Leite's Culinaria

Chocolate, cream, sugar, vanilla, and butter. If ever there was a magnificent melding of just a few ingredients, this is it.

Being frugal doesn't need to equate to being boring. Nooooooo. At least not in terms of using leftover roast chicken Here, our best arguments to support that assertion.

Because sometimes all you want is a little cake all to yourself. All the better if it has some semblance of healthfulness. These sweet little solutions to your craving are ready and waiting.

You've not experienced the true magic of leftovers 'til you've had these fried orbs of leftover risotto. Crisp outside. Molten inside. Delish through and through.

Fennel and juicy orange glam up the nourishing versatility of tofu in this healthy nosh. Happy Meatless Monday.

Do you swoon to the intoxicating aroma and unmistakable taste of vanilla? Behold, our most trusted ways to let that vanilla sensation show off. Ice cream. Cake. Panna cotta. Need we go on?

Tender, buttery, and enhanced with a subtle citrus lilt. Just as Proust would have wanted. (No madeleine tin? No worries. They're just as lovely when made in a mini-muffin pan.)

A riff on the classic sausage and broccoli rabe pairing, this mixes it up with a little more healthfulness and the intriguing shape of cavatelli (though to be honest, any pasta will do).

This cake is actually something of a misnomer, seeing as how nicely it plays with so many sippables beyond just coffee.

Each of these dinners contains fewer carbs than in a single slice of cheese pizza. To be exact, less than 2/3 of the carbs. Yet still delivers loads of satisfaction.

Made with oranges, mandarins, and limes, this lovely fruit jam is essentially citrus on a spoon. Simple to make. Tastes complex as heck.