Margaux Laskey

New York

Associate Editor at The New York Times

Cooking @ The New York Times. Tweets are my own.

Articles

Five Quick, Kid-Friendly Vegetarian Dinners

1 week ago | denverpost.com | Margaux Laskey |Nargisse Benkabbou |Eric Kim |Ali Slagle

By Margaux Laskey, The New York TimesMy 13-year-old daughter has been toying with the idea of becoming a vegetarian since she was about 3, which is when she asked me where the hamburger on her plate came from. (You don’t think about how weird that conversation is until you have to have it.)I was born in the meat-and-potatoes Midwest and raised in the meat-and-three South.
Fast Kid-Friendly Vegetarian Dinner Ideas

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Margaux Laskey

My 13-year-old daughter has been toying with the idea of becoming a vegetarian since she was about 3, which is when she asked me where the hamburger on her plate came from. (You don’t think about how weird that conversation is until you have to have it.)I was born in the meat-and-potatoes Midwest and raised in the meat-and-three South.
100 Easy Summer Recipes for Right Now

1 week ago | cooking.nytimes.com | Margaux Laskey

Because worrying about dinner should be the last thing on your mind. Mark Weinberg for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. Summer is when I most miss being a kid. The uncomplicated, unhurried delight of it all: waking up late with no plans, spending the day barefoot, eating strawberries hot from the garden and grilled cheese sandwiches made of butter-drenched bread and melty American cheese, then yes, drinking water straight from the garden hose.
Meals for Maycember

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Margaux Laskey

Hi, friends! Margaux filling in for Emily today. Tickled to be here. If you're a parent, you might be in the thick of Maycember, that end-of-spring flurry of activities that requires SEAL-Team-Six-level logistics and planning: school concerts, graduations, sports tournaments, dance recitals, field trips, themed dress-up days, classroom parties, teacher conferences, summer child-care planning. (What am I forgetting?
Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes – NYT Cooking - Business And America

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Margaux Laskey

Let her stay in her pajamas, and make one of these for her instead. Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. Many moms love the hustle and bustle of a fancy brunch place on Mother’s Day, which falls on Sunday. (We have plenty of suggestions for them.) But a lot of us just want a quiet, cozy morning at home, a hot cup of coffee we get to finish and a meal we don’t have to cook.
Five weeknight dishes we couldn’t stop eating

2 months ago | twincities.com | Margaux Laskey |Dan Pelosi |Mark Bittman |Kay Chun

One of the greatest perks of working for New York Times Cooking is that once in a while, I get to spend time in our gorgeous, light-filled studio working with our wildly talented, kind and funny food stylists, photo editors and photographers. (Pinch me.)Despite what you may read on the internet about stylists using Elmer’s glue for milk or motor oil for syrup, what you see in our recipe photos is real, live food that has been made following the recipe to a T.
More Protein, Less Pasta, Tasty and Not Too Much Prep

Mar 19, 2025 | virginislandsdailynews.com | Margaux Laskey

Hello again! Margaux here, filling in for Emily today. When asked to write this newsletter, I immediately turned to my mom group — a diverse group of working women with children ages 3 to 15 — and asked them what sorts of dinners they’d like to see. I got two enthusiastic requests: more protein, less pasta. “And they should be tasty and not require an hour of prep,” one wrote. “I’m basically requesting a unicorn.”Well, New York Times Cooking is here to serve, Fairy Godmother-style.
More protein, less pasta, tasty and not too much prep

Mar 12, 2025 | denverpost.com | Margaux Laskey |Ali Slagle |Kay Chun |Yossy Arefi

By Margaux Laskey, The New York TimesHello again! Margaux here, filling in for Emily today. When asked to write this newsletter, I immediately turned to my mom group — a diverse group of working women with children ages 3 to 15 — and asked them what sorts of dinners they’d like to see. I got two enthusiastic requests: more protein, less pasta. “And they should be tasty and not require an hour of prep,” one wrote.
13 Cozy Winter Dinners to Warm You Up

Dec 30, 2024 | nytimes.com | Margaux Laskey

Ground cumin and ground red chile powder from dried chiles (not the chili powder blend you typically use to make a big pot of chili) are the secret to the layered earthiness of these delightfully gooey cheese enchiladas from Bryan Washington. Ali Slagle's four-ingredient recipe for sticky, sweet and spicy pulled pork was inspired by carnitas, barbecue pulled pork and Vietnamese caramel pork.
The Most Popular Recipes of 2024

Dec 9, 2024 | nytimes.com | Margaux Laskey

Well, that was fast: It was January, we blinked and now it's December. Quite a bit has happened in the last 300 or so days, and the team at New York Times Cooking created, tested and published about 1,000 delicious recipes to help you eat well through it all. Your favorites - the dishes you added to your rotation, the meals your kids actually (OK, mostly) ate, the dinners you were excited to cook - are below. Once again, the three Cs (comfort, convenience and chicken) were king.