Easy Authentic Recipes Fully Tested
Hearty Autumn Fare
Turkey and Sweet Potato Chili
1 hr
Autumn-Inspired Pumpkin Recipes
Pumpkin-Cider Soup
1 hr 40 mins
Pumpkin Macaroni and Cheese
1 hr 30 mins
Pumpkin Swirl Brownies
1 hr 10 mins
Glazed Pumpkin Pound Cake
2 hrs
Seasonal Ingredients
Hey, I’m David Leite
I’m a three-time James Beard Award-winning food writer, cookbook author, memoirist, podcast host, and publisher. I created this site in 1999 to help you find simple, quick, and wicked flavorful recipes. For the past 24 years, I’ve been cooking, teaching, and writing about all types of food, including those from my Portuguese heritage. Let’s eat! Vamos comer!
Gear Up for Halloween
Halloween Meringue Bones
1 hr
Halloween Caramel Apples
30 mins
Halloween Chocolate Covered Apple Slices
30 mins
Halloween Mummy Rice Krispies Treats
20 mins
Weeknight Quick Recipes
You love to cook & feed the fam. But you don’t want to live in the kitchen. I’ve got your back.
Jamie Oliver’s Sausage Pappardelle
25 mins
Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken with Asparagus
40 mins
Braised Carrots with Orange and Rosemary
30 mins
Warm Arugula Salad
20 mins
Most Beloved Recipes
These are the most popular, most loved, and most made dishes over the past 25 years.
Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese Sauce
6 hrs
Batter-Fried Chicken
1 hr 30 mins
Pastéis de Nata ~ Portuguese Custard Tarts
2 hrs 30 mins
Easy Slow Roast Pork Butt in the Oven
10 hrs
Portuguese Recipes
Caçoila ~ Portuguese Stewed Beef
1 d
Portuguese Salad of Black-Eyed Peas with Tuna
5 hrs
Portuguese Coconut Custard Tarts
45 mins