Lily Wong, Recipe Tester

A list of all the recipes Lily Wong has tested.

A woman working with dough.

Lily grew up spending time in her family’s Chinese restaurant, where she learned the importance of great ingredients. The noodles were made daily, and everything was made from scratch. Her friends are so grateful for the recipes she still makes from memory.

She started her journey of experiencing different cuisines and desserts by reading cookbooks along with her school books. To this day, she’ll look at a recipe and assess whether she thinks it will be successful or if she needs to make adjustments. She uses this same process in selecting which recipe she tests and provides tips that she hopes will be helpful for others.

Lily sees cooking as a creative process and another outlet for her creativity. When she’s not in the kitchen, she creates industry-leading corporate learning and development programs and volunteers training service dogs for veterans. One of her original recipes won a readers’ recipe contest and was published in Bon Appétit in 2007.

Her favorite recipe on the site is David’s Pumpkin Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting.

A stack of four cinnamon raisin bagels.

Cinnamon Raisin Bagels

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Whip up a batch of these warmly spiced homemade bagels on the weekend and look forward to breakfast all week long.

A pink bowl filled with fried Shanghai noodles, crispy pork belly, and kale, with chopsticks resting on the side.

Shanghai Fried Noodles

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Skip the takeout and make this fast, easy, and oh-so-satisfying bowl of Shanghai noodles, crispy pork belly, and kale.

A whole zucchini, peach, and burrata pizza, topped with arugula, on a piece of parchment on a wooden surface.

Zucchini, Peach, and Burrata Pizza

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If you’ve run out of ideas on how to use up all that garden zucchini, look no further than this easy homemade pizza that’s topped with arugula pesto, shaved zucchini, fresh peaches, and creamy burrata cheese.

No-Churn Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

No-Churn Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

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We can’t get enough of this creamy, nutty no-churn ice cream that’s dotted with mini peanut butter cups. We’re willing to bet you’ll feel the same way about it.

Ten salted brown butter chocolate chunk cookies on a wire cooling rack.

Salted Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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There are chocolate chunk cookies and then there are THESE chocolate chunk cookies. After experiencing the combination of dark chocolate, brown butter, and toasted milk powder, we’re never going back.