Leite's Culinaria

Intrigued? You should be. A couple of the niftiest cooking tricks we know are at play in these grilled harissa vegetable skewers.

"Magical." "An 11 out of 10.” "The finest peach cobbler that I have ever, or will ever, eat." "WOW!" That's what folks are saying about this crazy easy peach cobbler.

Nothing slakes thirst, quells worries, and comes together with such ease quite like Southern sweet tea.

Hot enough to make you holler. That's how they like their fried chicken in Nashville. Who are we to argue?

Never again curse as your pricey spears of asparagus fall between the grill rack into oblivion. All you need is this simple trick.

SLIDESHOW: Ribs and, yes, all the requisite fixin's, including baked beans, corn bread, cole slaw, biscuits, and, natch, smoke.

This far-from-fussy dessert is gonna satisfy your desire for a subtle red, white, and blue presence this coming weekend. Actually, it's gonna satisfy in a lot more ways than just that.

Vanilla ice cream. Just sorta defines summer, yes? And what better way can you imagine spending a lazy afternoon than making and devouring this childhood classic?

Tart rhubarb collides with sweet blueberries to create some serious summer pie envy among strawberry rhubarb loyalists.

Beautiful burger buns. Were ever three words joined in such harmonious sequence? There's a lot more lovely things to be said about these rich, pillowy specimens of bread awesomeness.

A make-at-home version of your fave diner-style burger but with the added smokiness from just the blissful amount of chopped pastrami mixed in with the beef.