Alma Avalle
Editorial Operations Associate
Alma Avalle is Bon Appétit’s editorial operations associate and web producer. She is also a reporter and journalist covering drinks, food science, and all things new and nerdy for our website and magazine. Raised in New England, Bolivia, and Guatemala, she's currently based in Brooklyn, where she's also a writer, musician, and audio producer. Prior to working at BA, Alma lectured on film and philosophy at the Tufts University Experimental College. Alma is a member of the Trans Journalists Association.
Recipes
61 Healthy Dinner Ideas to End the Day on a High Note
Choosing a healthy dinner recipe on a weeknight should always be easy and never be boring.
Lifestyle
Thank God, the Era of Goop-Style Snacks Is Ending
These are the scams, the stars, and the shifts that are defining the meals we eat between meals, according to Andrea Hernández.
Recipes
34 Movie Night Snacks That Almost Steal the Show
Beyond the lights and the cameras, the real action is in the bowl in your lap.
Editors' Picks
You’ll Always Find a Box of Havanna Alfajores in My Carry-On
Crumbly, chocolaty, and sticky-sweet, these Argentine cookies are a taste of my childhood.
Cooking
For Wok-Cooked Flavor Without the Wok, Toast Your Salt
Subtle, smoky, and so simple to make. (Thanks, Kenji.)
Shopping
This Egg Cooker Makes Boiled Eggs At the Press of a Button
I could never nail a consistently jammy egg—until I met the Dash Rapid Egg Cooker.
Culture
The Most Mouthwatering Episodes From Food People’s First Season
The best way to grill a chicken, why air fryers are worth the hype, how a Bon Appétit issue gets made, and more.
Cooking
Baking Soda vs. Baking Powder: What’s the Difference?
Keep messing up your baked goods? This article is for you.
Culture
These 5 Kitchen Layout Ideas Will Help You Make the Most of Any Space
Brooklyn designer Elizabeth Roberts has genius advice for configuring our favorite room of the house.
Shopping
How to Clean Your Water Bottle—Because Yes, It's Filthy
Drinking water is good for you! Drinking mildew and mold is probably not.
Cooking
No Nose Is Too Stuffed For This Spicy Ginger Tea
If you aren’t tearing up, it’s not spicy enough.
Recipes
The 10 Most Popular Chicken Recipes of 2021
Turns out the real winners were the chicken dinners themselves.
Recipes
The 10 Most Popular Noodle Recipes of 2021
The recipes that our readers couldn't stop slurping all year.
Recipes
The 10 Most Popular Pasta Recipes of 2021
Pasta wasn’t the only thing that got us through 2021, but it certainly didn’t hurt.
Recipes
41 Leftover Ham Recipes For the Days After the Holiday Feast
When the meal is over, the real party is just getting started.
Culture
How Drew Barrymore and Chef Pilar Valdes’s Friendship Culminated in a Cookbook
The pair discuss their friendship, kitchen preferences, and their new book, Rebel Homemaker.