Rebecca Firkser
Test Kitchen Editor
Rebecca’s work has appeared in TASTE, Eater, Food52, The Kitchn, Serious Eats, The Strategist, and NYT Cooking, among others. Previously, she was a staff editor at a handful of media publications, as well as a freelance recipe tester, culinary producer, and stylist. Before joining Bon Appétit and Epicurious, she was mostly working on cookbooks, among them her own, Galette! (Artisan, 2025). Rebecca aspires to make budget-friendly cooking exciting to everyone, and hopes you'll learn to love beans as much as she does. Raised in Northern New Jersey, she’ll never say no to a slice of crumb cake. The “k” comes before the “s” in her last name. rebeccafirkser.com
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Cheesy Apple Omelet
Fontina and fried shallots make this diner-style omelet perfectly acceptable dinner fare.
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Crunchy Veg Salad With Dates and Fried Shallots
Elegant enough for a dinner party centerpiece, sturdy enough to take the leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
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Green Goddess Harvest Salad
So much more affordable than ordering from those fast casual salad chains.
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Palm Springs Date Shake
Attention: A date shake is not a smoothie, but you can have it for breakfast if you want.
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Veggie Club Sandwich
Ditch the ham and cheese for a double-decker vegetarian sandwich.
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Extra-Creamy Hummus
The best homemade hummus starts with an unexpected ingredient: ice cubes.
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Olive Bar Pasta Salad
Choose your own adventure at the supermarket with marinated artichokes, beans, peppers, and of course, olives.
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Spaghetti With So Much Zucchini
Loosely inspired by pasta Amatriciana, a few pounds of zucchini stand in for tomatoes.
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Sheet-Pan Hot Honey Chicken and Peaches
No grill needed for this just-charred-enough sweet and spicy chicken.
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Berry Protein Smoothie
With cottage cheese blended right in—yes—this smoothie will keep you full until lunch.
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Chopped Salad With Sardines and Preserved Lemon
A feel-good meal full of crunchy veg and even crunchier pita chips.
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Peaches Foster
This speedy one-pan summer dessert channels peaches and cream with a twist.
