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Shilpa Uskokovic

Senior Test Kitchen Editor

A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Shilpa worked as a line and pastry cook in some big-name, Michelin-starred restaurants in NYC, including Jean-Georges, Marea, and The NoMad, before crossing over to the world of food media. At Bon Appétit, she translates her restaurant experience into reliable recipes running the gamut from pasta to pudding to pizza. Besides her work in print, Shilpa writes regular columns, including Baking Hows, Whys, and WTFs, wherein she answers all your burning baking questions, What a Steal, where she details how cooking on a budget doesn't have to be boring, and, along with test kitchen colleague Jesse Szewczyk, the BA Bake Club. For Epicurious, Shilpa reviews featured archive recipes to ensure they work in modern kitchens and with modern ingredients. She lives in NYC and loves cake and grocery shopping.

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Walnut-Buckwheat Toffee Cakes

Tiny but mighty, these individual buckwheat cakes are rich and dense and bring big sticky toffee pudding energy.

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Gluten-Free Focaccia With Rosemary and Onion

Psyllium husk is the game-changing ingredient that transforms this easy focaccia recipe from “good for gluten-free” to “absolutely amazing.”

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Sheet-Pan Chicken and Potatoes With Lots of Lemon

With garlic, feta, and any herbs you’ve got, this dinner is like a ray of sunshine.

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Red Velvet Sheet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

This single-layer take on the classic will turn any gathering into a party.

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French Onion Tart

With a generous layer of caramelized onions and plenty of sharp Gruyère cheese, this party-ready tart packs the rich depth of French onion soup into every bite.

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Double Pepper Diavolo With Shrimp

Jarred roasted red peppers take the place of traditional canned tomato for a smokier, sweeter riff on fra diavolo—a red sauce stalwart.

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Frizzled-Onion Cabbage Salad

Crunchy fried onions transform a simple cabbage salad into a sensorial delight: hot and cold, crisp and soft, sweet and spicy.

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Tomato-Roasted Onions With So Much Paprika

Seared, then gently roasted with paprika and tomato paste until spoonably tender, onions prove they can hold their own as the main event.

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Butteriest Black Pepper Fish

Barely cracked peppercorns toasted in generous amounts of brown butter make one of the easiest, tastiest finishers for simply seared fish.

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Creamy Coconut Curry Meatballs

This aromatic curry starts with a base of puréed onions—a simple way to harness punchy allium flavor with none of the chopping and tears.

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Vegan Meatloaf

A hearty, wholesome twist on the classic, with brown rice, canned beans, and mushrooms.

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Cheesy Spinach and Corn Piroshki

These stuffed buns start with a sour cream dough, then put frozen veggies toward the hearty filling.

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Pizza Piroshki

These stuffed buns are everything frozen pizza pockets dream of being.

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Easy Chicken Al Pastor

Fast-cooking chicken thighs and convenient canned chipotle chiles come together for this streamlined version of traditional al pastor.

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Gochujang Steak Wraps

Sugar-rubbed steaks and a bright, brash gochujang sauce bring bold flavor to these party-ready lettuce wraps.

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Cheater’s Paella

All markers of good paella—saffron, sausage, shrimp, crispy rice on the bottom—with the time-saving advantages of fried rice.

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Sheet-Pan Spinach Lasagna

Smart shortcuts like store-bought fresh noodles, frozen spinach, and a sheet pan deliver big lasagna flavor in a fraction of the time.

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Buttery Jam Diagonals

All the comfort of jam-filled thumbprint cookies in a striking, reimagined shape—and a streamlined, less-fussy process.

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Butternut Squash Coffee Cake

Butternut squash shows up canned pumpkin purée in this tasty fall-forward coffee cake with crisp streusel and a spiced sugar swirl.

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Tamale Pie

Neither a tamale nor a pie, this cozy Tex-Mex casserole is a mash-up of beefy bean chili and homemade cornbread.