Winter Braises
Maple Bourbon Braised Short Ribs
As sweet as candy yet with an undertone of savory, these maple bourbon braised short ribs are like dinner and dessert all at once.
3 hrs 30 mins
Chocolate Cakes! Because…Why Not!
German Chocolate Cake
Dark chocolate cake stacked high and smothered with gooey caramel and coconut and pecans? Don’t mind if we do.
4 hrs 45 mins
Red Wine Chocolate Cake
We’re sorta surprised you’re still reading this rather than clicking on the title given how compelling the ingredients in the title are…
3 hrs
Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream
These decadent cupcakes, topped with swirls of creamy frosting, are proof that chocolate, coffee, and peanut butter are indeed a perfect combination.
1 hr 20 mins
Classic Molten Chocolate Cakes
Sometimes called a volcano cake, this much ballyhooed molten dessert is, quite literally, bursting–er, oozing–with chocolate.
40 mins
The One’s Meal of the Week
Roasted Cod With Lemon and Potatoes
“The epitome of success.” “Simple yet elegant.” “I definitely will be making this again and again.” That’s what folks are saying about this recipe. Sorta makes you forget it’s healthy.
40 mins
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Horta ~ Boiled Greens with Garlic
A classic and nutritious way to get your daily mix of greens—kale, anyone?—that’s based on Greek tradition…complete with a little added oomph.
30 mins
Grated Carrot Salad
Yoohoo, you who’s trying to eat more healthfully, start cramming carrots in your pieholes with this satisfying little number.
10 mins
Paul Hollywood’s Lemon Drizzle Cake
This lemon drizzle cake is Paul Hollywood’s favorite cake of all time. One bite and you’ll understand why.
2 hrs
Hey, I’m David Leite
I’m a three-time James Beard Award-winning food writer, cookbook author, memoirist, podcast host, and publisher. I created this site in 1999 to help you find simple, quick, and wicked flavorful recipes. For the past 24 years, I’ve been cooking, teaching, and writing about all types of food, including those from my Portuguese heritage. Let’s eat! Vamos comer!
Portuguese Recipes
Bacalhau a Gomes de Sa
Marcel Proust had his madeleine. David Leite has his Portuguese salt cod, potato, and egg casserole.
2 hrs 10 mins
Portuguese Deep-Fried Green Beans
In Portugal, deep-frying beans is a long-standing tradition. Serve these peixinhos da horta as a starter, snack, or, as the Portuguese do, a side dish.
45 mins
Pastéis de Nata ~ Portuguese Custard Tarts
Not Portuguese? Not a problem. It won’t lessen your appreciation for these little lovelies with the shatteringly crisp pastry cradling ridiculously creamy custard.
2 hrs 30 mins
Most Beloved Recipes
These are the most popular, most loved, and most made dishes over the past 25 years.
Roast Pork Butt in the Oven
This roast pork butt, coated in a simple rub of brown sugar, paprika, cumin, and red pepper flakes, is an incredibly easy recipe to make and yields enough pulled pork to feed a small army.
10 hrs
Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese Sauce
Is anything more soothing than standing before a burbling pot of Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese sauce? (Hint: Our answer is absolutely not.)
6 hrs
Batter-Fried Chicken
Proof that it doesn’t take buttermilk or an insufferably long overnight brine to make insanely tender, crazily crisp, gosh darn perfect fried chicken.
1 hr 30 mins
Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Bread
Behold, the no-knead bread recipe that incited an insurrection among home bakers everywhere.
15 hrs 30 mins
