A perfectly flaky crust. A simple goat cheese filling. Some fresh pesto. And those spectacular heirloom tomatoes sitting on your counter. Surprisingly simple. Impressively spectacular.

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David becomes sugar daddy to the local hummingbirds by keeping his feeders topped off with a simple syrup of very kind-hearted proportions.

David explains his 6-step approach to selecting the ripest, juiciest, sweetest watermelon possible. Works like a charm each and every darn time.

David recounts his doomed career in Little League baseball which, he suspects, has less to do with innate ability and more to do with the lack of a concession stand in the outfield.

The easy essentials you need prior to taking on any recipe, whether simple or high falutin’, that calls for the centuries-old staple ingredient, salt cod.

Pretty much guaranteed to be one of those desserts that makes people do face-plants onto their dessert plates. A David Leite original recipe.

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• 3 H
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In this video, Jamie Purviance teaches David that grilling salmon isn’t that hard. It just takes high heat and some patience.

Yep. We smoked, pickled, and fried these spuds. And we’ve no regrets. David divulges—and indulges—all in this blog post.

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• 11 H
• 45

Rotisserie chicken—expertly made at home, thank you very much—is what’s on the menu in this video with grillmeister Jamie Purviance who teaches David to harness his inner griller.

To grill the perfect steak, David turned to grill master Jamie Purviance for essential tricks and tactics. Ever since then, he’s been grilling masterfully and sighing contentedly. You will, too.