Shilpa Uskokovic
Senior Test Kitchen Editor
A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Shilpa worked in some fancy-pants, Michelin-starred restaurants in New York City (like Perry St, Jean-Georges, Marea, and The NoMad) before joining Bon Appétit as food editor. At BA, Shilpa transforms her restaurant experience into reliable recipes that range from slightly project-y (like this raspberry cream cake) to incredibly easy (a set-it-and-forget-it burnt orange roast pork) and everything in between. She has an economics degree from a previous life that she never uses, and she loves cake, books, instant pudding mix, and grocery shopping.
Recipes
Roasted Eggplant With Sausage and Ricotta
Split open like a baked potato, eggplant becomes a custardy vessel for dinner.
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Charred Cabbage With Sausages and Apples
Roasted alongside sausages until tender and blistered, cabbage is the star of this sheet pan dinner that’s offset with horseradish cream and crunchy apples.
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Chocoflan
Part silky flan, part decadent chocolate cake, chocoflan, or impossible cake, as it is sometimes called, feels like a magic trick, inverting in the oven as it bakes.
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Apple Som Tam
In this take on Thai som tam, crisp, juicy apples replace green papaya for a crunchy, sweet, sour, and spicy salad that’s ready in 20 minutes.
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Summer Bean Gribiche
Gribiche, the classic French sauce made of hard-boiled eggs, mustard, and herbs, is tossed with snappy summer beans for a simple but substantial salad.
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Figgy Almond-Polenta Tea Cake
This sturdy almond-polenta cake is a gentle landing spot for fresh figs, and also happens to be gluten-free. Swap figs for plums, raspberries, or blueberries.
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Alfredo Corn
Alfredo sauce is for more than just pasta. Fresh summer corn is given the pasta treatment with plenty of cheese in this lightning-fast side.
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Samosa-dillas With Cucumber Salad
All the flavors of a samosa with none of the deep-frying. A cheesy, spiced potato filling folded into whole wheat tortillas is the best double-carb mashup.
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Southern-Style Caramel Cake
This buttermilk layer cake features a cloud-soft crumb and brown-butter-caramel frosting.
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Cold Noodles With Tomatoes and Peanut Sauce
Spicy, slurpy noodles meet summer’s sweet tomatoes.
Cooking
Basil Chicken Stir-Fry and More Feel-Good Recipes for July
This month’s Feel-Good Food Plan features a speedy dinner and composting epiphany.
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Gingery Tomato Bruschetta
Instead of balsamic vinaigrette, think fresh ginger, nutty sesame oil, scallion, and a dash of soy.
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Cucumbers With Pickled Ginger–Scallion Sauce
Smashed cucumbers are tossed in a dressing of soy sauce, scallions, and jarred, pickled sushi ginger for a simple, refreshing side.
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Radishes With Sesame Yogurt
The classic pairing of radishes and butter inspires this version featuring creamy yogurt flavored with toasted sesame seeds and sesame oil.
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Salted Melon Salad with Jalapeños and Feta
A simple combination of shallots, chile, and loads of acid, fat, and salt transforms any mediocre melon into something juicy and joy-inducing. Feta helps too.
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Ginger-Garlic Fire Cod
Modeled after Hunan-style steamed fish, this fiery, fast, flavor-blasted weeknight-friendly dinner is rounded out with a cooling cucumber salad and steamed rice.
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