Molly Baz
Contributor
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.
Grilled Spicy Pork Meatballs with Nuoc Cham
If you’re not set up for grilling or the weather doesn’t permit, a cast-iron grill pan will also do the trick for making these spicy, gingery, umami-packed meatballs.
Big Ass Beach Hoagie
Your answer to the age-old question "What can I make ahead of time and throw in my bag to feed myself (and, okay, my friends) when we finally make it to the beach/park/festival/fireworks?"
Grilled Chicken Caesar Sandwiches
Deeply charred mustardy chicken thighs are paired with a crunchy and refreshing fennel-basil slaw for the ultimate summer chicken sandwich.
Spicy Coconut Grilled Chicken Thighs
Welcome to your newest go-to summer marinade, featuring some spicy sambal, brown sugar and coconut milk to balance out the heat, and lots of fresh ginger and lime juice.
The Soft Scramble Sandwich
To get the most flavor out of this open-faced breakfast sandwich, look for spring onions with round bulbs and very tender dark green stalks.
Dilly Beans and Peas on Ricotta Toast
A lemony, herby bean salad with lots of crunch from sliced snap peas is good. But when it's piled on top of garlic-rubbed, ricotta-spread toast, it's even better.
Jammy Pepper Pasta Salad
This spicy, sweet, and punchy pasta salad is perfect for a hot summer picnic when you need your dishes perfect at room (ahem, air) temperature.
Spicy Steak Lettuce Wraps
Lettuce wraps might be our all-time favorite weeknight summer dinner—minimal cooking, maximum flavor and freshness.
Upside-Down Caramelized Leek Tart
Yes, this is an impressive-looking, deliciously savory tart, and no, it’s not at all difficult to make.
Pork Meatball Rice Bowls
In this weeknight recipe, magical, salty, umami-packed fish sauce is doing double-duty as a seasoning in the meatball mixture and as a part of the finishing sauce.
Crispy Green Rice Pilaf
It’s worth planning ahead for this vibrant, springy pilaf recipe that’s made all the better by day-old rice.
Tortellini with Brown Butter and Sage
Store-bought tortellini are the kind of weeknight hack we can get behind—especially when they're tossed with plenty of garlicky brown butter and toasty walnuts.
Crispy Fried Shallots
Starting the shallots in cold oil guarantees that every ring will be perfectly crisp and golden brown, with nothing burnt or oil-drowned.
Scrunched Cabbage Salad With Grapefruit and Chiles
Not just for slaw, cabbage is a snappy base that can handle lots of refreshing acidity—in this case from torn grapefruit and hot-and-sour chiles—without withering.
Pickled Hot Chiles
The vinegary brine will soften and sweeten the chiles, and in return, the chiles will infuse the vinegar, creating a balanced, spicy, and acidic ingredient for your next vinaigrette.
Little Wedge Salad With Sour Cream Dressing
We KonMari'd the classic wedge, got rid of all the extraneous ingredients, and ended up with a salad that sparks joy: crunchy iceberg and a rich, tangy dressing.
Ice Water Salad
Set yourself up for a stunning salad by using a mix of multicolored root vegetables, or keep it monochromatic if there’s a single standout at the market.
Everyday Greens Salad
This salad is at its most dramatic—and most delicious—with a variety of leaves, some mild and large (butter, Bibb, Little Gem), some spicy and small (like arugula).