Anna Stockwell
Senior Food Editor Emeritus
Anna joined Epicurious in 2015 and transitioned to working across both Epi and Bon Appétit in 2018 as a recipe developer, food stylist, video host, and writer. Prior to Condé Nast, Anna worked as a recipe tester for publications including Every Day With Rachael Ray, Real Simple, and SAVEUR, while earning a degree in classic culinary arts from The International Culinary Center in 2013. A New Englander at heart, Anna grew up in New Hampshire and earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors in philosophy from Bates College in Maine. In 2020, she left BA and soon after released her first cookbook For the Table. She lives in the Hudson Valley where the most important part of her home is the dining room table, which comfortably seats ten.
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Lentil Bolognese
In this easy pantry pasta, make-ahead lentils add heft, while bacon lends a deep, savory flavor to the sauce. It’s a hearty and comforting dinner that's perfect for cool fall evenings.
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Big-Batch Marinated Lentils
Stirring a simple vinaigrette into warm just-cooked lentils helps them drink up flavor so they taste anything but plain. Use French green or black beluga lentils as they will hold their shape best. You can keep a batch of these dressed lentils in the fridge and add to salads, pastas, soups, and more all week long.
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Pickle Potato Salad
This pickle brine–inspired dry rub turns potatoes and carrots crispy-creamy with pleasantly sharp vinegary tang. Toss them, still warm, with leftover shredded chicken and crunchy raw celery, onion, and yes, sliced pickles for a double-the-pickle, double-the-fun dinner salad.
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Scallop Rice Bowls With Crunchy Spice Oil
The transformative power of our new favorite seedy, spicy, crunchy, garlicky oil is on full display in this dinner of simply seared scallops. A couple of drizzles adds a spice drawer’s worth of flavor in seconds.
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Pickle Brine Spice Rub
The power of a tangy, vinegary brine, but in powdered form. This spice rub brightens and invigorates roasted chicken, seared fish and shines when sprinkled over vegetables before roasting. The cornstarch in the vinegar powder helps form an extra-crispy, extra-tart crust on anything you put it on.
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Crunchy Spice Oil
This chile oil combines tons of texture from toasted whole spices and seeds with a just-spicy-enough heat level. Drizzle it over any, literally any, savory food you can think of.
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Cabbage Potato Pie
In this recipe, creamy mashed potatoes get jazzed up with crispy bits of bacon and sharp cheddar cheese, then wrapped in Savoy cabbage leaves before roasting in the oven.
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Green Curry Vinegar Chicken
Thai green curry paste packs potent flavor into this one-pan, eight-ingredient, weeknight-friendly chicken dinner.
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Ginger-Scallion Meatballs With Green Curry Sauce
Bright in color and flavor, the silky sauce for these meatballs is made from a purée of coconut cream, Thai green curry paste, and spinach.
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Rose Cocoa
This dairy-free cocoa uses fragrant coconut milk as its base. Dried rose petals bring an extra dose of floral aroma and flavor—not to mention romance.
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Roasted Oysters With Warm Butter Mignonette
Quickly roasting oysters in a hot oven pops the shells apart so they can be opened the rest of the way by hand, no shucking skills required.
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Steamed Winter Veggie Bowls
Everything in this dinner (including the eggs!) cooks together in one steamer insert.
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Turf Mix
This crispy-crunchy-salty mix gets its green hue from a blend of ground seaweed snacks, dried dill, and lime zest. The seasoning of garlic powder, cayenne, salt, and sugar rounds it all out.
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Power Butter
If you thought it was impossible to make nut butter more delicious, try this added-value version.
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Tonnato Deviled Eggs
Wake up deviled eggs with a bright and briny tonnato-inspired filling. Top with crispy fried capers and salmon roe for extra salty pop.
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Winter Salad Hummus Bowls
Massage kale and brussels sprouts in a sweet, tangy dressing of rice vinegar, soy sauce, and honey, then serve it with creamy hummus and jammy eggs.
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Seedy Power Sprinkle
This savory granola will magically boost the flavor, protein, and crunch factor of any dish. Sprinkle it over a plate of whipped ricotta and crispy broccoli for an easy, veggie-centric meal.
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Salad Pasta
Not pasta salad—it’s salad pasta. A whole salad’s worth of greens, folded into pasta to make a complete dinner in one bowl.
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Caramel Apple Breakfast Cobbler
This cozy, sweet-and-savory make-ahead cobbler is ideal for busy holiday mornings.
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Chilaquiles With Bacon, Eggs, and Cheese
This one-skillet meal is ideal for both chilly evenings and weekend mornings when hot melted cheese and comfort is all you want. Leave a handful of chips undressed to tuck into the skillet at the last minute. Their salsa-free points add the perfect layer of crunch.