Leite's Culinaria: Recipes, Cooking, and Baking

A white oval casserole filled with asparagus, egg and cheese strata--bread, Fontina cheese, eggs, prosciutto, and asparagus

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Windowpane Cookies

Wowsers! (We can’t really think of anything else to say about these stunning cookies, except they’re far easier to make than you’d expect.)

40 mins

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15 Fabulous Holiday Potluck Recipes

Festive potluck recipes for your holiday gathering that are guaranteed to have guests lingering over the buffet table.

Chocolate Espresso Shortbread Cookies

Everything you love about shortbread, in chocolate form, with a hint of espresso. Essentially, a perfect cookie.

2 hrs 35 mins

Spiced Beef Tenderloin Roast

Skip the traditional beef tenderloin seasonings and try this shawarma-inspired version that gets coated in fragrant spices and quickly cooked in the oven.

4 hrs 35 mins

Shawarma Spice Blend

After sprinkling this spice blend over meat, potatoes, and vegetables, you’ll never go back to plain old salt and pepper again.

5 mins

Hey, I’m David Leite

I’m a three-time James Beard Award-winning food writer, cookbook author, memoirist, podcast host, and publisher. 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!

A Taste of Portugal

A Taste of Portugal, my first spice blend, is bursting with the flavors I grew up with: smoked paprika, garlic, citrus, bay leaf, piri-piri chiles, coriander, red wine, and more. It’ll amp-up any of your dishes with just a spoonful or two.

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Caldo Verde ~ Portuguese Green Soup

Considered Portugal’s national dish, caldo verde, or green soup, is a homey dish of potatoes, kale sliced whisker thin, and smoky pork sausage.

1 hr 5 mins

Portuguese Duck Risotto

A dreamy, creamy riff on the classic arroz de pato, this dish call in flavor favors from duck, cured ham, spicy sausage, and tangy oranges.

2 hrs 45 mins

Portuguese Pork and Clams ~ Porco Alentejana

A specialty of Portugal that’s a superbly comforting and oh-so-satisfying dish of marinated pork shoulder and briny clams in a white wine and red pepper sauce.

4 hrs

Portuguese Tomato Jelly

Summer tomatoes are turned into a sweet jelly that’s a Portuguese classic. Use it as you would any jelly as well as with cheese plates.

1 hr 15 mins

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Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs

“Simple.” “Perfect.” “The moistest chicken with the crispiest skin we’ve ever had.” That’s what folks are saying about this crowd-pleasing, weeknight-friendly chicken trick.

45 mins