Leite's Culinaria

Our best recipes for classic as well as unexpected Easter sides, desserts, and, yes, ham. Easter simply isn't complete without setting some of these on your table.

Craving that characteristic crust and crumb of an artisanal loaf of sourdough? We have just the beginner's recipe for you that's a cinch to pull off at home. Swear.

We love this ham not just for its peachy keen glaze that's sweet but not too sweet but for the fact that the entire thing can be made in an Instant Pot (or pressure cooker) in less than an hour.

The most tender, flakiest, and butteriest savory biscuit we've tried. Ever.

These diminutive queques are flavored with a hint of citrus that's equally welcome at breakfast, tea, or any other hour of the day, quite frankly.

This easy bowl of fresh pasta and asparagus in creamy garlic sauce is on the table in less than 30 minutes. Sounds like a weeknight winner to us.

These perfect little meringue cookies sandwich a dreamy whipped cream filling and are so airy they literally dissipate into nothing but loveliness.

Unleavened recipes—sweet and savory, solemn and spirited—to see you through each and every day of Pesach.

Whether you're observing Passover or simply having a tricky time finding flour, these flour-less brownies will satisfy with their ever so slightly crumbly outside and splendiferously fudgy inside.

A sweet and vinegary, sesame and garlicky, oniony chicken dish that's seriously irresistible. You're gonna want to put this dish on repeat.

This luscious, silken, subtly flavored coconut tart is topped with a delicate burnt-sugar crust borrowed from crème brûlée, that shatters when sliced.