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We’re here to help make mealtime more delicious, memorable, and achievable—with expert advice from our Test Kitchen, grocery store taste tests, curated recipe collections, reader-favorite columns like Feel-Good Food Plan and Fourth Trimester, and more.

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Wait, There’s More Than One Kind of Buttermilk?
Today’s buttermilk isn’t quite the same as its predecessor—and it could affect your baking.



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A Revelatory Technique for Better Deviled Eggs
Blending yolks and whole boiled eggs yields an abundant, creamy filling.


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Slice Your Loaf Cake Before You Bake It
This two-second trick encourages an even rise and domed top.

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31 Spring Side Dishes to Brighten Any Meal
Like blistered asparagus with harissa and pickled rhubarb salad.
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Does Flour Go Bad? How to Tell If It’s Still Good
Are you baking with spoiled flour? Learn how to tell and the best ways to keep it fresh.

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29 Easter Brunch Recipes for a Sunny Spring Feast
Like rhubarb ricotta toasts and ham-and-cheese-croissant bake.
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7 Exciting Meals Our Editors Make With Leftover Rice
Like Laotian-style crispy rice salad and molten-mozz arancini.

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47 Easter Recipes For Brunch, Dinner, and Dessert
Showstopping recipes including glazed ham, roast lamb, our best carrot cake, and more.
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The Curious Technique Behind Our Latest Bake Club
It delivers an ultra-plush cake, no stand mixer required.

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41 Gluten-Free Desserts Everyone Will Love
Like almond-flour carrot cake and tiramisu panna cotta.
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We Tasted 8 Brands to Find the Best Frozen Mac and Cheese
These are the trays worthy of your freezer space.

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The Latest Bake Club Podcast Is Full of Biscuit Wisdom
Jesse and Shilpa answer listener questions and chat with iconic baker Cheryl Day.

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Our Editors Are Obsessed With This Glazed Salmon
Savory and sweet, with a jolt of heat, it’s an instant staff favorite.

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41 Passover Desserts to Impress Your Seder Guests
Chocolate-stuffed macaroons, mango-cream cake, and a few sweet ways to use up that box of matzo.
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I’m a Professional Baker Who Developed a Gluten Intolerance
Here’s how I relearned everything—including and especially bread.

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Favorite Meatballs and More Recipes We Made This Week
Like cabbage pierogies and sugared shortbread.

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12 Biscuit Recipes That Are Flaky as Can Be
Starting with Bake Club’s Cheddar Biscuits With Old Bay.
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Why Settle for an Energy Bar When You Could Have a Cookie?
Nutrient-dense and actually delicious, it’s the afternoon snack we deserve.

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31 Dairy-Free Desserts That Don’t Taste Like a Compromise
Like chocolate chip cookies with olive oil and rice crispy treats with tahini.
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Listen to Our Latest Podcast Episode on Homemade Bagels
Jesse and Shilpa share their pro tips, plus chat with bagel expert Melissa Weller.

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How These Biscuits Went From Idea (to Misunderstanding) to Reality
Testing recipes is meticulous, creative, and, uh, chaotic.

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31 Pasta Recipes for Weeknights, Dinner Parties, and Unabashed Joy
From classic carbonara to viral feta pasta, these dishes are enshrined in our permanent rotation.
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31 Celebratory Recipes for Lunar New Year
Like prosperity salad, black sesame mochi cake, and dumplings galore.
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Should You Wash Grapes Before Storing Them?
“When enough water and sugar are available, they create a playground for microorganisms.”

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7 Last-Minute Meals Our Editors Make With Store-Bought Dumplings
Like crispy potsticker salad and sheet-pan ravioli with sausage.

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We Tasted 16 Ranch Dressings. These Are the Ones Worth Buying
Our latest taste test was very tangy—and highly opinionated.

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A Low-Fi Technique for Laminated Biscuits
Folding dough yields flakes for days. We’ll show you how.

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The Best New Cookbooks of Winter 2026
With titles dedicated to party appetizers, therapeutic baking, and more.

