Chris Morocco
Food Director
Chris Morocco is the food director of Bon Appétit and Epicurious, overseeing the Test Kitchen team and the recipes they develop. With a career that spans nearly 20 years in publishing, Chris has worked for brands such as Vogue, Real Simple, Food & Wine, and most notably BA, where he has held many positions since 2010. A graduate of the French Culinary Institute, Chris seeks to translate the skills and wisdom of professional chefs for home cooks and anyone who is just looking for a great recipe. You will often find him dreaming of his next cup of coffee or recreating dishes in his YouTube series Reverse Engineering. He lives in Philadelphia with his family.
Recipes
French-ish Onion Soup
Onions, garlic, oil, wine, and salt are all it takes to make a rich vegan broth that still evokes the classic version.
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Molten Caramel Cakes
Everybody has heard of molten chocolate cake, so we thought we’d try to create a caramel version, with a toffee-ish tender cake encasing a runny dulce de leche center.
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Blistered Green Beans With Garlic
Green beans are shriveled and browned into delicious submission before receiving a flavor bomb of garlic, red pepper flakes, and chopped capers.
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Salmon and Broccolini With Citrus-Chile Sauce
Layers of bright citrus and gentle heat add tons of flavor without weighing down this dish.
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Quite Possibly the Best Chickpeas
Adding lemon zest and olive oil to chickpeas leads to brightness and full-on flavor.
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Just-Basic-Enough Vinaigrette
This is a great excuse to treat yourself to some seriously delicious vinegar.
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Easy Flatbread with Cauliflower and Tofu
Chef Josh McFadden’s crazy-simple yogurt flatbreads from Bon Appetit’s August 2015 issue inspired this whole-grain version.
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Meal-Prep Roasted Vegetables
Roasted vegetables are the perfect, hands-off way to prep healthyish lunches for the week.
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Loaded Sweet Potatoes
We like to roast the sweet potatoes ahead of time then rewarm them by flattening and crisping them in a skillet until lightly charred.
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Crispy Eggs Over Grains
Frying shallots and garlic with mustards seeds in ghee won’t necessarily change your life, but if you start putting the toasty mixture on everything, it just might.
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Chickpea Pancakes With Kale and Fennel
Savory chickpea flour pancakes, also known as socca, require just four ingredients (including water).
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Soy-Ginger Dinner Scramble
Ginger and soy sauce make scrambled eggs for dinner feel like more than a cop-out.
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Your Holiday Party Strategy Is a Large-Format, Set-It-and-Forget-It Main
A big hunk of protein is definitely the way to go.
Lifestyle
These Braisey Chicken Legs in Coconut Milk Are Almost Too Easy to Make
There's no searing or chopping. You barely need a knife!
Lifestyle
These Miso Almond Butter Cookies Are Juuuust Healthy Enough
The miso gives these cookies a secret hit of salt...but you'd never guess it's in there.
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6 Holiday Cookies You’ll Want to Bake, Swap, and Share on Repeat
Because the best gifts are the ones you can eat. (A lot of.)