Rachel Perlmutter

Culinary Producer at The Kitchn

I cover recipes you know you want, and recipes you don't know you want. I also make all the food on The Kitchn look as delicious as possible.Brooklyn, NY

About Me

I went to college to study art history and journalism, and I spent a lot of my free time cooking and planning dinner parties. So after graduating I went to culinary school with the plan to combine my loves of communication and food. I dove into any experience I could find in my hometown of Houston, Texas –– teaching cooking classes, working in food nonprofits, developing recipes, and even farming. Eventually, I moved to New York to work as a recipe developer and food stylist, including at meal kit companies Marley Spoon and Dinnerly.

In my free time, I continue my quest to perfect kolaches and breakfast tacos that taste like home. You’ll find me shopping at the farmers market, having elaborate picnics, or hosting dinner parties that start with crudité and end with a candy plate.

Nothing makes me happier than helping create more enthusiastic home cooks — except perhaps a good salad. My favorite way to cook and eat is seasonally, locally, and sustainably. I want to give people the tools and access to do that, too!

My pronouns

she/her/hers

I'm an expert in

  • seasonal produce
  • hosting dinner parties
  • food styling

My Big Projects

Latest Stories

It's Not Fall Until I Make This Easy Creamy Soup
Creamy, dreamy, cozy comfort.
2 days ago
I Want to Make "Melting Sweet Potatoes" for Dinner Every Night
Crispy outside + ultra-creamy inside = your new signature sweet potato.
Oct 26, 2024
My Favorite Texas Recipe Is Like Pigs in a Blanket, Only 1,000 Times Better
Y’all are gonna love these.
Oct 25, 2024
Once I Started Making Salad on a Sheet Pan, It's Hard to Do It Another Way
Sheet pans are the new serving bowls.
Oct 21, 2024
Chefs Love to Hate This Controversial Pasta Shape
Sorry, I don’t make the rules!
Oct 21, 2024
This One-Pot Pasta Sauce Is a Combo of 4 Beloved Italian Classics
This pasta has everything (and sausage, too!).
Oct 16, 2024
I Hated Spaghetti Squash Until I Cooked It This Way
The possibilities are endless.
Oct 13, 2024
I Never Follow the Directions for Kraft Mac & Cheese — I Do THIS Instead
It’s probably sitting in your fridge right now.
Oct 13, 2024
I Make Texas Chili Every Fall Just for the Leftovers
Better the next day is an understatement.
Oct 5, 2024
My 1-Ingredient Trick for the Best Lasagna (It’s So Easy!)
It will squash all the competition.
Oct 3, 2024
My One-Pot Turkey Chili Is Legendary — This Is My (Cheap!) Secret Ingredient
And yes, the beans belong here.
Sep 29, 2024
The Ingredient Combination That Makes the Best-Tasting Sloppy Joes of Your Life
Pickles make it perfect.
Sep 23, 2024
My Favorite Trick for Turning Canned Beans Into Your Favorite Italian Dinner
Just add garlic bread.
Sep 20, 2024
My "Crispy Creamy" Potatoes Make This the Best Kale Salad You'll Ever Eat
A potato salad that isn’t “potato salad.”
Sep 17, 2024
The Ridiculously Easy Cocktail I Can't Stop Drinking
It’s that little touch of vanilla.
Sep 11, 2024
I Make These Easy Southern-Style Beans All Fall Long
Like butter.
Sep 9, 2024
The 4-Ingredient "Honey Deuce" Cocktail Is Famous for a Reason
It’s a serve.
Aug 29, 2024
My Trick to Perfectly Creamy, Fluffy Hummus Is So Simple (and Free!)
Creamy, dreamy, fluffy hummus is 10 minutes away.
Aug 27, 2024
My Favorite Trick for Making Canned Beans So Delicious
Just add garlic bread.
Aug 19, 2024
This 3-Ingredient Party Trick Is the Only Way I'm Drinking Diet Coke
Just add a Caesar and fries.
Aug 17, 2024
My Brown Sugar-Maple Glaze Is the Secret to Perfect Baked Ham
The most delicious leftover sandwich starts here.
Aug 14, 2024
The Texas Margarita You’ve Never Heard of Is the Only One I Ever Drink
Straight from Austin, Texas.
Aug 14, 2024
The No-Bake Tres Leches Dessert My Friends Ask Me to Make Every Summer
It's like a cloud.
Aug 13, 2024
This Shrimp Taco Salad Has a Jalapeño Ranch Dressing You'll Always Want to Use
The refried beans are optional (except they’re really not).
Aug 12, 2024
My Brilliant Trick for Impossibly Crispy Breakfast Potatoes
So crunchy you can’t hear your own thoughts.
Aug 11, 2024
The Grocery Item You Should Always Buy, Based on Your Zodiac Sign
Make room in your freezer, Pisces.
Aug 8, 2024
I've Made Dozens and Dozens of Tuna Salad, and THIS Is the Best Recipe
It’s just creamy enough.
Aug 5, 2024
Tinto de Verano Is the 4-Ingredient Cocktail I Want to Sip All Summer Long
You better believe I’m batching it for park hangs.
Jul 27, 2024
I Bring My Creamy "Esquites Dip" to Every Party I'm Invited To (Everyone Loves I
Esquites + creamed corn = heaven on a tortilla chip.
Jul 27, 2024
“Marry Me Butter” Is So Good, It'll Make Anyone Who Tastes It Say "I Do"
Engaged in a tomato girl summer.
Jul 25, 2024
My Ridiculously Flavorful Corn Salad Is the Summer Side That Demands Seconds
It’s all about the crunchy shallots.
Jul 17, 2024
My Dad's Trick for Reviving Day-Old Pasta Makes Me So Excited for Leftovers
The crispy edges are everything.
Jul 15, 2024
My Homemade Caesar Salad Will Make You Ditch the Bagged Kit Forever
Just add fries and a Diet Coke.
Jul 8, 2024
This "Cowboy Candy" Is Guaranteed to Make You Legendary at Any Summer Cookout
It puts the yee-haw in every dish.
Jul 6, 2024