Jesse Szewczyk
Senior Test Kitchen Editor
Jesse Szewczyk holds the distinction of being named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in the food and drinks landscape for 2021. A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Jesse held positions at The Kitchn and BuzzFeed Food before joining the food team at Bon Appétit and Epicurious. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Food Network, TODAY, Food52, The Washington Post, King Arthur Baking, Food & Wine, and more. He is the author of Tasty Pride (Clarkson Potter, 2020), a collection of 75 recipes and stories from the queer food community, which raised $50,000 for GLAAD, and Cookies: The New Classics (Clarkson Potter, 2021), named one of the best cookbooks of the year by The New York Times and The New Yorker.
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Shrimp Cocktail
This homemade shrimp cocktail gets dressed up with classic cocktail sauce—plus two other optional sauces that'll really make it a party.
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Easy Green Cocktail Sauce
For this green cocktail sauce recipe, salsa verde gets amped up with fresh cilantro, lime juice, green hot sauce, and horseradish to embolden its color and add a bright, herby flavor.
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Old Bay Remoulade
This remoulade recipe is punctuated with mustard, garlic, capers, and hot sauce and is ideal for cutting through the richness of seafood.
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Peanutty Marinated Cucumbers With Curled Scallion Salad
Nutty marinated cucumbers are paired with curly coiled scallions in this refreshing salad.
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brown butter lends a subtle toffee-like flavor that makes these brown butter chocolate chip cookies far more enticing than your everyday version.
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Classic Banana Split
The ultimate banana split recipe combines a trio of ice creams, hot fudge sauce, homemade cherries, chopped peanuts, and pillowy whipped cream.
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Mocha Egg Cream
For this mocha egg cream, the soda fountain delight gets a wake-up call with instant espresso powder.
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Quick-and-Easy Hot Fudge Sauce
This luscious hot fudge sauce comes together in the time it takes to let your ice cream soften up a bit.
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Cherry Lime Rickey Float
The cherry on top of this tangy, tart ice cream float is an actual homemade maraschino cherry.
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Homemade Maraschino Cherries
From cocktails to sundaes, these homemade maraschino cherries will serve you well.
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Microwave Hot Fudge Sauce
Let the microwave do all the work for this better-than-store-bought quick hot fudge sauce.
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Summer Jam Floats
This fruity ice cream float will cool you off while satisfying your sweet tooth.
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Salted Speculoos Malts
A playful spin on the classic malted milkshake, made with speculoos (or Biscoff) cookie butter.
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Easy Coffee Cake
Everybody needs a go-to easy coffee cake recipe they can turn to for leisurely morning baking. This version doesn't require a mixer.
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Pink Grapefruit Sugar Cookies
Childhood nostalgia gets a modern twist in this zippy, citrusy take on the classic grocery-store-style sugar cookie.