Food Writer and Host Samin Nosrat Offers Her Favorite Simple Recipes

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Samin Nosrat (2014) is a cook, teacher, and author of the James Beard Award-winning New York Times Bestseller Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. She is an Eat columnist at The New York Times Magazine and the host and an executive producer of the Netflix original documentary series based on her book. She was named the 2018 Eater Chef of the Year and one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2019.

In sending along a list of favorites, Samin says, "here are some of my favorite simple recipes:"

Cornbread


Granola


Feta Brined Roast Chicken


Oven Fried Chicken

Almond tart

Kale Salad


Best Hummus Ever


Fluffiest Pancakes I have ever made


Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookies


Tahini Ranch


Greenest Green Salad


Insalata Verde


For readers, these three books are are my favorite comforting food writing:

Vibration Cooking by Vertamae Smart Grosvenor

In Pursuit of Flavor by Edna Lewis

An Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler

A woman in a kitchen with a group of children. They are all cooking together and laughing