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.
BA’s Best Bolognese Is a Sunday Gravy for All Time
A no-nonsense meat sauce for no-nonsense people.
This Egg and Merguez Breakfast Wrap Is the Dinner of Your Dreams
You won’t wanna wait til morning.
Trader Joe’s Holiday Cookies, and the (Long) Year in Review
I was never able to track down some new items, and for that, I’ll forever feel incomplete. The cookies are good though.
A Savory Croquembouche That’s Opulent for Opulence’s Sake
The cocktail party snack that’ll steal the show. I mean, just look at it!!!
14 Food Trends We Hope Disappear in 2019
Get outta here, teeny tiny plates! Enough is enough, dessert HUMMUS.
This Overnight French Toast Casserole Is a Holiday Breakfast as Exciting as PRESENTSSSS
This crispy-custardy, hands-off dish feeds all 12 reindeer—whatever their names are.
Your Big Holiday Dinner Should Be a Roast Beef Sandwich Spread
Enough with the stuffy platters and “pass the potatoes” formality. Let’s eat this rosemary-garlic roast beef on buns and party!
Is It Ever Okay... To Take Home the Wine You Brought to a Party?
No one drank it, and you would like to drink it. But-but-but-nooooo.
You Can Feed a Whole Lot of People with This One-Pan Pork Roast
This party-friendly pork with potatoes, leeks, and kale is an entire holiday feast in a pan.
Stockings Are Meant to Be Stuffed with Tinned Fish
Portuguese sardines in olive oil with piquillo peppers? Oh, Santa, you shouldn’t have!
Carlie Steiner Is Making the World More Fun to Drink In
And at her D.C. restaurant Himitsu, she's not afraid to set her guests straight.
The Cookbook Gift Guide That Covers EVERYONE You Know
From the Salt Fat Acid Heat bingewatcher to the bundt pan collector—and all the food-loving non-cooks in between.
This Wedding Cookie Recipe Is the Only Married Thing About Me
If you love cookies so much why don’t you make these brown butter wedding cookies?
Now That’s What I Call a Cannoli: A Recipe That Even a Sicilian Grandmother Can Love
Victoria Granof showed us the way.
Imagine Pecan Pie In Cookie Form, Then Bake and Eat It
These pecan thumbprint cookies with a gooey frangipane filling are like mini bites of pie.
Instant Pot Chicken Stock That’s Just As Flavorful As the Slow-Cooked Stuff
40 minutes instead of 3 hours babysitting the stovetop? Sign us up.
My Skin Reeks of Weed from This Face Oil, But At Least It's Super Soft
A new cannabis-derived face oil wants your cheeks to chill out. So I tried it.