Stunning enough for special occasions. Easy enough for weekday breakfasts. Marvelous enough to make you want it every damn day.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 22

We’re bewitched, thanks to this aged cookie dough–yes, aged COOKIE DOUGH–that indulges us in an adult cookie with notes of rich butterscotch and bitter dark chocolate.

• 15 M
• 1 D, 12 H
• 266

Buttery, rich cake is ribboned with a marmalade layer, steeped in a blood orange syrup, and topped with a light orange glaze. What more could you want?

• 1 H
• 2 H
• 8

Dense, rich, and flourless, this gluten-free cake is a fave among the Portuguese, as well as anyone who’s ever tried it. It gets its unforgettable taste from a combination of almonds, lemon zest, cinnamon, and vanilla.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 48

If we had to choose just one roast chicken to spend the rest of our lives with, this would be the one.

• 15 M
• 2 H
• 70

Forever? Completely? Sounds like words used only in conjunction with things that inspire lasting love. Like this cake.

• 20 M
• 55 M
• 267

The only reason why David Leite watches the Super Bowl. And it ain’t for the commercials.

Being a supertaster ain’t all that it’s cracked up to be—especially if you still have to eat your broccoli. David explains and complains.

We think these conversation-starting cookies defy the laws of physics. When you experience what big flavors they flaunt for something so thin, we think you, too, will be convinced.

• 20 M
• 50 M
• 17

David and The One wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous 2018. And, they’re curious to what you’re making today. So tell them!

The last thing you need to worry about tomorrow morning is breakfast. With this brioche French toast, you assemble it today, let it sit in the fridge overnight, and tomorrow slide it in the oven. By the time gifts are open, breakfast will be on the table.

• 25 M
• 5 H, 25 M
• 42

After a disastrous experience with roast goose, it took David a decade to master proper fowl cookery. And boy, did he ever…

• Quick Glance
• 50 M
• 4 H, 30 M
• 38

These sweet and spicy nuts are addictive, so serve with care. The sweet comes from sugar, the spicy is the result of red pepper flakes. Use any kind of nut.

• 5 M
• 35 M
• 7

We’re not certain which we find more incredulous, the sheer genius behind these bacon fat gingersnaps or the resulting flavor of said genius.

• 20 M
• 45 M
• 42