Alison Roman cooks and writes like she’s your witty, best friend. A best friend who’s known for setting the newest cooking trends with standout flavors in dishes that even the most oven-phobic person can cook. Given her background as the former Senior Food Editor turned contributor at Bon Appetit Magazine, and a bi-weekly columnist at the New York Times, she took her skills from pen to paper to the kitchen with a best-selling cookbook — Dining In — which features 125 highly cookable recipes. Her playlists, which feature everything from Fleetwood Mac to Robyn, will inspire you in the same way, and give you a dose of that same energy, as you cook her newest Kerrygold creations.

View Alison’s recipes and custom cooking playlists below.