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Molly Baz

Senior Associate Food Editor, Emeritus

A former food editor at Bon Appétit, Molly Baz is a cook, recipe developer, video host, cookbook author, and Caesar salad enthusiast with a lifelong love of cooking, eating, and teaching other people how to cook. She was placed on this earth with one mission: to convince you all that cooking is nothing but FUN, salt is the single most important ingredient in your kitchen, and delicious food is really not that hard to make. For more Molly, check out her cookbook Cook This Book or her YouTube series Hit the Kitch. mollybaz.com

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Tandoori Chicken Wings

The yogurt tenderizes the chicken as it sits, so the further in advance you make it, the better!
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BA's Best Shrimp Cocktail Is Ready to Party

A recipe for the shrimp cocktail you deserve.
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Fruit Sandwiches

AKA fruit sandos, the delightfully squishy Japanese dessert we can’t get enough of.
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Curried Tofu Wraps

If the cooked tofu isn’t as hot as you’d hoped, amp it up by tucking a slice or two of Fresno chile into your wrap.
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BLT Wraps with Horseradish Mayonnaise

The classic components of a BLT get enhanced with a spicy, zesty horseradish mayo.
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Yellow Tomato Bloody Mary

A bright golden Bloody Mary made with bruised (but still juicy wonderful!) farmers’ market tomatoes.
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Spicy Steak Salad Wraps

These adobo-marinated steak wraps are garnished with corn nuts, which add salt, crunch, and sweet toasty flavors to each bite.
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Sambal Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

Crisp lettuces and bright toppings turn sambal shrimp into the DIY dinner you’ll want on your table all summer.
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Grilled Clambake With Miso-Lime Butter

In this festive feast, all the best components of a classic clambake—potatoes, shrimp, corn on the cob—get an extra layer of flavor via gingery miso butter.
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Make This Salted Watermelon Juice and Then Turn It into a Margarita, You Wizard You

I will blending up this perfect salty-sweet refresher ALL SUMMER LONG.
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Salted Watermelon Margarita

It’s refreshing, naturally sweet without added sugar, and just look at that PINK!
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Chill-Out Honeydew Cucumber Slushy

High in B vitamins, cucumbers both cool and calm you.
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Beauty-Food Mango Slushy

Mangoes are packed with vitamins C and A, both of which provide major skin-brightening benefits. Lime and chile keep this slushy spicy and bright.
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Inflammation-Busting Pineapple Slushy

This slushy has just enough ginger to let you know you’re ALIVE.
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Smashed Chickpeas on Toast With Harissa Yogurt

Garlicky toast smoothed with harissa yogurt and topped with chickpeas = the perfect vegetarian tartine.
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The Canned Tuna I Bring to the Beach (Yes, the Beach!)

It’s that good.
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Grilled Pork Shoulder Steaks

Normally you want to braise a pork shoulder—but we’re making a case for throwing it on the grill, with a hell of a spice rub.
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Orecchiette with Buttermilk, Peas, and Pistachios

We’re throwing this pantry pasta all-star a “Welcome to Summer” party with peas and mint.