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Home | David Leite

David Leite

David Leite is the publisher of Leite’s Culinaria. He has received three James Beard Awards for his writing as well as for Leite’s Culinaria. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Saveur, Bon Appรฉtit, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Pastry Art & Design, Food Arts, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times, The Washington Post, Charlotte Observer, and Men’s Health.

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Two stemless flutes filled with a batched classic French 75 cocktail and lemon twists.

Classic French 75 (Batched for a Crowd)

10 mins

Close-up of chicken piccata meatballs over grilled bread with charred lemon and glossy lemon-butter sauce.

Chicken Piccata Meatballs

40 mins

Classic shrimp scampi on a white plate with large pink shrimp in garlic butter sauce, garnished with parsley. A silver fork rests on the side, with a lemon half nearby and golden sauce pooling at the bottom for dipping.

Classic Shrimp Scampi

20 mins

A slice of burnt Basque cheesecake with pomegranate on a plate, garnished with pomegranate seeds and a spoon.

Basque Cheesecake with Pomegranate Molasses

3 hrs

A deep skillet filled with tortellini with peas and prosciutto with bowls of pepper and cheese on the side.

One-Pot Tortellini with Prosciutto and Peas

25 mins

A sugar cone of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream lying on a bed of chocolate chips.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

9 hrs 15 mins

A fork holding a single garlic butter steak bite with a platter of steak bites nearby.

Garlic Butter Steak Bites

25 mins

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

Chocolate Caramel Cake

6 hrs

A skillet with three chicken thighs on top of a mixture of leeks, rosemary, and cannellini beans.

Rosemary Chicken and Beans in a Creamy Cider Broth

1 hr 30 mins

A portion of gnocchi with gorgonzola cream sauce sprinkled with chopped hazelnuts on a black plate.

Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Cream Sauce

25 mins

A platter of meatball Stroganoff over buttered noodles.

Meatball Stroganoff

1 hr

Two bowls of Italian sausage soup with gnocchi and spinach.

Italian Sausage Soup

30 mins

Cheese straws on an oval wooden platter on a distressed wooden surface.

Peppery Cheese Straws

35 mins

An oval casserole dish filled with potatoes dauphinoise, with a silver spoon resting in it.

Potatoes Dauphinoise

2 hrs 30 mins

A stack of Scottish shortbread wedges on a plate with cups of tea nearby.

Scottish Shortbread

1 hr 25 mins

A saucepan filled with roasted garlic mashed potatoes with a pat of butter on top.

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

1 hr

An overhead view of a skillet of shrimp pasta and two servings on plates nearby.

Garlic-Butter Shrimp Pasta

30 mins

Caramel sauce drizzled over a slice of apple pie on a white plate.

Caramel Apple Pie

5 hrs

Two disks of whole wheat pie crust dough stacked one on top of the other.

Whole Wheat Pie Crust

1 hr 5 mins

A rectangular platter of shrimp toast on top of blue and white tiles with a bowl of sweet and sour sauce on the side.

Shrimp Toast

50 mins

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