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How Do You Cook With Your Spouse Without Getting a Divorce?
“I immediately become such a jerk the moment I see him trying to chop an onion.”

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37 Recipes With Yogurt for Every Meal of the Day
Come to use up the rest of that tub, then go to the store because you’ll need another one.
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The Best New Products at Trader Joe’s This Winter
Mini blooming onions, budget-friendly smoked fish, peeled ginger, and more.

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31 Valentine’s Day Dinners for Big Romance
A prix fixe dinner? In this economy? Make coconut caramel fish and stay home instead.
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43 Healthy Recipes We Crave for Dinner
Salmon with sizzled nut salsa, kung pao cabbage, and more proof healthy meals can be deeply satisfying.
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All the Recipes From the Bon Appétit Italian American Issue
We’ve got buldak chicken parm, cheesy broccoli rabe, and a tiramisu panna cotta.
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Turn Leftover Red Wine Into This Romantic Sundae
With this recipe, even the stalest vino will soar as an ice cream topping.

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Glacé Fruit Is the Season’s Most Photogenic Food Trend
Be it for eating or decoration, candied fruit is making a comeback in stylish spaces.

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23 Recipes With Kimchi to Use Up What’s in Your Fridge
Like charred cabbage with kimchi dressing and a cozy hand-torn noodle soup.
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Our Most Popular Recipe of January Is…
Clue: It’s a baking project primed for Sunday brunch.
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Sheet Pan Chicken Meatballs and More Recipes We Made This Week
Like gochujang-butter-braised tofu and grated shortbread.

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How I Cut 3 Hours Off My Dad’s Bolognese
Making Italian American classics my own means taking shortcuts wherever I can.


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For These Italian Desserts, More Is More
A giant baba au rhum, jiggly tiramisu panna cotta, and more at-home riffs on Italian bakery classics.

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An Old-School Italian Dessert That Always Impresses
Zabaglione seems fancy, but actually comes together in 15 minutes.

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23 Snow Day Recipes to Warm You From the Inside Out
Like slow-cooker pot roast and bourbon hot toddies.
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23 Easy Dinner Ideas You Can Get on the Table Fast
Like weeknight pumpkin chili, Instant Pot carnitas, and 15-minute chicken stir-fry.
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A Forgiving Dinner That’ll Get You Back Into Cooking
Whether you're bouncing back from a big life change or simply have the dinner doldrums, this farrotto is just the thing.

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47 Vegetarian Recipes That Are Substantial and Satisfying
Like smoky brown-butter pasta, popover pot pie, and an omelet tomato curry.
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The Unofficial Heated Rivalry Cookbook
Recipes we’re bringing to the cottage, including a tuna melt that speaks louder than words and a blueberry smoothie that gets a little wild.
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23 Lentil Recipes That Go Beyond Soup
Like marinated lentils with feta, one-pot lentil pasta, and lentil-kimchi stew.
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59 Super Bowl Appetizers That’ll Score Big on Game Day
Like baked chicken wings two ways, hot pickle dip, kimchi and hot dog pizza, and more.
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Listen to Our Latest Bake Club Podcast, All About Pavlova
Shilpa and Jesse talk about this festive winter bake, plus chat with award-winning author Nicola Lamb.

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A Taste Test to Find the Best Canned Chickpeas
Out of 10 widely available options, these are our top garbanzo beans.

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5 Cheap Meals Our Editors Make With Canned Tuna
Like tuna spaghetti, furikake rice bowls, and a potato chip sandwich.

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A Wallet-Friendly Pasta for Any Weeknight
January’s Feel-Good Food Plan is here to banish the post-holiday budget blues with a veggie-packed dinner.

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5 Cookbooks That Changed the Way We Cooked in 2025
These recipes brought eye-opening moments and techniques to the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen.

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23 French Recipes Worth Making Chez Vous
From bistro classics like cassoulet and croque monsieur to playful riffs like banana-pudding-inspired Paris-Brest.
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Crispy Quesadillas and More Recipes We Made This Week
Like a festive red cabbage salad and mini frittatas.