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Jesse Szewczyk

Senior Test Kitchen Editor

Jesse Szewczyk is a food editor based in New York. He holds a degree from The Culinary Institute of America and has been a staff editor at The Kitchn and BuzzFeed Food prior to joining Epicurious as Food Editor. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Food Network, TODAY, Food52, The Washington Post, King Arthur Baking, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Allrecipes, Simply Recipes, Bake from Scratch, and several other publications. He was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 of Food & Drink and is the author of Tasty Pride (Clarkson Potter, 2020), a collection of 75 recipes and stories from the queer food community that raised $50,000 for GLAAD, as well as Cookies: The New Classics (Clarkson Potter, 2021), which was named one of the best cookbooks of 2021 by The New York Times and The New Yorker.

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From-Scratch Pasta Sauce Is Good for More Than Just Pasta

Put it toward noodles, yes, but also chicken cutlets, roast veggies, and more.

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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

A go-to recipe for more than just pasta. Put it toward chicken, meatballs, and more.

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A Spectacular 2-Ingredient Pasta Sauce, Thanks to Your Blender

It’s creamy, convenient, and ready in a flash.

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3-Ingredient Parm Pasta

A restaurant-quality sauce that comes together in minutes.

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Cocoa-Blackened Chicken Thighs With Stone Fruit

Dusted in a blend of cocoa powder and Old Bay and cooked until blackened and charred, these quick chicken thighs make an ideal weeknight dinner.

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Quick-and-Spicy Cocoa Shrimp

Tossing shrimp into a quick and spicy pan sauce made with cocoa powder and lime juice makes for a flavorful weeknight dinner that comes together in no time.

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Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Sesame-Soy Butter

The secret ingredient is a baking staple you probably already have.

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Black Bean Picadillo Skillet

Add a heap of tortilla chips and this vegetarian dinner is done.

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These Polenta Croutons Will Elevate Any Salad

Start with a store-bought tube and you’re most of the way to dinner.

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Caprese With Crispy Polenta Croutons

Summer suppers don't get breezier or better than this.

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Cucumber-Lime Electrolyte Drink

Loosely based on the WHO’s rehydration formula, this DIY electrolyte drink with cucumber, lime, and mint is the perfect salve for hot summer days.

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Ruffled Galette With Stone Fruit

This peach, plum, and apricot galette recipe calls for easy phyllo pastry in lieu of pie crust.

Summer’s Best Tomato Sauce Isn’t Cooked; It’s Smashed

There’s a time and place for slowly simmering tomato sauces; but summer’s not it.

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Pasta With No-Cook Cherry Tomato Sauce

This no-cook cherry tomato sauce delivers bold flavor without the high heat—it’s the ideal easy summer pasta recipe.

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Kimchi-Bacon Shrimp

One jar of kimchi does a lot in this saucy, one-pan dinner. The chopped kimchi adds texture and tang while the brine from the jar bulks out the pan sauce.

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Soy-and-Cola-Marinated Steak

Upgrade your grilled skirt steak with this Coca-Cola-spiked marinade, which both tenderizes and caramelizes the meat.

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Sprite-Grilled Chicken Skewers

The secret to these tender, spicy-sweet chicken skewers? A splash of Sprite in the punchy marinade.

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Ginger Beer and Mustard Pork Chops

Quick-cooking, thin-cut pork chops can often get dry on the grill, but this ginger beer marinade keeps the lean cut moist and flavorful.

For the Glossiest, Sauciest Sheet-Pan Chicken, Grab a Jar of Jam

With the help of soy sauce, Dijon mustard, and vinegar, a jar of apricot jam transforms chicken legs into a gorgeous weeknight dinner.

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Sheet-Pan Sticky Apricot Chicken

Grab a jar of apricot jam to make these glossy, sticky-sweet sheet-pan chicken legs.