Kendra Vaculin
Associate Food Editor
Originally from the San Francisco East Bay, Kendra has worked in food media (Eater, Food52) and test kitchens (Blue Apron) across New York City since 2014, as a writer, recipe developer, and producer. Since starting at Epi and Bon Appetit, she's started a weekly newsletter about what you should make for dinner tonight, written about cooking with weed, and developed recipes for the kinds of food she loves to eat (weeknight dinners, pantry pasta, party snacks). She likes ice cream more than vegetables, but it's much closer than you'd think.
Expert Advice
A Can of Soup Is the Secret to These Stew-y Spiced Baked Eggs
Caramelized onions and a trio of spices turn an ordinary can of lentil soup into a flavorful dinner.
Recipes & Menus
Spiced Lentil and Caramelized Onion Baked Eggs
The secret to these stewy baked eggs is a can of lentil soup. Any basic variety of lentil soup will work—you'll dress it up with the earthy spices and caramelized onions.
Expert Advice
15 Cookbooks We Love to Read Outside of the Kitchen
Beautiful photography, a wild premise, bonkers impossible-to-replicate techniques—sometimes you’re in it for more than the recipes.
Shopping
Mango Purée Is Not Just for Drinks
The store-bought blended fruit is a perfect pantry item—a sweet addition to baked goods, granola, and savory sauces.
Shopping
The Best Fancy Halloween Candy to Buy for Yourself
You’re not sharing your haul this year, so it’s time to stock up on the good stuff.
Expert Advice
Frangipane Makes the Most of Peak Produce—All Year Long
A nutty and versatile food processor custard, frangipane bakes into a fragrant, puffed-up pillow for whatever fruit you like.
Shopping
This Amazon Prime Day, I’m Buying a Cutting Board Care Kit (and Maybe a New Board As Well)
Putting a stop to my own reckless wooden cutting board behavior.
Recipes & Menus
Now Is the Time to Make Some Borscht
The brightly colored, beet-based soup is endlessly riffable and fit for all seasons.
Expert Advice
13 Casserole Dishes for Baking (and Serving) All Your Comfort Food Favorites
One dish, two dish, red dish, blue dish
Recipes & Menus
Pumpkin Dutch Baby With Pumpkin Butter
This isn’t your typical super-puffed Dutch baby; it’s creamy and custardy on the inside and airy around the edges, thanks to the inclusion of canned pumpkin purée.
Recipes & Menus
Fall Is Happening, Make a Pumpkin Butter Dutch Baby
The cinnamon-spiced train that is autumn has left the station and is barreling in our direction. Get on board (with this very easy, seasonal breakfast).
Expert Advice
The 10 Best Kitchen Tools Under $10
Great quality doesn't always equal more money. The Epi team swears by these tools—each of which cost less than a Hamilton.
Expert Advice
Is the Equal Parts Pan As Good As It Looks?
To stand out in the crowded landscape of direct-to-consumer cookware brands, Equal Parts just gave its pots and pans a refresh. Is the new Essential Pan as vital as its name suggests?
Expert Advice
In My House, Nothing Can Dethrone Edensoy Soy Milk
Despite wild advances in alt-milk technology, I think the OG nondairy beverage is still the best all-purpose option.
Expert Advice
The Best Ghee to Buy If You’re Not Making It Yourself
These seven brands offer quality clarified butter products for when you’re going the store-bought (or online shopping!) route.
Recipes & Menus
Make a Dent in Your Cucumber Supply With This Weeknight Meatball Dinner
If meatballs aren’t at the top of your salad mix-in power rankings, this combination of flavorful pork and crunchy cukes might earn them a spot.
Recipes & Menus
Pork Meatballs and Cucumber Salad
The trick to keeping this salad crisp? Salt, drain, and squeeze excess liquid from the cucumbers before dressing them. Add a swoosh of yogurt and juicy oven-baked meatballs to make it a flavorful, filling meal.
Expert Advice
The Best Bottle Opener Is One You’ll Keep on Display
It’s time to retire your kitschy bottle opener key chain in favor of something that will double as home decor.
Recipes & Menus
Avocado Cheesecake is The Quick and Easy (and Very Green) Recipe You Need This Week
Nadine Levy Redzepi’s recipe is rich, creamy, and made from only eight ingredients.
Expert Advice
Everything You Need to Organize Your Kitchen for Fall
It’s time to whip your fridge and pantry into shape.