This week for Genius Recipes, Kristen's showing us a cake that was designed by a pastry chef, but can be stirred together with a couple bowls and a spatula. Less than an hour later: soft vanilla crumb-clouds warm from the oven. → https://f52.co/3emwNL3 | Food52

13K views · 99 reactions | Kristen is back with Season 2 of "Genius Recipes"! Right off the bat, she's making the lightest, fluffiest, almost souffle-like pancakes you've ever tasted, thanks to a key genius ingredient. Get the recipe here: https://f52.co/32Oom4E | Food52 | Facebook

Five-minute tomato sauce sounds like it could very well be a cheat, a gimmick, or an outright lie. But in this sneak peek from the Simply Genius cookbook, Kristen shows you how 101 Cookbooks founder Heidi Swanson squeezes big, bright flavor into an all-purpose 5-minute tomato sauce, despite it barely cooking at all. Recipe here: https://f52.co/3S9fAbb P.S. For a sneak peek of 14 more new recipes and riffs with all preorders of Simply Genius, head here: https://f52.co/3BEs3xY | Food52