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Leite's Eats™
Leite's Eats™An archive of David Leite's favorite recipes on Leite's Culinaria.

The Skillet Cheeseburger
There’s no scarcity of seductiveness in this Seattle-style redux of a classic cheeseburger. (The secret’s in the super melty cheese and the slathering of bacon jam.)
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- 10 M
- 20 M
- 6

Basic Crêpes
A simple, step-by-step recipe for the classic French crêpe that can be mastered by anyone. Yes, anyone. Even you.
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- 25 M
- 30 M
- 27

Breakfast Oven Fries
These thickly sliced, richly spiced, slowly roasted spuds will zap as much life into you as your morning caffeine fix. Zow!
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- 10 M
- 1 H
- 8

Cheese Crackers
Yup. We went there. You know, to that homemade Cheez-It place. Go ahead. Admit it. You’re awfully glad that we did.
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- 15 M
- 25 M
- 9

Classic Cheeseburger
What defines the quintessential classic cheeseburger? It’s quite the personal experience. Yet we’ve got a foolproof technique.
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- 20 M
- 20 M
- 8

Slow Cooker Chicken Stock
Not that making homemade chicken stock is difficult, but this slow cooker chicken stock? The easiest ever.
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- 15 M
- 12 H
- 19

Pasta Soup with Potatoes and Pancetta
This good old-fashioned soup has a frugal heartiness once needed by day laborers, a satiating subtleness now appreciated by foodies.
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- 25 M
- 45 M
- 58

Moonshine Onion Rings
A hefty shot of booze makes for a batter that’s thin, crackly, and clings to the onions such that it’s barely there.
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- 25 M
- 30 M
- 3

Grilled Cheese Croutons
Step one: Make a childhood favorite. Step two: Cut it into squares. Step three: Dunk, drop, or plop into homemade tomato soup & sigh.
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- 10 M
- 10 M
- 6

Pigs in a Blanket
Without further ado or feigned guilt, allow us to reacquaint you with a long-lost childhood friend.
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- 20 M
- 40 M
- 15

Prosciutto-Parmesan Puffs
David divulges his fetish for puff porn, a habit that conveniently requires no confession with Father Fraga come Saturday afternoon.
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- 20 M
- 45 M
- 57

Bolognese Lasagne
Think you know lasagne? As Giuliano Hazan explains, what you know may be sadly mistaken. His recipe will fix that.
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- 1 H, 30 M
- 4 H
- 13

Standing Rib Roast
Pricey but not pretentious, a standing rib roast is essentially a slab of bone-in rib eye steaks standing on end. You could do worse, eh?
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- 25 M
- 2 H, 25 M
- 16





