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Welcome back to What We’re Cooking, our weekly recipe dispatch. In today’s send we’ve got:

What our editors are cooking at home, including a melted zucchini pasta.
The most-saved recipes of the week, with ground beef earning gold and silver medals.
An honest review of HelloFresh meal kits.
Brand-new recipes from this week—and more.

EMMA LAPERRUQUE

DIRECTOR OF COOKING

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What to Cook

Zucchini Amatriciana beautifully twirled in a stone bowl

Recipes Our Editors Made at Home This Week

By The Bon Appétit Staff

It's no secret that I love these tofu meatballs from BA alum Kendra Vaculin. This week I made them to accompany an oldie-but-a-goodie dinner: spaghetti, jarred marinara, and a flurry of grated parm. The recipe comes together in one bowl—with your hands!—just like meat-meatballs, then cooks in the oven versus a splattery pan. Any leftovers make for a great next-day sandwich or snack.

Meanwhile, my coworkers were making a too-good-to-share watermelon salad, a gorgeous zucchini pasta, and more.

One-pot ratatouille with eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, red onion, and bell pepper, garnished with fresh basil in a shallow serving dish.

The Most-Saved Recipes on Bon Appétit This Week

By The Bon Appétit Staff

What’s on the leaderboards this week? Quite the range! Readers are making the most of ground beef, turning chicken into winner-winner dinners (four, to be exact), baking up a storm, and even turning candy into a cocktail.

New Recipes

Glazed Apple Pie Fritters

Korean Street Toast Breakfast Sandwich

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In Our Carts

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HelloFresh Is the Meal Kit That Doesn’t Taste Like a Meal Kit

By Betty Gold Kider

Until recently, I didn’t understand the point of meal kits. The services I’d tried leaned on the same tired recipes of sloppy joes, bland chicken breast, and boring pasta. After trying HelloFresh, I can finally say I get it.

Of all the meal kits I’ve tried, HelloFresh stands out for one reason: Its menu reads more like a restaurant’s than a meal kit service’s. You’ll find dishes like za’atar-crusted Halloumi cheese, moo shu pork bowls, and Peruvian chili-soy steak stir-fry, with over 100 rotating options and more customization than any other service I’ve tried.

I spent a week cooking with HelloFresh for my husband and myself. Here’s what won me over, and what didn’t.

What My Job Is Like as a Culinary Producer:

Meet BA’s Mallary Santucci—project manager, recipe wrangler, and chip dipper extraordinaire.

Is It Ever OK to BYO Seasonings to a Restaurant?

Diners who tote tiny stashes of sea salt, hot sauce, and other condiments are more common than you might think.

What Do Pro Chefs Cook at Home?

Korean street toast sandwiches, banana crepes, and more off-the-clock recipes.

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