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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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37 Turkey Recipes for Every Thanksgiving Vibe
Our best recipes for the meal’s main attraction.
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The Only Pumpkin Spiced Snacks at Trader Joe’s That I Endorse
Pumpkin spice season is on full blast.
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How Are You Breaking Your Fast for Yom Kippur? We Asked 16 Jewish Cooks and Writers
From smoked fish to warm challah to dim sum.
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The 10 Most Popular Recipes of September 2022
From saucy, baked ziti to homey apple pie, it’s back-to-basics season.
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Store-Bought Hummus Is the Shortcut to Vegan Caesar Dressing
Just stir in a few other ingredients, and it comes together in minutes.
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The Best Dishes Bon Appétit Staffers Cooked in September 2022
Speedy, comforting dinners for fall.
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41 Rosh Hashanah Recipes to Welcome the Jewish New Year
From herby brisket to tender carrots to honeyed apple kugel.
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For the Best Brown Butter, You Need Milk Powder
It adds even more toasty, nutty, caramelized flavor.
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What Is the GOMAD Diet and Is It Safe to Drink That Much Milk?
Popular with weight lifters, this dairy-heavy diet has been around for decades and is now making the rounds on Twitter.
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Are You Team Butter Board? We Have Thoughts
The latest TikTok darling, this cousin to the charcuterie board is even easier to assemble, but some of our staffers aren’t convinced.
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Yam vs. Sweet Potato: What’s the Difference?
And what the heck are purple and white potatoes? We have answers.
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How to Make a Melty, Gooey, Glorious Patty Melt
This iconic sandwich is a formula, not a hard-and-fast rule.
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A Golden Brown Blind Taste Test of 7 Frozen French Fry Brands
We never thought we’d meet a bad fry.
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What Is the Poo Driver? A Cocktail With a Cult Following
Dreamed up for Cafe Mutton’s brunch menu, this drink is reason enough to buy prune juice.
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What’s Even Better Than a Graham Cracker Crust? A Fortune Cookie Crust
Fill with just about anything, from lemon curd to chocolate custard.
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Celebrate the End of Zucchini Season With Crispy, Juicy Sausage Rolls
Big on flavor, light on your budget.
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Rao's (of Tomato Sauce Fame) Is Now Making Frozen Pizza. We Tried it
The new line of products is starting to roll out in supermarkets across the country.
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Here’s Why Water Doesn’t Help When You Eat a Spicy Pepper
When capsaicin is the culprit, reach for booze or dairy instead.
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Too Much Basil? Make Creamy-Herby Tallarines Verdes
Like pesto, this Peruvian green sauce is low in effort and high in reward.
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Trader Joe’s $2.49 Pappardelle Is My Weeknight Go-To
It keeps in the pantry, cooks up in no time, and is delightfully chewy.
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What Are the Best Apples for Apple Pie?
Save yourself from a mushy mess with our top orchard and grocery-store picks for making apple pie.
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Why We Love Cooking With Spicy, Pungent Chinese Hot Mustard
For the best flavor, don’t skip this one essential step.
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Grated Figs Are Like the Easiest Jam Ever
Spread on toast and call it breakfast (or lunch or dinner).
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59 Soothing Casserole Recipes for the Soul
Soup isn’t the only dish that provides comfort. Lasagna, pot pie, and these other casserole recipes will fix what ails you.
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Ground Vanilla Is Not Vanilla Extract—It’s Even Better
Upgrade your morning yogurt, coffee, baked goods, and more.
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The 9 New Foods Words in Merriam-Webster and How to Cook Them
Pumpkin spice, birria, and omakase have been added to the dictionary.
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How to Make Chewy Songpyeon for Chuseok, the Korean Harvest Moon Festival
These sweet rice cakes are as tasty as they are beautiful.
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What Is Brown Sugar—And Just How Many Kinds Are There?
Light, brown, turbinado, muscovado, and more.
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What Do You Mean There Are Dead Wasps in My Figs?
We asked experts and got more than we bargained for.
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15 Chicken Cutlet Recipes That Are Crispy, Golden Brown Bliss
Whether you call them katsu, schnitzel, or milanesa, chicken cutlets are a weeknight winner.
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Which Vanilla Ice Cream Tastes Best? A Blind Taste Test From Trader Joe’s, Ben & Jerry's, Häagen-Dazs, and More
We thought we could predict the winner. (We were wrong.)
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The 2022 Farmers Market Challenge
Seven new recipes, tons of tips and tricks. Grab your tote bag.
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Zucchini Tops Aren’t Just Edible, They’re Delicious Too
One person’s compost is another’s gold. Here are five ways to transform zucchini tops into treasure.
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Peeling Tomatoes Is Annoying. This Freezer Technique Is Not
No blanching, shocking, or finger burning.
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10 Types of Eggplant to Know and Adore
With varieties like globe, fairy tale, and graffiti, eggplants come in all shapes and sizes.
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Do Moldy Berries Ruin the Whole Batch?
Food scientists weigh in on how to protect your summer bounty.
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How to Pit Cherries, Even If You Don't Have a Pitter
And if you've been looking for a pitter? Of course we have a favorite.
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The Best Dishes Bon Appétit Staffers Cooked in August 2022
Salads, stone fruit, and charred veggies.
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Turns Out, Sliced Jalapeños Make Cheap Rosé Way Better
This TikTok trend is actually worth trying, but only with certain wines.
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41 Easy School Lunch Ideas That Deserve an A+
From tortas to tuna salad, here are quick school lunch ideas that will keep your kids happy—and focused in class.
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What's the Difference Between Natural, Vegan, Organic, Biodynamic, and 00 Wine?
Everything you need to know (and nothing you don't).
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Turn Your Bounty of Herbs Into Trinidadian Green Seasoning
Use it anywhere you’d like a bright, garlicky punch of flavor.
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This 2-Ingredient Spinach Pasta Is Impossible to Mess Up
Yes, you can make homemade pasta on a weeknight.
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No-Cook Tomato Sauce Is a Scam
This barely cooked version has way more flavor, and it clings to pasta just right.
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What Is Kosher Salt—And Is It Really the Best?
Kosher salt is standard in the BA test kitchen; but which salt you choose depends on how you want to use it.
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Store-Bought Granola Is the Crispy-Crunchy Topping Your Cake Needs
Way simpler than homemade streusel.
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These Frozen Peanut Butter Cups Are Even Better Than Reese’s
Bite-size, not too sweet, just the right amount of salty.
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Your Handy-Dandy Guide to Daikon
Everything you need to know about the root vegetable also known as the Japanese radish.