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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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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.

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Chocolate Swiss Roll

If the cake calisthenics required in most roll cake recipes give you anxiety, this chocolate Swiss roll recipe is for you.

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Sausage-and-Herb Stuffing

The only way to improve our very best stuffing recipe? Add breakfast sausage.

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Leftover-Turkey Melts

Post-Thanksgiving turkey disappears surprisingly fast in this strategic sandwich designed like a tuna melt.

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Chocolate and Coconut Cream Pie

This double-decker pie stacks two forever favorites—chocolate and coconut cream—in a homemade salted graham cracker crust for a best-of-all-worlds situation.

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Salted Graham Cracker Crust

With less sugar and more salt than most other recipes, this buttery, toasted crumb crust is significantly nicer than anything store-bought.

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Burnt Toast Soup With an Egg on It

This garlicky, herby, and very thrifty soup takes pantry staples like bread and eggs and turns them into something spectacular.

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Raspberry Jell-O Salad

Become the relative who has to bring their famous Jell-O salad to every family gathering.

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Simply Brilliant Banoffee Pie

A classic for a reason. Our ultimate recipe has nut-studded toffee, just-ripe bananas, and heaps of whipped cream.

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Cottage Cheese Lasagna

Love cottage cheese? You’ll love this lasagna. Hate cottage cheese? You’ll still love this lasagna.

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Pasta With 20 Cloves of Garlic

Toasted nutritional yeast, full of umami, pushes the pasta into a deeply savory zone and seamlessly makes up for the lack of dairy in this vegan superstar.