Molly Baz
Senior Associate Food Editor, Emeritus
A former food editor at Bon Appétit, Molly Baz is a cook, recipe developer, video host, cookbook author, and Caesar salad enthusiast with a lifelong love of cooking, eating, and teaching other people how to cook. She was placed on this earth with one mission: to convince you all that cooking is nothing but FUN, salt is the single most important ingredient in your kitchen, and delicious food is really not that hard to make. For more Molly, check out her cookbook Cook This Book or her YouTube series Hit the Kitch. mollybaz.com
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Buttermilk Cornbread
This cornbread recipe gets everything you want out of the simple sidekick: It’s easy to cut, not too sweet, and it holds together.
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One-Skillet Chicken Pot Pie
Rotisserie chicken, store-bought puff pastry, and just one skillet keep this hearty dinner recipe from feeling too fussy—or taking all day to make.
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Brussels Sprouts With Warm Honey Glaze
Roasty, toasty brussels soak up this delicious honey sauce, creating a combo you just can’t beat.
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BA’s Best Chicken Parm
We deconstructed every aspect of this iconic dish to bring you our ideal version. No more sad, soggy, mediocre outcomes allowed!
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Simple Strawberry Shortcakes
You can make this classic summertime dessert with whatever seasonal berries are calling your name.
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3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
This easy peanut butter cookie recipe is streamlined for minimal fuss and they’re flourless, so those on a gluten-free diet can enjoy them too.
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Crispy Smashed Potatoes
And on top? A condiment made up of walnuts, anchovies, garlic, and red pepper flakes that’s the ultimate umami bomb.
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Ants on a Log Celery Salad
A sophisticated take on the beloved children's snack of celery with peanut butter and raisins, this salad is a study in textures with chewy dates, crisp apple, and fresh herbs.
Cooking
Molly Baz’s 4-Step Checklist for Saving a Mediocre Meal
Even Molly messes up (gasp!) in the kitchen. Here’s how she fixes it.
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Seared Short Ribs With Mushrooms
When we crave beef but don’t want a capital-S steak, we opt for a smaller cut (hello, short ribs!), then pile on lots of meaty mushrooms.
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Cheesy Winter Squash Gratin
You can make this recipe with nearly any winter squash, but delicata or acorn don’t need peeling and will save you prep time and maybe even a little sanity.
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Brown Butter and Pistachio Sablés
Buttery, crumbly, sugar-glazed cookies that you can make with any nut, really.
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Grilled Vinegar Turkey With Chiles and Rosemary
Our Thanksgiving 2020 cover star turkey is grilled and topped with a zippy chile-spiked vinegar sauce.
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Grilled Leeks With Brown Butter and Spiced Hazelnuts
The glory of these leeks is the contrast between their deeply charred exteriors and jammy, sweet interiors.
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Sour Cream and Onion Potato Salad
Some would call showering potato salad with potato chips “gilding the lily.” We would call it “extremely sensible and incredibly tasty.”
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Burst Cherry Tomato Pasta
Smashing some of the tomatoes as they cook helps create a chunky sauce, while others stay whole for juicy surprises in every bite.
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Chicken Thighs With Tomatoes and Feta
This one-skillet chicken gives you the best of both worlds: crispy skin atop tender dark meat that gently cooks in the bubbly sauce underneath.
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Kielbasa-Cabbage Stir-Fry
The key to stress-free stir-frying is all in the prep work. Be sure to chop, slice, and grate everything before even thinking about turning on the stove. Top this dish with fried eggs to put it over the top, but it’s also great without them.
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Caesar Salad Roast Chicken
When you find yourself with more garlic than you know what to do with, whip up this extra-garlicky Caesar dressing, slather it on a chicken, and roast it to perfection.