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Home | Jessie Hagan

Jessie Hagan

Jessie has been a proud Leite’s Culinaria Recipe Tester since July 2019. After earning a Business Degree in 2004 and then working in Hospitality IT for over 10 years, she pivoted to fully immerse herself in the culinary world. She’s worked for multiple clients testing and developing recipes. To amp up her culinary street cred, she enrolled in culinary school to pursue a degree in the Culinary Arts. Jessie currently works as a culinary copywriter and recipe developer and dabbles in food photography when she cooks something especially pretty. She lives in Frisco, Texas with her favorite guinea pigs . . . husband, Chris, and daughters Delaney and Eliza.

Jessie Hagen
An Ooni pizza with Portuguese sausage and cheese on gray weathered wood, with chouriรงo, lemon, cheese, and pizza cutter.

Ooni Pizza with Portuguese Sausage and Cheese

12 hrs

Three morning buns on small white plates, dusted with granulated sugar, with a coffee cup behind them.

Morning Buns

6 hrs 30 mins

Pomegranate roasted beets with goat cheese on a large white serving plate, with a serving spoon.

Pomegranate Roasted Beets with Goat Cheese

1 hr 45 mins

A wire rack with a blueberry coffee cake and 2 slices on it, glazed and with a spoon sitting beside it.

Blueberry Coffee Cake

1 hr 10 mins

A torn loaf of focaccia with herbs and salt and sprigs of rosemary, a knife, and a hunk of pecorino on the side.

Focaccia

13 hrs

Pieces of Rodney Scott's whole bbq chicken on a cutting board with a knife beside them.

Rodney Scottโ€™s Whole BBQ Chicken

3 hrs 45 mins

A pot of stovetop mac and cheese on a wooden board with a rubber spatula resting inside.

Stovetop Mac and Cheese

30 mins

A potato galette in a cast-iron skillet with one wedge missing.

Potato Galette

2 hrs

A green plate topped with a few garlicky chicken wings, a bowl of salt, and a lemon wedge.

Garlicky Chicken Wings With Sumac

2 hrs 30 mins

A person lifting the lid off a pot filled with chicken and dumplings.

Classic Chicken and Dumplings

2 hrs 30 mins

Pieces of bourbon buttermilk fried chicken on a metal background.

Bourbon Buttermilk Fried Chicken

2 d 4 hrs

Halved slices of sourdough stacked on top of each other on a white and grey marble surface.

Sourdough Bread

12 hrs 30 mins

A whole grilled beef tenderloin, partially sliced on a wooden cutting board with a knife, meat fork, and twine beside it.

Grilled Beef Tenderloin

1 hr 30 mins

A blue-rimmed oval platter filled with Chairman Mao's red braised pork topped with sliced scallions and a serving spoon resting on the side.

Red Braised Pork

1 hr 45 mins

A patterned bowl filled with lemony fettuccine alfredo on a white and gold plate with a glass of water and dish of Parmesan on the side.

Lemony Fettuccine Alfredo

35 mins

A high ball glass partially filled with an amber Sazerac cocktail without absinthe and an oversized ice cube.

Sazerac Cocktail Without Absinthe

30 mins

A swiss chard, leek, and goat cheese tart on a white platter with one slice being cut.

Swiss Chard, Leek, and Goat Cheese Tart

2 hrs 45 mins

Crispy fried chicken pieces on grease-stained paper.

Padma Lakshmi’s Crispy Fried Chicken

9 hrs

A metal bowl with handles filled with seasoned perfect French fries.

Perfect French Fries

30 mins

A slice of lemon tart with blueberries on a white plate with a fork.

Lemon Tart with Blueberries

2 hrs

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