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.
Dashi Is The Fastest Route To A Flavorful Meatless Broth
If you can steep tea, you can make dashi.
Okonomiyaki-Style Brussels Sprouts
The sweet-acidic-salty-gingery sauce, cooling mayo, and piles of wispy bonito flake toppings of Japanese okonomiyaki go great on pretty much anything.
Soba Soup With Shrimp and Greens
Dashi is the fastest route to a savory, slurp-able broth—and there are no loooong simmers or bags of chicken bones necessary.
Everything You Need To Know To Become A "Mushroom Person"
Not, like, a person who is part-mushroom—but a person who cooks, eats, and enjoys mushrooms.
The Home Fries at Golden Diner Put All Other Home Fries to Shame
How to make the best home fries? Chop up the best hash browns.
Arepas Are My Most Impressive Weeknight Dinner
Stash a bag of arepa flour in your pantry and a satisfying dinner is never far away.
Seedy Arepas With Black Beans and Avocado
There are countless variations of arepas all over Colombia and Venezuela, but whether they’re stuffed with cheese, chicken, or pork, the dough starts in the same way: with arepa flour.
Suspiciously Cheesy Apple Crumb Bars
Incorporating Cheez-Its into the dough results in a toasty, buttery flavor that your friends will be able to identify as deliciousness, but not necessarily as cheesiness. (Trust us, we did a blind taste-test!)
When You're Cooking Dried Beans, You're Already Halfway to Soup
Yet another reason to cook beans from dry.
This One Rule Separates Good Baking Apples From The Losers
No offense to soft apples, but we're looking for something firm and crisp.
Yeah, You Want To Be That Person Who DIYs Nut Butter
Customizable nut butters with the blitz of a food processor.
Claire Saffitz Made the Apple Cake of Our Dreams
And it’s far from the sad, soggy number you (and your great aunt) might be familiar with.
The Last Refreshing Iced Drink Before PSL Season
You could pay $7 at a café...or you could make it at home.
7 Recipes From a Bakery So Good, It’s No. 4 on Our Hot 10 List This Year
The Detroit bakery was kind enough to share their secrets for the perfect plate of scrambled eggs and the best pistachio cake...ever.
