Recipes, Cooking, and Baking Site
What I’m Eating
Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies
1 hr
Autumn-Inspired Apple Recipes
Chai Spiced Apple Cider
10 mins
Apple and White Cheddar Scones
1 hr 15 mins
Red Truck Bakery Apple Cake
1 hr 45 mins
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!
Celebrate Rosh Hashanah
Apple Cake
1 hr 30 mins
Roast Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Dates
1 hr 30 mins
Fresh Figs with Ricotta and Honey
10 mins
Challah
3 hrs 15 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.
One-Pan Spaghetti Puttanesca
50 mins
White Pizza with Broccolini, Fontina, and Sausage
50 mins
Sheet Pan Chicken with Apples, Bacon, and Brussels Sprouts
1 hr
Pork Chops with Applesauce
30 mins
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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
Homemade Portuguese Chouriço
2 d
Portuguese Shrimp Turnovers ~ Rissóis de Camarão
2 hrs
Portuguese Tea Flan
4 hrs 30 mins