LC Originals

Considered Portugal’s national dish, caldo verde, or green soup, is a homey dish of potatoes, kale sliced whisker thin, and smoky pork sausage.

• (29)
• 25 M
• 1 H, 5 M
• 101

Designed to maintain their just-out-of-the-oven loveliness for days, these are ideal for sharing something sweet with the ones you care, whether via the USPS or porch delivery. Or save ’em all for yourself.

• (2)
• 15 M
• 45 M
• 24

This tart, filled with roasted onions and blue cheese royale, is without a doubt one of the finest recipes on site. None of us can ever get enough.

• (5)
• 30 M
• 2 H, 15 M
• 14

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

• (6)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 26

It took David a decade after a disastrous experience with roast goose to muster the courage to master proper fowl cookery. And boy, did he ever…

• (7)
• 50 M
• 4 H, 30 M
• 44

A richly porky, nicely salted, slightly peppery, pleasantly sweet taste with a lingering maple syrup flavor. That’s what you can expect from this crazy easy homemade bacon.

• (5)
• 25 M
• 7 D, 4 H
• 59

Not Portuguese? Not a problem. It won’t lessen your appreciation for these little lovelies with the shatteringly crisp pastry cradling ridiculously creamy custard.

• (100)
• 1 H
• 2 H, 30 M
• 737

This impressive dessert, created by David himself, takes a lovely autumnal lilt from pumpkin purée in the batter and maple syrup in the frosting. One of our most popular cakes.

• (21)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 77

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

• (1)
• 1 H
• 2 H, 10 M
• 6

The pleasing smack of sourdough was seemingly made to be melded with the awesomely chewy denseness of bagels. And it’s SO much easier than you’d expect!

• (1)
• 40 M
• 10 H
• 2