Claire Saffitz
Contributor
Claire Saffitz is a freelance recipe developer and video host. Previously, she was Senior Food Editor at Bon Appétit magazine, where she worked for five years in the test kitchen. She hosted the series Gourmet Makes on the Bon Appétit YouTube channel, where she used her classical pastry knowledge to reverse engineer popular snack foods and candy.
Easy Steak with Pan Sauce
A juicy, buttery, steakhouse-worthy dinner in 30 minutes flat.
Slice-and-Bake Jammy Pinwheel Cookies
This one-bowl cookie dough requires no machinery and can be dressed up in a million ways.
The Best Deep-Dish Apple Pie
The key to the richest apple pie filling? Macerate apples in brown sugar, lemon, and spices, then reduce the juices with fresh cider to concentrate the flavors before baking.
Cranberry and Walnut Relish
With just a hint of sweetness, this bright, bracing uncooked relish is an antidote to all the saccharine jellylike cranberry sauces out there (unless you’re into that sort of thing).
Buttery Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls
Garlic–brown butter makes these exceptional rolls fragrant and delicious, and a portion of cooked dough mixed into the batter keeps them supple. They’re a little labor-intensive, but once you taste them, you’ll be hooked.
Cranberry Wafer Cookies
You could also use dried tart cherries or whole dried figs in place of the cranberries.
No-Cook Peach Mousse
This silky dessert is clutch when the peaches are perfect but it's too hot to bake.
One-Skillet Steak and Spring Veg with Spicy Mustard
The ultimate fancy-but-not-too-fancy date night dinner.
Make-Ahead Broccoli and Quinoa Salad
The ideal bring-to-your-friend's-dinner-party salad.
Sriracha-Braised Brisket Sandwiches
Spicy, falling-apart beef sandwiches are a game day no-brainer.
Pasta with No-Cook Tomato Sauce
When tomato season rolls around, this no-cook tomato pasta is our ace in the hole.
Strawberry–Graham Galette
"Galette" is just a fancy word for "a pie that's practically impossible to mess up."
Falafel Fritters Bowl with Cucumbers and Yogurt Sauce
The easiest—and most delicious—homemade falafel recipe that ever was.
Sausage, Squash, and Cornbread Gratin
Sausage, squash, greens, and cornbread bread crumbs. Need we say more?