Sarah Jampel
Sarah Jampel is a writer, editor, recipe developer, and food stylist based in Vermont. She was a senior staff writer and stylist at Food52 before joining Bon Appétit as senior cooking editor in 2019, which entailed heading up the Basically vertical, editing and developing recipes, and writing about everything from her favorite brownie mix to her must-have cooking tools. Sarah now serves as the recipe development and test kitchen manager at King Arthur Baking.
Black Sesame Mochi Cake With Black Sesame Caramel
Attention, lovers of squishy and chewy foods! This moody-glam dessert packs tons of bold sesame flavor into one super simple one-bowl cake.
This Mochi Cake Is the Only Thing I’d Like to “Ring in the New Year” With
My 2020 resolution is to eat more mochi, HBU?
Chocolate Date-Caramel Cups
Assembling these dessert cups in muffin tin liners (just the liners!) helps speed up the process and ensure the sticky date caramel doesn’t get out of hand.
What is Vanilla (And Why Is It Sooo Expensive)?
Vanilla seems to be in every baking recipe. But why's it there? And where did it come from?
Someone Else Can Make the Latkes—I’m Doing Rösti
The large-format, no-fry potato fritter beats latkes in every way, shape, and form.
Heilala Vanilla Bean Paste Is the Best Gift For the Baker in Your Life
Responsibly grown, incredibly potent, and destined to improve holiday cookies.
Greens Gratin With All the Cheese
Here's a fun party trick: Ask your friends to guess how many pounds of greens went into this supremely cheesy gratin. Three huge bunches of kale (and/or chard) get drowned in garlic- and rosemary-infused cream, then blanketed in cheddar cheese and panko and sent into a hot oven, where they sizzle and shrink.
Tahini Rice Crispy Treats
Rice Krispies Treats meet sesame halva in these savory-sweet six-ingredient bars (salt doesn’t count!).
3 Tricks for Perfect, Never-Burnt, Caramelized Onions
You only need onions, oil, and a whole lot of patience.
Lemony Lentils and Rice With Caramelized Onions
This recipe is inspired by mujadara, a simple combination of lentils, rice, and onions that exists in various forms across the Middle East. It's comforting but not too rich, and it's fresh and vegetarian without relying on many perishable ingredients. In other words, it's the perfect meal for the nights in between holiday parties.
How to Roast Sweet Potatoes That Are Charred on the Outside and Pudding-y in the Middle
Please accept that they'll never be “crispy.”
The Non-Alcoholic Drink I Pour Myself When All My Friends Are Tipsy
It’s like the best cream soda.
When You're Buried In Apples, Homemade Applesauce Is The Only Reasonable Plan
It's not just for babies, okay?
Spinach and Feta Tarte Soleil
The most impressive appetizer to “casually” pull out of the oven when your friends come over (and it also happens to make a nice Thanksgiving snack for while the turkey rests—just sayin').