We’re declaring this easy, healthy salad of carrots, cilantro, and toasted cumin vinaigrette your summer go-to salad.
Jess Bender, Recipe Tester
A list of all the recipes Jess Bender has tested.
Jess’s love of food (and everything associated with it) comes from her early days baking Linzer tarts and perfecting her grandmother’s meatloaf recipe. Her culinary horizons may have expanded significantly since her childhood—ask her about her favorite Ethiopian and Thai haunts in New York City and she’ll happily give you a list!—but she still finds immense joy embracing the classics she grew up with. That being said, she’s always willing to take a risk when it comes to trying new recipes and utilizing one of her new spices from her Burlap & Barrel Spice Club membership.
Much of her professional career has also revolved around her passions. From writing restaurant reviews to playing an editorial hand in Zagat’s 40th Anniversary Edition, she now currently works at a prominent morning show as a senior commerce editor. She currently resides with her partner and an inappropriately-large cookbook collection.
Pasta with Pancetta & Brussels Sprouts
Creamy pasta. Crispy pancetta. Pan-fried Brussels sprouts. Garlicky bread crumbs. All jumbled together to create a spectacular meal.
Walnut, Fennel, and Pomegranate Salad
A quick salad doesn’t have to be boring. Bitter greens, tossed with crunchy walnuts, salty cheese, and tangy pomegranate sounds pretty exciting, doesn’t it?
Paleo Pork Normandy
An exceptional combination of autumnal flavors in a paleo dish that will make everyone happy. Apples and pork are a match made in heaven.
Yogurt and Spice Marinated Salmon
“11/10!!!” “Ridiculously fast! Ridiculously good!!” “Where has this recipe been my whole life!?” “The flavors, the simplicity.” That’s what we’re hearing about this quickie of a salmon supper.
Sheet Pan Chicken with Rosemary and Grapes
Antoni Porowski’s chicken with grapes is a revelation. Sweet and jammy, with woodsy herbs and roasted onions–this chicken has it all.
Sheet Pan Chicken with Apples, Bacon, and Brussels Sprouts
Sheet pan dinners are not only trendy but they’re a weeknight lifesaver, too. Less dishes to wash, less time spent in the kitchen and loads more flavor.
Zucchini and Eggs
An easy-peasy breakfast (or anytime) that’s full of veg. Zucchini adds some greenery to your basic scrambled eggs.
Pomegranate Sumac Chicken
A sticky, sweet, and lightly spiced platter of roasted chicken thighs sounds pretty fantastic, doesn’t it? Let us assure you, it really is.
Vegan Swiss Chard Caesar Salad
Vegan Caesar salad that might even pass as the real deal. This Swiss chard-based beauty is chock-full of good-for-you ingredients. It tastes so good, you won’t even mind.