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Molly Baz

Senior Associate Food Editor, Emeritus

A former food editor at Bon Appétit, Molly Baz is a cook, recipe developer, video host, cookbook author, and Caesar salad enthusiast with a lifelong love of cooking, eating, and teaching other people how to cook. She was placed on this earth with one mission: to convince you all that cooking is nothing but FUN, salt is the single most important ingredient in your kitchen, and delicious food is really not that hard to make. For more Molly, check out her cookbook Cook This Book or her YouTube series Hit the Kitch. mollybaz.com

The Silver Palate Cookbook Is Our February Cookbook Club Pick

Nearly 40 years later, and this classic tome is still the first place we look for comfort.

Stovetop Spinach-Artichoke Dip

Serving this creamy, delicious dip in a bread bowl is not mandatory, but we highly recommended going for it.

Bake Crunchy Croutons Directly into Your Soup, Win at Life

Turn your favorite soup into a savory crème brûlée.

Simple Ribollita

This (vegetarian!) Italian classic is about as comforting as it gets, packed with hearty greens, meaty beans, and plenty of rich olive oil and umami-packed Parm.

You're Probably Using Too Much Black Pepper

Everything you cook needs salt. But pepper? Not so much.

Adult Mac and Cheese

Our creamy stovetop mac and cheese is about as easy as opening a box—and a whooooole lot more delicious.

Chocolate-Cashew Chia Pudding

This chia pudding is delicious on its own—and even better when layered with maple yogurt as a parfait.

Smashed and Loaded Crispy Potatoes

Cooking potatoes twice—once in water, and a second time in hot oil—is hands-down the best way to achieve extra-crispy potatoes at home.

Savory Cheese-Filled Croquembouche

This croquembouche is constructed with cheesy gougères and an herbed cheese filling. It’s the showstopping holiday appetizer you didn’t know you needed.

Turnips > Carrots: Prove Me Wrong

Soggy, lifeless cooked carrots can stay in the dumpster fire that was 2018—it's the turnip's time to shine.

Party-Ready Pork Roast

Instead of using one larger bone-in pork loin roast, this recipe calls for two smaller ones. This allows for more exposed surface areas, which decreases cooking time and develops a delicious golden brown crust.

Beef and Bacon Stew

You can call it beef bourguignon if you want to sound fancy—nobody has to know how much easier it is than the French classic.

Steak and Eggs with Saucy Beans

The diner classic gets a boost from a pot of zesty, creamy beans and sweet charred limes.

Trout Toast with Soft Scrambled Eggs

Ever wish you could master restaurant-style egg toasts? Well now you can with this salty, smoky, creamy combo.

Chicory, Bacon, and Poached Egg Salad

Dinner salad shouldn’t feel ascetic. That’s why we called up bacon, cheese, and crispy mushrooms.

Egg and Merguez Wraps

It’s a wrap griddled in sausage fat until the outside is crispy and warm. Need we say more?

Hot Penicillin

Move over Hot Toddy, there’s a new, even cozier cold weather cocktail in town.