Leite's Culinaria

You shouldn't have to choose between your two competing cravings. The only disappointing thing about these? That we didn’t discover them sooner.

Satiating and healthy-ish, this salad is a vibrant and quick dinner. No peeling required. Just a little chopping and cooking.

All the flavor of a traditional ragu but in less time and with less fat. Delish, healthy-ish, and fast.

Sleep as late as you want and still get yourself to your first Zoom meeting without going hungry. Cuz no one likes a cranky coworker.

Proof that it doesn't take buttermilk or an insufferably long overnight brine to make insanely tender, crazily crisp, gosh darn perfect fried chicken.

We find these unabashedly unconventional biscotti bewitching beyond belief. Different form. Same function. Far less fuss.

It was always just a matter of time before one of our most trusted cookbook authors landed her own baking show. We already want more.

A dreamy, creamy riff on the classic arroz de pato, this dish call in flavor favors from duck, cured ham, spicy sausage, and tangy oranges.

Distinct from other pecan pies in one notable way, this recipe draws on robust maple syrup to usurp cloying corn syrup. You're welcome.

Whether you're a nightly indulger or just an occasional partaker, you really need something that can do the job with ease and grace. After all, ice cream cravings wait for no one.

Made from scratch with natural ingredients, these are gonna remake all your memories of stale, bland animal crackers in the circus box.