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About Renee Schettler Rossi

Renee Schettler Rossi is the deputy editor of Leite's Culinaria. She has spent the past 15 years as an editor and writer at national newspapers and magazines, including The Washington Post food section, Real Simple, and Martha Stewart Living. Her work has garnered recognition from NPR, the Association of Food Journalists, and The Best American Recipes cookbook series, and she has served as a judge for the James Beard Awards.

TV Dinners: Grand or Gauche?

TV Dinners: Grand or Gauche?

Sep 21, 2011 32 Comments by  
Filed under he said, she said | writings

The TV dinner, that icon of mid-century American life, offered Renee and David two disparate experiences: Freedom and disappointment.

Leite’s Loves…Tate’s Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Leite’s Loves…Tate’s Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sep 13, 2011 11 Comments by  
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When the consummate chocolate chip cookie goes gluten-free, Renee does a little happy dance–and explains why she thinks you will, too.

Woodstock: Peace, Love, Granola?

Woodstock: Peace, Love, Granola?

Aug 15, 2011 4 Comments by  
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Peace. Love. Granola. We reconsider hippy cooking in light of the principles those tie dye-wearing, tree-hugging concertgoers espoused.

Julia Child Speaks: What I’ve Learned

Julia Child Speaks: What I’ve Learned

Aug 14, 2011 30 Comments by  
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The beloved American doyenne of French cooking expounds upon what she learned during a lifetime cooking and thinking at the stove.

Weeds, er, Salad Greens

Weeds, er, Salad Greens

Jul 12, 2011 18 Comments by  
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One girl’s weeds, it seems, are another girl’s supper. Renee swoons to the miscellany of sweetly summery shoots and sprigs and sprouts at the greenmarket.

Side Dishes for Fried Chicken

Side Dishes for Fried Chicken

Jun 27, 2011 Leave a Comment by  
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Consummate sidekicks for fried chicken—both classic and unconventional—to keep everyone at the table happy. We promise.

Fourth of July Fried Chicken Recipes

Fourth of July Fried Chicken Recipes

Jun 26, 2011 Leave a Comment by  
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Looking for the best fried chicken for the Fourth? Look no further. We got ‘em all: Cajun, Northern, Asian, and Southern recipes.

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

Jun 07, 2011 5 Comments by  
Filed under recipes | sides | veggies

Wondering what to do with the abundance of late-spring sprigs, shoots, and stalks, oh my? Wonder not. We have solutions both simple and surprising for you.

Our Best Poultry Recipes

Our Best Poultry Recipes

May 02, 2011 Leave a Comment by  
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For our best chicken, turkey, duck–in fact, all kinds of poultry–recipes, we’ve got you covered. (Is that a yellow feather sticking out of your mouth?)

Matzoh-Paloozah

Matzoh-Paloozah

Apr 17, 2011 17 Comments by  
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Matzoh. Matzo. Matzah. However you spell it, you’ll find more than 100 recipes to grace your Passover table this year.

Pancake Day

Pancake Day

Mar 07, 2011 4 Comments by  
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Pancake Day, Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday–they’re all about indulgence before Lent. So it’s time to haul out the butter, eggs, and milk and start cooking.

Sautéed Bacon, Mushrooms, and Lentils

Sautéed Bacon, Mushrooms, and Lentils

Mar 03, 2011 36 Comments by  
Filed under gluten-free | in season | recipes | sides | veggies | testers choice

It may seem criminal to bathe the walloping nutrition of lentils and mushrooms in anything but wholesomeness, but there’s something to be said for quality of life. Hello, bacon!

Happy Birthday to Us

Happy Birthday to Us

Feb 20, 2011 90 Comments by  
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Join us as Leite’s Culinaria turns twelve. And while you’re here, drop us a line as to what you enjoy most about LC.

Chicken Wings with Garlic and Paprika | <em>Pollo al Ajillo</em>

Chicken Wings with Garlic and Paprika | Pollo al Ajillo

Jan 30, 2011 6 Comments by  
Filed under appetizers | chicken | turkey | poultry | gluten-free | recipes | testers choice

No need to wait for a big game to make these Spanish-inflected, finger-licking-good chicken wings. We’ve known them to be welcome at any party.

By Popcorn Possessed

By Popcorn Possessed

Jan 18, 2011 12 Comments by  
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Today is National Popcorn Day. And, as Renee shows us, the ubiquitous kernel has a way of–dare we say it?–popping up at important life events.

Sunchokes

Sunchokes

Jan 13, 2011 12 Comments by  
Filed under greenmarket girl | in season | writings

Sunchokes, alias Jerusalem artichokes, stumped our intrepid Greenmarket Girl, Renee, until she consulted the Sunchoke Deity, Jonathan Gold.

A Kingly Appetite

A Kingly Appetite

Jan 07, 2011 7 Comments by  
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Elvis food–all the dishes, like his quirky peanut butter-banana-bacon sandwich–has inspired generations of cooks. What’s your Elvis-ish treat?

Hangover Cures from the World Over

Hangover Cures from the World Over

Jan 01, 2011 4 Comments by  
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Hangover cures are on everyone’s mind the day after celebrations, like New Year’s Eve. Discover hangover cures and myths from around the world.

New Year’s Eve Cocktails

New Year’s Eve Cocktails

Dec 27, 2010 Leave a Comment by  
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New Year’s Eve drinks set the tone for the night, so kick off your next 365 of them with one of these sophisticated Cary Grant-Deborah Kerr libations.

12 Recipes to Get You Through the 12 Days of Christmas

12 Recipes to Get You Through the 12 Days of Christmas

Dec 14, 2010 Leave a Comment by  
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These 12 quick recipes will make getting through the Christmas holiday a lot easier. Consider them our gift to you. Merry, merry!