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Home | Eydie Desser

Eydie Desser

Eydie Desser is from deep in the heart of Texas—Beaumont, to be exact, where the air is so thick and the sun is so hot, it’ll melt your fat like butter. She inherited her passion for cooking from her mother, who loved butter so much that she wrote a family cookbook titled Just Add Butter. Desser took a hiatus from her advertising career to attend the French Culinary Institute, where she earned her Grand Diplôme in Culinary Arts. She and her husband live in Santa Monica, CA, where she works as a cooking instructor and happily tests recipes for Leite’s Culinaria (much to the delight of her family and friends).

Eydie Desser
Chicken with mustard in a large metal skillet garnished with thyme, being held by a man.

Chicken with Mustard ~ Poulet à la Moutarde

1 hr

Two individual servings of chocolate mouse in glass tumblers served on a small plate with a silver spoon resting beside.

Chocolate Mousse for One

20 mins

Six one-bowl mocha brownies on wood

One-Bowl Mocha Brownies

45 mins

A white baking dish with a piece of patterned parchment and 15 squares of coconut blondies.

Coconut Blondies

35 mins

Several oatmeal chocolate chip cookies cooling on a rack, one with a bite out of it.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

55 mins

A large pot of Ina Garten's easy tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich being cut into croutons beside it.

Ina Garten’s Easy Tomato Soup

45 mins

Several pieces of chocolate bark with apricots and pistachios in a basket

Chocolate Bark, Cardamom, Dried Fruits, and Nuts

30 mins

Florets of spicy roasted cauliflower on a baking sheet with squeezed lime wedges and a bowl of green sauce beside them.

Roasted Cauliflower with Cilantro Sauce

45 mins

A pot roast with potatoes and vegetables on a decorative platter with a serving fork on the platter and a napkin on the side.

Easy Pot Roast, Potatoes, and Vegetables

4 hrs

An oval serving dish filled with baked asparagus with Parmesan and balsamic vinegar with a fork and spoon resting on top.

Baked Asparagus with Parmesan and Balsamic Vinegar

30 mins

A white bowl of braised saffron carrots on a piece of burlap on a wooden table.

Braised Saffron Carrots

35 mins

Five half-moon pastries, Jamaican beef turnovers, on a stone plate, three bottles of beer

Jamaican Beef Patties

1 hr 30 mins

Rows of peanut butter sandies dough balls with a cookie scoop placing another dough ball on the surface.

Peanut Butter Sandies

50 mins

A white bowl filled with lentil soup and topped with fried chiles, greek yogurt, and cilantro.

Moroccan Lentil Soup

1 hr

A wire basket on a wood cutting board containing several types of cheese, including smoked cheddar cheese.

Smoked Cheddar Cheese

4 hrs

A baking sheet filled with cooked biscuits.

Easy Cream Biscuits

30 mins

A grilled cheese sandwich cut into cubes of grilled cheese croutons.

Ina Garten’s Grilled Cheese Croutons

10 mins

Ten Stilton and walnut crackers arranged in rows on a sheet of parchment.

Stilton and Walnut Crackers

1 hr 10 mins

A chicken, sweet potato, and bacon casserole in an oval dish, topped with melted cheese.

Chicken, Sweet Potato, and Bacon Casserole

1 hr 20 mins

A bowl of sesame-peanut noodles coated in peanut sauce, topped with sesame seeds, chopsticks on the side.

Sesame-Peanut Noodles

20 mins

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