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Jesse Szewczyk

Senior Test Kitchen Editor

Jesse Szewczyk is a food editor based in New York. He holds a degree from The Culinary Institute of America and has been a staff editor at The Kitchn and BuzzFeed Food prior to joining Epicurious as Food Editor. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Food Network, TODAY, Food52, The Washington Post, King Arthur Baking, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Allrecipes, Simply Recipes, Bake from Scratch, and several other publications. He was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 of Food & Drink and is the author of Tasty Pride (Clarkson Potter, 2020), a collection of 75 recipes and stories from the queer food community that raised $50,000 for GLAAD, as well as Cookies: The New Classics (Clarkson Potter, 2021), which was named one of the best cookbooks of 2021 by The New York Times and The New Yorker.

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This Over-The-Top Shrimp Cocktail Is an Instant Party Starter

Sure, classic cocktail sauce is great; but serving shrimp with a trio of sauces turns any night into a full-on rager.
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Classic Cocktail Sauce

While many cocktail sauce recipes call for chili sauce, ketchup lets you add your desired level of spice to tailor it to your exact taste.
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Easy Green Cocktail Sauce

For this green cocktail sauce recipe, salsa verde gets amped up with fresh cilantro, lime juice, green hot sauce, and horseradish to embolden its color and add a bright, herby flavor. 
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Shrimp Cocktail

This homemade shrimp cocktail gets dressed up with classic cocktail sauce—plus two other optional sauces that'll really make it a party.
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Old Bay Remoulade

This remoulade recipe is punctuated with mustard, garlic, capers, and hot sauce and is ideal for cutting through the richness of seafood.
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Peanutty Marinated Cucumbers With Curled Scallion Salad

Nutty marinated cucumbers are paired with curly coiled scallions in this refreshing salad.
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The Quickest Way to Cookies That Don’t Spread? Ice Water

Your brown butter chocolate chip cookies will thank you.
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brown butter lends a subtle toffee-like flavor that makes these brown butter chocolate chip cookies far more enticing than your everyday version.
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DIY Maraschino Cherries Are Summer’s Hottest Accessory

Your banana splits and cherry lime rickeys will thank you.
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This 5-Minute Hot Fudge Sauce Turns Any Pint Into a Sundae

You can even make it in the microwave if you want.
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Classic Banana Split

The ultimate banana split recipe combines a trio of ice creams, hot fudge sauce, homemade cherries, chopped peanuts, and pillowy whipped cream.
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Mocha Egg Cream

For this mocha egg cream, the soda fountain delight gets a wake-up call with instant espresso powder.
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Quick-and-Easy Hot Fudge Sauce

This luscious hot fudge sauce comes together in the time it takes to let your ice cream soften up a bit.
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Cherry Lime Rickey Float

The cherry on top of this tangy, tart ice cream float is an actual homemade maraschino cherry.
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Homemade Maraschino Cherries

From cocktails to sundaes, these homemade maraschino cherries will serve you well. 
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Microwave Hot Fudge Sauce

Let the microwave do all the work for this better-than-store-bought quick hot fudge sauce. 
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Summer Jam Floats

This fruity ice cream float will cool you off while satisfying your sweet tooth.
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Salted Speculoos Malts

A playful spin on the classic malted milkshake, made with speculoos (or Biscoff) cookie butter.
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The Best Coffee Cake Starts With Melted Butter

This no-mixer coffee cake cuts the fuss for an easier, better morning bake.
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Easy Coffee Cake

Everybody needs a go-to easy coffee cake recipe they can turn to for leisurely morning baking. This version doesn't require a mixer.
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