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.

Leite’s Loves…Laguiole Steak Knives

Apr 30, 2012 by Renee Schettler Rossi

A splurge at Anthropologie reveals some unabashedly girlie French knives with an unmistakably masculine appeal.

Dyed Easter Eggs

Mar 26, 2012 by Renee Schettler Rossi

Little hands, ginormous expectations. Makes us want to ditch the fizzy little tablets loaded with artificial dyes for something more natural. Hello, kitchen scraps.

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Classic Martini

Mar 19, 2012 by Renee Schettler Rossi

The classic martini–you know, the one sipped throughout decades past–dispenses with questions of shaken or stirred, dirty or dry. It just is what it is.

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TV Dinners: Grand or Gauche?

Sep 21, 2011 by Renee Schettler Rossi

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

Sep 13, 2011 by Renee Schettler Rossi

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?

Aug 15, 2011 by Renee Schettler Rossi

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

Aug 14, 2011 by Renee Schettler Rossi

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

Jul 12, 2011 by Renee Schettler Rossi

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

Jun 27, 2011 by Renee Schettler Rossi

Consummate sidekicks for fried chicken—both classic and unconventional—to keep everyone at the table happy. We promise.

Fourth of July Fried Chicken Recipes

Jun 26, 2011 by Renee Schettler Rossi

Looking for the best fried chicken for the Fourth? Look no further. We got ‘em all: Cajun, Northern, Asian, and Southern recipes.

Spring Awakening

Jun 07, 2011 by Renee Schettler Rossi

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

May 02, 2011 by Renee Schettler Rossi

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

Apr 17, 2011 by Renee Schettler Rossi

Matzoh. Matzo. Matzah. No matter how you spell it, chances are you’ll appreciate each and every one of these tips, tricks, and tactics to tuck into come Passover.

Pancake Day

Mar 07, 2011 by Renee Schettler Rossi

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

Mar 03, 2011 by Renee Schettler Rossi

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!