Leite's Culinaria

Elegant yet exceedingly simple, this white wine linguine beguiles with its rich, silken flavor despite the absence of cream and a touch of butter.

A quick, healthy, vegan, fruit and nut-filled snack. Not too sweet but still good when you're craving something less granola and more like dessert.

So long, store-bought applesauce. Tuck into your own fuss-free, artisanal applesauce that's a little sweet, a little spicy, and as smooth or as chunky as you please.

This anything-but-boring bird borrows its Peruvian accent from a technicolor dream coat of paprika, lemon, garlic, and cumin.

This sexy, simple gnocchi is all Roman La Dolce Vita, made with semolina flour and not potato. See for yourself how seductive it can be.

Warm lentil salad, filled with the earthy flavor of lentils, slab bacon, onions, and shallots, is tossed with a walnut oil dressing. A fantastic side dish.

A purée of pumpkin soup, enriched with chicken stock and leeks, is topped with crunchy pumpkin seeds seasoned with curry, cayenne pepper, and turmeric.

If you've been waiting for a sign that you should start roasting your own garlic, consider this it. Once you taste it, you'll wonder why you waited.

How delightful does a perfectly seared and spiced, juicy pork chop sound? That's what we thought, too. Right this way...

"This was beyond the best carrot cake I have ever had." That's what we're hearing about this cake, which ingeniously relies on puréed, rather than grated, carrots.

A sweet and savory side dish that highlights the ever-lovely delicata squash. And pine nuts, those exotic, buttery, little flavor bombs.