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Alison Roman

Senior food editor, emeritus

Alison Roman is a former senior food editor for Bon Appétit and columnist for the New York Times cooking section. She is the author of bestselling cookbooks Nothing Fancy, Dining In, and Sweet Enough and the host and producer of CNN’s (More Than) A Cooking Show with Alison Roman, the creator of a bi-weekly YouTube series called Home Movies, and the author of a bi-weekly newsletter titled A Newsletter. alisoneroman.com

Recipes

Plum Wine

Nothing could be simpler than combining ripe produce with the alcohol of your choice to reap the rewards months later. The technique also works with nonalcoholic liquids like honey or vinegar.
techniques

How to Make Pizza, the New York (a.k.a. Right) Way

What defines a New York slice? We school two Brits in the right way to make pizza.
techniques

Hot Cutlet, Cool Salad, Zero Sweat

The cutlets you should make this summer, and then the rest of the year as well.
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Herbed Egg Salad

Best with a vinegar-y hot sauce, like Tabasco or Crystal.
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Apple-Fennel Chicken Salad

You know what most chicken salads are missing? Crunch. Not this one!
Cooking

The Absolute Coolest Dessert to Have This Summer and We're Not Exaggerating

Make Grandma Prue proud and throw yourself a sorbet-in-grapefruit-cup party.
Culture

The Ice Cream on the July Cover? Yeah, It Was Quite the (Mostly Fun) Process

The beautiful melty ice cream on the July 2015 isn't there by accident. It's there because we tried very hard to get it right.
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Butterflied Trout with Spicy Lettuce, Celery, and Herbs

If you have any doubts about your fish-cooking skills, put an end to them by using a nonstick skillet.
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Sorbet in Grapefruit Cups

These frozen treats are also super cute made with orange rinds and work with any flavor sorbet or sherbet you fancy.
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Corn and Fregola with Grilled Halloumi Cheese

If this were our party, we’d get all the grilling out of the way early in the day and toss this Mediterranean fantasy of a salad together in our caftans.
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Honey-Turmeric Pork With Beet and Carrot Salad

A little honey in the marinade helps these cutlets caramelize, guaranteeing they’ll be nicely browned despite the super-short cooking time.
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Grilled Oregano Chicken

The key to grilling large pieces of chicken is patience. Starting with the skin side up reduces flare-ups, and medium heat gives you browned (not blackened) skin and juicy flesh.
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Roasted Garlicky Sweet Peppers and Chiles

Don’t like it hot? Remove the seeds to tone it down, or make this addictive condiment with sweet peppers alone.
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Tom Collins Bar

Aside from banana, we can’t think of a fruit that wouldn’t be good in this drink.
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Lime and Grapefruit Daiquiri Ice Pops

Refreshing and a little bit inebriating; if you’ve got kids running around, pick up a box of Rocket Pops so there’s no confusion!
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Tomatoes in Chile-Fennel Oil

Double the chile oil, keep it chilled, and drizzle it over flatbreads, pastas, and all of your grilled meats and vegetables all summer long.
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Shrimp Salad With Cucumber and Fennel

Poaching the shrimp with their shells on locks in their flavor.
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Salted and Spiced Melon

The musky-sweet flavor of melon also takes well to red pepper flakes and cracked black pepper.
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Whipped Gorgonzola

Choose a mild and creamy Gorgonzola for this dip—and then smear it on everything you can.