Our 20 most popular recipes of 2018 include Portuguese sweets, breads, plenty of pork, and more roasts that you can shake an instant-read thermometer at.

You can practice proper Southern gentility, no matter where you’re from, simply by whipping up a batch of this classic crowd-pleasing party must, pimento cheese. Then prepare to be your most gracious self as you kindly accept accolades..

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Disturbing contact with holidays nuts in his youth caused David to be a bit militaristic when it comes to cooking with nuts. Once a nut…oh, you get the picture.

A useful reference to understanding how to roast turkey—from giblets to stuffing to oven care. An indispensable guide for Thanksgiving.

Surprise family and friends with the savory jolt of a smattering of extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, baked straight into the crust, in contrast to the sweet apple pie filling.

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A beloved American favorite from the 1960’s that we just had to bring back.

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Super-size-me shrimp stud this creamylicious risotto which takes its astoundingly complex taste from simple shrimp shells.

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The Attack of the Killer Cherry Tomatoes took place at David’s place last summer. [Spoiler alert!] Here’s how it ended.

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Guess which recipe David begged to have for a late Sunday night supper after the Ed Sullivan show? (Hint: This one.)

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Adivinhe qual era a receita favorita do David aos Domingos à noite, depois do programa “The Ed Sullivan show”? Dica: Esta!

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Marcel Proust had his madeleine. David Leite has his Portuguese salt cod, potato, and egg casserole. Sorta.

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An ethereally creamy, subtly sweet, wickedly pistachio-y gelato that derives its pure flavor from nothing more than the essentials.

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David pursues one of his great passions: fried clams. But not just any fried clams. The fried clams of his youth, the kind with plump, juicy bellies. And there’s a story behind finding them.

Each Portuguese family has its own rendition of this classic, a pantry staple known as massa de pimentão. Here’s how the Leite family makes it.

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