39 Molly Baz Recipes for Maximalist Cooking Fun

Molly Baz has a question for you: Are you having fun yet?

According to the recipe developer known for recipes with dialed-up textures, full-on flavor, clever combos (I see you, Blackout Chocolate Banana Bread), and pure irreverence (Ants on a Log Celery Salad, people!), whenever you’re cooking, the answer better be yes. With her latest cookbook, she’s here to help you get there. (Read our review of More Is More.)

Baz’s deep commitment to playfulness in the kitchen—including every “abbrev” in her lexicon, her penchant for bright and bold primary colors, and her almost parodic love of Caesar salad—is nothing new. During her prolific tenure at Epicurious and Bon Appétit, she published roughly 150 recipes that prove more flavor, more personality, and more fun are ours for the taking every time we cook. She showed us how to 10x a simple roast chicken by slathering it with fiery-sweet gochujang. How silky mashed potatoes are vastly improved by a shower of crispety cruncheties (smashed potato chips). How your average crumb cake has the ratio of tender cake to crumbly, buttery topping all wrong. And so much more.

In honor of her latest book, we’ve picked some of the most more-ish recipes Baz has created over the years—including three brand-new ones from the book. So go ahead and grab the salt, throw on a cross-back apron, and get in the kitchen with these recipes. We promise: it’ll be fun.

See all of Molly Baz’s recipes for Epicurious and Bon Appétit right this way…