Rebecca Firkser
Cookbook author
Cookbook author of Galette!
Rebecca Firkser is a Brooklyn-based writer, recipe developer, and food stylist. Most recently an editor at Food52—where she created the popular budget recipe column, Nickel & Dine—she has written and developed for TASTE, the Strategist, Eater, Kitchn, and Bon Appetit. She contributed recipes and words to Breakfast: The Most Important Book About the Best Meal of the Day.
Once upon a time, Rebecca studied theater design and art history at Smith College, so if you need a last-minute avocado costume or want to talk about Wayne Thiebaud's cakes, she's your girl. Raised in northern New Jersey, she feels very strongly in favor of Taylor ham and Sloppy Joes—though she’s now mostly a vegetarian.
Recipes & Menus
Blueberry Scones
These tall and flaky blueberry scones are best when you start with frozen butter, grated on cheese grater.
Expert Advice
Put Croissants in Your Salad
Sure, flaky pastries are good for breakfast. But they're even better as a crunchy salad topper.
Shopping
These Colorful Glasses Eliminate the Need to Label Your Drink
They're durable, stackable, chic—and, most importantly, they mean you'll never confuse your cup with someone else's.
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The Complete Epicurious Cake Recipe Finder
Explore our cake recipes finder to find the cake that suits your schedule and your cravings. Click on a cake icon and read more!
Holidays Events
Make-Ahead Brown Butter Is My Thanksgiving Secret
For a toastier, tastier Thanksgiving meal, make (and freeze) your brown butter today.
Expert Advice
Everyone Gets a Crispy Piece With Sheet-Pan Mac and Cheese
Skip the roux and the casserole dish for an extra-crispy take on this classic baked pasta.
Expert Advice
Got 9 Minutes? Make This Salted Dark Chocolate Pudding
This pudding is used as a cake filling at a famous New York bakery, but it's also a brilliant back-pocket dessert.
Recipes & Menus
Crispy, Creamy Sheet-Pan Mac and Cheese
What’s the best part of a baked mac and cheese? The crispy edges, obviously. This sheet-pan recipe maximizes the crunch.
Shopping
You Say Fruit Basket, I Say Snack Basket
How to use a three-tiered hanging basket for storing more than just fruit.
Expert Advice
Wheat Thins Are the Unexpected Hero in This No-Bake Cheesecake
This easy cheesecake is just peachy.
Recipes & Menus
No-Bake Peach Cheesecake With Wheat Thins Crust
The salty-sweet crust on this no-bake peach cheesecake is not to be missed.
Expert Advice
Zucchini Caesar Is the (Almost) No-Cook Meal of My Summer
Crunchy ribbons of zucchini, meet creamy Caesar dressing.
Recipes & Menus
Zucchini and White Bean Caesar
Ribbons of raw zucchini take well to the Caesar treatment in this mostly no-cook summer dinner.
Shopping
The Best Pie Pan for Sweet Pie, Savory Pie, and Maybe Even a Quiche
We tested pie pans made of glass, metal, and ceramic, and found the most durable and versatile options.
Shopping
The Only Brush That Really Cleans My Cast Iron
It's perfect for scraping up those caked-on bits in the corners of your kitchen workhorse.
Expert Advice
Here's Why I Make All My Ice Cream Sandwiches With These British Cookies
Bye-bye, rock-solid chocolate chip cookies.
Expert Advice
Swordfish Loves the Grill—Here’s How to Do it Right
Grilled swordfish with whole-lemon dressing is the meaty main your dinner party deserves.
Recipes & Menus
Grilled Swordfish Steaks With Whole-Lemon Dressing
Tender grilled swordfish steaks are topped with a bright, garlicky Mediterranean-inspired dressing of chopped whole lemon and oregano.