Easy Authentic Recipes Fully Tested
Seasonal Ingredients
Spooktacular Treats
Halloween Mummy Rice Krispies Treats
Creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky. But not at all ooky–they’re delicious little mummy themed treats that come together in a snap. And kids can help, too.
20 mins
Autumn-Inspired Pumpkin Recipes
Pumpkin-Cider Soup
This pumpkin soup gets a boost from apples and a bite from a cupful of Irish cider. The soup, with its intense pumpkin flavor, makes for great fall fare.
1 hr 40 mins
Pumpkin Macaroni and Cheese
This skillet full of pumpkin macaroni and cheese awesomeness ranks off the charts in its indulgence-o-rama rating.
1 hr 30 mins
Pumpkin Swirl Brownies
These pumpkin swirl brownies are just as outrageously rich as you’d expect thanks to pumpkin spice cheesecake colliding with a pan of fudgy brownies.
1 hr 10 mins
Glazed Pumpkin Pound Cake
If you’ve been thinking maybe you’re done with pumpkin everything, wait’ll you experience this aromatic pound cake that boasts the perfect balance of sweet and spice.
2 hrs
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
What’s spookier than a skeleton? Disembodied bones. Although these meringue bones are surprisingly and sweetly irresistible.
1 hr
Halloween Caramel Apples
Forget bobbing for apples. This endeavor requires less effort yet yields more caramel-cloaked gratification and a more elegant version of those sticky, red apples of our youth.
30 mins
Halloween Chocolate Covered Apple Slices
Even the most candy-obsessed could use a little healthy upgrade on Halloween. A slice of apple covered in chocolate hits all the sweet spots.
30 mins
Halloween Mummy Rice Krispies Treats
Creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky. But not at all ooky–they’re delicious little mummy themed treats that come together in a snap. And kids can help, too.
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
This easy one-pot pasta meal from Jamie Oliver features fresh pasta and sausage smothered in a luxurious tomato sauce. Our testers are calling it a “quick, elegant, comforting meal.”
25 mins
Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken with Asparagus
With its prosciutto and luxurious Fontina combo, this is like an updated chicken cordon bleu. (And you get a great cheese pull, too!)
40 mins
Braised Carrots with Orange and Rosemary
Everyday carrots turn shyly sophisticated when infused with flavor and coaxed to tenderness in this no-hassle side dish.
30 mins
Warm Arugula Salad
Caramelized red onions. Pancetta. Pine nuts. A dribble of balsamic vinegar. Peppery arugula. Convinced yet?
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
Is anything more soothing than standing before a burbling pot of Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese sauce? (Hint: Our answer is absolutely not.)
6 hrs
Batter-Fried Chicken
Proof that it doesn’t take buttermilk or an insufferably long overnight brine to make insanely tender, crazily crisp, gosh darn perfect fried chicken.
1 hr 30 mins
Pastéis de Nata ~ Portuguese Custard Tarts
Not Portuguese? Not a problem. It won’t lessen your appreciation for these little lovelies with the shatteringly crisp pastry cradling ridiculously creamy custard.
2 hrs 30 mins
Slow-Roast Pork Butt in the Oven
This roast pork butt, coated in a simple rub of brown sugar, paprika, cumin, and red pepper flakes, is an incredibly easy recipe to make and yields enough pulled pork to feed a small army.
10 hrs
Portuguese Recipes
Caçoila ~ Portuguese Stewed Beef
A Portuguese classic made with beef and peppers, caçoila de Pico is a slowly simmered affair that’s well worth the wait.
1 d
Portuguese Salad of Black-Eyed Peas with Tuna
Earthy black-eyed peas, Portuguese tuna, sliced onion, garlic, and parsley are tossed together in a vinegar-y salad dressing for a quick, nutritious salad.
5 hrs
Portuguese Coconut Custard Tarts
Sweet custard flecked with flakes of coconut are what you can expect from pasteis de coco, a dessert classic from Portugal.
45 mins
