The pumpkin spice everything craze has made its way through most major foodstuffs–including this dreamy, warmly spiced ice cream that we’re frankly quite smitten with.
Linda McElroy, Recipe Tester
A list of all the recipes Linda McElroy has tested.
Linda McElroy has been a tester with the LC gang since 2015. Credits include a 40-year stint in the restaurant industry. Starting as a prep cook cleaning 50 pounds of calamari every night and carving buckets of “lemon crowns” to garnish seafood platters–to establishing an Italian restaurant in Seattle with her husband, he in the front of the house, and Linda in the kitchen.
Other culinary interests have included her own catering business, recipe editing, recipe development, recipe curator of International recipes for Dining for Women, and of course, recipe testing for Leite’s! Linda may well be one of the “testier” recipe testers for Leites. If it doesn’t work for her, it definitely won’t work for you, and she will let you know it! Anything awarded a TC from Linda is most definitely high praise.
Cacio e Pepe
This crazy satisfying, ridiculously cheap, pantry-minded dinner consists of just pasta, cheese, oil, salt, pepper, and a nifty technique.
Sriracha and Lemon Spaghetti with Chile Pangrattato
A fusion of Italian and Southeast Asian flavors make this lemony, garlicky, spicy spaghetti a weeknight winner. Make it as hot as you like.
Little Gem Salad with Bread Crumb Croutons
An incomparably more elegant (and, we dare say, delicate) version of the classic iceberg wedge salad that’s almost too pretty to eat.
Blackberry Ice Cream
So exquisite it makes folks say “This recipe is a 10.” and “Perfect.” and “Gloriously smooth.” and “Very rich.” Blackberries, lime, and cream, and not much else.
Bluebarb Pie
Tart rhubarb collides with sweet blueberries to create some serious summer pie envy among strawberry rhubarb loyalists.
Vanilla Bean Oatmeal Cookies
A classic that’s loved by nearly everybody. A chewy center and delicate flavor of vanilla give them an appeal beyond your everyday oatmeal biscuits. Perfect for sharing, too.
Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
This small-batch refrigerator jam from the famed Sarabeth’s Bakery takes barely any effort and just half an hour. And simply stash it in the fridge. No canning required.
Grilled Lemongrass Chicken
A make-at-home riff on the grilled chicken you may have experienced at Vietnamese restaurants. An astoundingly quick marinade infuses the chicken with flavor in no time.
Tuscan Bean Soup
A classic Italian vegetable soup that just happens to be loaded with so-called super foods such as kale. Seems Nonna’s known what’s best all along.