Halved slices of sourdough stacked on top of each other on a white and grey marble surface.
Emilie Raffa
1 of 17

Sourdough Bread

This sourdough bread is easy to make with only starter, bread flour, water, and salt, and the finished artisan loaf has a crunchy crust and tender crumb. Here’s how to make it.
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A whole grilled beef tenderloin, partially sliced on a wooden cutting board with a knife, meat fork, and twine beside it.
Christopher Hirsheimer
2 of 17

Grilled Beef Tenderloin

You'll want to double the compound butter recipe for this grilled beef tenderloin because of its fresh and savory notes.
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Two jars of pickled shrimp on a wooden cutting board.
Jerrelle Guy
3 of 17

Pickled Shrimp

These pickled shrimp are a Southern staple made with poached shrimp and a spicy lemon, garlic, and dill brine.
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A black plate topped with angel hair pasta with lemon bread crumbs and a fork and a squeezed half lemon rests beside the plate.
Faith Mason
4 of 17

Angel Hair with Lemon Bread Crumbs

This angel hair with lemon and bread crumbs is a simple zesty pasta dish made with angel hair, lemon zest, Parmesan, plenty of black pepper, and a sprinkling of toasted bread crumbs. Hello, weeknight supper scrounged from the pantry.
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A smoked prime rib sliced in half on a wooden board with a green-handled knife beside it.
Ed Anderson
5 of 17

Smoked Prime Rib

This smoked prime rib, coated with a sugar spice rub and smothered with a horseradish mustard mixture, becomes slowly infused with smoky flavor and is simply the best prime rib we’ve ever tried.
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Creole shrimp and grits in a white bowl, with a spoon above the bowl with a shrimp in it.
Jody Horton
6 of 17

Creole Shrimp and Grits

This Creole shrimp and grits combines perfectly spiced shrimp, a spicy (but not too spicy) Creole sauce, and creamy white Cheddar grits. It’s Southern comfort food with Big Easy flair.
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A toasted classic tuna melt on a wooden board with a dish of ketchup next to it.
David Loftus
7 of 17

Classic Tuna Melt

This classic tuna melt, with its toasted bread, melted cheese, and creamy tuna filling, is proof that good food need not be fancy.
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A cast-iron skillet filled with eggplant shakshuka made with poached eggs in a tomato and eggplant sauce, with feta scattered over the top.
Mowie Kay
8 of 17

Eggplant Shakshuka

This eggplant shakshuka adds tender sautéed eggplant and Moroccan spice blend, ras el hanout, to this classic poached egg and tomato sauce meal.
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A fork scooping strands of roasted spaghetti squash from the center of a halved squash.
Mary Smith
9 of 17

Roasted Spaghetti Squash

This roasted spaghetti squash is an easy technique for cooking spaghetti squash so that those silky strands turn out perfectly every time. Here’s how to make it happen with ease and hardly any effort.
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A half-full jar of honey barbecue sauce with a spoon dripping excess sauce back into the jar.
Ken Goodman
10 of 17

Honey Barbecue Sauce

This honey barbecue sauce is easy to make with a handful of pantry ingredients including ketchup, vinegar, molasses, honey, and spices. So long, store-bought sauce.
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A tray of unbaked bbq meatballs with a set of measuring spoons beside it and a bowl of barbecue sauce in the background.
Jerrelle Guy
11 of 17

BBQ Meatballs

These BBQ meatballs are tossed in the crockpot or oven (translation: no stovetop spattering to clean up) and slathered in a homemade molasses barbecue sauce. Here's how to make them.
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A person holding a spoonful of aligot potatoes over a copper pot.
Quentin Bacon
12 of 17

Aligot ~ Pommes Aligot

These aligot potatoes, made with creamy mashed potatoes, cheese curds, and mozzarella cheese, are the richest, cheesiest, and most comforting potatoes we've ever tried.
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Pieces of beef stew with red wine and mashed potatoes in a white bowl with a fork nestled inside.
Connie Miller
13 of 17

Beef Stew with Red Wine

This beef stew with red wine, made with beef chuck roast and a rich red wine sauce, can be made in your Instant Pot or braised in the oven.
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A ceramic bowl filled with za'atar cacio e pepe and topped with fresh marjoram leaves.
Jonathan Lovekin
14 of 17

Za’atar Cacio e Pepe

This za'atar cacio e pepe ingeniously gives Rome's classic creamy Parmesan and black pepper pasta middle Eastern flair with the addition of za'atar seasoning.
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Six salmon cakes on rectangular platters with bowls of avocado spread and chimichurri beside.
David Loftus
15 of 17

Salmon Cakes

These salmon cakes are pan-fried and served with an avocado dip and chimichurri sauce. Certain to banish all memories of the less-than-stellar fish cakes of your youth.
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A large chocolate chip skillet cookie topped with ice cream with four spoons resting inside.
Jacqui Caulton
16 of 17
This giant chocolate chip cookie is made in a cast-iron skillet and served warm. Top with ice cream and chocolate sauce and devour.
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A scoop of salted peanut butter ice cream with chocolate flecks on a silver spoon.
Stacy Newgent
17 of 17

Salted Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Chocolate Flecks

This salted peanut butter ice cream with chocolate flecks is our new must-have frozen concoction. One spoonful and you’ll understand why peanut butter and chocolate are one of the great romances in the history of food.
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About David Leite

I count myself lucky to have received three James Beard Awards for my writing as well as for Leite’s Culinaria. My work has also appeared in The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Saveur, Bon Appétit, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Yankee, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and more.


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