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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

If You Don't Make Stock When You Roast a Chicken, You're Throwing Away Free Money

That roast chicken has so much more to give than one measly dinner.

I Never Peel My Ginger—And I'm a Recipe Developer

Yup. I've told you to do it dozens of times. But in my own kitchen, I just can't be bothered.

Stir-Fried Brussels Sprouts

With this brussels sprouts recipe, get straight to the good stuff: those sweet, bright green, tender-crisp leaves.

Fall Spritz

No more punch bowls, big-batching, or complicated mixology. You've got better things to do, so let your guests serve themselves.

Cornbread Stuffing With Sausage and Collard Greens

Your whole kitchen is about to smell like a buttered corn muffin. You can thank us later.

Shingled Sweet Potatoes With Harissa

The classic savory-sweet side gets a makeover with the addition of harissa for an extra hint of spicy-earthiness. We promise you won’t miss the marshmallows.

Glazed Shallots With Chile and Thyme

These sweet and saucy shallots are your best answer to an effortless, plan-way-ahead side.

Parsnip Confit With Pickled Currants

Parsnips bathed in warm olive oil and bejeweled with currents means you'll never look at root vegetables the same way again.

Pumpkin Bread With Salted Maple Butter

Pumpkin Spice Bread gets all grown up thanks to the addition of fresh ginger in this super-moist no-fuss bread with a crunchy pumpkin seed topping.

Apple-Cheddar Pie

A slice of apple pie with a slab of sharp cheddar on it is one of life’s great gastronomical treasures.

This Chicken Curry Recipe Is Delicious, Warming, and About as Easy as It Gets

All you need is some rice to soak up all that spiced, coconut-y goodness. This chicken curry recipe is a winner.

Burst Cherry Tomato Pasta

A simple sauce of juicy, bursty cherry tomatoes (aka nature’s Gushers) that comes together in around 15 minutes.

This Burst Cherry Tomato Sauce Is Only 15 Minutes Away

And allows you to eat as many cherry tomatoes as humanly possible.

This Is the Savory Cashew Butter of My Dreams

Meet the saucy condiment we're swooshing under roast vegetables, tossing with noodles, and more.

Cottage Cheese

Homemade cottage cheese just tastes better than store-bought. Use the best dairy you can find for the creamiest flavor.

The Secret to the Drifters Wife's Crispy-Skinned Roast Chicken Involves Salt and... Scuba Diving

But if you make the chicken at home, you can skip the scuba diving part.

Grilled Chicken Sandwich With Fennel Slaw and Caesar Mayo

Deeply charred mustardy chicken thighs are paired with a crunchy and refreshing fennel-basil slaw for the ultimate summer-night chicken sandwich.

A Grilled Chicken Sandwich Doesn’t Have to Be Boring and Floppy

This grilled chicken sandwich recipe goes above and beyond with a bright and crunchy fennel slaw and a creamy-tangy homemade mayo.

Drifters Wife in Portland, ME Is the No. 9 Best New Restaurant in America 2018

There’s no better place on the planet to drink natural wine than right here. How did Brooklyn transplants Orenda and Peter Hale go from running a little bottle shop to transforming their town, glass by glass and dish by dish?