once you know this simple formula, you'll be a stir-fry success.
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Beef and Romaine Stir-Fry
Maybe you’ve never thought to cook romaine before, but just think of it like any other leafy green and give it a try.
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Chicken and Green Bean Stir-Fry
Shaoxing wine, a Chinese fermented rice wine, is the secret sauce that makes this recipe sing.
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BA’s Best Angel Food Cake
Angel food cake is so simple, but the specific ingredients and equipment matter.
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One-Skillet Steak with Spring Veg and Spicy Mustard
Sauté peas and asparagus in the drippings from a New York strip in this quick-and-easy one-pan dinner.
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One-Skillet Roasted Squash with Chickpeas
No need to struggle slicing unruly butternut squash. Roast it whole first, then tear or cut it into portions and sear in a big skillet to caramelize.
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One-Skillet Hot Sausage and Cabbage Stir-Fry with Chives
Sauté hot Italian sausage meat with ginger and garlic, mix with veg, and dinner’s a wrap!
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One-Skillet Chicken with Orzo
Orzo is cooked in the drippings from roasted chicken thighs in a comforting and impressive one-skillet dish that will start the week off right.
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Cocoa-Nut Energy Bites
Choose dates that are soft and pliable—even if that means pitting them yourself.
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One-Skillet Dinners That Keep Dishwashing to a Minimum
Steak. Chicken. Squash. It's all coming together in just one cast-iron skillet.
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Let’s Do This: Easy Homemade Hummus
How to get it nice and smooth—and you might never buy it again.
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Chocolate Macaroon Cake Is the Ultimate Passover Dessert
How to choose between Passover coconut macaroons and flourless chocolate cake? Make this hybrid instead.
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Curried Sweet Potato Hummus
A little bit of coconut oil make this curried hummus a complete dream.
