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Home | Elizabeth and Lena Alvarez | Page 2

Elizabeth and Lena Alvarez

Lena Alvarez was about the age of eight when she and her mum, Elizabeth, joined the Leite’s Recipe Testing community. Both Lena and Elizabeth are whole-heartedly grateful for the hundreds of tastes, tests, triumphs, and not-so-triumphant culinary moments (from their own learning curve!) afforded by David Leite and the Community of Leite’s Culinaria. Lena still is a devoted taster of great food, even as she studies ballet full-time in northern California. Elizabeth lives and works in Santa Barbara.

Lena and Elizabeth Alvarez
A white bowl filled with spaghetti topped with bread crumbs and a chunk of pecorino beside the bowl.

Spaghetti with Bread Crumbs

20 mins

Homemade hummus sprinkled with paprika and drizzled with oil swirled on a grey plate.

Homemade Hummus

1 hr

A bowl of roasted curried cauliflower mixed with onions and topped with cilantro.

Roasted Curried Cauliflower

1 hr

A white plate with cavatelli past topped with a roasted tomato sauce, fork on the side

Roasted Tomato Sauce and Pasta

35 mins

Far Breton French Custard Cake on cake stand with a cup of tea.

Far Breton ~ French Custard Cake

1 hr

Two blue glass plates with scoops of Turkish coffee ice cream, and a spoon

Turkish Coffee Ice Cream

3 hrs 30 mins

A glass jar filled with apple cider vinaigrette with a spoon resting in it.

Apple Cider Vinaigrette

5 mins

Plate with an slice of apricot tart filled with frangipane and topped with chopped pistachios.

Apricot Tart with Frangipane

4 hrs

Four bottles of infused water prepared using the instructions on how to infuse water.

How to Infuse Water

8 hrs 5 mins

Glass of spinach almond pesto with a spoon inside on a metal sheet strewn with almonds

Spinach Almond Pesto

10 mins

Plastic container or North African chicken soup with shredded chicken, ras el hanout, couscous, and preserved lemon

North African Chicken Soup

30 mins

Two bowls filled with tortellini, peas, and spinach.

Easy Tortellini Soup

15 mins

Two white bowls filled with porridge; one topped with blueberries and the other with figs and almonds.

Brown Rice and Quinoa Porridge

1 hr 30 mins

Braised chicken with olives and orange in a cast-iron skillet on a wooden table.

Braised Chicken with Olives and Orange

1 hr 30 mins

Broiled Tofu on aluminim foil-lined sheet pan.

Broiled Tofu

45 mins

A whole simple roast chicken in a skillet, surrounded by grapes.

Simple Roast Chicken

1 hr 30 mins

A frozen tub of plum sorbet, with a scoop of sorbet and some sugar cookies lying beside it.

Plum Sorbet

5 hrs

A tall glass of fruit shrub sitting on a napkin with a long spoon next to it.

Shrub Cocktail

18 d

A saucepan filled with lettuce soup on a wooden table, with a dish cloth and a pile of toasted croutons beside it.

Lettuce Soup

45 mins

A plate with a fish taco topped with creamy chipotle cabbage slow with a bowl of slaw beside it.

Fish Tacos with Creamy Chipotle Cabbage Slaw

45 mins

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