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.
Leite’s Loves…Whirley Pop
Mar 14, 2012 by Jenna Rose Levy
So long, microwave. We’ve found a far more reliable contraption for popping popcorn, and it’s dancing buttery circles around you. Jenna Levy says good riddance.
Leite’s Loves…Tattly Designy Temporary Tattoos
Dec 07, 2011 by Lindsay Myers, LC Social Media Intern
These nifty little expressions of body art are the perfect stocking stuffers for commitment-phobic culinistas (just like LC’s own Lindsay Myers).
Leite’s Loves…Lusty Monk Mustard
Nov 15, 2011 by Rachel Kaufman
An iconoclastic mustard came to LC’s own Rachel Kaufman thanks to what can only be described as divine intervention. Then it led her straight into temptation.
Leite’s Loves…Cookies for Kids’ Cancer
Oct 21, 2011 by Allison Parker
Sweet solutions to stubborn problems. That’s a motto our managing editor loves—and the reason she’s head over hand-mixer for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer.
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.
Leite’s Loves…Bazura Bags Lunch Totes
Sep 06, 2011 by Allison Parker
How to pack your child’s lunch with panache? Eco-friendly Bazura Bags, crafted in the Philippines by underprivileged women, bring more than a little elan to any midday meal. Allison explains.
Leite’s Loves…Beer & Pretzel Marshmallows
Jun 10, 2011 by Erin Carlman Weber
True to their name, these manly man bonbons are—wait for it—sweet, beer-y marshmallows covered in chocolate and speckled with pretzels.
Leite’s Loves…Cypress Grove Midnight Moon Goat Gouda
Jun 01, 2011 by Mark Scarbrough
Say hello to a sassy, grassy goat gouda–from the makers of Humbolt Fog–whose charms will seduce even the most stalwart foodies.
Leite’s Loves…Bluegrass Soy Sauce
Mar 09, 2011 by Jenna Rose Levy
Bluegrass Soy Sauce is a brew made the traditional Japanese way with one exception: It’s fermented in bourbon-infused oak barrel. A new southern comfort.
Leite’s Loves…Wendy Costa’s Food Dress Tiles
Mar 04, 2011 by Jenna Rose Levy
Wendy Costa’s whimsical tiles are hand-painted one-of-a-kind works of art. But these works are functional, as trivets, as well as decorative, as wall art.
Leite’s Loves…Fat Toad Farm Caramel
Feb 17, 2011 by Erin Carlman Weber
This ain’t your childhood caramel sauce. Goat’s milk meets sugar as they’re slowly cooked down into a tangy, earthy, oomphy sauce. Booyah.
Leite’s Loves…Taza Chocolate
Jan 26, 2011 by Jenna Rose Levy
Taza Chocolate, a Boston-based company, sources raw, organic cacao beans from a cooperative in the Dominican Republic for its superb flavored chocolate.
Leite’s Loves…Taste No. 5 Umami Paste
Jan 08, 2011 by David Leite
Taste No. 5 Umami Paste from Laura Santtini is a cook’s secret weapon. A little dab’ll do ya, adding a subtle umami hit to any dish.
Leite’s Loves…Leaf Lard
Oct 26, 2010 by Renee Schettler Rossi
Flying Pigs Farm’s leaf lard is just one of the farm’s superb pork products made from free-roaming and foraging heritage pigs.
Leite’s Loves…Quotes Measuring Spoons
Sep 13, 2010 by Allison Parker
Corny? We say not. These heart-shaped measuring spoons, each engraved with a sentiment (“a heap of happiness”), bring a smile to the cook and whimsy to a recipe.
Leite’s Loves…Grill Daddy Pro Grill Brush
Aug 30, 2010 by David Leite
The Grill Daddy Pro Grill Brush uses water to steam off baked-on food while two heavy-duty steel brushes make short work of grill grate clean up. David Approved.







