Recipe Testing
Nam Hegde is an experienced recipe cross-tester specializing in cookbooks and editorial recipes. She refines instructions, troubleshoots ingredient issues, and verifies timing of recipes so that creators can elevate their work and build trust with their audience. With a sharp eye for detail and a deep understanding of culinary techniques, she ensures recipes are accurate, reliable and consistently successful for a wide range of cooks.
Recipe Testing for Cookbooks
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The Simple Art of Rice by JJ Johnson, and Danica Novgorodoff
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My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi, with Joshua David Stein
Online Publications
Crispy, juicy pork sausage wrapped around a soft-boiled egg makes these scotch eggs a satisfying—and impressive—snack.
December 13, 2024 (updated)
Khoresh-é-Ghormeh-Sabzi (Persian Braised Meat)
Filled with melt-in-your-mouth meat and luscious beans, this aromatic Persian stew is hearty, comforting, and undeniably delicious.
March 05, 2025 (updated)
This pudding is creamy and rich with the nutty, grassy notes of Korean toasted barley tea.
May 16, 2025
Made with Prosecco, Aperol, club soda, and a touch of lemon and orange juice, this refreshing granita is a fun spin on Aperol spritz, the classic Italian aperitivo.
April 08, 2025 (updated)
This moist and aromatic cake smells, looks, and tastes like Persian baklava.
June 05, 2025 (updated)
The gold standard for Iowa taco pizza is a crispy, chewy crust with the nostalgic toppings of a school cafeteria taco.
June 05, 2025 (updated)
Maximize your ratio of buttery, flaky pastry to deeply apple-y spiced filling in these homemade hand pies. They’re the perfect portable fall dessert.
October 20, 2024
These comforting beef-and-cabbage filled buns were brought to Kansas and Nebraska by immigrants in the late 1800s and remain a Midwestern staple to this day.
January 15, 2025
The bitterness of the coffee and chocolate complement the rich milky flavors of tres leches cake.
May 15, 2025 (updated)