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Mehreen Karim

Mehreen Karim is the Recipe Production Assistant at Bon Appétit. In addition to building digital recipes and stories for bonappetit.com, she develops recipes and writes stories to help readers discover unlikely food combinations (caramelized dates and asparagus) and cooking hacks (how to grill chicken without a grill) to inspire home cooks to cook creatively. Mehreen transitioned into food media from the world of digital communications and reproductive justice and takes pride in distilling seemingly complicated topics, be it food or social politics, into tangible takeaways on BA, her ownfood blog, andInstagram. Now that she’s completed her masters degree, Mehreen looks forward to never going back to school, photographing weddings, and teaching herself French pastry at home.

Blueberry Muffin Cake

Here’s a berry-studded cake so simple you can make it on vacation but so good you’ll want to make it even when you’re not.

Grilled Corn With Chaat Masala

All it takes is one tangy spice mix to knock your summer grilled corn out of the park.

Charred Asparagus and Dates With Goat Cheese

Crunchy, creamy, and chewy, this salad is a textural masterpiece.

Date and Pink Peppercorn Pasta

It takes only a handful of ingredients to make this fancy-yet-weeknight pasta.

Turkish-Style Poached Eggs With Brown Butter Garlic Chips

The best part of these Turkish-style poached eggs on a bed of crispy bread and creamy yogurt is the garlicky spiced brown butter that gets drizzled on top.

Passion Fruit Bars

Lemon bars on holiday in the tropics.

Jalebi

It only takes a handful of ingredients to bring this dazzling South Asian snack to life in your kitchen. These particular jalebi strike the perfect balance between crispy, chewy, and sweet.

Creamy Curry Egg Noodle Soup

Ward off the winter blues with this dreamy, creamy, umami-packed noodle soup flavored with red curry paste and chock-full of chewy egg noodles and kale.