Claire Saffitz

When I was a kid, my idea of heaven on a hot summer day was fresh cut-up watermelon, Breakstone's cottage cheese, and a sprinkle of salt. ”

Only advanced bakers should endeavor to adapt non-vegan recipes to be vegan, or gluten-full recipes to be gluten-free. There are all sorts of tips and tricks when it comes to subbing vegan ingredients for eggs and dairy, but it's tricky to say the least. ”

Pate a choux is a mixture of simple ingredients - flour, water, milk, eggs - but the proper technique is essential. Unlike other doughs, the pastry is pre-cooked on the stovetop before being enriched with eggs, piped, and baked. ”

Don't get attached to any one idea. Nothing is too precious. ”

I'm so bad at self-care. ”

If anything betrays my Ashkenazi Jewish heritage - besides the Casper-the-friendly-ghost-like skin tone - it's my love of fishy fish. ”

I love the Grub Street Diet. I am particularly fascinated by what people eat; I think it says a lot about people. ”

Butter that is too warm won't aerate properly when beaten with sugar, leading to a decidedly un-fluffy result. ”

Hearty soups with relatively long cook times like minestrone, for example, are chock-full of aromatics and flavor-lending ingredients like bacon, onions, and garlic. These infuse the water with their flavor and produce a clean-tasting broth all on their own. ”

There's a lot you can learn about something by taking it apart. ”